The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-09
Nearly Two and q Half Inches Fell In
Southern Indiana I'm Twelve
Hours ON Sunday.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC DELAYED
EVANSVILLE STREET CARS UNABLE
TO RUN FOR A TIME.
Greatest Flood I'm the Ohio Since 1854
The River Rising from Pitts
burg to Its Mouth.
,ec,a, ~ the Ind,ananolis Jourual.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, March S.-A severe
rainstorm visited this city and southern
Indiana last midnight, and for two hours
the street cars stood still In the streets.
being unable to run, Railroad traffic was
delayed The rainfall during the twelve
hours was 2.49 inches. This is the greatest
rainfall in the same length of time for the
past fifteen or twenty years. Bridges have
been swept away in many sections, and
the farmers report heavy losses. The river
continues to rise at rapid rate tonight,
ard the greatest flood since 1884 Is expected.
Boats are delayed, and 1t is feared naviga-
tion will be suspended in few days.
Crowds of people were carried out of here
to-day by the boats because of the high
waters. Many of the steamers had to re-
fuse people. The river is still rising and
stood nearly forty-two feet tonight at 10
o'clock The river between here and Owens
Dor is over ten miles wide. 1t is thought
that the Wabash river will reach stand
by the middle of the week. White and Pa
toka rivers still rising rapidly. Reports
of heavy losses continue to come in. Evans
Vile is in no danger of the flood as the
city is above the high-water mark of 1884,
Many towns between Owensboro and Cairo,
however are now at the mercy of the high
water.
CINCINNATI, March S.-The Ohio river,
which had fallen last night below the dam
ger line of fifty feet, has been rising here
again to-day and ii is reported rising at
upper points. The weather bureau reported
for the twenty-four hours ending at 8
a. m a rainfall of 203 at Cincinnati, 1S2
at Columbus. 2.22 at Parkersburg, 2.42 at
Evansville and 2.0S at Chattanooga. The
rain prevailed throughout Ohio, Indiana.
Kentucky, Tennessee and western Penn
sylvania, so that another flood Is pre-
dicted this week all along the Ohio valley.
OWENSBORO, KY, March S.-The hard
est rain for many years fell here last night.
The river was still rising tonight and it is
over all previous marks except the record
of 1884. The smaller streams also are flood
ing the country. The cold. clear weather
to-day gave some encouragement, but the
situation Is very serious here and at other
points along the Lower Ohio valley.
LOUISVILLE. KY, March S.-The Ohio
river registers ISL feet in the canal here
tonight one tenth of foot over the dam
ger line. The rise begun at an early hour
this morning after slow recession which
began yesterday morning. 1t is said thirty
foot stage. the highest in two years, will
be reached before the flood begins to sub
side. The water is now we'll up into Fourth
street. while Shippingport, in the western
end of the city, is flooded. The damage
up to the present time, however, has been
up the river within the past twenty-four
hours.
WASHINGTON. Ind, March 9.-White
river is on the rampage and is rising this
evening at the rate of three-quarters Of an
inch an hour. Indications are that one of
the worst floods from White river that ever
occurred will result from the heavy down.
pour of rain during the past two days. In
places White river is two miles wide. Much
property has been damaged and miles of
fence have been swept away. Men with
skiffs were kept busy to-day removing
families from their homes in the flooded
lowlands.
PITTSBURG, March Sat midnight the
Ohio river at the dam registered 14.1 feet
and rising. Reports from up river points
show the Allegheny and the Monongahela
both rising and nearly twenty feet is looked
for here. The rain has ceased and the
weather is growing colder.
PADUCAH, KY, March S.-The Ohio
river. although higher than since the great
flood of 1884. is still rising tonight. as are
also the Wabash, Cumberland, Tennessee
and other tributaries, and the situation
from here to Cairo is the worst that has
been known for nineteen years.