The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-23
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as the present rise is concerned. Owing
To washouts the Cincinnati, Portsmouth d
Virginia Railway cannot run trains.
The residents of the tenement houses
along the Ohio river front were run ous
of the first stories when the river reached
a stage of forty-ive feet last night. What
Is known as the danger line of fifty feet was
not reached until l o'clock to-day, since
which time the jobbers. warehouses and
manufacturer in the lower part of the city
have been suffering. Goods had been
moved out of the cellars in first floors, 50
that there will not be very much loss ex-
cept to such manufactures as must shut
down for two or three days. The river
here was rising at the rate OF three inches
an hour this morning. This was reduced
&c two inches per hour before noon, and it
Ia slightly less tonight and will continue
TO decrease until the maximum rise Is had
Wednesday morning. The most hopeful
thing here is the fact that the flood is un
Cbstructed in the lower Ohio, and that
there is less ckw than usual and
that the trouble will be Of short duration.
II is settled now that II a second rise from
the Allegheny region comes that 1t will
not overtake the present flow. So far the
damage here has been limited TO the lum-
her men and others located along the river
front. The endless line of shanty boats
and other craft along the river front have
been swept away. but so far without loss
OF life.
Mayor Fleischmann. Chief OF Police
Deitsch, Health officer Davis and others
inspected the flooded districts to-day in
patrol wagons and boats and arranged
for the relief OF all who were In need. An
extra police force was put on duty in the
flooded districts and the police boat patrols
will be on the river front tomorrow. The
work of protection and relief extends along
the tributaries, especially in Mill creek val
ley, which is badly flooded. doing much
damage TO the gardeners. brickyards and
others. A new bridge at Spring Grove ave
nue. has been partly swept away. The
baseball park is located in Mill creek val
ley. 1t will be under water when a stage
of hfty-hve feet is reached, and it is in had
condition now. In the eastern part of the
city. where new water works are being
constructed. the tunnel has been flooded
and work suspended. The country along
| the Little Miami river is badly flooded just
east of this city.
At Newport and Dayton. Ky, very many
people nave been driven from their homes
The water works of Newport are unable to
do any more pumping, but the reservoir
is full and no trouble is expected during
the short duration of the flood. IL Is now
/ settled that the Newport race track will
not be flooded. The races are proceeding
under very sloppy conditions.
At Huntington. w. Va. tonight the Ohio
Is $40 and rising an inch per hour. A steady
rain fell to-day throughout the central
and southern portion of the State. Most
all of the tributaries of the Ohio river are
falling slowly. At Maysville, KY the river
reached 504 at ! o'clock tonight and Is
rising two and a half inches per hour.
The crest of the rise will reach here to.
morrow morning. when a stage Of ffty-two
| feet will be registered. Water reached the
residences on Front street to-day. The
cellars on Second street have been flooded
damaging the merchants. In the eastern
part of the city the damage Is considerable,
At Evansville the river continues 10 rise.
but the danger is believed 10 be small. The
river at . o'clock marked &c feet. At Z
o'clock this morning its gauge was 5.3.
The weather Is cloudy. with occasional
rain and rising temperature.
At Lawrenceburg the hfty-foot danger
line was reached at noon, and a general
~inundation followed.
At Marietta, IL is reported. there has
been almost a panic In the rural districts
| and the smaller towns OF Washington coun-
Nv. along the river, where there IL no tele-
graph service and no warning was had OF
the sudden rise. There was no loss OF life
! outside OF Marietta. where three were acct