The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-23
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cincinnati, O., April 1.-THE Ohio River
flood at Cincinnati had risen beyond the So
called danger ine-50 feet-at 10 o'clock
Monday night exactly one foot and a half.
1t was rising steadily 2 inches per hour.
Unless there Is a change in the weather
along the Upper Ohio there is little likeli-
hood that the river will go as high as 1885,
the last food, when 1t registered 81 feet at
Cincinnati. The indications now are that
IS feet will be the extreme limit, with
chances favoring not over IS feet.
The crest OF the rise is now SO far south
Of Pittsburg that a rain at h~eadwaters
would more han likely prolong the high
water, without affecting the rise now on
the way. It is the opinion Of river men hat
only general rain through the Ohio Valley
would make the situation very alarming.
It u expected that the Central Union Rail-
road Depot will be flooded Tuesday. 1t
takes So feet to Hood 1t. In this case the
Big Four. B. & o. S-W. and L. & N. will
use Eighth Street Depot, and the c. &
o. will use the Fourth Street Depot.
Unless the river reaches ffty-six feet
freight will be handled at the Central Union
Depot as usual. The Pennsylvania Station
Is safe, unless the river goes to sixty-one
feet.
Eastern trains over the Baltimore and
Ohio and the Chesapeake and Ohio are con-
siderably delayed. Trains from New York
due at 8 a. m. to-day were two hours late.
Although the cellars. Easements and lower
floors Of many residences and a few busi-
ness houses Of the lowest river front have
been inundated by the flood. the damage has
been small, as has been"the distress to the
Inhabitants. compared with most floods Of
the Ohio during the past twenty years.
Fifty-three feet will put the back-water
into National League Baseball Park. where
the old stand that was destroyed by fire
stood, and ffty-six feet will cover most of
the grounds. 20 that 1t is doubtful II the
present Cfncinnati-Chicago series can be
played here now.
The Licking River, which empties into the
Ohio here. Is also booming, and Is getting
very close to the Newport race track. It is
believed that the track is beyond the Lick
ing's reach this season, however, as that
little river rises and recedes very swiftly.
Newport. KY. has suffered the most Of
the three sister cities as yet. many families
having been forced to abandon their homes
there Monday.
Mayor julius E~leischmann and Chief of
Police Colonel=D eitsch Of Cincinnati made
a tour Of the river front in a patrol. wagon
Monday evening to investigate food dam
age and provide relief for sufferers.
The flood IL not as bad az in a dozen
former years and much below the records
of 1897 and 1893 and those, of 1888 and 1884.
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weather was cold. Eansing much distress
among the homeless people.
While this flood f1Sf not $50 hard On the
people that are .dsfyen from their homes.
it is much harder on the crops and fruits
that are well advanced. =
The property Toss III the rural districts
cannot be estimated. 1t VIII. be very large.
The homeless people will moi be kept away
from their houses as. long as they were
during the former floods. which. In some
cases, have lasted. as many weeks In the
winter as this win: continue days in the
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ALL APPREHENSION
OVER IN PENNSYLVANIA.
P1ttsburg. Pa, April 2z-The food Is over
here. There is not the slightest danger Of
another rise at this point nor above for the
present.
All up-rtver points report the rain and
snow having ceased and the rivers fallen.
The Ohio River registered 1873 at the dam
here at Z o'clock and was falling. Forecaster
Ridgeway says Y would require . steady
downpour Of rain for t~Wenty-four hours to
check the fail. and from present indications
such q thingiis not. lfkely..e
The rivera about this city ssrs- down -
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