Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-24


Railroad Trarfic Completely Sus-
pended in Nearly the Whole Re-
gion Named-West Virginia SUI
fering But Little Except Along
the Ohio River.
Cincinnati, O., March Pa pecu-
liar and remarkable food is tlillnS the
banks of the Ohio river. 1t is pecu-
liar in the circumstance that from
Wheeling to Cairo few tributaries OF
the left bank of the river make the
slightest contribution to this great
freshet.
Had the in-pour Of waters from
streams on the left bank been equal
to that of those on the right the hood
would have equalled that OF 1854, per-
haps surpassed it.
There has been a steady rain here
since last Saturday, during which time
2.46 inches have fallen at this point,
of which four-fifths of an inch fell
within the last thirty-six hours.
News from central points in Indiana
and from Springfield, Troy, Urbana
and GAINESVILLE, Ohio, indicate fall Of
from 81 to Az inches at these places
with one-half this precipitation within
the last thirty-six hours.
Nearly all railroads in central and
southern Ohio are either crippled or
totally disabled for the present. This
is because of washouts, weakened and
destroyed bridges and the like. All
over Ohio and Indiana railroad traffic
is demoralized.
The Muskingum, the Hooking, the
Scioto and the two Miami rivers in
Ohio seem likely to break the record
from source to mouth for high stages
of water and for damage and destruc-
ton.
Reports from Indiana indicate that
streams in that State.
Tonight at Cincinnati with the mer-
curry at 45, drilling rain is falling
and the clouds are threatening. The
stage Of the river at o'clock tonight
was AZ feet inches, a rise OF nine
inches in the last three hours. 1t will
be over so feet by daylight, and with a
further rain will probably reach SO
feet.
Coshocton, O., March 23.-The Wal
sondlnk, Tuscarawas and Muskingum
rivers at this place are higher than
ever before and still rising inches
an hour. Six hundred feet of the Pan
Handle railroad track was swept out
this evening".
Indianapolis, Ind, March 23.-The
reports coming in to-day from all over
Indiana concerning damage done by
the floods will send the aggregate loss
up in the hundreds Of thousands. Per-
haps The figures may reach 81 eco 600.
All the streams are OVERLOOKING their
banks, houses and railroad tracks have
been washed away, growing crops have
been seriously damaged; in fact, gem
eral havoc has been created by the ele-
ments. Wrecks have been reported
from different parts of the State and
railroad traffic in Indiana east of this
city is demoraliZed. Not a passen ger
train reached this city from the east
or left to-day over the Big Four and
other lines east of here Jared no better.
At Shelbyville, last night, the river
1evee broke and the residence portion
of the city was flooded. Richmond is
in darkness owing to the flood. Mar
tinsville and Columbus are isolated
from the rest of the State for the time
being, and from many other points
comes tales Of great woe.
Urbana, O., March 23.-The rain that
fell here last night was a regular cloud
burst Mad river overlooked its banks
for half mile on each side and all the
lowlands throughout the county are
4 inundated, forming large lakes. Great
damage has been done to farms and
miles of fence has been swept away.
Innumerable wagon and railroad
bridges and culverts have been de-
stroyed Not a single train has en-
tered the city to-day.
Canal Dover. O., March 23.-The Tus-
caravans river has the city entirely cut
off from the outside world. On the
river flats are sixty houses. The lower
stories, are flooded and many families
are imprisoned in the upper stories.
The water rose so rapidly that the
EMPLOYEES of the American tin mill
were imprisoned and these are now
being taken to their homes in boats.
The Reeves Iron Company's works and
tbe Dover furnace are both flooded.
The railroad blockade is complete,
no trains having arrived since yester-
dav The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheel
ing railroad trestle between here and
Strasburg is washed away for many
hundred feet.
Richmond, Ind, March 23.-Heavy
foods are doing incalculable damage.
DAYTON. O., March 23.-Dayton IS III
worse danger than at any time since
1890 North Dayton is completely I'M
Ger water and about three hundred
,ouees are almost covered.
Canton. o., March 23.-One of the
heaviest rain storms in the city's his
toy.v was experienced last night and
me greater part of the east end OF the
city is under water to-day. Heavy
DAMAGE will result. The Fort Wayne
tracks are under water. No trains are