The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-04-22
1t Will Not Be So Bad as Was at
First Anticipated.
GREAT DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO
PROPERTY AT VARIOUS POINTS.
Snow and Rain Failing and This Will Add to the
Volume of Water to Come, Though River
Is Falling at Pittsburg.

Cincinnati April 2l.--There has been
more alarm throughout the ohio valley to-
day on account of the foods than at any
period since February. 1854. when the ohio
river reached Its highest stage OF ~ feet
aud inches at thiS city. Most OF the
inhabitants of the valley spent the night
In anticipation of the worst food ever
known in the valley as they will not
know unti tomorrow that the water has
begun falling at rttsburg, Until this news
reached the rvermen here tonight 1t was
feared that the record Of 1854 might be
broken. but now 1t Is generally believed
that the river will not exceed the floods
Of February, 1877 and Of March, lsBS,
when it reached 81 feet at Cincinnati.
Tho present nood Is the worst that was
ever known SO late In the spring The
first week in Aprll. 1856 the river reached
- feet inches in ths city and that was
the highest water ever known So late IN
The spring.
There have been no floods In the Ohio val.
Icy since March 1893, and these floods
nave rarely occurred as late MS March,
usually in February The hood will do
much more damage now than lt would have
done one or two months ago while close
that the record OF 1884 win not bc broken
unless another mountain food should re-
suit, 1t is now evident that much damage
VIII he done before the present rise Is
exhausted. While the water has begun to
fall at rittsburg both rain End snow have
been falling heavily last night and today
and tonight al along Llc Ohio valley. Tho
dnnger line has already hcen reached at
points above Cincinnati and 1t will be
reached here tomorrow morning The mer.
chants and manufacturers In tho lower
part of the city have been working all
day and night preparing for the worst
The Sunday excursion season was TO have
started here today, but navigation was
stopped because the bSpts could not pass
under The bridge
Early this evening the weather bureau
here announced heavy SHOWS aud rnins
along the Ohio valley. especially In south.
ern Onto. The uniform rise during the
day was fourtenths Of foot per hour.
but the average Is higher tonight The
weather bureau announced TINT the danger
line had been reached al all upper sub
stations tonight ana that It would be
reached in Cincinnati tomorrow noon. The
stage was ~ feet no at q o'clock tonight
and the danger line is so feet
Al Point Plcasage the stage is eight
feet above the danger line tonight with
he river rising rapidly and heavy rain,
The mayor Of Portsmouth, ohio, tele-
srnphed that the danger line had been
reached there md heavy Snow was fail,
ing tonight. similar reports have been
received at the weather bureau from all
over Southern ohio and as far north as
Springfield. Owing 10 the general democrat
ization Of telegraph and telephone wires
II Is difficult 10 obtain any particulars.
Trains are late on all railroads and some
thnt were due last night from tho east
! have not yet arrived 1t is generally con
coded that the fruit crop throughout the
Ohio valley is gone and the damage to
crops is very great.