The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-01-16
Ohio on Rampage and Over
Danger Line Above
Weather VIII BE Deciding Factor in
Situation at Paducah-Rivers
Are Failing Here.
CONDITIONS ON UPPER RIVER

Continued rains at every point OF
observation along the upper Ohio,
with all of its tributaries pouring
great volumes of water into the al
ready greatly swollen stream may
lgiVe a stage Of water at some points
Fnich have never before been exceed
FED BY the Ohio in any Of its previous
efforts in the high water line.
While the future stage of the riv-
er is, Of course, only a matter of
Speculation river men, farmers and
the government observation men as
sert that large rise is coming down
from the upper valleys.
The river has been falling slight
ly here for the past few days, and is
falling in the Cumberland and Ten
nessee rivers, and local authorities
say we may escape damage, but here
is where the weather, always a fac
tor comes in. If the rains continue
there is no assurance that we won't
get what the upper valleys are get
ting.
The Ohio is expected to reach
flood stage at Cincinnati and Point
Pleasant, w. Va, today. At 10
O'Clock yesterday a stage Of As feet
had been ached. The streams flow
Ing into the Ohio above Cincinnati
are pouring out great amount of
water. It is raining all along the
lines and the Ohio is expected to be
swollen to a greater volume than for
many years.
Flood Is Threatened at Louisville
Louisville is threatened with one
of the most serious foods In years
The danger of an overflow of the
lOhio reached an acute stage at IL
O'Clock yes orday when the gauge
showed that there had been a rise
of one foot in FIVE hours. Between
the hours of and IL the river rose
from 20 feet inches to 81 feet 8
inches, in the canal. The boom at
other points was correspondingly
large. The government officials stat
ed that they would be unable to tell
for several hours whether there
would be a food, but that every
thing indicated that one would de-
velop.
The heavy rainfall continues in
the upper Ohio valley, and the Ken
lucky, Licking, Big Sandy and Kan
awha rivers are feeding their heavy
overflow to the main stream. The
food stage will have become mat
ter of fact when the gauge shows 2S
feet Of water in the canal.
Mt. Sterling, Ky, Jan. ia reg
ular waterspout fell mere last night,
making torrents out of the creeks,
overfowing cellars.
Waste of Water.
From here to the Missippi Is one
vast water waste. The low lands are
lall inundated and the property dam
age pitiful. Farmers have lost their
corn crops, timber has been carried
away bv the floods and stock drown
ed. Railroads are suffering on ac-
icount of the damage to roadbeds and
every line of business is feeling some
effect, directly or indirectly.
Local wholesale houses nave call
ed in a number Of their statesmen for
the conditions of the country roads
and rural districts are such that ma
ny points can not be reached.
Some relief was expected with the
predicted cold weather promised by
the weather bureau, for today, but
II has failed to materialize.
Effect on Crops.
"This weather will make you city
folks sweat blood when you find all
the crops around here have been de-
stroyed," said farmer today. "This
weather is tough on wheat. and as
lfor peaches,-well, we won't have
any. The trees are almost budding
and are sure to be caught, other
fruit, too, will no doubt be damaged
so the prospects for any fruit from
the country adjacent to Paducah arr
very discouraging."