The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-21
GREAT FLOOD PREDICTED.
Heavy FAN of Rain and Snow in Ohio
River Valley Basin.


sCincinrati. O.. April 2O--Pec1liaT
weather conditions during the week
have illuminated in a rain ard snow
storm of almost. unprecedented dimen-
sions. sosdistributed that a. tremendous
flood in the Ohio river is Impending.
lit is too early to predict the extent of
the cOraing flood, but all signs point
to q stage of water. that must bring
devastation of a most serious nature
all along the Ohio river and its trib-
utaries in Ohio, West Virginia and
Kentucky.
The condition is something of sur
prise at Cincinnati, because while there
has been rain almost every day in the
week, il was not heavy enough TO create
apprehension. But above 6incinnau,
in kentucky and West Virginia, food
rains were falling as early. IS Wednesr
day and oyer vast extent of the Ohio
river valley watershed II was eontin-
Uous, This heavy rain. served 80 cause
a rise in the Ohio river until this morn
ing it was rising all. the way from
Pittsburg to Louisville.
Following these rains came the ire
mendOus snow fall of last night, which
reached from Canada TO Atlanta, with
its western border less than 100 miles
from Cincinnati. BY it's mere weight
and by the force of the wind in many
places there was almost a complete
across this snow belt today. From
twelve to- fifteen inches of snow lies
over eastern Ohio and over the great
er part Of West Virginia and eastern
kentucky. This is Supplemented by
heayy rain IN the region of the head
waeers of the Ohio today.
The weather bureau official forecast
is that rain must cease today. but with
warmer wsather today the vast snow
area VIII melt and Sdd to the great
of Is
tly possible for asffoOd of diSas trous
proportions to sweep down the Ohio
valley within the next few days. It is
estimated that q stage of forty-two feet
at Cipeinnau win be reached by tomor-
row. All agree that fifty feet will sure
~ come How much more Cannot well
be scon5ectured until further Develop
ments.
Teiegr gphic commuRication. today
with New York was almost entirely cut
off. Points in Ohio not fifty miles
apart communicated over lines stretch
ing Ove- several hundred miles. A few
points in northern Ohio were wholly
cat of from. ,telegraphic reports.
Specials from the upper Ohio val
ley tonight indicate great alarm among
the inhabitants Of towns along the Ohio
river and tributaries. Tie flood has al
ready reached many. places.
Although the rise was more sudden
than ever before, yet ali points received
more timely NOTICE than IN former
years., on account Of the extra vigilance
OF the weather bureau AS rule Those
located in the lower districts tonight
are moving 10 higher ground This
precaution is being taken along the
river front of Cincinnati. although the
rise cannot reach this city for q couple
Of days. The situation in northern and
eastern Ohio tonight is reported worse
than ever. Many places haye been eat
off all day, and are still isolated,
Very many towns in Chic .cahnot be
reached, and It is predicted that there
has been loss of life in some Of them. as
we'll as much damage to property.
There are many places in West Vir-
ginis.s Also, from which no word can
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