Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-04-26


below this city. While alarming in
mouth, Huntington, Catlettsburg and
intermediate points, the weather
bureau says the outlook is really en-
couraging, and thai the beginning of
the end will reach Cincinnati to-day,
when the stage will not exceed 5S
feet The Big Sandy and other low
er tributaries are falling. as well as
the headwaters. The heavy snow in
the mountains at the headwaters of
the kentucky river, followed by
rains, have not checked the rapid
How in the lower Ohio, as was
Feared.
Residents Rejoice.
The most encouraging news came
from Point Pleasant, where the river
Became stationary, and later reports
Show that it is falling as far down as
Marietta and Parkersburg. In some
of the smaller places bells were rung
and cannons fired and jollifcation
meetings were held when the station
AIRY stage was reached. Preparations
are being made for demonstrations
Of rejoicing throughout the Pomeroy
bend to-day Pomeroy. Middleport,
Point Pleasant and other places in
that district have been badly inun.
dated, with hundreds of families
driven from their homes, The depots
at these places were under water and
the telegraph offices moved 10 higher
ground as early as last Sunday.
still Alarmed.
: Since the crest of the food has
passed the Pomeroy bend there is
great alarm at Catlettsburg, Ashland,
Eonton, Huntington, Portsmouth
and other lower points where the
crest of the flood is now passing and
where false reports have been circu-
9ated about another rise. One of
these reports was that there had
been a cloudburst up the Big Sandy,
seriously affecting Catlettsburg, Ash
land and other places. 1t turned out
Ehat the flood had caused the natural
gas pipe line supplying these places
10 burst. and they were left withsat
Eight and fuel for that reason. The
barge rolling mills and factories at
these places We're compelled to shut
down for the same reason. From
Hhat point to Cincinnati the rise
huctuates from one-tenth of an inch
in some hours to almost three-tenths
in other hours, and when it increased
TUESDAY there was renewed alarm at
Hronton and Portsmouth and points
opposite them. The weather bureau
here, however, reports that there was
no change in the situation. and that
The food continued to pass out OF the
ohio valley more rapidly the further
Il got down stream.
b In Cincinnati
Cincinnati. April 24.-At six o'clock
Tuesday night the stage of the Ohio
kiver was 55.l feet and rising at the
rate of two-tenths of foot per hour.
This is more than five feet above the
danger line and within three feet of
khe limit expected during this food.
Ehe weather bureau announces that
The river will become stationary here
some time to-day and that it will not
hxceed So feet, or eight feet above
what is known as the danger line,
The water reached the first floor OF
tenement houses along the river
front at As feet, but it does not reach
any of the business houses below SO
Feet. The water in the tenement
houses along the river front, known
as Sausage Row." Pat Row." etc.,
is now over ten feet deep from the
Rrst floors and will likely be over 10
4eet deep from the first floors to-day,
These tenements are SO densely
packed that there is no room in the
upper stories for extra dodgers. The
people were removed from the first
floors Monday and on the second
doors Tuesday The coal and lumber
yards along the river, as we'll as the
warehouses, jobbers and mannfactur-
hrs in the lower part Of the city, are
kpbmerged, but will suffer compare
lively little loss because of the warn
Ing they have constantly been receiv-
Ing since last Saturday from the
Neatber bureau.
s Almost Surrounded.
: With the Ohio river on the south,
Ehe Little Miami. east OF the city,
and the raging AIill creek west, Gin
hannati Is bounded by water on three
sides and by hills on the north. From
these hills sea of water is In eight.
The Big Miami. west Of the city, be-
came so high Tuesday that it washed
away much of tn. Cincinnati. Law
renceburg and Aurora eieni rc track.
Both passenger and freight trains on
all the steam railways are arriving
hnd departing as usual. although
Enost of them are using suburban
H1pots.
On the Kentucky Side.
at some places the conditions are
quite bad on the Kentucky side. no.
bsbly around Newport, Bellevue and
Dayton, KY These suburbs have ar
ranged for light and water, and there
Twill be no suffering when the food
reaches its limit. The Newport wa
Networks are unable to pump. The
barge rolling mills and steel works
m Newport were compelled to close
down. The number of people who
have been driven from their homes
bn the Kentucky side, as well as on
Ehe Ohio side of the river, is not
large, and they have all had time to
remove in transfer wagons and seek
places of refuge. There has been no
need of special relief committees on
either side of the river.
"a Losses at PomerOy.
Pomeroy. o., April 24.-The total
loss to business and property in the
pomeroy bend nv flood is estimated at