Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-25
THE FLOOD SITUATION
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT
High Water Will Not Be Within
Ten Feet Of What Cincin-
natl Expected.
RIVERS ARE RAPIDLY REcEolHs
Lower Ohio Valley No Longer In Danger
of Serious Inundation-small Loss
of Life, but Large LOSS of
Property.

Cincinnati, April 4.-Alarm over the
flood has almost ceased in the lower
Ohio valley. The low water in the
Ohio below this city has allowed the
floods from up the river to flow rap
idly toward the Mississippi. The stu
alton is still serious up the river, At
Portsmouth last night fifty-f1ve feet
was reported, and that means serious
conditions at points below Portsmouth.
The weather bureau indicates that the
flood will not exceed fifty-eight feet ut
any time at Cincinnati and possibly 1t
may not reach fifty-seven feet. This
Is about ten feet less tina nwas an
ttcipated. The food is not as bad as
in dozen former years, and much
ssas the records OF. Of 1897 an, and
sss and those aeoa of 1883 and I'd 1884, $751;
on the people that are driven from
their homes. it is much harder. on the
crops and fruits that are well adj
vanced. The property loss in
the rural districts cannot be
estimated. 1t will be very
large. There has been no loss Of
life outside of Marietta. where three
day while out in boats. A great por-
ton OF Marietta is under water. and
hundreds Of acres In the country are
overfowed and hundreds OF families
have left their homes to seek shelter on
the higher grounds. The Muskingum
river did not rise rapidly and that
saved the city. The Ohio was almost
stationary late last night. and is ex-
pected to be falling today
Cincinnati Feared Big Flood.
Cincinnati April 24.-The danger line
was reached here today in the Ohio
river food. Backwater along the
Licking and Kentucky side has mum
dated parts Of Covington, Newport and
other suburbs. Min creek is full Of
water and is doing damage in the west
end of Cincinnati. A similar condition
exists in the west end, and along the
public landing and lower part Of the
city where the sewers are blocked and
cellars filled with backwater The
crest of the Pittsburg rise is not due
here until tomorrow. but its extent
has been closely anticipated, and pre-
parations made accordingly.
Rising Four Inches an flour.
The Chic river is rising four inches
per hour. The situation here and in
the lower Ohio river valley is now SER
ious. Mayor Fleischmann and the city
officials today made tour ofinspection
in patrol wagons around the flooded
districts and afterward took boat.
Relief will be provided for all in need
of 1t.
The Chicago ball club arrived today
but the water lacks only ten inches of
flooding the park and there is not like
ly to be any games this week. The
races on the Newport track will pro-
coed this afternoon. although the
course is very sloppy.
While some railways may be unable
to reach their depots, none will. be
shut out of the city and traffic from
suburban stations will proceed as usu-
al.
At Newport, KY, there was SO feet
of water at noon, the gauge there be-
ing deeper than on the Cincinnati side.
A great portion of Dayton, KY, Is sub
merged. At Lawrenceburg, Ind, the
fifty foot danger line was reached at
noon, and q general inundation fol-
lowed.
Many Are Homeless.
At Parkersburg, w. Va, three streets
are under water and the first floors Of
business houses are filled with water.
In the suburbs water is in the second
stories and hundreds are homeless.
Mayor Vandervort has appealed to the
public for funds.
At Portsmouth, Ohio, merchants in
the lower districts are submerged and
hundreds of residences abandoned.
The public schools were dismissed so
as to use the buildings for sheltering
the homeless. Schools were dismissed
at Ironton for the same purpose.