Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-06
OHIO TOWNS FLOODED.
Nearly Half of Findlay Covered
With Water.
There Was Fear That the Banks Of the
Grand Reservoir Will Break-The
Situation at Ottawa is
Very Serious.

structiye flood in the history of Ham
cock county is sweeping down the
Blanchard river and overrunning it's
banks for a mile. The high water
mark was reached at o'clock Friday
afternoon and the water is still rising
Main street, for nearly a mile, is a runt
ming stream. Nearly half the city Isl
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 n 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 food
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. H. c. Meadow.
livery man, OF Ottawa, and Frank
Warnecke, 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
Edelman, Is years old. was drowned
In East creek Friday afternoon.
Delaware. o.. April 2.-High waters
ofnU to
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 AL 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
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 a strong north wind.
which blew throughout tie entire
night. The slight break in the waste
weir Saturday caused by one Of the
heavy timber sections of the weir dror-
ping from it's position did not result
in any of the other sections dropping
out of position and the weir remained
practically intact. The timbers of the
weir nave 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 IS hours
the danger of break will be at an end.
Until daybreak Sunday morning the
farmers toiled necessarily along the
bank supporting it in weakest places
with grain bags filled with sand and
to their industry and watchfulness can
be attributed the averting of break.
At daybreak the water began to re.
cede and all day there has been a grad.
ual fall
Celina, o.. April All fear has
been passed that Lake Mercer will
break its banks unless there is n heavy
rain in the near future large force
OF mon are working on the east bank
OF the Grand reservoir all day. cutting
frees dnWn IN 4 l.
the reservoir to break the waves. and
sacks OF sand and rocks against tho
bank, Keeping 1t from washing away
a very slight wind has been blowing
but it has shifted TO the southeast
Many oil derricks on the lake hav,
oecn blown down Water is still
pouring over the waste way.
The c.. IT, & d. and Cincinnati
Northern tracks are under water In
Beaver bottoms Thousands of spec
tators crowded both banks viewing tho
big lake and damage caused by the
'ood. Estimated damages over 300.
600
Defiance O.. April 4-The crest of
the worst food ever experienced in
Dhance was reached at 6 o'clock sun.
80 ''''' INNS '"l a. YET inc water
has only fallen two inches The nam.
moth ice house, with 1900 tons of
ice. was wrecked by the food The
water undermined the foundations and
The brick wall crumbled and fell i'm
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