The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-01-21
Is Rapidly and Steadily
Growing in Extent.
NO SIGNSOF RELIEF
Reports from Ohio River Towns Tell
of Great Suffering Endured
by HomeIess Thousands.

Cincinnati, Jan. 2t.--Colder wealth.
er and gale Of wind increased the
suffering of those thousands who had
been made homeless by the food In
Ohio, and number OF buildings that
had been weakened by the water
went down before the wind Saturday
night and Sunday. The first and
probably most serious loss hy collaps.
ing OF walls was caused when several
floors in the buildings on Walnut
street occupied by A. Janssen's whole
sale grocery and the ohio Buttefine
Co. fell. Both buildings were heavily
loaded with merchandise. The loss
will be heavy.
The area of the flooded section In
creased considerably Sunday. FoI
several hours the river was station
ary at cas- feet, BAT the weather
bureau officials announced during the
afternoon that reports indicated that
the river here would go TO at least &C
and perhaps G7 feet within the next
80 hours.
The rise cut of approach to the
FOOT bridges across the Ohio, isolatinp
| most of the people on the Kentucky
side OF the river
All the railroads on both sides OF
| the river except the Cihciln0ti, Ham
| ilton d Dayton and the Cincinnati
Lebanon q Northern continued 10 SUI
| fer from lack of terminal Facilities
| the water having covered the tracks
| at Anderson IS Ferry, west Of the city
and at other points in the suburbs.
nFnrtu a rgts..Nn fbS
| sufferers, vino are estimated at nearly
10000 in Cincinnati and the nearby
cities on both sides OF the river, were
under way all day, the special appro
priation by the city coancil being sup
| plemented ny special funds to which
all the churches contributed.
Reports from up the river varied
| little. The town of Parkcrsburg was
under water. Almost the entire bust
ness section OF Portsmouth was IN
| der water and the entire north an6
west end bloodhound, while 5000 peo
! pie were driven from their homes anc
were sheltered IN schools ant
churches and the city was withoui
gas or water service
The flood In Cincinnati hamperec
the efforts of the fire department In
/ attempting to light, fire in the foun
| dry of William Resor & Co., the
water cutting of access TO the burn
ing buildings. The establishment
burned TO the waters edge, causing {
loss Of several hundred thousand dol
| lars
I.awrencebu:g, Ind, Jan. eth,
situation here Sunday was mos
alarming. the conditions almost ap
proXimating those of the food o
1884 ,er
The town IA ten feet below the tol
of the levec. The whole city may b,
submerged from three to nine feet
The money loss in that event win b,
close to $l,0O0.00O.
Louisville, Ky, Jan. 2l.-With tn
Ohio relentlessly pouring its food
southward and maintaining stead
rise of an inch an hour, Kentuck
streams contributing their volume
from the mountain regions. higl
wind blowing up stream all day, dan
aging shipping and preventing tn
rapid passing OF the current, Louis
Vile last night faced a food situatio
which promised 10 equal before tn
crest Is passed the stage of 1884, th
greatest food ever known to the city
Thousands of people are homeless
and are housed in school building,
warehouses and other structures
Factories in this city. jefferson
Vile and New Albany are CLOSED
throwing hundreds of persons out {
work, stocks OF merchandise in tn
| business houses along the river iron