The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1904-04-07
All Danger of Them Breaking
is Now Thought to Have
Been Passed.
ONE At BtllfOSTllEE IS WEAK,
The Wind Has Abated Bat a Force Of
Men Are SuH Working on
the Grand Reservoir.
The Crest Of the Worst Flood Ever Es-
~psrieneed a. Defiance Was Reach
ed Esriy sunday Morning
lee House Wrecked.

1919. ~ AAAM 60 ~ MN.NN MN
~struetive flood in the history OF Han
cock county IL sweeping down the
blanchard river and o~verrunniuE ia
banks for a mile. The high water
mark was reached 81 7 O'Clock Friday
afternoon and the Water IL stlIi rising.
Main street for nearly a mile. Il a run
ming stream Nearly half the city IL
covered with water and hundreds o.
families are homeless. The courthouse
IS partly surrounded. the water cover.
ing b sidewalks. The rural regions
are suffering a great loss. a large
amount OF cattle Is being swept away
and the farmers arc compelled 90
leave their homes. Thousands Of dol
lars worth of merchandise en- the food
cd Easements on Main and adjoining
streets has been destroyed.
Ottawa. O.. April THE food sit
uatlon here Is serious. fha Bianchars
river being out OF us banks The peo-
pie In the lower sections 81 the town
have left their homes n. C. Meadow.
a livery man. o. Ottawa and Frank
Warnccke. o. Oftoviiie. were drowned
al kalia. nine miles south OF here. Fri.
aay evening. while trying 20 drive
across a an 90 a bridge The hodie.
have not been recovered.
Canton. O.. April 2-Train service
Into Canton has hcen suspended nearly
an day. There has been no mail scrv-
ice since early Friday morning There
were washouts on an sides. Ralph
Edelman. 10 years old. was droNned
in East creek Friday Afternoon.
Delaware. o. April e-Hlrh waters
are raging and the loss 10 property
will Be great About noon Friday the
Olentangy broke its banks. and tho
water rushed ovc- the resident quar-.
ter Tho first story OF many houses
were Inundated. and the occupants
were removed from their homes in
boats by the police The Delaware
Gas Co. VAS compelled 90 close us
retorts and the electric light company
Is unable % furnish street lighting
Bucyrus. O.. April An records for
50 years were broken here Friday hv
the high water Ia the sandusky river
h northern part OF Buryrus WAS cut
on and buildings along the bottoms
were swept away.
a break IA tho gas main left houses
dark and nreless The water WAS re-
ceding Friday night
R~eilefontaine. o.. April f-Thc lev.
ees OF the Lewiston reservoir. although
weak and Insecure Ca many places. did
not give way during Saturday night.
Notwithstanding a Wall Of water thrcs
feet in height was whipped over the
embankments by a strong north wind.
which blew throughout the entire
night The slight break la tho waste
weir Saturday caused by one o. tho
heavy timber sections OF the weir drop
ping from It's position dld not result
IN any OF the other sections dropping
out OF position and the weir remained
practically intact Tho timbers Of the
weir have been IN position u years
and are rotten. Sunday the wind had
abated and the pressure Of the water
on the levees has been so greatly re-
duced that providing there is no more
rain OF wind during the next as hours
the danger Of a break will be al an end.
Until daybreak Sunday morning the
farmers toiled necessarily along the
bank supporting Il IN weakest places
with grain bags filed with sand and
20 their Industry and watchfulness can
be attributed the averting Of a break
At d~Ryhreak the water began to re-
cede and all day there has been a grad
ual fall.
Celina. O.. April An fear has
been passed that Lake Mercer will
break its banks unless there is a heavy
rain In the near future. A large force
OF men are working on the east bank
Of the Grand reservoir all day. cutting
trees down. putting brush and logs n
the reservoir o break the waves. and
sacks OF sand and rocks against the
bank. keeping Il from washing away.
A very slight wind has been blowing.
but II has shifted to the southeast
Many oil derricks on the lake have
been blown down. Water Is still
pouring over the waste way
The C.. n. & d. and Cincinnati
Northern tracks are under water in
Beaver bottoms. Thousands OF spec.
tators crowded both banks viewing the
big lake n damage caused by the
food. Estimated damages over 800.
600.
Defiance. O.. April 4-The crest Of
the worst food yer experienced IN
Dhance was reached at S O'Clock Sun
day morning, but as yet the water
has only fallen W inches. The nam
moth ice house. with 1900 tons os
ice. was wrecked by the food. The
water undermined the foundations and
the brick wall crumbled and fell In
the stream. taking roof and contents.
The opera house and amusement
halls at Island park sre submerged.
Many bridges throughout the county
are ruined and the damage win reach
10000.