Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-04-24
FLOOD CREST EXPECTED
AT CINCINNATI TODAY.

AT CINCINNATI TODAY.
Cincinnati, April 24.-While the
Ohio river was reported last night as
falling from Pittsburg to the mouth
of the Big Kanawha, almost 300 miles,
there was still much distress from
that point to Cincinnati. about zoo
miles. The weather bureau still pre-
dicted that the limit would be reached
here today, and that there would still
be less trouble below this city. While
alarming inquiries came from Iron
ton, Portsmouth, Huntington, Gait
lettsburg and intermediate points last
night, the weather bureau said the
outlook was really encouraging and
that the beginning of the end would
reach Cincinnati today, when the
stage might not exceed about So feet.
The Big Sandy and other lower tribu-
taries were falling, as well as the
headwaters. The heavy snow in the
mountains above the head streams
of the Kentucky river, followed by
rains, had not checked the rapid flow
in the lower Ohio, as was feared.
The most encouraging news Tuesday
came from Point Pleasant, where the
river became stationary, and later re-
ports showed that it was falling as
far aewn as Marietta and ParkerS-
burg In some of the smaller places
bells were rung and cannon fired and
jollification meetings were held when
the stationary stage was reached.
Preparations were being made for
demonstrations of rejoicing through
out the Pomeroy bend today. Pom
eroy. Middleport, Point Pleasant and
other places in the district had been
badly inundated, with hundreds of
families driven from their homes.
The depots at these places were I'M
der water and the telegraph offices
moved to higher ground as early as
last Sunday. There was great alarm
last night at Cattlettsburg, Ashland,
Ironton, Huntington, Portsmouth and
other lower points, where the crest
OF the flood was passing and where
false reports had been circulated
about another rise. One of these re.
ports was that there had been a
eloudburst up the Big Sandy, seri-
ously affecting Cattlettsburg, Ashland
and other places. 1t turned out that
the flood had caused the natural gas
pipe line supplying these places to
burst and they were left without light
and fuel. The large rolling mills and
factories at these places were shut
down. From that point to Cinein-
natl the rise fuctuated from about
one-tenth of an inch in some hours
to almost about three-tenths in other
hours, and when it increased last
night there was renewed alarm at
lronten and Portsmouth and points
opposite them The weather bureau
here, however, reported last night
that there was no change in the sit
uation and that the flood continued
to pass rapidly out of the Ohio val
ley. All these reports about sec
ond rise We're due to the fluctuations
and to such false rumors as We're cir.
culated below Cattlettsburg about a
waterspout. The weather bureau
here was confident that Cincinnati
and all points above it would have
their highest water today and that at
no place would it reach such stage
as it did three years ago.
Above Danger Line Last NIGHT.
About 6 o'clock last night the stage
of the Ohio river was about $751; feet
and rising at the rate of about two
tenths of foot per hour. This was
more than five feet above the danger
line and within three feet of the limit
expected during this food. The water
in the tenement houses along the
river front was over 10 feet deem
from the first floors. These tene.
ments were so densely packed that
there was no room In the upper
stories for extra dodgers. The PEG
pie were removed from the first floors
Monday and on the second floors
Tuesday. The coal and lumber yards
along the river, as well as the ware.
houses and factories in the lower
part OF the city, were submerged, bur
Will suffer comparatively little loss.
Many parges were sunk, and there
was some damage to some other
craft
The Big Miami, west Of the city
became SO high Tuesday that it
washed away much Of the Cincin.
natl. Lawrenceburg and Aurora elee
trio track.
Both passenger and freight trains
on all steam railways were arriving
and departing as usual, although most
OF them were using suburban depots.
On the west side the Colerain avenue
bridge was washed away Tuesday In
the east side the Bracket Bridge com.
pany, which was constructing the
new water works. suffered a heavy
loss by its false woodwork being
swept away. In the flooded districts
IN the southern, eastern and western
parts OF the city Tuesday the trim.
mers Of the street electric LIGHTS