The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-23

rarely occurred as late as March,
usually in February. The hood Will
do much more damage now than 1t
would have done one or two months
ago. While tho close observing river
men last night we're confident that
the record of 1884 will not be broken
unless another mountain flood soon
reaches Pittsburg, yet 1t was evident
that much damage will be done be-
fore the present rise Is exhausted.
While the water had begun to fall at
Pittsburg, both rain and snow had
been falling heavily Saturday night
and Sunday and last night in the Ohio
valley. The danger line had already
been reported at points above Cincin-
natl. and 1t might be reached here
today. The merchants and manufac-
turers In the lower part Of the city
had been working Sunday and Sun
day night preparing far the worst.
The Sunday excursion season was to
have started here Sunday. but naviga-
tion was stopped because the boats
could not pass under the bridges.
HEAVY SHOWS AND. RAINS
IN TIE OHIO VALLEY.
Early last evening the bureau here
announced heavy SHOWS and rains
along the Ohio valley. especially in
Southern Ohio. The uniform rise dur.
ing the day was four-tenths of a foot
per hour, but the average was higher
last night. The weather bureau an
nounced that the danger line had been
had been reached at all sub-stations
last night and that 1t would be reach
ed in Cincinnati today about noon.
The stage was A feet and Z inches
at o'clock here last night and the
danger line Is so feet. At Point
Pleasant the stage was eight feet
above the danger line last night, with
the river rising rapidly and a heavy
rain. The mayor Of Portsmouth. O..
telegraphed that the danger line had
been reached there, and that q heavy
snow was falling last night. Similar
reports had been received at the
weather bureau from points in South
ern Ohio, and as far north as Spring.
field. Owing to the general prostra
ton Of telegraph and telephone wires
1t was impossible to hear from many
points. The trains were late on the
railroads, and some trains that were
due Saturday night from the east had
not yet arrived last night. 1t was
generally believed that the fruit cror
throughout the Ohio valley was gone
and the damage to crops was very
great.
Maysville. KY. April 22.-The resi-
dents of Front street in this city
began moving upstairs Sunday after
noon on account Of the high water
The Ohio river has risen II feet since
Sunday evening, rising about three
and half inches per hour. The
!. government gauge registered abou
AZ feet at p. m. A binding snow
storm was raging In the afternoon
Trains from the east were from abou
four to six hours late.
WHEELING ISLAND
SUFFERED BADLY
} Wheeling. April 22.-The fooc
} reached the very highest stage here
Last night Wheeling island maj
fred at the packet Keystone Stat,
and at q passing towboat, but withou
effect. In Wheeling. Bellaire, Bridge
port. Benwood and Martins Ferr,
: about 500 houses have been entere,
, by the water, most of the familie
moving to upper floors. Nearly ever,
, establishment in the Wheeling dis
trict Is shut down and cannot resum,
, until Tuesday. At Martins Ferry tn,
, water destroyed about 100000 bricl
J of the Belmont Brick company, en-
: falling a loss of about $4,000 t,
about 100000. There were smalle
losses at other plants, aggregatin,
probably about $4,000. Taking tn
: loss Of business. railroad landslide
and industrial losses, the agregat
, cost Of the flood in this district ma,
) be at least about 100000. probabl,
, more.
r Above Martins Ferry. James Ford
> q miner, discovered the Cleyelan
: and Pittsburg track washed ou,
I Knowing north bound passenge
train was due in about 80 minutes, h
|. returned part distance and succeed
) ed in stopping the train a few yard
Z from certain destruction. The Obi
River railroad had a number of land
3 slides and considerable washedou
l track below Wheeling, involving a bi
/. loss and suspension Of traffic, probs
( bly, for several days. On the Bait
D more and Ohio Wheeling -Pittsburg d
3 vision there was landslide at Clays
r vile, preventing through traffic bt
!. tween the two cities. There will b
4 much distress in the district. most q
3 the losers by the food being tn
, poorer classes.
9 United States Senator NJ B. Scot
D wired the Intelligencer from Wast
3 ington. contributing $500 for relief.
Section Director e. G. Vose, of tn
Parkersburg signal station. wire
lats night predicting about 48 feet a
" Parkersburg. and said the later rain
at headwaters might bring out a Sc,
ond rise on top of the present fioo
% stage. This, however. was believe
= to be on the alarmist order. Muc
g timber was lost In the Little Kanou