The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-24
UNDER WATER.

CONCLUDED FROM r AGE
weather bureau here. however. reports to-
night that there was no change In the sit
omt on the n nhi me 1000 Sonnhueu 10 pass
further IL got down stream. All these re-
ports about a second rise were due TO these
were circulated below Catlettsburg about
a water spout. The weather bureau here IS
confident that Cincinnati and all points
above II will have their highest water to-
morrow, and that az no place will 1t reach
such n stage as three years ago.
At Parkersburg, w. Va, the river gagged
forty-three feet and six-tenths tonight.
and was rising less than an inch an hour.
There is a great volume of water averag-
ing fifty-five feet from there down to Hunt
ington, and a slight rise in the Little Kama
wha and the Muskingum to-day kept the
water from receding there. Besides the
loss in the manufacturing and wholesale
1000 people have been rendered homeless
in the districts surrounding Parkersburg.
The great loss in the timber and tie inter
ests along the Little Kanawha Is estimated
at a quarter of a million. The weather
being pleasant tonight. many parties are
boating over the flooded districts in all
manner of Illuminated and decorated craft.
some OF the boats having music. All are
celebrating the prospective end of the
flood as well as sightseeing.
AT Charleston. w. Va. over 800 people
were rendered homeless and the loss Of
timber In Elk. Poca. Cauley and Coal River
has been very great. The Kanawha *
Michigan Railroad has been unable to run
between Charleston and Point Pleasant
since Saturday. Three bridges were washed
away and the roadbed washed out in many
places. 1t Is announced that traffic will
be resumed on Thursday or Friday. At
10 O'Clock tonight the Kanawha registered
only eighteen feet, and is within its banks
again.
Al huntington. w. Va. the gauge this
evening was 1914 and still rising. Ada
cent towns were submerged. the water in
many Instances being up 10 the second
nfnrtna n.rna N
less in that district. and many are desti-
tute. In Harvey, located near Central City.
not half a dozen inhabited houses are left
and IL is expected that these will be va
Gated. Al the towns In that valley that
are lighted by natural gas are in darkness
and without fuel. as the natural gas main
burst near Gallup. Ky. The damage in
that section is estimated at over $500, 900.
AT Marietta. o.. about $50 families are
homeless. The Ohio became stationary
at 10 a. m. and afterwards fell slightly.
Its rise tonight is due to a flood in the
Musk;ngum.
At Point Pleasant. w. Va. the river
reached ffty-three feet tonight. rising less
than half an inch per hour. but the limit
has been about reached there. The water
Is all over the lower part of the city.
over 200 families being driven from their
homes. The courthouse is full of colored
people fed by the city. The reservoir has
broken. but the pumps are keeping the
city supplied with water. The large brick
and tile works have been greatly dam
aged.
At Ripley. O.. the river Is rising at the
rate Of one and a half inches an hour. and
has reached Main street. Boats are used
in landing passengers at the Ripley Nation
al Bank on Second street and at Atwood's
Hall on Third street. The city east of
Main street is covered with water, but only
about one hundred families have been
driven out by the flood. The condition In
East Ripley is quite serious.
At GallipOlis. O.. only about forty fam
lilies moved TO the second story and the
condition is improving.
At Maysville. KY. about thirty families
have moved TO the second story and some
have vacated. AT Aberdeen. where the
gauge is 81 feet. the condition is much
worse.
At Portsmouth the stage at s o'clock to-
night was 56.4 feet. rising one inch per
hour. The stage is not expected 10 be
| more than ffty-eight feet. and the limit Is
anxiOusly awaited tomorrow morning.
Owing to the timely warning but little
damage has been done In that city and
surrounding districts. The water flooded