The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-24
Passenger and Freight Trains on All
Steam Railways Forced to Use
Suburban stations.
OVER 55 FEET LAST NIGHT
AND RISING AT RATE OF TWO
TENTHs OF A FOOT AN HOUR.
High Mark, which May Not Exceed
Fifty-Eight Feet, Expected To-day
conditions at other Points.

CINCINNATI. April 23.-At s o'clock to-
night the stage of the Ohio river was 55-1
feet and rising at the rate Of two-tenths OF
a foot per hour. This is more than five
feet above the danger line and within three
feet of the limit expected during this flood.
The weather bureau announces tonight
that the river will become stationary here
some time tomorrow and that it will not
exceed fifty-eight feet, or eight feet above
what is known as the danger line.
The water reaches the first floor OF tene-
ment houses along the river front at forty
Ave feet. but IL does not reach any of the
business houses below fifty feet. The water
In the tenement houses along the river
front, known Sausage Row." RAT
Row." ETC., is now over ten feet deep from
the first floors and will likely be over
thirteen feet deep from the first floors to-
morrow. These tenements are so densely
packed that there is no room in the upper
stories for extra lodgers. The people were
removed from the first floors yesterda y
and from the second floors to-day.
The coal and lumber yards along the
river. we'll as the warehouses, jobbers
and manufacturers in the lower part of the
city submerged. but will suffer COM
paratively little loss because of the warn
ing they have constantly been receiving
since last Saturday from the weather
bureau. Notwithstanding these warnings
many barges have been sunk and there
-has--been- some damage 10 other craft.
Judging from the RATS of logs and the
drift in the river many along the tribu-
taries did not get the weather bureau re-
ports and were surprised.
With the Ohio river on the south, the
Little Miami east of the city and the rag
ing Mill creek west. Cincinnati is bounded
by water on three sides and by hills on the
north. From these hills a sea of water is
I'm sight The Big Miami, west of the city,
become so high to-day that il washed away
much Of the Cincinnati Lawrenceburg and
Aurora electric track.
Both passenger and freight trains on all
of the steam railways are arriving and de-
parting as usual, although most of them
are using suburban depots. On the West
Side the Colerain-avenue bridge was
washed away to-day. On the East Side the
Bracket Bridge Company, which is con-
structing the new water works, has suf-
fered heavy loss by its false woodwork
being swept away. In the flooded districts
II. the southern. eastern and western parts
CT the city to-day the trimmers of the
street electric lights made their rounds in
boats instead OF wagons and had no trou-
bic in reaching the lamps.
The Cincinnati ball park, located in the
Mil creek valley. on the west side, is under
water tonight. The Reds opened this sea.
son by postponing seven games out of the
first eight consecutive dates. They will
play in Chicago on Friday and be away fol
ten days. by which time their grounds will
be dry. The races at Newport are run un-
der difficulties, but they will continue to-
morrow and the crisis will be past before
Thursday.
At some places the conditions are quite
bad on the Kentucky side, notably around
Newport. Bellevue and Dayton, KY These
suburbs have arranged for light and water
and there will be no suffering with the
flood reaching its limit Tomorrow The
Newport water works are unable 10 pumI
to-day The large rolling mills and stee
works In Newport were compelled to close
down to-day The number of people who
have been driven from their homes on the
Kentucky side. as we'll as on the Ohio side
OF the river, Is not large. and they have al
had time TO remove in transfer wagons and
seek places of refuge. There has been nc
need of special relief committees on either
side OF the river.
AT Ironton the Ohio river after becominr
almost stationary at } o'clock this after.
noon. began rising one inch per hour. which
continues tonight. The stage there was 8
feet 1 inch at o'clock. Many business
houses were preparing 10 move their stock
on the strength of a reported rise up the
river. There is much distress on account oi
the scarcity OF coal and the cutting of oi
the natural gas supply. More schoolhouse:
and public buildings were opened TO hooC
sufferers tonight. Both the steam ant
electric railways are stopped.
At Pomeroy tonight the Ohio river 1:
still rising slowly. with fifteen inches TO gc
TO reach the grea. Hood mark OF thre,
years ago. Ii Is expected to become sta.
uonary before morning There was a
bright sunshine to-day, taking OF the snow
No accidents. The people are waiting TO,
the water TO recede To resume busines,
there, at Middleport and throughout tn,
Pomeroy bend.
Rising More slowly