The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-05-03

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ttion "a the ississi ii valley 10 pecoll
Ing more rnena chr every nous: estsisssss
day morning the river s,1nrne i,ced M
rise, qua has reach lea u stage ofS se.5::
and ma ~ Is 81 feet. accoro ms ~ the
predict ions OF weather. ana river men.
The river WI rise slow Tor. twenty-l
four hours. when the oi1me Of alter
IFS expected to- arrive. Some of the old
seamboat men predict another Hood
like that Of 1897, when many lives
were lost in the val ley.S The greatest:
danger point is In Mennph his and adj
jacent territory. Owing to the building,
Of the st. Francis levees system since
1897, the protective work vii be al
factor Of danger to Memphis. It will
cause the flood waters seeking an out =
let to spread and back up on both,
sides Of the river. B
I Preparations are being made to take.
care Of the coming flood, but United
States engineers say they have avery
small fund at their disposal for this
purpose. Many OF the planters and
renters do not seem to realize the
danger, but old rivermen, who have
used the great stream as q means Of
livelihood for years, are alarmed, and
say that q grave danger stares the
valley in the face. Since the last flood
q great amount Of leyee work has been
done by the government, and this will;
be tested.
Crest Of Flood Passes Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, April 81. The high water
mark Of the flood passed down this
part of the Ohio Valley earlier last
night than expected, and became all
most stationary from to 10 O'clock
at fractions above SOL feet and after.
ward at 59.2 feet, when it became per-
maEently stationary here and at upper
points. 1t is expected to be of much
shorter duration further down the.
Huntingdon, Catlettsburg, Ashland
and Ironton, where the flood was SO
bad and at smaller places in that
district, that there are various demon
STATIONS Of rejoicing. EARLY in the
evening the temporary rise in that dis
trict caused by the Kanawha and Big
Sandy swelled the water at Ports
mouth, but it was soon over and will
lose its force before it reaches Cincin-
natl. The river at o'clock was sta
tionary at Portsmouth at 5s.5 feet and
will remain stationary from that city,
to Cincinnati until this afternoon.
when 1t will begin falling. 1t was also
reported stationary at Ripley, Higgins
port, Augusta and Dover KY, all Of
which points have suffered extremely
the past few days. The people here
and for miles UP the river are now
preparing to avoid all possible evil eff
fects of receding waters rather than
of rising waters.
Rivers Still Rising.
Newcastle, Pa, April 81. - Both the
Shenango and Mahoning rivers are,
still rising and they are now above all
previous records except during the
flood Of 1893 The Erie & Pittsburg
and the Ashtabula division of the
Pennsylvania railroad are badly Grip,
pied and no trains can be run north
ward on either division. Near Pulaski,
this county, the Shenango has over
flowed its banks and covered the rail-'
road tracks for more than a mile.
Both the Shenango and Mahoning riv-
ers have risen more than two feet
within the past twenty four hours, and
portions Of the city are already under
water. Mahoming town is the greatest
sufferer in this respect, and residents
of Montgomery street had to leave.
their homes Wednesday night at
o'clock. Movable articles We're taken
to. places Of safety, but there was not
time for much preparation. Communi-
cation over the Mahoning is absolutely
cut off with the entire western portion
of the county. fs5