Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-01-23
CREST OF FLOOD
HAS BEEN REACHED
IT. Is Believed That the Waters
Will Soon Subside.
THE RELIEF WORK CONTINUES
Several Persons Have Lost Their
Lives and Thousands of Dollars of
Damage Has Been Caused byFiood.
Wheat Crop Ruined.

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Wheat Crop Ruined.
Louisville, Ky, Jan. 22.-The
cheering Information was given out
| by District Forecaster Walz Tues
| day morning that the food in the
| Ohio river had reached its crest and
that the water which has done so
! much damage and caused intense suf-
| fering among the poorer residents of
! city living in low lying sec ions, would
| begin to subside by night. The riv-
er at 10 O'Clock Tuesday morning reg
istered fl , feet in the canal and had
been stationary for two hours. This,
| together with cold wave which was
due Tuesday night, warrant the as
sertion hat the danger of further seri-
Gus damage is over.
The river rose steadily all night at
the rate Of an inch an hour, and the
stage at 10 o'clock, when the crest
was reached, was about feet lower
than the great flood of 1884.
The canal is invisible, and all the
locks are under water. Below the
locks, where there is a depth of IS
| feet of water, the river is several
miles wide and is carrying southwark
vast amount of small buildings,
logs and other debris,
The water Tuesday morning came
up to the tracks of the Louisville and
Nashvi,ie's station at ,he foot of First
street, but the company continued to
use the depot. The trains on the
Cincinnati division for a distance Of
3 miles We're operated under difficulty
the engines blowing through water
IN places a foot deep, at full speed,
sending the spray nigh on either side
of the tracks.
Enrance for passengers to the Sew
ectA street station, which is used
by half a dozen reads, is made over
q temporary bridge, the water being
foot or twO deep at dip in the
street whill lies just outside he s!a-
ton. The water was creeping over
one OF the tracks to the east of the
depot, but the station will not be
Hooded unless there should be a fur
ther rise.
The Henderson Route is the only
railroad entering Louisville which has
entirely suspended the operation Of
trains, but the service on the others
much interruption to schedules. This
is maintained with difficulty and in
terruptiOn TO schedules. There is
considerable delay to the mails in all
directions.
Relief work for the sufferers con-
tinues actively under the direction
OF the acting mayor, Owen Tyler.
Six school buildings have been turn
ed over as temporary homes for the
sufferers, in addition to several ware
houses and numerous smaller build
ings. The city council will appro-
pirate sum for relief fund which
IS being augmented by private SUBJ
scriDtions, Commissaries have been
established in several sections of the
city. Appeals for aid have been re-
ceived from many towns in Kentuc-
ky.
\ section of land surrounding a dis
tillery at Owensboro, Ky, was
washed out during the night and part
OF the building caved in, letting 400
barrels of Kentucky whisky into the
river. 1t is hoped to recover some
of it when the flood subsidies.
Across the river from Owensboro.
IN Spencer county, Indiana, a num-
Der of houses are flooded. In one
house there are Two dead bodies. but
1t is impossible to reach them for
burial. Seven hundred cattle are
standing in water 2 feet deep near
OWenSborO.
\ siding of the Henderson Route at
HaWesWlle, Ky. was washed into the
Ohio river Tuesday morning, taking
with it several cars OF merchandise
dispa ch from Evansville reports
the river as still rising.
Henry Barwe, who was blown off a
bridge at Evansville Saturday night,
died Tuesday of his injuries. 1t is
learned that John Lefsher was drown
ed by the sinking of his shanty boat
at the same time.
Dead horses, cattle, mules and hogs
with many good sized farm houses,
have been reported floating down the
stream by Evansville, and it is be-
lieVed the entire crCn of orou,iro n
wheat in that vicinity will be de-
strOyed