The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-04-25
WATER IS ABOVE
THE DANGER line
Ohio River Rises Higher at Gin
cinnati Than Was Expected.
PEOPLE ARE ALARMED.
inANY FA.sxIDIEs- COMPELLED TO
LEAyE THEIR HOMES.

Cincinnati. o.. April 24.--At s O'Clock
tonight the stage IF the Ohio was SO
feet but since 8 - IN, the rate OF ris-
ing his fallen from one inch per hour
to almost oae-half inch per'aour. The
ssage at s o'clock is rs feet above the
LANCER line ana the rate OF rising in
dIcates SIS feet sitter midnight. Al
though the rate OF rising is gradually
decreasing, the Hood here. will exceed
the predicsed limit OF IS feet.
Estimates on the rise that is in sight
up the river Indicate that the Ohio will
not sees1ne stationary until tomorrow
afternoons Nhen II Is not expected TO
exceed $50 feet. or Sc feet above the
danger line. Since It became evident
that the stage wodId exceed IS feet
f8t-.e has been much stir ana incon--
venfence here tonight. The business
men and nianuracturers in the bottoms
viii suffer more than was expected,
and many more families VIII be driven
OUT rof their .homes along the Ohio
20 tire south, along Mill Creek valley
on the west. and along the Little Miami
on the east than was anticipated in
the earlier preparations.
On the Kentucky side the interrupt
ton to mills. factories and business IS
not 80 great, but in proportion ID the
population many more have been
driven from their homes than on the
Ohio side IN the Taylor bottoms, be-
tween Newport and Louisville, KY, the
water is up TO the tree tops, and street
car Hues are compeIled- to transfer
passengers from Bellevue and Dayton,
Ky. The latter place is largely inun-
dated. The races at Newport track are
proceeding. and viii continue under
sloppy conditions Boats are used in
reaching the track.
Driven from Their Homes.
In coNngton KY the John Bremen
brewery has suffered great loss by
hackwater and some families in that
locality have been driven from their
homes. People are sheltered in church
IS and public buildings and none is
, destitute. In the suburb OF Bromley.
Ky the Pleasant Run bridge and the
toll gate at one end OF the bridge were
swept away.
The Ludlow Lagoon, a summer re-
sort on the Kentucky side, in under
water. t'Cney Island, another summer
resort on the Ohio side, east of Gin
ciunati. is also under water, as are
Chest n park and the large beer
gardens on the west side.
Mayor Fieischraann, Police Chief
DIETRICH ard other Cincinnati officials
made another tour of the Hooded dis
triCts TO-DAY. arranging Tor any neces-
sary relief and All possible protection.
Fire engines and hose carts have been
placed on fiat boats ready for any
emergency and the police have patrol
boats,
TIE only loss or life reported so far
has been from accidents. One man
fell off boat today and was drowned.
and another OF log raft near the
public landing y woman. who jumped
from the suspension bridge, was evil
deutl. 8 suicide None Of the bodies
has been recovered, and their identity
is mt known.
At New Richmond o.. summer
resort about fifty families were driven
out 81 their homes today
IT. Huntington. w. Va the rive-
registered 5d2 feet an 8 O'Clock. and was
still rising. and rain was falling in
sheets. Tie small streams are boom
ing tonight. and IL appears the crisis
is yet to come at that point.
AT Ironton. O. the stage was 5S5
feet at 6 o'clock ana heavy rainA was
falling. over 100 families had to NOW,
from West IrontOn today All mer-
chants on Center street the business
street IT. Tronten, have had TO move
At Portsmouth. o.. report was cir
cuiated today that the aood gates on
the dikes would be opened. as the
water 1vOule soon ne OYER Them Hun
dreos prepared 20. move. MaVOr MI
stead distributed circulars everywhere
saying that whistles would be blown
three hours before any gates would be
opened. Gangs Of men in charge OF
officials. patr6lled the flooded defsnses
STRENGTHENING and building them
higher. Engines are being used at
various places in pumping water out.