The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-25
DRIVEN FROM HOME.
People Are Fleeing from the Path of
the Flooded Ohio River.
SEVERAL WERE DROWNED.
Measures Are Being Taken 10 Relieve
the Suffering People.
A HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING
At Huntington, W. Va, and the River Is
Again Rising.
CENTRAL CITY IS NOW UNDER WATER
Guyandotte Has Been Cut OIL and the
River Is Up TO the Second Stories
OF the Houses.
At Huntington, W. Va, and the River Is
Again Rising.
CENTRAL CITY IS NOW UNDER WATER
Guyandotte Has Been Cut OF and the
River Is Up to the Second Stories
OF the Houses.

Cincinnati, Ohio. April "a Thc Hood out
look IN the Middle Ohio valley is not as
encouraging tonight as expected. The pre-
dictcd limit Of hfty-cght feet viii be pass.
cd and the estimated limit at other points
win bc more than has been estimated. 1t
Is also estimated now that when the lmlt
is @atS,cd in the middle Ohio valley that
1t will he stationary for some time aud y
fail much lower than was anticipated even
If there Is no second wise This Is uttrl-
hutcd TO rising waters In the Big Sandy,
Muskingum and other tributaries above
Cincinnati, All sorts az reports come from
CatlcttShurg tonight about rains In tue
Cumberland mountains Of Northeastern
Ecntucky ana from Huntington about
heavy rains tonight in the southern and
Eastern pasts Of Wcs' Virginia AZ both
these places al we'll as at Ashland lrouton,
Portsmouth and intermediate points, there
Is much uucasiness reported tonight and al
some places people are preparing for the
worst The weather bureau map tonight
| shows rains prevailing In the East that
may move Westward into the Alcghenics
and start another hood in tho Ohio. white
It's lnwcr tributaries began rising tonight
Cincinnati, ApHl "a At o'clock this
evening the stage Of the Ohio here was
57.5 feet. but since p nj. the rate OF
rise was reduced from enc inch per hour
10 almost one-haf inch per hour. The
stage nj Tcrc is 5T5 feet above dangc.'
line and the rate of rising Indicates nifty
eipht feet after midnight Although tho
rate of rising Is gradually decreasing. tho
food here viii exceed the predicted limit
ni tfty-eight feet. Estimates on the ris'
thai Is In sight up the river indicate that
the Ohio will not become stationary until
tomtrro afternoon when It IL not OK
pccted to exceed $50 feet or So feet above
the danger line Since IL became evident
that the stage would exceed nifty eight fcrt
there is much stir and Inconvenience here
tonight Business men aud manufacturers
ia the bottoms will suffer moro than was
expected and many more families VIII be
driven out Of their homes along the ono
to the south and along Mill creek valley
on the west and on the Little Miami an the
enst side than were anticipated m earlier
hours
on the Kentucky side In proportion to
the population, many more have been
driven from their homes than on the Onto
side. In the Taylor bottoms between New
to the tree tops and the street car lines
are compelled to transfer thcir passengers
for Bellevue and Dayton. Ky. The latter
place is very largely inundated and owing
to swell In the Licking river 1t is esti-
mated that about a square nile Of New
port Is inundated.
Boats are used In reaching the Newport
race track.
In. ~ ha y
brewery has suffered great loss by break
waters and some families in that locality
have been driven from their homes, feO-
pie are sheltered in churches aud public
buildings aud none arc destitute.
Mayor Fleischmann. Police Chief Dcitsch
ana other Cincinnati officials made another
tour Of the flooded districts today arrang-
ing for all necessary relief and all pos.
slbe protection. Three engines ana hose
cnrts have been placed on noatboats rrady
| for any emergency, and the police have
patrol boats. The police assisted today at
the funcrnl OF John Griffin. coiored, from
one of tho flooded tenement houses, where
| boats had to be used.
| The street railroads have adjusted some
cars for use on the east ana west sizes I"r
rapid transit across INC HooHeu lta'hs amu
| then transfers are made 10 the ptutr cars.
| ne motors are raised 80 as 10 run
| through three feet of water.
one man fell on boat today and was
| drowned and another on log ra1t near
! the public landing \ woman Jumped
| rom the suspension BRIDGE evidently win
Intentional suicide. go .
Tho honycs attached to a hack became
| frightened and plunged down an emhank'
| ment into me Miil creek bottoms, Nnei
the river WAS some distance away. me
| horses and hack have not been seen since.
Near Richmond, Ohla summer resort
! for Fiucinnatiang about lfty families were
driven out Of their homes today ana many
are moving tonight. The situation theie
People In the eastern portion of Mays
VILE XIV. are greatly alarmed, as the
water is reaching their residences
AZ Huntington. w. Va. the river regis,
tered SO feet nt o'clock and was still
rising aud the rain failing In shefts. me
rise continued later ana the storm soon ~,
creased. The small streams are booming
! tonight end IL looks like the crisis Us yet
10 comc here, Traffic on the Interstate
lines. as we'll M the street cars mere, mas
ceased. aud the electric hght piaht ID
Central CITY. an adjacen, town, IL under
water tonight. The section house, rallroan
stations, freight houses and even the jail
are utilized for the homeless.
Guyandotie Is entirely cut off from the
outside world, with every, street Ilooneu.
81 tho Riverside hotel.
AT Ironfon Ohio. the stage was 5S.J feet
nj q o'clock. with an Increase RI tue rate
Of rising and the rain pouring down. over
100 fam les had 10 move FROM West Iron
ton today. All merchants on Center street
the business street Of the city, nave
moved.
At Hanging Rock. near here. the. water
has renchcd tho second stories OF some
residences. and the same situation prevails
/ at Coal Gtoye The yellow Poplar Lum
her company Is heavy sufferer. The
Eagle. Belfont and Kelley rolling mill,
and other industries have closed. RAILROAD
traffic has bsen suspended and a coal ram