The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-25

1t settled on steam and electric rails
like wet sand, stopping all traffic and
making pedestrianism almost impossi-
BILE
The fall was so heavy and spontan-
eous in some places that the residents
declared it seemed like the bursting
of snow clouds. A few miles away
are towns in just as dire straits from
rain, but with speedier prospect for
relief, as the rain will run off swifter
than snow can melt, yet here traffic
was practically suspended.
Cincinnati, April 22.-The river
reached AZ feet here, rising three
inches an hour.
Cincinnati, April 22.-There has
been more alarm throughout the Ohio
valley on account of the floods than at
any period since February, 1884, when
the Ohio river reached its highest stage
of II feet and inches at this city.
Most of the inhabitants of the valley
spent the night in anticipation Of the
worst flood 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 it is generally believed
that the river will not exceed the foods
Of February, 1897. and Of March, 1898,
when it 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 IS feet and 8 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
it would have done two months ago.
While the water has begun to fall at
Pittsburg, both rain and snow have
been falling heavily all night and to-
day. and tonight all along the Ohio
valley.
The danger line has already been
reached at points above Cincinnati and
it will be reached here tomorrow
morning The merchants and manu-
facturers in the lower part Of the city
have been working all day and night
preparing for the worst.
At Chicago.
Chicago, April 23.-The great storm Of
wind, snow and rain which prevailed in the
middle east Saturday swirled around unex-
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 50 miles an hour.
In New York.
Elmira, N. Y, April 23.-The rain has
ceased here. The Chemung river is rap
idly receding and there are trains running
more regularly. The damage done here
was confined mainly to goods in the cell
lars of the stores. Much damage from the
floods is reported from the Cowesque and
Tioga valleys in Tioga county, Pennsyl-
vania.
I'm Ohio.
Pomeroy, Ohio, April 23.-The river is
SIS feet high and rising two inches an hour.
The business portion Of the city is from
four to six feet under water and business is
entirely suspended. There are several
inches Of snow on the ground and DRILLING
rain has been falling all day.
Two Inches an Hour I'm Kentucky.
Louisville, KY, April %. = The Ohio
river at this point is rising an inch every
hour, and it is believed by old river men
that q standstiu will be reached by
Wednesday.
Pittsbnrg, Pa, April %. - Forecaster
Ridgeway Of the local weather bureau says
there will be no recurrence of the food All
three rivers viii continue to fall and the
rise at the headwaters is not enough to Off
set the fall in the lower streams. It would
take a steady rainfall Of "a hours, he said,
to check the fall in the rivers, and from
present indications that is not likely to
occur.