The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-08
FLOOD RECORDS
IN Ohio broken
WATERS BEGIN TO REcEDE AFT
Err TAKING LIFE AND CAUs-
ING HEAVY DAMAGE.
SEVERAL CITIES WITHOUT
LIGHT, HEAT OR W
Great Apprehension for Safety of Res.
ervoir at st. Mary's-Indianapolis
Street Car System cripp1ed-At
Other Points. 80 =;

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Street Car System crippled-At
Other Points. - ~;
Cincinnati, April 4,z-Floods in north
wesern and central Ohio Saturday
morning broke all previous records, but
special dispatches during the afternoon
indicated that the waters were reced-
ing, especially along the Miami valley.
The high winds still render the situa-
ton serious around that part of the
grand reservoir that extends into Au-
glaise county, while the same winds
have relieved the greater part of the
reservoir banks in Mercer county The
damage from Findley south through
Troy, Piqua and other points as far as
Hamilton is estimated at 2 1000, 900.
other points suffering most being Lima,
Mansfield, Ottawa, Dunkirk, Rossville,
Wapakonetta, Ashland, Delaware, Can
on, Upper Sandusky, Delphos, Algo,
Bucyrus, Mount Blanchard. Four lives
have been lost, A. G. Meadow, of Ottawa;
Frank Warnecke, of Raleida; Ralph
Edlrman OF Canton, and Fred Heiner, of
Dunklrk. Twenty towns are without
natural gas. Several cities are without
power for water works, electric light or
gas, or trolley cars. While Celina, st.
Maryss n other towns in Mercer and
Auglaise counties have suffered great
damages, no loss Of life has been re-
ported. There is still great a%pprehen-
sion there on account of the reservoir
waters being dashed by the great winds.
Great Alarm at st. Mary's.
st. Mary's, o., April 4.-Great alarm
was caused here at noon Saturday by
a strong southwestern gale that dashed
the waters against the eastern bank
IN its weakest places. This leaves the
western banks around Celina secure,
but it has seriously increased the dan
ger here since morning. Since the
WIND has risen, the water has broken
through the banks at different places.
but not in any uncomfortable name
at any one place. Every little leak or
overflow is at. once taken in charge
by a gang of men. Every able-bodied
man in this city and vicinity was Sat-
Nrday employed along the banks of the
reservoir. While the waters are fall
Ing, the wind is rising and prepare
ions were made at Don for a general
alarm on a moments notice, as this
city would be overwhelmed with the
lake OF 10000 acres in event of a break.
1t is. estimated that a bad break would
submerge the southern part of s.
Mary's by from eight to ten feet. The
lowest part Of South st. Mary's is al
ready vacated and many Others moved
In the afternoon. Word came here
that the water was 9 feet wide
and IL inches deep in the waste weir
near Celina. While that is flooding
the farmers and washing out the rail
ways, it is relieving the situation some
along the eastern banks in the weakest
places. Nothing but the ceasing of
the wind will relieve the situation
here.
At Celina.
Celina, O., April 4.-The condition of
the western bank of Lake Mercer IS
unchanged. State Superintendent of
Canals Mcdonald is on the scene and
has taken charge of a large force of
men employed in preventing a widen
ing of the wasteway into Beaver creek.
The county commissioners of Mercer
county estimate the damage to bridges
and highway along Beaver creek and
Wabash river at $150,000. Thousands
of acres of farming lands are inun-
dated.
In Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind, April 4.-In
this city the White river again Grip
pied the street car system Saturday and
drowned out the north pumping station
of the water works. The city is without
adequate fire protection. C~erealine
Town, a suburb, is under from two to five
feet of water on account of broken
leyees. The river is IA Inches above the
danger line, and still rising. It has risen
three feet since midnight. It is now
within two feet of the highest point a
week ago.
Small lakes in northern Indiana are
bank full and flooding the lowlands. AT
Alexandria two bridges went out and
Scott Town, a suburb. is entirely cut off.
State Mine Inspector Epperson saws
there is general damage to coal mines
all over the state, especially in Greene,
Clay and Parke counties.
Russellville Entirely Flooded.
Vincennes. Ind, April 4.-The first
word from Russellville, H., for three
days was received Saturday, when
Hill and Allen Calender arrived
in q boat after q desperate fight with
the current. They said that during
their entire nine miles trip from Rus.
sellville they found but n house that
was not under water, and that n
was sheltering ten families. The town
Of Russellville Is all under water. The
people have no provisions except meat,
which is plentiful. The men wanted
to charter the boat Belmony to take d
load Of provisions to Russellyille. but:
the owners think 1t is too dangerous