Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-03-31
OHIO RIVER FLOOD.
At Cincinnati SO Feet and 9 Inches
Was Reached Monday.


CINCINNATI. March 2S-UnlcsS rain
should come copiou>ly and quickly,
the present flood in the Ohio river will
very soon our the great Hood into the
Mississippi. From Portsmouth up it
was falling sunday night At Ports
mouth it is rising slowly. At all
points below tn Cairo il i rising
Here at Cincinnati the current j. I'M
usually swift. which indicates that the
access of water from its tributaries
below has diminished greatly and given
free course to the Iiled up waters
above. Reports from various points
of the Ohio valley agree IN announcing
warm temperature, cloudy skies and
high winds with only one inStanc, of
drilling rain.
At Cincinnati the mercury register, ,
Is. In the low lands uf Cincinnati
nearly l 900 houses are nnudrd with
from one to four feet "f water. Some
have been abandoned. which i, the
ease with one story cottages. In two
story houses families remain in the
upper stories. OF Hooded houses 500
are in and about Cumminsvillc from
back water in Mill creek where the in
undation is more annoying thal Seri-
Gus. In and about Columbia. the cx-
trcmc up-rivcr limit of the city. 4OJ
houses are soaked with from one to
four feet of water.
At Riverside, the extreme down
| stream limit of the city, 100 houses are
affected about as at Columbia. Those
driven out find no difficulty in securing
| shelter with their more fortunate
ncighbors, though some occupy tents
On high ground. Household effects
manageable 10y water have either been
saved by timely removal or by
| friendly boats Nearly all affected
are experienced flood fighters and are
seldom caught mapping when a great
rise comes down the Ohio TN the
| kentucky side the inhabitants of low
| lands near Dayton and Bellevue have
been placed in the same unpleasant
| situation aS their Cincinnati neigh
bors. But most of them have seen
| floods before and know how tn
| make the best of them No railroads
in Cincinnati have been disturbed by
the flood, except that some have bcca
| deprived of the Use of the Grand Gem
depot
Thus far no casualties have been re-
| Ported. Interruption To street car
| travel has been almost nothing, as it
was either near the end of a line or at
| point where passengers could trans
| fer by a short walk. The railroads are
| all in better condition. The Cincin-
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| all its line. also the Pennsylvania
| The baltimore Il Ohio Southwestern
is still compelled tn make dctours east
and west, but this VIII soon be over as
| repairs are pushed with all possible
dispatch. The Cincinnati, George.
town and Portsmouth were compelled
to make transfers in the east end of
| Cincinnati Sunday. All other roads
are practically intact. OF course there
| will be some loss and damage To
| people driven out of their homes, in
the way of loss of time as well as of
| property, but il will be reduced to the
minimum. Merchants and commission
| brokers in the bottoms removed their
| goods to dry spots without loss. Very
few factories of consequence have
been interrupted or stopped. Small
boats continue to come and
go and navigation will be
fully resumed by Monday or Tuesday.
At 10 o'clock Sunday night the stage
here was 50 40 feet. Between and
. o'clock it has remained stationary.
1t will probably stop at 80 feet and
nine inches, and by Monday noon will
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