Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-23
OHIO RISING
AT CINCINNATI.
Waters Surround the City, but No
Alarm is Felt.
RECEDING AT HARRISBURG.
Point Pleasant Inundated - Pitts
burg Oaiciais Make Thorough In"
spsclion Of Flooded Districts.

Cincinnati, O., April 23.--Although the
Ohio river Is still rising and the back
waters OF the Little Miami and MIL
Creek surround the city there is no
longer alarm here on account OF the
food. This is due to the fact that the
weather bureau predicts that the maxi
mum depth will be reached here In less
than twenty-four hours, and viii not
exceed IS feet or come within IA feet OF
the record. The food IL receding as far
down as Parkersburg today and It's
crest will be here tomorrow. While
several lives have been lost up the riV-
er in gathering drift and in ventures IN
boats and In accidents, none have been
lost by being caught by the Hood All
who have been driven from their homes
here and elsewhere have been well
cared for in their respective localities
and soon return to their homes.
The Central Union passenger station
was Abandoned because 1t Is inn
possible to run trains through the wa
engines Is too great. Freight depots
reached over the tracks now submerged
are abandoned and trains are obliged
to load and unload at points farther
out.
The baseball park used by the nation
al league is flooded and the Chicago
Cincinnati games scheduled for this
week. will be postponed. The stage Of
the river at Cincinnati at noon Is 5iS
feet.
At Gallup, KY. on the Big Sandy, a
washout broke the natural gas main,
leaving the city last night without fuel
and in darkness and closing factories
at Ashland and elsewhere along its line
At Middle Fork, KY, Jacob Tussey
was drowned while rafting logs.
At Portsmouth, Ohio, the weather Is
clear. River So feet. inches, and not
likely to rise much more. All home
less families have been cared for.
At Ironton. Ohio, this morning, the
river was Sc feet, 9 inches, and rising
an inch per hour.
West Ironton and all the territory in
the lowlands along the creeks are mum
dated. rendering hundreds Of families
homeless. A landslide has cut off the
natural gas supply from all cities and
towns along the Ohio between Ironton
and Huntington. Industries are sus-
pended aud railroad and street railway
traffic was stopped Destitute sufferers
are quartered in public buildings,
POINT PLEASANT INUNDATED.
Gallipolis. Ohio, April 2S.-The great
deluge Of water that has been sweeping
down the Ohio valley has done great
damage to Pomeroy bend. Pomeroy,
Middleport and Point Pleasant were the
first points to be inundated. Point
Pleasant has seven feet Of water in its
business houses on the main streets.
Many families are homeless but are be-
ing cared for In school houses and by
neighbors. The depots at Middleport
and Pomeroy are both under water
Five thousand barrels Of salt were
almost given away at the salt mills at
Pomeroy. which otherwise would have
been washed away, All railroads have
suspended operations into Point Pleas
ant Middeport and Pomeroy CALI
polls IL receiving only one train a day.
and II is feared mail communications
will be cut off today. The mark at II
o'clock this morning shows 30 feet
inches and rising one inch every three
hours.
INSPECTING FLOODED DISTRICT.
Pittsburg, Pa, April 23.-The officials
OF the Allegheny bureau Of health COM
menced thorough inspection OF the
flooded districts today. Every house
that was inundated will be Inspected
and the oCclIpante notified 70 thhrouqh-
ly cleanse and disinfect II 10 prevent
disease or plague. II the order is not
obeyed within five DAYS, the occupants
will be prosecuted. A similar inspec-
ton viii be made In this city by the
Pittsburg officials.
Work was resumed today at many
mills along the river fronts after a
shutdown Of three days. and within
as hours all the plants will be again in
operation.
The rivers continue TO recede here
and at the headwaters.
RIVER AT HUNTINGTON RISING.
Huntington, w. Va. April 2S.-The
Ohio river is 53,5 feet and rising an
inch an hour. One foot more OF water
is expected here. News Of great suf-
fering from the flood comes from the
interior counties The rain ceased at
midnight for the first time In almost
six days.
THE KENTUCKY AT A STAND
STILL.
Frank fort, KY, April 2s.-The Ken
lucky river Is at about a standstlll to-
dav and ag hrighf olpor u-aatha, ~,