Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
DAMAGE By FLOOD AND STORM
East Tennessee Devastated by the Hurricane
Of Sunday.
FLOOD ALL ALONG THE OHIO RIVER
Loss of Life and Property from over
flowing streams Throughout Ken
tucky and the SOuth-Situntion
at Charleston. W. Va.

LOUISVILLE, March 6-The swollen
/ streams in Kentucky are causing great dam
age. especially to farmers and it is feared
he worst is yet to come as the streams
are still rising. The Kentucky river is ris-
ing rapidly and much OF the bottom lands
are already inundated. All the tributary
streams are badly swollen and a record
breaker is feared
Besides the damage to property several
casualties have resulted. j. W. Gordon was
! drowned near Frankfort. while trying to
ford Stony creek william Carter Abshire
| near Richmond. Jacob Ewing at Ewing sta
ticn and Neal Carter, near Alberting lost
their lives.
! At Catlettsburg the government gauge is
I 54i9 feet and the river rising slowly. Mer-
chants and residents Oh Front and Center
streets, Catlett's creek, are moving to higher
grounds. The water is now eighteen inches
/ above the danger line. Much damage Is re-
ported up the Big Sandy river Al Rousett
! the river is "a feet and still rising. II is
! the highest water since 1862
! LEXINGTON, March 6.-The tracks OF the
/ Lexington & Eastern railway were washed
away by Sundays floods near Jackson. KY
News from all over the state indicates un-
precedented rise in waters
Aftermath of the Hurricane.
KNOXVILLE. Tenn. March 6-The Madi-
! sonvlle storm horror is even greater ihap at
first report. The section devastated by the
! terrible hurricane of Saturday night has
! been visited by thousands tonight 1t is
! the universal verdict that never in the his
| tory Of east Tennessee has such an event
been known. 1t swept away good portion
OF the little city and did much damage to
fine timber land.
The tornado extended twenty miles. com
mencing near Jellico Junction and extend
ing to a point twelve miles north of Madi-
son. 1t is believed to have taken every
thing in It's course. Il so happened ttlat
there were no residences in the storms
course save those razed at Madisonvlle and
four small houses in Ninaburg. Many barns
were destroyed and at least fifty horses
mules and cattle killed.
In addition to the injured furnished last
might there is Dillon Rodgers, jeweler OF
Madisonburg, struck on the head by fall
ing brick. His home was almost completely
| demolished.
Miss Willie Erwan. who was the most Sc
riously injured person, cannot recover. Her
condition tonight is most critical.
Mrs. Horton. wife of the man who was
killed is in a serious condition, which is
attributed TO her prostration over the less
OF her husband, as well as to her own in
juries. She may recover \ subscription
was started today for the benefit of the suf-
ferers.
Flood Along the Ohio.
COLUMBUS. O., March 6.--A 7ec!al to
the State Journal from Galiopol's. g. SIS:
The lowlands and part of the city are
flooded. Many families have been obliged
to move out The Ohio river overfowed its
banks at Point Pleasant and nearly all of
the business portion of the city is flooded.
Schools are closed and all business sus-
pended. Middleport and Racine are both
getting a muddy bath. River men say the
Ohio is higher now than it has been since
the memorable food OF 1884.
PORTSMOUTH. o., March 6.-The river
has swept over the lower part OF the city
and residents have fed to higher ground.
The rise last night was rapid and business
men on Front street were alarmed at the
Drosp"ct of the invasion Of the cellars.
Heavy rains above are sending down an un-
unusual food.
PITTSBURG, March 6.-The MonOngahela
and Allegheny rivers were still rising at Q
o'clock this morning. The marks showed
1912 feet Of water and the lowlands were
submerged.
CHILLICOTHE, O., March 6.-The body
OF Nathaniel Mitchell, a prominent farmer
was found today in Upper Twin creek. He
vas drowned while crossing the swollen
stream at the ford.
CINCINNATI, March 6.-Fifty-three feet
is the 10 O'Clock gauge of the Ohio river
al this point tonight This is beyond all
expectations warranted by information al
hand last night. The rainfall in the Iimte5
section of the Ohio shed south and east Of
the Ohio was greater than anyone expected
The rise at this point tonight IS about three
inches an hour. The indications here now
are that there will be ffty-sly feet Of water
in the Ohio at Cincinnati by 6 o'clock TO-
morrow
Reports from above show that the Monon-
gahela and Allegheny are stationary. A.
Brownville and Morgantown, near the head
waters OF the Monongahela, wlere the grca
supply came from to make the flood in tha
division. the waters are falling, with sev
enteen feet at Morgantown and nearly
twenty-three at Brownsville
WHEELING, W. v, March G.-The liver
at this point Is twenty eight feet AMI rising
The rise will reach its top notch Tuesday
morning with thirty TO thirty-thTee feet
The latter stage will enter few cellars
and houses on low lying grounds in this
vicinity.
This morning F. EberIe while walking
along the Chic river railroad tracks, watch
ing the rising Tlyer, was struck by a pas
senger train and killed. The body was
thrown into the river.
The Ohio river railroad officials have is
sued an order to discontinue selling tickets
to points below Point Pleasant, where the
food has reached the tracks.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. March 6.-The Beth
lehem Iron company today announced an
increase OF wages of 10 per cent affecting
the common laborers, OF whom more than
500 are on the pay roll.
Sufferers AT Charleston.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, March G.-Today
the high water receded but slowly and the
largest portion Of the city is still under
water heavy snow fell this afternoon
and tonight and with it came freezing tenl-
peTature.
The mayor with his reAef committee has
accomplished wonders ip providing for the
flood sufferers but there will probably be
much suffering on account Of the cold
weather. Several hundred families are still
quaUered in the state house, city hall, cou7,
house and other buildings. II is estimated
] that yhe damage to coal rrOrtarry alOug the