The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-30
Ohio River Drives $4,000
People From Their
Homes.
BAD SITUATION
AT CINCINNATI
Many Buildings Are Under
Water, and Conditions Are Be-
coming More Serious Every
Moment-Second Time in
Three Months City Has
Been Under Delugc.
1By Associated Pre.a.l

Cincinnati, Ohio, March 2e.-Wtth
nearly 5000 persons in tho towns on
the Kentucky side of tho Ohio River
driven from their homes by the rising
yellow tide that Is sweeping down the
Ohio Valley. and with moro than $500
homes altogether or partly submerged.
the flood situation in this vicinity is
assuming graver proportions hourly.
Here tho water front buildings are all
partly under water, and much damage
has been done.
An increase In tho river stage at this
point will mean the complete isolation
OF the city from the Kentucky side and
the stoppage of train service in this
direction. Late to-day the government
gauge showed sixty-seven feet and
according to tho Weather Bureau the
Indications were that before many
hours there would be sixty-eight feet
in the river here.
80 b. f'>E--0r,ay .In2s LIE. he's heep lost
direct result oe tie high wcte-s
here. Miss Anna Smith. the first vio-
tim. drowned in an attempt TO reach
Newport In n skin that capsized in
midstream. Her three men compan-
ions were rescued while swimming to
shore Newport and Covington, oppo-
site, virtually are surrounded by water
Conditions there are worse than else
where. and nearly 10000 persons have
been driven from their homes Relief
measures. however. are adequate. Man
ufacturing plants In the lowlands have
ceased operations
In these two cities tho only fear is
that health conditions Will be seriously
affected because OF the clogging OF the
sewerage system and the stagnation q.
back water. AS yet. the water works
has continued in operation The cleo
trio light plants already have had to
cease operations, but the gas plants
are not interrupted.
Communication Cut on.
In the Kentucky towns Of DAYTON
Ludlow. Bellevue and Bromley identI-
cal conditions exist, but in their cases
All communication with Cincinnati and
Newport and Covington has been sus
pended These towns Will be isolated
until the water has fallen sufficiently
to permit the operation OF street cara
on tho south side OF the river
In these towns there are n total ~
z'ooo persons being cared for by relief
committees and moro than 500 homes
nave disappeared under the flood
waters. Property damage Will be i'm
mehse, especially RS this is tho second
tine within three months that the Ohio
valley has suffered from high water.
street car officials here announced
mat when tho river has reached sixty
eight feet the power plants which on
crate tho car lines to the Kentucky
H""i" VIII Dc our c3 commission and
communication with Cincinnati will he
cut OH so far, only two of the five
DIG DrioSes across the Ohio at this
point nave been seriously affected by
the nigh water. The other three AFRO
so nigh that II will require more than
seVenty-two feet OF water to prevent
their use.
hallway service into and out OF Gin
cinnat Virtually is at standstill. The
i-ouisviile and Nashville trains are
but arriving trains are much dn,a,.aS
me Cincinnati. Lebanon and Northern
reports that II now is operating trains
10 Dayton. Ohio. but not beyond that