The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-24
FLOOD
SITUATION
People Take to
Hills
MUCH DAMAGE in TOWNS
AT Ripley, Ohio, Merchants
Conduct Business in
Boats
MUCH DAMAGE in TOWNS

Cincinnati, o., April 23.-While
the ohio river is reported tonight rs
falling from Pittsburg % the mouth or
the Big Kanawah, almost three huhu-
red miles. there IS stiil much distress
from that point to Cincinnati apout
900 miles. The weather bureau. stu
predicts that the limit VIII be reached
tomorrow and that there VIII be still
less trouble below this city. While
alarming reports come from Ports
mouth. Huntington, Cattettsburg, ana
intermediate points tonight, the wealth
er bureau says the outlook is reallF
encouraging. and that the beginning
Of the end win reach Cincinnati to-
morrow when the stage viii not ok
coed sS feet The Big sandy and Other
lower tributaries are falling as well as
the headwaters.
The most encouraging news today
came from Point Pleasant. where The
river became stationary, and later re-,
ports show that II IS falling as fer
down az Marietta and Parkersburg. In
some Of the smaller places bells We're
rung. cannons fired and jolllhcation
msetlngs held when che stationary
stage was reached. Preparations are
being made for demonstrations Of re-
joicing throughout the prairie bend to-
morrow
NIiddloport and other places In that
district have been badly inundated, AMI
hundreds OF families driver from their
homes The railroad stations az these
places were under water and the OF
fices moved 10 flgher ground. Since
the crest has past there is great alarm
at Ashland. Ironton, Huntington, Ports
mounth and other lower points, where
the crest OF the lood Is now passing,
and where false reports have been cir
culnted about another rise. One rf
these reports was that there had been
n cloud burst up The Pig Sandy, SER
iously affecting Cattlettshurg. The food
had caused the pptural ga pipe lina
supplying this place 70 lrst and the
people were left with NJ tight or IA i
there. The large rolling mills and fac
tories az this place we've compelled 70
shut down Tor the same reason. From
that point 20 Cmwnnou tiio rise fuc-
tuates from one-tenth cf an inch ir
some hours 10 almost threc-tenths IN
other hours and when % acr,ased to-
night there was reG4we7 am at IRON
site them The weather bureau here.
however reports tonight that "a second
rise is not threatened, and that the
Hood continues 20 pass out of the Ohio
valley more rapidly.
At O'Clock tonight the stage OF the
river wus SOL feet and rising at the
rate Of two-tenths Of 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 to-
night that the river win become sta
tionary here some time tomorrow, end
that Il viii not exceed hfty-eight fGet.
on eight feet above what IS known as
danger line. The water reached the
first floor uf tenement houses along the
river front at forty-hve feet, but Il does
not reach any of the business houses
ilelow dfty feet. The water in the
tenement houses along the river front
known as Sausage Row" and "Rat
Row. is over ten feet deep From ths
first floors, and viii likely be over
thirtccn.feet deep from the first floors
tomorrow. These tenoments are So
densely packed that there is no room
in the upper stories for extra lodgers
The people were removed from the first
floors yesterday ana from the second
floors today. The coal and lumber
yards along the river as wen as th'
Warehouses in the lower part OF th,
city are submerged but win sumel
comparatively little loss. because of IA,
warning from the weather bureau.
Judging from the rafts OF logs an,
ihe drift in the river. many persons
along the tributaries of the Ohio an,
not get The weather bureau report
ana were surprised.
With the Ohio river ON the south. th
I.ittie Miami on the east OF the city
and the raging Miu Greek on the west
Cincinnati rs bopnded by water ol
three sides and by hills on the north
From these hills sea of water IS o
sight The big Miami today WASHED
away much of the Cincinnati Law
renceburE and Aurora Electric railwa.
track
Both passenger ani freight trains o.
am the stcam railroads nro arriving
and departing as usual, although mos
Of ;hem are using suburban tracks II
the dooded districts IA me southeastern
and western parts Of the city today IN
trlmmers az the street electric light
made their rounds in boats instead q
wagons ana had no trouble in rtachin
the lamps
The Cincinnati base bali park. locate
IN the Min Greek valley on the, Yves
side, q under water tonight. The Red