Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-23

purg, Huntington. POINT pleasant.
Pomeroy. Marietta, Parkersburg and
smaller places between Wheeling and
Cincinnati. The crest Of the flood
was below Wheeling last night and
the further down stream 1t gets the
lower Is the rate Of rising. The uni.
form rate of about three inches an
hour Monday morning fell to about
two inches before noon, and as low
as about one and one-half inches an
hour at Point Pleasant about p. m.
1t usually takes the crest of flood
two days to reach Cincinnati from
Point Pleasant but the present unob-
structed flow Is much more rapid than
In former floods. At Portsmouth last
night about 55 feet were reported.
which may have meant serious condi-
| tons at points below Portsmouth.
| The weather bureau said the food
would not exceed So feet at any time
| at Cincinnati, and possibly 1t might
not reach 81 feet 1t was above 81
feet last night, and the maximum will
not be reached before tonight or to-
morrow.
This was about 10 feet less than
was anticipated here until the river
| began falling Sunday night at Pitts
burg. The food was much below the
records of 1897 and 1898 and those of
| 1888 and 1884.
| The property loss in the rural dis
| tricts was very large. Homeless peo-
| pie may not be kept from their houses
/ as long as during former floods,
| which in some cases lasted as many
Il
| the spring The highest stage may
! be reached at Parkersburg today and
| here tomorrow and at the mouth of
| the Ohio before the end of the week.
The weather bureau here last night
gave out the statement that the Ohio
river in the Cincinnati district gener-
ally was above the danger line, from
one foot at Cincinnati to about IA
| feet at Point Pleasant, and rising at
an average of about two inches per
| hour. 1t indicated that the rise would
continue at Cincinnati till tomorrow,
when the river would become sta.
| tionary and soon begin falling. This
| bureau predicted about 54 feet here
| this morning and about SIS feet this
evening.
Encouraging News From Parkersburo.
The most encouraging information
/ received by the weather bureau was
| from Parkersburg, where there was
rise of only about one foot all day
Monday and stage of only about AZ
! feet was recorded, where the local
| river men had anticipated about 48
feet. 1t was expected that the river
would begin falling at Parkersburg
today, At Point Pleasant another
critical place further down the river.
| the water was rising much more
| slowly
AT Pomeroy, which is located in a
great bend, the suffering last night
was reported less than in former
floods. The large furnaces of the
salt trust are located here, and they
suffered much loss, as had the lumber
! men, the electric interurban lines, the
| light and gas plants and other cor
porations. Similar conditions existed
at Minersville, but all the points in
the 9omeroy bend had escaped. The
reports from other upriYer points
that suffered SO severely during other
hoods indicated that no outside help
| was needed. that there had been no
loss of life except in accidental drown.
1ngs from shanty boats, and that there
shelter.
Cincinnati, April 23.-The stage of
the river at 6 o'clock last night was
| about 81 feet and rising at the rate
OF about two inches an hour. About
80 feet about o'clock this morning
was expected which would shut trains
/ out OF the Grand Central station. The
Big Four, Baltimore and Ohio Sontb.
western, Illinois Central. Chesapea1e
and ohio, Queen and Crescent and
other lines using that station had al.
ready arranged to use the Fourth and
Eighth street stations today and
there was every indication that thew
would run into the Grand Central sta
ton again on Thursday None of the
other railroads, it was expected
would be shut out of the regular sta
tlons. All of the railways had also
ihade arrangements for receiving and
delivering freight at higher stations
O"lhg TO the inability of steamers to
go under the bridges, navigation on
the river was suspended but It also
IL was expected, would be resumed an
thursday. so far as the present rise
- concerned. Owing to washouts the
CINCINNATI, Portsmouth and Virginia
railway could operate trains
Residents of Tenements Suffered
The residents of tenement houses
along the Ohio river front were
orlVen from the first stories when the
river reached stage of As feet Mon.
Gay night What is known as the
danger line of about so feet was not
reached until about o'clock Monday.
and the jobbers. warehouses and man
ufaeturers in the lower part of tba
city were suffering. Goods had been
moved out OF the cellars and frst
floors, so there would not be a heavy
loss except to such manufacturers as
must shut down for two or three
days. The river here was rising at
the rate of about three inches an bour
Monday narninn I,hir r.z.,.- - !.