Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1901-04-26
THE WORST rs OVER.
Waters in the Swollen Rivers Are
Receding.
The Flood Situation mt Pittsburgh
Is More HopefuI-Losses, However,
VIII Approximate S2.OOO,OOO-
Men Drowned mt Marietta.

dence of renewal OF the high water,
the announcement can be made au-
thoritatively that there is not the
least danger of another rise at this
point nor above for the present, but
towns on the Ohio river below here are
not yet out of danger because of rains
in the valley Sunday night and Mon
day. All up-river points report the
rain and snow having ceased and the
rivers falling. The Ohio registered
1913 at the dam here at seven o'clock
and falling. Forecaster Frank Ridg-
way says it would require a steady
downpour of rain for "a hours to check
the fall, and from present indications
such thing is not likely.
Losses VIII Reach s2,OOO,OOO.
A look over the ground after the
food shows that the losses will be
fully as great as was estimated Sun
day. In and about Pittsburgh it will
probably take $1,OOO,OOO to pay the to-
tai cost of the injury to property by
the water and by landslips. Add to
this the great loss to the railroads and
manufacturing plants up and down
the rivers in this immediate vicinity,
with the loss in wages to the working
men, and the total will not fall far
short of the $2,OO0,OOO mark. The
work of cleaning up is going on every
where in the flooded district.
At Cincinnati.
Cincinnati. April 23.-The stage of
the river here at SIX o'clock Monday
night was ii feet, and rising at the
rate of two inches per hour. This
means SO feet at six o'clock this
morning, when trains will be shut out
of the Grand Central depot. The Big
Four, Baltimore & Ohio Southwest
ern. Illinois Central Chesapeake &
Ohio, Queen g. Crescent and other
lines using that station have already
arranged to use the Fourth and
Eighth street stations to-day, and
there is every indication that they
can run into the Grand Central sta
tion again on Thursday. None of the
other railways will be shut out of
their regular depots.
Hnrd on Crops and Fruit.
The flood is not as bad as in a
dozen former years and much below
the records of 1897 and 1898 and
those of 1883 and 1884. The former
floods were earlier, when the weather
was cold, causing much distress
among the homeless people. While
this flood is not so hard on the peo-
pie that are driven from their homes
il is much harder on the crops and
fruits that are well advanced. The
property loss in the rural districts
cannot be estimated. 1t will be very
large. The homeless people will not
be kept away from their houses as
long as they We're during former
floods, which in some cases have last
ed as many weeks in the winter as
this will continue days in the spring.
At other Points.
At Newport and Dayton, KY, very
many people have been driven from
their homes. The waterworks of
Newport are unable to do any more
pumping, but the reservoir is full
and no trouble is expected during
the short duration of the flood.
AT Huntington. w. Va, the Ohio is
54.3, rising an inch per hour. A
steady rain fell Monday throughout
the central and southern portion of
the state. Most all of the tributaries
of the Ohio river are falling slowly.
The situation is still serious up the
river, notably at Ripley, Maysville,
Aberdeen, Portsmouth, Hanging
Rock, Ironton, Ashland, Cattletts-
burg, Huntington, Point Pleasant,
Pomeroy, Marietta, Parkersburg and
smaller places between Wheeling and
Cincinnati. The crest of the flood is
below Wheeling and the further down
stream it gets the lower is the rate
of rising.
At Marietta it is reported. that
there has been almost panic IN the
rural districts and the smaller towns
of Washington county along the riv-
er, where there is no telegraph serv-
ice and no warning was had Of tho
sudden rise. There was no loss of life
outside of Marietta, where three
We're accidentally drowned Monday
while out in boats. A great portion
| of Marietta is under water and hun
| dreds of acres in the country are COW
oeen driven from their homes to seek
shelter on higher grounds.
At Hinton, w. Va, the entire upper
portion of the city is submerged
Seven houses were swept away and
many others washed from their foun-
dations. No loss of life has been re.
ported.
At Steubenville, o., over $50 families
were rendered homeless by the high
waters. Manufacturing plants have
| suspended and will not be able to start
for several days. Much damageis also
reported at Mingo Junction, Alikanna,
| Brilliant, Warrenton and Portland.
Floods In New England.-,
New Haven, Conn.,, April 23. = The
heavy storm of Saturday night and
Sunday, which raised all the rivers and
lakes of the state to freshet pitch
| caused far less property damage than