The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-22
WARNINGS SENT OUT
BY WEATHER BUREAU
Rains and Snow Storms
Cause Sudden Rise in
Ohio River

Cincinnati, o., April 20-The be
onilar weather conditions during the
week have eliminated In rain and
SNOW storm OF almost unprecedented di-
,uensions, 30 distributed that a tremen-
donS flood 10 tho Ohio river Is lmpend
ing. Il is TOO early to predict the ex.
tent Of the coming food, but at signs
point 10 stage OF water that must
bring devastation OF most serious ma
ture all along the ohio river ana it's trib.
utaries IN Ohio, west Virginia and Ken
tnrky
The condition IS something OF a surprise
"a Cincinau. because while tdere has
bccr rain almost every day In the week
a was not heavy enough to create ap-
prehensiou. But above Cincinnati. IN
Kentucky and West Virginia. flood rains
were falling as early as Wednesday, and
over q vast extent OF the ohio river
valley watershed it WAS continuous. This
heavy rain served 10 cause rise ia
the Ohio river until this morning was
raising an the way from ph;sburg 10
Louisville.
Following these rains came the tre-
mendvus snowfall of last night, which
reached from Canada 70 Atlanta with
ifs western border less than hundred
miles from Cincinnati. by i;s Nero
weight and by the force OF the wind
IN many places there was almost a con-
piote paralysis Of an wire communication
across this snow belt today From e.
70 IS inches OF sncv. li,H over eastern
Ohio and over the greater part OF West
Virginia and eastern Kentucky This
n supplemented by heavy rain IN ths
region Of the headquarters Of the Ohio
today The weather bureau official IS
confident that the rain must cease TO.
day, but with warmer weather tomor-
row the vast area viii melt and add 10
the great volume OF water II is. there
fore, easily possible for flood Of disas-
ferrous proportions to sweep down the
Ohio valley wighln the next few days
II "a estimated that a stage OF i2 feet at
Clnicnita VII be reached py tomorrow
An agree tnat 90 feet VIII surely come
How much more cannot wen be con
iectured untn further Developments
Telegraphlc communications today with
New York was almost entirely cut Of
Points IN Ohio not hfty miles apa &
communicated oveg ines stretching over
several D a few points
Ia nos u OHIO wholly cut OF
from te.oefaphic reports.
Cleveland. o., APRIL M.-Tho terrific
storm Of wind and snow which prevails
ed a. this city ana vicinity today was
one OF the most diaasterous 10 telephone
and telegraph service ever experienced
here. The wind, which came from the
north. renchtd at times a velocity OF NOR,
a han sixty miles an hour. Hundreds
N,f poles were torn down and wire com
municatiqn with All points east OF Glove
land was entirely cut OF Tho condl
tions west ana south were but littf
better, although the telegraph companies
succeeded IA maintaining communicative
with Chicago and Cincinnati thropsh.
out ihe day.
Many streets of the city were strewn
with broken poles and tangled wires
Several persons were severely shocked
by coming in contact with i've wires
Five 81 siS horses We're instantly killed
by stepping on wires concealed under
iho detp slush and snow.
Traffic On The steam and electric iluc'
was badly delayed In some cases su.
burhan electric roads We're oomplelen
tled up owing to the Immense suowdrip
on the tracks
No less than eight on nine Ore sta
iious wom cut on from headquarters ow
aig "a The general prostratlon OF wires
and should a nre break Out ID Is fearct
ihat grat loss viii follow Tho pe
cuuiau' loss suffered by the telegraph
ana telephone companies win be yer,
heavy
Lake Eric was lashed Into great fur,
by the violent storm Enormous waves
dashed over the horbor brcakwater, aeud
INK up spray 70 the height Of hun
dred feet pr more.
A crib go feet long ana "a feet wide
which was anchored at the end Of th
east breakwater. preparatory TO bcini
snnk was torn from its fastening ans
driven ashore inside tho west breakwate
The crib dashed INFO the west pier nu
little damage WAS done.
Information from the surroundlr.
country districts Indicate that the storm
was ef unusual violence and wrouei,
much ramage in many placH th
SNOW s reported foot deep on the leve
ana the roads have been rendered "a
moss mpasfahle by huge drifts.
Ehcthe railways connecting cievelan'
win nearby towns found it almost r.
possible 81 operate ears some line
Woro ,omrlstely tea up
Louisville. KY April 20-fhl
roaring streams continued hIsh vad
aud heavy precipitation 81 rein ana sro'
were conditions today in maAy of th
siatss n the s0ath Lntle DAMAGE wa