The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-03-07

the Ohio River at this point tonight This
Is beyond all expectations warranted by
Information at hand last night. The ram
fall in the limited section OF the ohio
watershed south and east of the Ohio
River was much greater (han aEy one
expected. The rate OF rise at this point
tonight is about three inches per hour.
This rate has been maintained for more
than twenty-four hours. The indications
mere now are that there will be fifty-six
feet Of water IN the Ohio at Cincinnati by
O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Reports from above show that the
Monongahela and the Allegheny are sta
tiCpary. At Brownsville and Morgantown,
near the neadwater5 of the Monongahela,
where the great supply came from To
make the flood in that river. the waters
are falling with seventeen feet at Nor
gantOwn and nearly twenty-three at
Brownsville
AT Wheeling the stage is twenty-six
feet. Further down the river, at Par
kersburg, W. Va, the river is stationary.
At GalipOlis it is forty-seven feet, and
rising slowly. At Portsmouth it is fifty
four feet and ten inches. and rising two
inches an hour. Taking the Portsmouth
the condition of the river at points above
Up to Parkersburg, the indications are
that the maximum stage reached at Gin
cinnau viii be fifty-nine, and possibly
sixty. feet, provided the foods are not
increased by further rainfall.
Damsee Slight SO Frr.
Damage by flood in the cities on the
Ohio. so far reported, is slight. At
Huntington. w. Va, where the stage is
hfty-two and a half feet, two barges of
coal were sunk in the Guyan, and thou
sands Of sawlogs were washed away.
Most of the logs were recovered be-
fore reaching Portsmouth. At Ports
mouth 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 harbor at Louisville down the
river until the flood recedes. At Gin
cinnau the business men in the lowlands
are removing 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 ffty-nine or
sixty feet some business houses near the
river viii have to remove their goods to
the second story. No railroads at that
stage will be prevented from running
regular trains.
SeyergI Perso ms Drowned,
Louisville, KY. March 6.-The swollen
streams in Kentucky are causing great
damage, especially to farmers. The Ken
lucky River is rising rapidly and much
OF the bottom land is already inundated.
All the tributary streams are badly syol-
len.
BESIDES the damage TO property. several
casualties have resulted already. ] w
Gordon was drowned near Frankfort
while trying TO ford Stoney Creek. Will
lam Abshire. near Richmond; Jacob F,y-
ing, at Ewing station, and Neal Garter
near Mount Sterling, lost their lives in a
like manner
At CatlettsbLrg the government gauge
IS 54.5 feet ard the river is rising slowly
Merchants and residents are moving 70
higher ground. The water is now eight
cen inches above the danger line. Consid-
cradle damage is reported I'd the Big
Sandy River. At Louisa the gauge shows
81 feet and still rising This is the highest
recoru since 1862.
Lexington, Ky, March G.-The tracks Of
the Lexington and Eastern Railway have
Deeh washed away by floods near Jack
son. Nv. News from all over the State in
dicates unprecedented rise in waters.
Wheeling, W. Va, March e.-Here at a
p m. the river is 2S feet and rising The
rise TslL reach its top notch Tuesday
morning, with 80 to 33 feet. The latter
stage viii enter a few cellars and houses
on low-lying ground in this vicinity.
struck by Traia ana ki,Ird.
This morning stranger. F. Eberle
"hlle walking along the Ohio River Rail
road tracks, watching the rising river.
vas struck by a passenger train and kill
ed. The body was thrown into the river
but II was recovered by the trainmsn.
The Ohio River Railroad officials have
issued an order 10 discontinue selling tick
cts 10 points below Point Pleasant. where
the food has reached the tracks. At
Huntington, ". Va, the water has enter
ed the company's passenger station.
Charleston. W. Va, March 6-Although
the Hoods receded slowly to-day. the iarg-
er portion OF the city is still under water
Heavy snow fell this afternoon. and TO-
night with 1t came freezing temperature
The relief committee has accomplished
much in providing food and fuel. but there
viii probably be much suffering on ac-
count OF the cold weather. Several hun
dred families are quarteFed in the State
House, City Hall. Court House. and other
buildings. The highest stage reached Eere
was Il = feet. which is l-2 inches less
than the food of 1881
Pittsburg, Pa. March Sat midnight
the record at Davis Island dam was IS. 4
and falling. All danger of flood in this Vi
ciuity has passed The only fatality re-
ported as attributable 10 the high water is
the drowning OF Joseph Moore, a roller in
Lockhart's mill. While viewing the flood
from a raft he fell in and was quickly car
ried away by the swift current
Flood in the James.
Richmond. Va, March s.-The flood in
the James River, at this point. has con-
tinued TO rise until the water has crossed
Main street at Seventeenth. preventing
the running OF cars on the Nam street
line al a second point. the line having al
ready been broken by the freshet az A
point between the city proper and Fulton
The WbSrVes at Rockets are submerged
and many stores ana dwellings in the low
rr part Of the city are flooded. more or
less, but little real damage is being done.
as merchants and househOlders had ample
warning, and had moved their goods and
chattels 20 places OF safety. There is
some fear that the city gas supply will be
cut OF by reason OF the possible GOol!ng
Of the lower gas works The water Is now
believed 10 bs al about its highest point
Potomac High at Cumberland.