The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-31
Died IN THE FLOOD.
Persons Perished at Hamilton
and GAINESVILLE.
THE HIGH STAGE AT CINCINNATI.
More OF a Rise Expected at That Place.
Chillicothe Badly Flooded-The Water
Receding at Pittsburg and Other Penn
sylVania Points.


CINCINNATI March 25.-The Ohio
river here is over 90 feet and rising. The
sky is overcast, but not threatening, the
mercury registers A, with a tendency to
rise. Reports from Northern West Vir.
ginia, at the source of the Monongahela,
bring news of rapidly rising river.
This is an assurance that the Ohio will
have a protracted high stage Of water if
no rain should set in soon. 1t is also an
admonition that prodiguous flood may
be expected should the tributaries re.
ceive an accession of rain within two or
three days.
Reports from all quarters of the Ohio
valley are of drizzling rain or cloudy
skies. No clear weather is reported.
All upriver towns report the Ohio river
rising rapidly except Wheeling, where
it is stationary. Interior towns in Ohio
that have suffered inundation and dam
age are finding relief by the recession
of the waters. Loss of life is reported
at Hamilton, o., where the great
Miami swept away two cottages and
drowned six inmates, namely: Mrs.
Charles Whitman and her three small
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Springman. The story of loss of life
by the railroad wreck near Columbus,
Ind, not only lacks confirmation but is
positively denied.
The railroad situation in the interior
of Ohio is improving. Cities cut off
from the world are getting trains by re.
paired tracks or by detours over other
roads.
In Cincinnati the railroad situation is
still bad.
GAINESVILLE, o., March 25.-Fifteen
hundred families rehomeless, five lives
have been lost and nearly $1,000, 900
worth of property has been destroyed
by the flood. Mrs. James Bremen and
child and John Leach were drowned by
the overturning Of skiffs, Mrs. Nancy
Church was drowned in her home and
Tim Jones fell from a bridge and was
drowned. Property loss includes two
Muskingum river bridges, three Licking
river bridges and 20 smaller county
bridges. Two thousand dollars was
raised for sufferers. The light plant is
drowned out and Battery Q is doing po-
lice duty.
CHILMCoTHE, March 25.-Never in the
history of the city has Chillicothe suf.
fered so much from high waters. The
eastern part of the city is now a yeri.
table sea, and fully 600 houses are sub.
merged The Baltimore and Ohio
Southwestern tracks at Renicks curve
washed away and the water crossed
over Main street and reached up as far
as Watt street, the furniture factory
being under water. The embankment
ON which the Baltimore and Ohio South.
western track separates the city park
and the river, gave way and in trice
the park became q sea of muddy water
which reached up as far as the dynamos
in the Juneman electric light plant
The break in this bank caused the water
works powerhouse to shut down and
the natural gas mains to break, so that
the supply Of gas is shut off. Two
miles of the O. H. 81 ID. track between
the bridge and the N. q w. transfer
was washed out. A trainload of Gin
ders was sent out to repair the break
but the trainmen had to run for theil
lives, as 40 yards Of the track suddenly
gave way.
STEUBENvILLE, O., March 25.-Tht
river is falling slightly. Fully 500 fami
lies living within 10 miles up and dowI
the river and in this city have beer
driven from their homes. All sewer
pipe and firebrick plants are submerged
and shut down.
CosHoCToN, o., March 25.-The flooc
here is two feet higher than that O
1884. All railroad traffic is blocked anC
no mail has been received for two days
GALLPoLIIs, o., March 25. - Tn,
Ohio river has invaded the business
streets of the villages of Point Pleas
ant, Henderson and Cheshire, near here
In this city the Hooking Valley and X
g. M. tracks are submerged and al
trains have been annulled. The river i
rising rapidly and people at Point Pleas
ant are vacating their homes.
J COLUMBUS, March 25.-The water il
the Scioto river has receded to such al
extent that all danger is past.
PITTsBURG, March 25.-The grea
food which swept down the Alleghen,
valley causing devastation and thou
sands of dollars worth of damage ha
spent its force and the worst is over
The Allegheny river is falling.
Heavy rains fell in the Monongahel
valley but no damage is feared.
Railroad traffic is being resumed.
WHEELING, March 25.-The foo
reached its maximum height in Wheel
ing last evening with stage of 40 fee
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stage that materialized in the memora
BILE flood of 1884. The damage, both di
rect and indirect, is very heavy. Out
side of an aggregate loss of not less thai
100000 the depreciation in the value O
property ON Wheeling island caused b.
. the food, which covered. nearly ever
inch Of its area, is fully 20 per cent, ag
gregating $650,000.
: The Wheeling and Parkersburg packe
Argand had an exciting experience be
+ tween Sistersville and Wheeling. Tn
swell Of the boat so angered the occu
pants Of houses partially under waite
along either hank that there was almos
continues fusilade of shots fired a
the boat, but happily none of the GREY
, were hurt, though several shots whistle
dangerously near the pilot on duty.
The towboats Tornado and Fallie
owned respectively by James Jones
Sons and the Mckinley Coal company
both Of Pittsburg, attempted to pas
Moundsville with six or eight empt
; barges each, but fusilade of shot
compelled them to stop and tie up t
: the shore.
The Charleston and Pittsbur
packet, II. X. Bedford, was also fire
upon opposite Moundsville. Sewers
shots struck the boat. Passengers an
= crew sought refuge while the steame
, was working over to hu1 Iae OH