Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-04-26

OF snow clouds. few miles away
are towns In Just as dire straits from
rain, but with speedier prospect for
relief, as the rain will run or sw!fter
than snow can melt, yet here trafic
was practically suspended.
Cincinnati. April 22.-The river
reached A feet here, rising three
inches an hour.
Cincinnati. April s2-There has
been more alarm throughout the Ohio
valley on account Of the floods than at
any period since February. 1854. when
the Ohio river reached It's highest stage
of II feet and 3 inches ut this city.
Most OF the inhabitants OF the valley
spent the night In anticipation OF the
worst food ever known in the valley
and they will not know until tomorrow
that the water has begun falling at
Pittsburg. Until this news reached
river men here tonight It was feared
that the record OF 1884 might be bro
ken. but now 1t Is generally believed
that the river will not exceed the floods
Of February, 1897. and OF March. 1898.
when 1t reached 81 feet at Cincinnati,
The present flood Is the worst that
has ever been known so late In the
spring. The first week in April, 1886,
the river reached So feet and 9 inches
In this city and that was the highest
water ever known SO late In the spring.
There has been no flood In the Ohio
valley since March. 1898. The food
will do much more damage now than
1t would have done two months ago.
While the water has begun to fall at
Pittsburg. both rain and snow have
been falling heavily ali night and to.
day. and tonight all along the Ohio
valley.
The danger line has already been
reached at points above Cincinnati and
1t will be reached here tomorrow
morning. The merchants and manu-.
facturers in the lower par: OF the city
have been working all day and night
preparing for the worst.
At Chicago.
Chicago, April 23.-1he great storm OF
wind. snow and rain which prevailed in the
middle east Saturday swirled around uncx-
pectedly Sunday and swept over Lake
Michigan. 1t did great damage TO prop
erty and blew down trees and shrubbery in
the parks, crippled electric wires and whip
ped the lake into the heaviest sea OF the
season. Shortly after sunrise the Wind
raised and began to increase in speed until
noon, when it went racing over the city
at the rate OF SO miles an hour.
In New York.
Elmira, \. y, April 23.-The rain has
ceased here. The Chemung river is rap
idly rcceding and there are trains running
more regularly. The damage done here
Was confined mainly to goods in the eel.
lars OF the stores. Much damage from the
floods is reported from the Cowesque and
Tioga valleys in Tioga county, Pennsyl-
sania.
In Ohio.
Pomeroy, Ohio, April 23.-The river is
S. feet high and rising two inches an hour.
The business portion Of the city is from
four To six feet under water and business il
entirely suspended. There are several
inches Of snow on the ground aud drlAling
rain has been falling all day.
Two Imches an Hour In Kentucky.
Louisville, KY, April 20. - The Ohio
river at this poin, is rising an inch every
hour, and it is believed by old river men
that a standstill will be reached by
"Wednesday.
Pittsburg, Pa, April %. - Forecaster
Ridgeway Of the local weather bureau says
there will be no recurrence Of the flood All
three rivers vii continue To fall and the
rise at the headwaters is not enough to of
set the fall in the lower streams. II would
take steady rainfall Of "a hours, he said
To check the fall in the rivers, and from
present indications that is not likely t.