The age-herald., 1901-04-23
Swollen Ohio is Rapidly Empty- ing Into Mississippi STILL RISING AT CINCINNATI Traffic Over Railroads Practi-
 caIIy Stopped DANGER LINE HAS BEEN REACHED Mayor FIeischman and Chief of Police of Cincinnati Have Arranged To
 Care for All Who
 Need Help.

Cincinnati, O., April 22.-Alarm over the flood has almost ceased in the lower Ohio Valley. The low water in the Ohio below this city has allowed the floods from up the river to flow rapidly towards the Mississippi. The situation Is still serious up the river, notably at Ripley Maysville, Aberdeen. Portsmouth, Hanging Rock, Ironton, Ashland Cattlesburg, Hunting ton, Point Pleasant Pomeroy, Marietta, Parkersburg and several other places be- tween Wheeling and Cincinnati. The crest of the flood is below Wheeling to- night and the further down stream 1t gets, the lower is the rate of rising The uniform rate of three inches per hour this morning fell to two inches before noon, and as low as one-half inch per hour at Point Pleasant at D. m. This decrease in the rate did not extend far below Point Pleasant so that it will be anotb,r day before it reaches Portsmouth, Ironton, Ashland, Cattlesburg and Huntington, where there are already very serious con- ditions. It usually takes the crest of flood two days to reach Cincinnati from Foint. Pleasant but the present unob- structed flow is much more rapid than iii former floods. At Portsmouth tonight 55 feet was reported and that means serious conditions at points below Portsmouth.
 The weather bureau here tonight an- nounced that the Ohio river in the Cincin- ger line from one foot at Cincinnati to fourteen rect, at Point Pleasant, and ris- ing at an average of two inches per hour. It indicated that the river would continue at Cincinnati until Wednesday, when the river will become stationary and soon be- gin falling. This bureau predicts 54 feet here tomorrow and 56 feet tomorrow ey- ening. m
 Suffering Is Intense.
 At Pomeroy tonight the suffering is in- tense The plant of the salt trust are To- cated here and have suffered much loss as we'll as the lumberman, the electric suburban lines, the light and gas plant and other corporations. The stage of the river at Cincinnati at o'clock tonight was 51 feet, and rising at the rate of two inches per hour. This means 5S fee at 6 o'clock in the morning when trains will be shut out of the Grand Central depot.
 The Big Four Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern, Illinois Central, Chesa- peake and Ohio, Queen and Crescent and other lines using the station have already arranged to use the Fourth and Eighth street stations. Owing to the inability of the steamers to go under the bridges nav feation on the river is suspended but 1t can be resumed on Thursday. Owing to washouts the Cincinnati, Portsmouth and Virginia Railroad, cannot run trains The residents of the tenement houses along the Ohio river front were run out of the first stories when the river reached a stage of 45 feet last night
 What is known as the danger line of 50 feet was not reached until 1 o'clock to- day. since which time the jobbers, ware houses and manufacturers in the lower part of the city have been suffering. So far the damage here has been limited to the lumbermen and other firms located along the river front. The endless line of shanty boats and other craft along the river front have been swept away, but so far without loss of life. Mayor Fleisch- man. Chief of Police Deitsch and others inspected the flooded districts today in patrol wagons and boats and arranged for the relief of all who were in need.
 At Newport and Dayton, Ky, many people have been driven from their homes. It is now positively known that the New port race track will not be flooded.
 At Huntington, w. Va, tonight the hour A steady rain feI today through- out the central and southern portions of the State Most all of the tributaries of the Ohio river are falling slowly.