The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1907-01-24
THOUSANDS RENDERED HOMELESS.
RIVER CONTINUES TO RISE ALL
ALONG ITS COURSE.
II 10 Not Expected That Stage OF
Water viii Reach That
Of 1894.

Of 1894.
Washington. Jan. 19.--"Rain Satur
day and Sunday" is the official forecas
Of the government weather bureau fol
the Ohio valley with the rivers al
ready at flood tide and still rising
there is possibility that the stage oi
may equal that of 1884. The forecasts
follow:
Rain win continue In Ohio satur
day. and In the southern portion Of
the state Sunday. while II will prob
ably change to snow In the north. fol
lowed by cold weather.
In Indiana. rain Saturday and rain
or snow Sunday is predicted. A low
er temperature is probable Sunday
Saturday In Kentucky will be rainy
and Sunday probably the same. with
colder weather Saturday night In the
| central and western portions.
West Virginia will be visited by
occasional showers on both days.
Cincinnati, Jan. 1S-At midnight
the following bulletin was issued:
THE river situation is becoming
critical and there Is no end OF the rise
in sight in the Ohio river at the presen
| time, Should these peculiar weather
conditions last much longer we will
have a food beyond the ordinary. The
river Is above the food stages through
out the district, and. with present con.
ditions, will continue rising for several
lays. At Cincinnati 1t will pass 60 feet
Friday night, and continue rising Sal
urday."
The following Is the stage of the
river by hours: p. m, 64.9; p. m,
64.9; p. m. S.; p. m. G5; 10 p.
m, 65; II p. m, 65; IL p. m, Go; ]
d. m. 65h; Q a. m. 65h; a. M.
G5h.
with relentless force the Ohio river
continues to rise, and by Friday morn
ing a stage Of so feet will be reached
by the rushing waters.
The seriousness OF the situation Is
apparent on all sides. House dwellers.
factory owners and business men are
moving their valuables to places OF
safety.
The Ohio river continues to rise all
along its course. and the worst is yet
to come. Thousands of people are
homeless and the property loss cause !
by the food will foot up an enormoul
figure.
It is all but certainty that the flood
will not reach II feet three-quarter
inches. the stage attained In the famous
food of 1884, which holds the record
for floods in Cincinnati.
Rlvermen who have watched the
Ohio closely for years are OF the opin.
ion that the rise will continue until
Saturday night
All agree that 65 feet will be the
limit.
The most pathetic sight were the ex
He'd families who were driven out from
their homes by the sweeping waters
Many Of them had only time to seize
a few personal belongings and flee be.
fore their houses were inundated.
They were helpless to do anything
except to watch the rising waters and
look up at the lowering heavens and
pray that the rain would stop. Despair
was written upon their faces 1t was
hopeless to gaze at either the sky OF
the river. for neither promised any re
lief. .01|
Measures have been taken to relieve
the destitution that prevails.
Fear FIod Stage Of 1884.
Louisville. Jan. 1S.-It Is predicted
that the river here will equal the food
stage OF 1854.
Rivers and creeks In Kentucky are
raging and much damage has been
done
Many small towns On smaller rivers
re threatened with inundation and
families are moving out their goods
Rain has fallen in Louisville almost
daily for three. weeks, and the Ohio
which has been rising rapidly began
TO creep toward Main street into the
wholesale district running parallel
with the stream.
The weather bureau announced that
the river will continue to rise for the
next several days. probably reaching a
stage of 36 feet, which Is seven feet
above the danger line, by Sunday.
Trains from the south and east were
from two to II hours behind schedule
In reaching Louisville. A bridge near
Leon. KY, was carried away