The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-06


Of families are CHARTERED In the capitol,
courthouse and other buildings Much dis
,ress prevails
For q considerable distance the Kama
wha & Michigan railway, between here
and Point Pleasant, Is under water and IL
viii be four or five days before traffic is
resumed. The indications. however. are
that tonight the food has reached It's
height and VIII commence to fall by morn
ing
The Ohio River Booming.
CINCINNATI. March s.--Daring the last
tao days there has been a heavy rainfall.
principally south and east OF the Ohio river
extending from below the Kentucky river
up 10 Morgantown. w. Va Tonight two
thirds OF Charleston, w. Va, is untier
water. The river at that point at tbs
writing Is forty-one feet and fwo-sixths Of
an inch. which equals the highest previous
record at That point. The United States
engineer says II viii likely reach one foot
higher making IL 4. . feet. On the north
side OF the Ohio the streams are tull. but
not dangerous. Above Petersburg 10 the
source OF the river the streams are high.
but not all dangerous To the extent OF
those In West Virginia and Kentucky. The
weather bureau at this point sen; out to-
night danger signals 10 Point Pleasant,
Catslettsburg and Portsmouth. The heavi-
est rise Is in the Great kanawha. but the
Little Kanawha. the Big Sandy. the Lick
Ing and the Kentucky rivers are pouring
IN tremendous foods Nothing yet has been
heard from the Tennessee and the cumber-
land. but from reports OF the rainfall in
the watershed of the rivers. IL Is presumed
that they are keeping pace with the river
above them on the bank OF the Ohio. A
saving clause in the situation i the fact
that every river south and east OF the
Ohio river, the weather tonight is windy,
clear and cold. Still another condition Ia
vorable to a comparatively slight flood in
T. ~ ca .~fr<
weather of ten days preceding this storm
all the snow melted in the mountains and
the floods therefrom have been carried well
down the river.
At all points on the Ohio river from
Galiopi.is down TO the Kentucky river the
Ohio Ia rising.
AT Catletts0urg. where the Big Sandy
comes IN IL Is highest, forty-nine feet and
rising six inches an hour. There seems to
have been trough OF very heavy rain
fall in West Virginia between the base
of the Aiieghanies and the Ohio river. At
Cincinnati the river Is fofty-eight feet
at 2 O'Clock tonight and has been rising
three inches per hour for the last fifteen
hours. Unless the foods in the Tennes-
see and Cumberland rivers should prove
much greater than anticipated and thus
cause backwater. the maximum stage here
at Cincinnati will probably not exceed
ffty-sfx feet. Should 1t reach that stage
II VIII stop cars from running Into the
Union Central station, which will be a
comparatively slight embarrassment No
other roads here will be affected In the
slightest by the stage OF the river THIS
prediction Is based on the presumption
that the weather VIII remain fair for four
or five days.
susuuehanna Out Of Its hanks.
wIIKE2sBARRE. Pa. March 5.-The
Suaqtiehanna river rose rapidly today and
this afternoon il overfiowed its banks be-
tween Boutkiey and Plymouth. The low
lands between Wikesbarre and Plymouth
on the west side of the river are entire
~ submerged and The street cars are UNI
atie 10 run.
At South wiIkesbsrre the people living
on the .owiands were compelled to vacat.s
their horneN4 Some who remained i'm their
houses until the last moment had 20 be
taken away IN boats.
Ptttsburg Hopes to Escape.
TsHi Rts. Pa. March S.-The heavy
rainfall in this vicinity Saturday night
and sunday morning caused the flVeFs ~
rise AT the unusual rate of six inches PR
hour. and tho present Indications are that
the rise Will not su 6side before Monday
night. There Is higher water on the Mon
ongahcia al tac present time than in may
months.
At 10 y. IN the Ohio river AT Davis ISL
and SHOWS iS.s and is sim rising At the
rate % from four 10 six inches an hour
Rtseruten think seventeen feet viii b. the
maximum, ami II this proves true. Pitts
burg and Allegheny Vii escape a food
stage, lowiaIds and cellars being the only
sufferers.
Saturday night show considerable damage
IL river property,
-Four coal scows were wrecked with a
total loss % the cargoes. and tsas steamer
II. l. Watson eapsise9 tho transfer Hat af
tire Etttssurg a Western railroad with
i've cars Of coke on board, sinking them
The aggregate value of the boats and
contents is about sia.sa
The wind continued throughout the day.
recording a max fnam speed ~ thirty miles.
River men found II imp0sStnls to navigate
with s0ws safely, and al * the boats were
tied 8t,. EXTRA foresS % nen and steam
ssphsfsa and pumps were kept going al the
time 10 preyent the barges from sinking at
their moSrirgs4
Ice gorge Floods Troy.
TROY. y. Y, MaTch THE Ice IL TIE
Upper Hudson the Mohawk ana the Hoo
sick river broke up tonight after several
days saaw and warm rain TIE result -
a /ee9 al this pojat and n0r:a OF here,
wasch threatenes - esa disastrous, The bee
rs heavy. and NJ MecHaHlcsxilie has formed
a gorge az great strength.
Tee bsck-up caused hy this gorge has
submerged Az tHe aafasnsDE kow iaH&S ard
TIE resdwaxs are under water. Beggeea
'ksz cts ans Ass&ay sh~ -. became HayIz-
ed "a Sthuy4yF creek sra tSe nsosssh 81 Dry
river running sAro8sh NateTxii.s. Stwesa-s
have been ts@ed 4 ln the latter asar@ aId tas~
Albany ctty railway tracks between Men
iuz & gsasstais ts use eHs one rack
TIE desks along ths river frSaE here are
under water aa8 80 Indications are taas
sae gre@nst Wal r@sch the nsxnss: g~s5as in
many years.
Richmond Fear. - Fiaod.
nt~uNTsND Va. Magea 5-T1se water
sr tire iansss ssveg IS sgq rs nsss y.-atna feet
al Columbia and = ssss{ risfsg T71eve Is
a nsavy. Hash here ara tesTz are eu;ef-
tatsaea os atsassTs2s fsssd E9szs grow sea
fhe azs-sosIs.sFs waters c0rss @aeH. Ma
chants ser shs 1saer gEsFf af the city are
removing tAEsr goos4S-