The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-01-21
SUFFERING is INCREASED.
Heavy Gale and Cold Adds 20 the
Misery.

Heavy Gale and Cold Adds to the
Misery.
Cincinnati, Jan. 20.--Cold weather
ard q gale of wind increased the suf-
fering Of those thousands who had been
made homeless by the flooded Ohio.
and number of buildings that had
been weakened by the water went down
before the wind '~st night and today.
The first and probably most serious
loss by colfapsing of walls was during
the night when several floors in the
buildings on Walnut street occupied by
the A. Jansen Wholesale Grocery Com
pany, and the Ohio Butterine Compa-
ny went down with a crash that could
be heard for several blocks. Both
buildings were heavily loaded with mer-
chandise In the upper stories, goods
having been moved from the cellars,
and the collapse occurred just as the
high wind coming along the river be-
gan to shake the high buildings.
The loss cannot be estimated but will
probably be heavy. The rise in the
flooded section increased considerably
during the day, each inch of rise
spreading over wide territory. For
several hours the river was stationary
at 64.S feet but the weather bureau
officials could find only temporary con-
ISOLATION In this fact, announcing dur
| ing the afternoon that the news from
up the river indicated that the river
| here would go up TO at least Sc and
perhaps 81 feet within the next thirty
six hours 81
i The rise OK last night and today cut
| of approach to the foot of the bridges
across the Ohio. isolating most of the
| people on the Kentucky side of the
river.
In the east side of Cincinnati the car
service was so badly crippled that half
| a dozen transfers were necessary to go
a few blocks. passengers being COM
PEELED to climb around the inundated
sections. All the railroads on both
sides of the river, except the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton and Dayton and the Gin
cinnati, Lebanon and Northern contin-
ued to suffer, the water having covered
the tracks at Anderson's Ferry, west
of the city, and at other points in the
suburbs.
Systematic efforts to relieve the suf-
ferers who are estimated at nearly
twenty thousand in Cincinnati and the
nearby cities on both sides of the river,
were under way all day, the special
appropriation by the city council be-
ing supplemented by special funds. to
which all churcheS contributed today.
The Lyric Theatre ana Henry p. Dix
ey were the first to offer their SER
vices for the theatre benefit but the
other companies In the city promptly
Joined in and 1t is now probable that
a big benefit performance will bo Civ
en- at Music Hall during the next few
days.
Reports from up the river today
varied little from those of last night.
The lower end of Parkesburg was I'M
der water and the railroads were in
trouble; almost the entire business sac-
ton of Portsmouth was under water
and the entire north and west end
flood bound. while 5000 people driven
from their homes were sheltered in
schools and churches and the city was
without gas or water service.
At Madison. Ind, several hundred
people have been driven from their
homes by the water which has grad
ually encroached en- the business and
residence section.
The flood in Cincinnati this after
noon hampered the EFFORTS of the fire
department in attempting to fight a
fire in the foundry CT William Resor
and Company, the water cutting off ac-
cess to the burning buildings. The es-
Establishment burned to the waters edge,
causing a loss Of several hundred thou
sand dollars.