Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-16

Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and ST.
Louis, the Wabash, Baltimore and Ohio and
pennsylvania Central are arriving and de-
parting nearly on schedule time.
The Pittsburg and Lake Erie is rapidly
getting into shape and expects to have all
lines open before evening
The Monongahela division Of the Pennsyl-
vania is operating trains through to
6roWnsville and points beyond.
800 Are Homeless.
1RONTON, Ohio, March 1e-Three hun
dred people were driven from their homes
today when the Ohio reached stage of
b6.2 feet. The river is rising two inches an
hour, and stage of SO feet is expected.
Rising at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, March 16-At am. the
stage of the river at Cincinnati was 573
feet, rise of feet.
Losses in Ohio.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio March 16-Thirty-six
lives have been lost in the floods in Ohio
to date, with several score of sufferers
still unaccounted for. The losses in other
parts Of the Ohio valley add thirty-three
to this death roll. with a property damage
that will probably exceed S10,O0O,O00. Two
hundred and fifty thousand people are
homeless most Of them destitute, and hun
dreds actually starving, especially among
the foreigners In the Ohio and West Vir-
ginia mine districts. All Ohio railroads are
crippled and the loss to railroad property
will alone run into millions. The Ohio
river at Ironton today drove 800 people
from their homes.
The losses in Ohio as reported up to
noon are: Mingo Junction, 10; Chillicothe,
2: Athens, 6; Gloucester, B; Bridgeport, 4;
Marietta, 3 GAINESVILLE, 4; Circleville, A; Sa-
bina, 1.
Louisville Confident.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 16.-The Ohio
river, which has been rising rapidly for
three days, today invaded Shippingport and
that section of the city known as the Cut
off," Mayor Barth has notified all resi-
dents of the ''Cut-off' to leave their homes
at once and the board of public safety today
ordered firemen and details of police, with
a number of patrol wagons, to go to the
threatened sections and remove the people
by force if necessary. The crest Of the
flood is expected some time Monday, when
stage Of forty feet, just one foot lower
than the January flood, is predicted by the
local weather bureau. The water Is not
expected to do much damage to the business
section, but 1t is already half way to Main
street on 4th street.
Serious in Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 16.-At the
rate of a little more than one-tenth of
foot an hour the Ohio river continued to
rise throughout the night. and today
there was no indication of any immediate
relief from the food which has crept up
over the lowlands and INTO cellars and
houses. That the river will pass sixty
feet when the crest arrives here tomor-
row seems certain, and fears are ex-
pressed that the 65.1 feet reached in Jan.
uary may be passed. Reports from up
the river give little hope to those whose
property is in danger.
Portsmouth Inundated.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. March 16-Back
water forced it's way into the north end Of
the city today by levee, which was weak
ened by the January flood, giving way. The
water spread over an area Of five squares,
but the people had vacated their homes in
advance. The levee in the extreme north
end Of the city and one in the west end
are still intact, but cannot hold out much
longer, and large part of the city is sure
to be flooded. The east end defenses pro-
tecting the main part of the city will
hold. The city pumping station is under
water and the shoe factories and other
plants have been forced to suspend opera
lions. Water is on the ground floors Of
the Front street wholesale houses. The
Portsmouth Steel Company's plant and
other industries between here and Scioto-
vile have shut down.
Situation at Parkersburg.