The Irish standard., 1901-04-27
CLIMAX Of THE FLOOD.
It Is Reached at Cincinnati and Re-
lief Is Expected from High
Waters.

1t Is Reached at Cincinnati and Re.
lief Is Expected from High
Waters.
THE RIVER IS RISING At LOUISVILLE,
City 10 Prepared for the Flood and
Little Damage Will Result-Mer-
chants Have Moved Goods from
Basements-Flood Causes Tragedy
at Parkersburs,W. Va.
Cincinnati, o., April 25.-The eli
max in the flood was reached here
Wednesday, as has been predicted
by the weather bureau. The river
rose more slowly during the night
than had been predicted. The rate
averaged only an inch per hour all
night, but a stage of Sc feet was
reached before six o'clock Wcdnes-
day morning. This is six feet above
the danger line for business sections,
and II feet above the line where the
water enters the tenement houses
known as sausage row" and "rat
row. along the river front. The city
is surrounded by back water on the
east and west as we'll as along the
south side, but it is estimated now
that the stage of So feet will not be
reached here.
The conditions on the Kentucky
side have not changed and no dam
age there as we'll as on this side is
anticipated except in the suspension
of work at some mills and factories
and the great inconvenience to some
of the business interests. Of course,
the relief that is in sight here clears
everything for the 4sO miles up to
Pittsburgh, and the river men say
that the lower Ohio valley will not
suffer so much as the tributaries be-
low here are not as high as those in
the upper valley.
Waters Rising ut Louisville.
Louisville, Ky, April 25.--The riv-
err here at ten o'clock Wednesday
morning was rising at a rate of
over two and Il fraction inches an
hour, with 2G.s feet in the canal. q
feet on the falls and SO feet below
the locks. The danger line is IS
feet at the upper canal gauge and
the local weather bureau forecaster
believes this will be passed about
noon Thursday. The water has
reached the business houses at the
foot of Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Sew
enth streets and is several feet deep
in many cellars. All goods stored
there were removed several days ago
and the only losses suffered by the
merchants will be the expense of
moving and the consequent inconven-
fence. With the first warning of the
weather bureau the river banks were
cleared of everything movable and
no owners of property stored there
temporarily were caught mapping, as
in past floods.
Flood Causes n Murder.
Parkersburg. w. Va, April 25.-Sid-
ney Cole, of this city, Wednesday shot
and killed William 7. Terry, a carpen-
ter on the steamer keystone State.
Coles house on the river bank had
seven feet of water in it. The Key
stone State was about to land near it.
Cole feared the swell would float his
house away. and warned the officers
not to land.
The steamer persisted, and Cole
fired three shots, one passing through
the heart OF Terry. Cole was arrested
and held without bail.
Alarm mt Sharon.
Sharon, Pa. April 25.-More alarm
is felt in Sharon and Wheatland over
the flood that is sweeping the valley
than at any time since 1898, when the
Shenango river reached the highest
stage in its history. Portions of the
city are already under water, scores of
families have been compelled to leave
their homes and many factories have
already been forced to shut down by
the high water, throwing hundreds of
men out of employment.
Mahoning River Rising.
Youngstown, o., April 25.-The Ma
honing river is within two feet of the
great flood of 1878, the highest ever
reached in the Mahoning valley, and
is steadily rising. Steady rain is re-
ported at the headwaters and along
the upper part of the valley. The sub
urb of Haselton is inundated, several
mills have been compelled to suspend
operations by reason of the pits be-
ing flooded.
OverflOws Its Banks.
Greenville, Pa, April 25.--As the re-
suit OF the melting snow and heavy
rains of the past IL hours, the Shenan-
go river has overflowed its banks.
Twenty-Five houses on Race street are
surrounded by from two to six feet of
water. The Bessemer & Lake Erie
railroad is experiencing trouble at
Osgood and points toward Butler.
New York Legislature Adjourns.
Albany, N. Y, April 25.-The state
legislature concluded it's annual ses.
sion Wednesday, and adjourned sine
die. One of the last bills passed gives
the Pennsylvania Railway company
authority to construct belt line rail.
way about Greater New York and en-
powers it to tunnel beneath or build
bridges over West street. The bill also
confers valuable rights on the water
front.