The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-26
Rare Sport at Newport, Where Crowds
Gathered to See Horses Run
Races in Water.
RAILWAY LINES IN TROUBLE
SOME FORCED TO TEMPORARILY
ABANDON FREIGHT BUSINESS.
Street Car Lines Compelled to Make
Transfers-SeveraI Up-River
Towns Under Water.

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CINCINNATI. April 25.-The high water
mark of the flood passed down this part of
the Ohio valley earlier tonight than ex-
pected and became almost stationary from
TO 10 o'clock. at fractions above SOL feet,
and afterwards at 59.2 feet. when 1t became
permanently stationary here and at upper
points. and it is expected to be OF much
shorter duration further down the river.
Great relief is reported tonight from Hunt
ington. Catlettsburg. Ashland and Ironton,
where the food was so bad last night. and
at smaller places I'm that district there are
various demonstrations OF rejoicing. Early
I'm the evening temporary rise in that dis
trict. caused by the Kanawha and Big
Sandy. swelled the water at Portsmouth.
but it was soon over and will lose its force
before IL reaches Cincinnati. The river at 8
o'clock was stationary at Portsmouth at
5S.5 feet and viii remain stationary from
that city TO Cincinnati until tomorrow
afternoon, when it will begin falling 1t
was also reported stationary tonight at
Ripley, Higginsport, Augusta and Dover
KY, which places suffered extremely the
past few days. The people here and for
miles up the river are now preparing to
avoid all possible evil effects of receding
waters rather than OF rising waters.
The conditions here on both sides of the
river are serious tonight. and the predic-
ton is that the river will remain stationary
for about twenty-four hours after mid
night and begin falling very slowly to-mor-
their homes over Sunday but the present
indications are that the manufacturers and
merchants on both sides of the river will
be completely relieved before Monday. With
the water almost ten feet above the danger
line, there is endless Inconvenience and
loss on both sides of the river here. and
there is some distress tonight. Mayor
Fleischmann secured relief funds to-day
and had committees appointed. as hun
dreds of houses will not be fit for habita-
tion for some time after the water recedes
Similar action was taken in Newport and
Dayton. Ky. to-day. where the conditions
are still worse in the inundated districts.
RACES RUN IN WATER.
The Newport race track is submerged
from one TO three feet. and greater crowds
are attacted than usual. owing to the sight
OF the horses running in water. This sport
will be furnished there for two days longer
The track will be clear before Monday.
The National League ball park, where a
game was played yesterday by the Chicago
and Cincinnati teams, is completely flooded
tonight.
All the railways experienced trouble to-
day in handing freight. and some aban-
doned that part of their business. None OF
them has abandoned any passenger trains,
but the Cincinnati, Georgetown & Ports
mouth Railway has been compelled TO en-
ploy ferry and towboats 10 take their pas
sengers out as far as the eastern suburb
Of Columbia. east of Cincinnati.
Street railways were compelled to make
four different transfers in the East End
of Cincinnati to-day with their high motors.
These high motors were not able TO make
the transfers on the West Side of Cincin-
natl. owing TO the high water along Mil
creek valley. especially i'm CumminsvilIe and
Riverside. Three churches in Cincinnati
are surrounded by the water, and as many
school buildings, but these three schools
were dismissed.
careful estimate to-day placed the num-
Der OF men throwa out of employment liz
Cincinnati by the flood at two thousand.
and about half as many in Covington and
Newport, Ky. Most of them will not be
able 10 resume until Monday, on accoun.
of necessary repairs after the flood.
At Ironton IL was reported that 100 men
had been thrown out of employment and
similar conditions exist at Catlettsburs.
Portsmouth and Huntington. An estimate
has been made at Huntington that over
three thousand families are homeless in the
southern part OF West Virginia and eight
thousand men idle. and that the loss by the
flood in that part OF the State will exceed 4
million dollars
At Ripley and New Richmond. up the
river from Cincinnati. and other towns In
eight districts. the conditions are reported
tonight as very serious. as these smaller
places are all under water and have not the
means OF relief OF large cities
AT Msysville. Ky, sixty miles IN the
river. stationary stage at COS feet was
reached at 10 O'Clock to-day, and il began
falling at o'clock tonight At Aberdeen
o.. across the river from Maysville. il viii
take several weeks to repair the residences
especially on Front street. but the peop,e
are preparing to reoccupy them. Above
these cities scenes OF desolation and ruin
are reported everywhere as the water re-
cedes.
At Madison. Ind. eighty-eight miles be-
low Cincinnati. stage or forty-nine feet
a. o'clock tonight covered front street
and ifty-two feet is anticipated This will
put the water into the first floors OF the
National ana the Western hotels and into
the large Barker tobacco works The hotels
and other property across the river in Nil
ton. Ky. flooded.
At Frankfort KY. big damages are re-
ported up the Kentucky river The gov
eminent lock gates at High bridge. in