The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-09
Bordered on cloudburst.


 Chattanooga. March S--This morning between and o'clock Chattanooga was visited hy rain, which bordered on a cloudbufst. The water fell in sheets, and the streets and sidewalks were flooded A rise of nearly three feet In the river within the past eight hours Is an evi- dence of the volume of water that poured from the clouds
 The tracks of the suburban electric rail- ways in the lowest places were covered with water from a depth of two to five feet and on some lines traffic was prac- tically suspended all day. The rain was general throughout this section, but 1t was the heaviest at this point
 All Boats Delayed.
 Evansville, Ind, March S-The river is still rising and stood 42 feet tonight at 10 o'clock.
 It is believed the river will continue to rise for week yet. All the boats are delayed. The river between here and Owensboro Is over ten miles wide.
 It is thought the Wabash river will reach stand by the middle of the week. White and Patoka rivers still rising rapidly. Reports of heavy losses con tinue to come in
 Evansville 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 mer- cy of the high water
 Louisville Streets Flooded.
 Louisville, March s.-The Ohio registers 2s.1 feet in the canal here tonight, one tenth of a foot over the danger line The rise began at an early hour this morn ing after a slow recession, which began yesterday morning It IS expected that a 30-foot stage. the highest in two years, will be reached before the flood begins to subside.
 The water is now well 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 slight The rise was caused by heavy rains up the river within the past twenty four hours.
 Apprehension is Felt. Natchez, Miss March S.-The weather bureaus bulletin published today con duces to feeling of relief, although there is still some apprehension over the fact that there may be too much water for the leyees to hold. The river today stands one foot and 35-100 above the guage.
 Lowlands Submerged.
 Memphis, March 8.-The river after re-
 
 to rise slowly again today. The guage tonight marks 344 feet and more water is coming The levees remain intact, al- though a large area of lowlands south of Memphis is submerged Crittenden and Lee counties, in Arkansas, are inundated, and some distress is reported from there, especially among negro farmers. The most serious difficulty the railroads are experiencing from the encroaching waters {o ba of arhpdniAS traina r. irving from one to three hours late.
 Thousands of people lined the bluffs here today, gazing on the vast expanse of water. Excursion boats were run five miles inland Lower Ohio Valley.
 Owensboro, Ky, March s-The hardest rains for many years fell here last night. The river was still rising tonight. and 1t is over all previous marks except the record of 1884. The smaller streams also are flooding the country. The cold, clear weather today gave some encouragement. but the situation Is very serious here and at other points along the lower Ohio val ley.
 Another Flood Predicted.
 Cincinnati, March 8.-The Ohio river which had fallen last night below the danrer line of 50 feet, has been rising here again today. and 1t Is reported rising at upper points. The weather bureau re- ported for the 24 hours ending at a. m a rain fall of 2.03 at Cincinnati, 1.0s at Columbus. 2.2 at Parkersburg, 24 at Evansville, 2.08 at Chattanooga.
 The rain prevailed throughout Ohio. Indiana, Kentucky, Texas and western Pennsylvania, so that another ioou Is predicted this week all along the Ohio vail