Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-11
RIVERS OUT OF THEIR BANKS.
Serious Floods in Ohio, Kentucky and
west Vir@iniR-severnl Cases of
Drowning Reported.

Cincinnati, March z. - Fifty-three
feet and nine inches is the ten o'clock
stage of the Ohio river at this point
Monday night This is beyond all ex-
pectations warranted by information
at hand Sunday night. The rainfall
in the limited section of the Ohio wa
tershed south and east of the Ohio
river was much greater than anyone
expected. This rate of rise at this
point is about three inches per hour.
This rate unexpectedly has been main
tanned for more than "a hours.
Damage by flood in the cities on the
Ohio so far reported are slight. At
Huntington, w. Va, where the stage is
521a feet, two barges of coal were sunk
in the Guyan and thousands of logs
were washed away. Most of the logs
have been recovered before reaching
Portsmouth. AT Portsmouth cellars
and factories are flooded on Front
street, while on Mill, East Front and
jackson streets many people have
been driven from their dwellings. Very
little interference with business has
been experienced. The stage in the
lower Ohio is such that no more coal
will get away from the fleets in har-
Dor at Louisville down the river until
the flood recedes. At Cincinnati the
business men in the lowlands are re-
moving their goods from cellars. No
dwellings have been disturbed except
two tenement quarters, one known as
Rat Row and the other as Sausage
Row, situated at opposite extremities
of the steamboat landing. Should the
river reach SO or 60 feet some business
houses near the river will have to re-
move their goods to the second story.
No railroads at that stage will be pre-
vented from running regular trains.
The lowlands and part of Gallipo-
lis, o., are flooded. Many families have
been obliged to move out. The Ohio
river overfowed it's banks at Point
Pleasant and nearly all of the business
portion of the city is flooded. Schools
are closed and all business suspended.
Middleport and Racine are both get
ting a muddy bath. River men say the
Ohio is higher now than it has been
since the memorable flood of 's4.
Louisville, KY, March Z. - The
swollen streams in Kentucky are caus-
ing great damage, especially to farm
ers, and it is feared the worst is yet to
come, as the streams are still rising.
The Kentucky river is rising rapidly
and much of the bottom lands are al.
ready inundated. All the tributary
streams are badly swollen and = rec
ord breaker is feared. Besides the
damage to property several casualties
have resulted already. j. w. Gordon
was drowned near Frankfort while
trying to ford Stoney creek. william
Abshire, near Richmond, Jacob Ewing
at Ewing station and Neal Carter neal
Mount Sterling lost their lives in lik,
manner. At Catlettsburg the govern
ment gauge is SAY feet and the rive
rising slowly Merchants and resident
on Front and Center streets on Cat
lett's creek are moving to highe
grounds. The water is now IS inche
above the danger line. Much damag
is reported up the Big Sandy river
At Louisa the river is 81 feet and still
rising. 1t is the highest water sine
1852
Pittsburgh, Pa, March 7.-At mid
night the record at Davis Island dar
: was 1914 and falling. All danger o
flood in this vicinity has passed.