The Washington times., 1903-03-10
River Men Fear Flood VIII
Exceed That of 1884.
Steamers Delayed and
Many Towns Cut Off.
Convlcts to Repair Levees.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, March I0.-The
Ohio River here is rising at the rate of
eight-tenths of foot in twenty-four
hours, and registered forty-three feet
this morning. The crest of the wave is
not expected to reach here before the
last of this week or the irst of next, and
a stage of forty-hve or forty-six feet is
expected By then.
Reports received last night from towns
along the Wabash. Little Wabash,
White. Dakota, Green, Pond and Rough
Rivers, show those streams to be rising
rapidly. At Mount Carmel the Wabash is
over thirty-one feet. the highest point
reached since 1884. The river is still
rising and hundreds OF people have been
forced from their bottom homes Thou
sands of bushels of corn have been lost
in cribs.
River Thirty Miles Wide.
The river in many places between
Owensboro. KY, and Cairo. Ill, is thirty
miles in width. All the steamers on the
Ohio are delayed by the high water. and
many towns cannot be reached at all.
The Louisville and Evansville packets
will suspend navigation on today.
Rough River, a few miles above here.
has forced several hundred lumbermen
out of their homes Schools have been
suspended in many localities. The gen
eral belief this morning among river
men is that the stage of 1884 will be
reached by the last of next week.
dispatch from English, Ind. reports
much damage done by the Blue Eiver
The English Stave Company lost several
thousand feet of lumber. and the mer-
chants of the lower part Of the town lost
heavily.
The bridge across Blue River. leading
TO Hazlewood Sulphur Springs. was
washed away and several persons bare
ly escaped
The Wabash, at Vincennes. is eighteen
feet and rising. People from the Iiii-
nois side are compelled 20 use boats or
walk on the levee 10 reach Vincennes.
Thousands of acres are under water in
that vicinity. It is still raining.
New Albany Inundated.
NEW ALBANY. Ind. March 10.-The
ohio River is advancing on State and
Pearl Streets. two OF the lowest points
in the business part of the city. and
Water Street from First to Bank Street,
a distance of four squares. is submerged.
Residents along the river front are pre-
pairing to move into their second floors
as the rise above this place is expected
TO bring several feet of water. The low
lands west of the city are under water
and considerable damage has been done
The rise will cover the Pennsylvania
freight yards at State Street. Rain is
still falling
WASHINGTON. Ind, March 10
Farmers are fleeing from the bottom
lands along the both forks OF the White
River in this county. and great anxiety
is felt for grain and stock that have al
ready been surrounded by the back
waters.
great food is expected The rain
continues
Convict Labor on Lines.
JACKSON. Miss. March 1O.-The va
700, Miss, levee board, now in ses-
sion at Clarksdale. last night appealed
10 the board OF control for the use ol
all able bodied convicts on the levees
and all other help that can be spared
Several hundred will be FASTENED 10 III,
river front
The levee board is seriously alarmed
over the prospects OF big overflow
and is doing everything possible 4
strengthen the levees-