Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1901-04-23
RISING or RIVERS
is PLAYING HAVOC
Danger Line Has Been Reach
ed at Cincinnati.
OHIO IS STILL ON A BOOM

Back Water on Kentucky Side Has
Inundated POrtious of COvington,
Newport and Other Suburbs-Fear-
ed Worst Is Yet to Come.
CINCINNATI, April 22.-The danger
line was reached here today in the Ohio
river food which started at the head
waters last week and did some damage
at PittSburg and intermediate points
The back water along the Licking on
the Kentucky side has inundated parts
of Covington, Newport and other sub
urbs. The Mill Greek valley is full of
water and doing damage in the west
end of Cincinnati. A similar condition
exists in the east end and along the Lit
tie Miami bottom. But the worst con-
dition is along the public landing and in
the lower part of this oity, where sewers
are blocked and cellars filed with back
water.
A stage of 40 feet causes damage in
this section, and that stage was reach
ed last evening. At SO feet trains can.
not enter the Grand Central station.
At 56 feet the baseball park is flooded
and at So feet the races at the track in
Newport, KY, must stop. All of these
limits are i'll sight and most of them
will come today. The crest of the Pitts.
but the extent of it has been closely an
ticipated and preparations have been
made accordingly.
At 10 O'Clock the Ohio river here
reached 40 feet, just.1 foot from what is
called the danger line, although dam
age was incurred last night and today
at other stages. The rise is inches per
hour, so that by o'clock there will be
so feet. The Grand Central depot can
at this rate be used till 10 O'Clock to-
night, but the railways entering it are
already arranging for stopping at the
Eighth street station. Reports from up
the river indicate rain at most points
and the river rising as the Pittsburg
crest meets the floods of the lower river
tributaries. The situation here and in
the lower Ohio valley is now serious.
Relief Will Be Provided.
Mayor Fleischmann and city officials
today made tour Of inspection in pa
troll wagons around the flooded districts
ahd afterwards took a boat. Relief
will be provided for ali who are in need
Of it.
The Chicago ball club arrived today,
but the water lacks only 10 inches of
flooding the ball park, and there will
not likely be any games this week.
The races on the Newport track will
proceed this afternoon, although the
course is very sloppy. While some of
the railways may be unable to reach
their depots, none will be shut out of
the city, and traffic between suburban
Etationssis about as usual.
Situation In Suburbs.
At Newport, KY, there was 53 feet
at noon, the gauge there being deeper
than on the Cincinnati side. A great
portion of Dayton. KY, is submerged.
At LawrenCeburg, Ind, the 50.foot
danger line was reached at noon and
general inundation followed.
AT Parkershurg. w. Va, Ann, Julian
and Market streets are under water and
the first floors of the business houses are
filed with water. In the Riverside and
Southside suburbs the water is in the
second stories and hundreds are home.
less. Mayor Vanderyert has appointed
relief committees and appealed to the
public for funds.
At Portsmouth. o., merchants in the
lower districts are submerged and hun.
dreds of residences have been abandoned
in that vicinity. Public schools were
Gjsn.ssed so as to use buildings for