Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-04-25
CINCINNATI FLOOD IS
BEYOND THE ESTIMATES.
OF FIFTY-EIGHT FEET WILL
BE EXCEEDED.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS.
POLICE PATROL BEATS IN BOATS
AND FIRE ENGINES ARE
LOADED ON FLATS.

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most one-half inch an hour. The stage
is rs feet above the danger line and
the rate OF rising indicated So feet after
midnight. Although the rate of rising
is gradually decreasing the flood here
will exceed the predicted limit of IS
feet. Estimates on the rise that Is in
sight up the river indicate that The
Ohio will not become stationary until
tomorrow afternoon when it is not ex-
pected to exceed 5S.5 feet or S.5 feet
above the danger line. Since it became
evident that the stage would exceed IS
feet, there is much stir here tonight,
but there is not the usual anxiety as
it is evident that the limit here will be
reached before tomorrow night.
Business men, and manufacturers in
the bottoms will suffer more than was
expected and many more families will
be driven out of their homes along the
Ohio in the south and along Mill creek
valley in the west, and along the Lit
tie Miami, on the east, than were an
ticipated in the earlier preparations.
On the Kentucky side the Interrupt
ton to mills, factories and business is
not so great. but in proportion to the
population, many more have been driv-
en- from their homes than on the Ohio
side.
In the Taylor bottoms between New
port and Bellevue, KY, the water is
up to the tree tops and the street car
lines are compelled to transfer their
passengers for Bellevue and Dayton.
Ky. The latter place is generally in
undated and owing to swell in the
Licking river, it is estimated that about
square mile of Newport is inundated.
The races on the Newport track are
proceeding and will continue under
sloppy conditions. Boats are used to
reach the track
In Covington, KY, the John Bremen
brewery has suffered great loss by back
waters and some families in that local
ity have been driven from their homes.
The Ludlow lagoon, summer resort
on the Kentucky side is under water.
Coney Island, summer resort on the
Ohio side, east of Cincinnati, is under
water also, and the large gardens on
the west side.
Mayor Fleischmann and other city
officials, made another tour of the
flooded districts to-day, arranging for
all necessary relief and protection. Fire
engines and hose carts have been plac-
ed on fiat boats ready for any emer-
gency and police have patrol boats. The
police assisted to-day at the funeral OF
John Griffin, colored, from one of the
flooded tenement houses where boats
had to be used.
The street car companies have adj
justed cars for use on the east and west
sides for rapid transit across the flood
ed sections and transfers are made to
the other cars. The motors are raised
so as to run through three feet of water.
Only three lives have been reported
lost. None of the bodies have been re-
covered and their identity is not known.
The Eighth street station used by
passenger trains entering on the west
side, is located on a plain of raised
ground with deep back water on two
sides of it.
At New Richmond. Ohio, a summer
resort, about fifty families were driven
out of their homes to-day and many
are moving tonight
The situation there is serious.
At Maysville, KY. the river was ris-
ing one inch per hour at O'Clock to-
night, when it registered $50 feet.
Three more feet will put the water over
the Chesapeake & Ohio viaduct, but
that stage is not expected.
At Huntington. w. Va. the river
registered 572 feet at o'clock and was
still rising with a heavy rain falling
The small streams are booming to-
night. Traffic on the Interstate lines
as we'll as the street car lines here has
ceased and the electric light plant is
threatened.
Central City. an adjacent town, Is
under water tonight The school
houses, railroad stations, freight
houses and even the Jail are utilized
for the homeless. Guyandotte is entire
" cut off from the outside world with
every street flooded.
At Ironton. Ohio, the stage was IS. S
feet at clock with an increase in the
rate of rising and the rain pouring
GOWN More than one hundred families
had to move from West Ironton to-day.
All merchants on Center street, the
main business street in the city, have
had to move. Merchants elsewhere have
moved their goods from Easements and
lrst floors.
At Hanging Rock. near here. the
water has reached the second stories Of
some residences and the same situation
prevails at Coal Grove Railroad trait