The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-04-07
All Danger of Them Breaking
Is Now Thought to Have
Been Passed.
ONE At BELlFoNTAlNE IS WEAK.
The Wind Has Abated But Force of
Men Are Still Working on
the Grand Reservoir.
The Crest Of the Worst Flood Ever Ex.
perienced at Defiance Was Reach
ed Early Sunday Morning
Ice House Wrecked.

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Findlay, O., April 2.-The most de.
structive flood in the history of Han
cock county is sweeping down the
Blanchard river and overrunning Its
banks for mile. The high water
mark was reached at 2 o'clock Friday
afternoon and the water is still rising.
Main street, for nearly mile, is a run.
ming stream Nearly half the city is
covered with water and hundreds Of
families are homeless. The courthouse
is partly surrounded, the water cover
ing the sidewalks. The rural regions
are suffering great loss. A large
amount OF cattle is being swept away
and the farmers are compelled to
leave their homes. Thousands of dol
lars worth Of merchandise in the flood
ed Easements on Main and adjoining
streets has been destroyed
Ottawa, o.. April 2.-The flood sit
uation here is serious, the Blanchard
river being out of its banks. The peo-
pie In the lower sections of the town
have left their homes. II. c. Meadow,
a livery man, of Ottawa, and Frank
W#necke, of Ottoville, were drowned
at Kalia, nine miles south Of here. Fri.
day evening. while trying to drive
across fill to bridge The bodies
have not been recovered.
Canton. o.. April 2-Train service
into Canton has been suspended nearly
'all day. There has been no mail serv-
ice since early Friday morning. There
were washouts on all sides. Ralph
Edeman. 13 years old. was drowned
in East creek Friday afternoon.
Delaware, o., April 2.-High waters
are raging and the loss to property
will be great. About noon Friday the
Olentangy broke its banks. and the
water rushed over the resident quar-.
ter The first story Of many houses
were inundated, and the occupants
were removed from their homes in
boats by the police. The Delaware
Gas Co. was compelled to close its
retorts and the electric light company
Is unable to furnish street lighting
Bucyrus, o., April All records for
30 years were broken here Friday by
the high water in the Sandusky river.
The northern part of Bucyrus was cut
off and buildings along the bottoms
were swept away.
A break in the gas main left houses
dark and flreless. The water was re-
ceding Friday night.
Bellefontaine, O., April 4.-The lev.
ees of the Lewiston reservoir, although
weak and insecure in many places, did
not give way during Saturday night,
Notwithstanding a wall of water three
feet in height was whipped over the
embankments by strong north wind.
which blew throughout the entire
night. The slight break in the waste
weir Saturday caused by one Of the
heavy timber sections of the weir drop.
ping from it's position did not result
In any OF the other sections dropping
cut OF position and the weir remained
practically intact. The timbers of the
weir have been in position II 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 or wind during the next 48 hours
the danger of break will be at an end
! Until daybreak Sunday morning the
farmers toiled necessarily along the
bank supporting II in weakest places
with grain bags filed with sand and
to their industry and watchfulness can
be attributed the averting OF break
At daybreak the water began to re.
rede and all day there has been grad.
ual fall.
Celina. O., April All fear has
been passed that Lake Mercer will
break Its banks unless there Is 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 In
the reservoir to break the waves, and
sacks of sand and rocks against the
bank. keeping 1t 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.. H. & d. and Cincinnati
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Z Beaver bottoms. Thousands of spec
tators crowded both banks viewing the
big lake and damage caused by the
food. Estimated damages over 500,
900.
Defiance, o., April 4.-The crest OF
the worst food ever experienced In
Dhance was reached at o'clock Sun
day morning. but as yet the water
has only fallen two inches. The nam
moth Ice house. with 10000 tons OF
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 are submerged
Many bridges throughout the county
are ruined and the damage will reach
100000.
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