Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-04-27
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK.
The Ohio River Flood Less Serious
Than in Former Years.
QUALIFICATION MEETINGS HELD.

AO"hs hah sCSh ohuAy
dated, with Hundreds OF Families
Driven From Homes, Feel Jubiiant
That the situation IL No Worse.
Cincinnati, April 24.-while the ohio
river is reported as falling from Pitts
burg to the mouth OF the Big Kanawha,
almost 400 miles, there is still much
distress from that point to Cincinnati.
about geo miles. The weather bureau
still predicts that the limit will be
reached here today, and that there will
be still less trouble below this city.
While alarming inquiries come from
Ironten, Portsmouth, Huntington, Cat
lsttsburg and intermediate points, the
weather bureau says the outlook Is
really encouraging and that the begin
ming Of the end will reach Cincinnati
this afternoon, when the stage will not
exceed IS feet. The Big Sandy and
other lower tributaries are falling, as
we'll as the headwaters. The heavy
snow In the mountains at the head
waters OF the Kentucky river, followed
by rains, have not checked the rapid
fow in the lower Ohio, as was feared.
The most encouraging news yester-
day came from Point Pleasant, where
the river became stationary, and later
reports show that 1t Is falling as far
down as Marietta and Parkersburg. In
some Of the smaller places bells were
| rung and cannons fred and jollification
meetings were held when the station
airy stage was reached. Preparations
fOr 81 ~
| rejoicing throughout the Pomeroy
bend. Pomeroy, Middleport, Point
| Pleasant and other places in that dis
| trict have been badly inundated, with
| hundreds of families driven from their
homes. The depots at these places
| were under water and the telegraph Of
fees moved to higher ground as early
as last Sunday.
There Is great alarm at Catlettsburg
Ashland, Ironton, Huntington. Ports
| mouth and other lower points, where
the crest OF the flood is now passing
and where false reports have been cir
culated about another rise. One o
i these reports was that there had beer
cloudbulst up the Big Sandy, seri
ously affecting Catlettsburg, Ashland
and other places. 1t turned out tina
the food had caused the natural ga
pipe line supplying these places I,
burst, and they were left without ligh
and fuel. The large rolling mills an,
factories at these places were compel
ed to shut down. From that point I
Cincinnati the rise fluctuates from one
tenth OF an inch In some hours to al
most three-tenths in other hours, an
when 1t increased last night there wa
renewed alarm at Ironton and Ports
mouth and points opposite them.
The weather bureau here, howevel
reports that there is no change in tn
situation and that the food continue
to pass rapidly out of the Ohio vale!
b All these reports about a second ris
were due to the fluctuations and I
such false rumors as were circulate
below Catlettsburg about a water
: spout.
At o'clock last night the stage {
the Ohio river was 55.1 feet and risin
at the rate Of two-tenths OF a foot p'
hour. This is more than five feet aboN
= the danger line, and within three fe
q OF the limit expected during this foo
The water in the tenement hous,
It along the river front is now over t.
b feet deep from the first floors. The
tenements are so densely packed tn
there is no room In the upper stori
for extra dodgers. The people were r
moved from the first floors Monday al
from the second floors yesterday. II
coal and lumber yards along the rive
as we'll as the warehouses and facto
les In the lower part Of the city, a
submerged, but will suffer cornpar
lively little loss. Many barges ha
been sunk and there has been sor
: damage to other craft.
vi With the Ohio river on the son,
e the Little Miami east of the civ N
q the raging Mill creek west. Cipcj,,n,
Is bounded by water on three .siI
u and by hills on the north. From 9TH,
!. hills sea OF water is in sight