The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-04-26
THE PEOPLE
REJ0ICED
When Flood Became Sta.
tionery In Ohio Valley.
BELLS we're RUNG
Preparations Were Being Made
For Demonstrations In
the Pomeroy Bend
Wednesday.


Cincinnati. April 24.-While the
Ohio river was reported last night as
falling from Pittsburg to the mouth
of the Big Kanawha, almost 800 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 6S 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-
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| far down as Marietta and Parkers-
4 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 un-
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
! cloudburst up the Big Sandy, seri-
ously affecting Cattlettsburg, Ashland
and other places. 1t turned out that
the food had scaused 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 Cincin-
natl the rise fluctuated from about
one-tenth of an inch iE some hours
to almost about three-tenths in other
hours, and when II increased last
night there was renewed alarm at
Ironton 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 were due to the fluctuations
and to such false rumors as were 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 1t reach such a stage
as 1t did three years ago. 80
Above Danger Line Last Night.
About o'clock last night the stage
OF the Ohio river was about 55.1 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 deep
from the first floors. These tene.
ments were SO densely packed that
there was no room in the upper
stories for extra dodgers. The peo.
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, but
VIII suffer comparatively little loss
Many barges were sunk, and there
was some damage to some other
craft. a. #
The Big Miami, west of the city
became so high Tuesday that Il
washed away much OF the Cincin
natl, Lawrenceburg and Aurora eIec
tric track.
Both passenger and freight trains
on all steam railways were arriyine
and departing as usual, although mos
OF them were using suburban depots
On the west side the Colerain avenue
bridge was washed away Tuesday. II
the east side the Bracket Bridge com
pany, which was constructing tht
new water works, suffered heavS
loss by It's false woodwork beinl
swept away. In the flooded districts
In the southern, eastern and western
parts Of the city Tuesday the trim
mers OF the street electric light
made their rounds In boats instead o
wagons, and had no trouble In reach
ing the lamps.