The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-30
CINCINNATI FACES
A SERIOUS CRISIS
Every Hotel in the City
Crowded-Many Refugees
Flock to the City.


CINCINNATI, March 3o.-With the
Ohio river covering the entire lower
section of this city and with refugees
from the stricken upstate towns COM
ing In by hundreds, Cincinnati today
faced a situation that will require the
combined efforts OF all its relief and
civic organizations to cope with. EV-
cry hotel In this city is crowded to its
capacity, and every moving van, auto
truck and freight street car has been
pressed into service removing families
from the flooded area. The river reach
ed the stage of $50 feet at daybreak
and was rising at rate or 11e tenths
of q foot an hour. More than sixty
city blocks are under water to a depth
of from between half a foot and ten
feet.
Suffering. however, has been at
minimnm owing to warning sent out
early that stage of seventy feet prob
ably would be reached before the wa
tiers began to recede.
kentucky Towns Cut Off.
The city was practically cut off
from traffic communication with Gov
ington, KY, early yesterday when the
approach to the suspension bridge be-
came covered with water.
A raise of another foot will put the
South Covington & Concinnati Street
Car company's lines out of commission
owing to the fact that the power house
will become swamped at this stage.
The central bridge leading into New
port was abandoned early last even
ing.
Food Supply Ample.
The water reached the second floors
of a number OF business houses along
Front street and was half way up on
the first floor of several blocks of
houses in Second street. Several lines
of the Cincinnati Traction company
operating in the lower district, have
been abandoned.
Reassuring word from the packers,
commission men and general produce
merchants came today when it was es-
timated by experts that Cincinnati had
enough food supplies to last at least
ten days without inconveniencing any
one. Sixty city blocks In Newport and
Covtngton are under water and as al
most all of the manufacturing plants
on that side of the Ohio are in the low
lands thousands have been thrown out
OF employment
CINCINNATI, March 30-With the
Ohio river covering the entire lower
section of this city and with refugees
from the stricken upstate towns com
ing In by hundreds, Cincinnati today
faced a situation that will require the
combined efforts of all of its relief
and civic organizations to cope with
Every hotel in this city is crowded tc
its CAPACITY, and every moving van
auto truck, and freight street car has
been pressed into service removing
families from the flooded area The
river reached the stage of $50 fee,
at daybreak yesterday and was rising
at the rate of IL tenths of foot ar
hour. More than sixty blocks are un
der water to a depth of from half .
foot to ten feet.
Suffering, however, has been at s
minimum owing to warning sent ou
early that stage of seventy feet was
probably before the waters began t.
recede.
Kentucky Towns Cut Off.
The city was practically cut of
from traffic communication with Gov
ington, KY, early, when the approach
to the suspension bridge became GOV
cred with water.
A raise of another foot will put the
South Covington & Cincinnati Stree
Car Company's lines out of commits
sion, owing to the fact that the powel
house will become swamped at this
stage. The central bridge leading in
to Newport was abandoned early las
evening.
Food supply Ample.
The water reached the second floor.
of a number of business houses alon,
Front street and was half way up OF
the first floor of several blocks o
houses on Second street Severa
lines of the Cincinnati Traction Com
pany, operating in the lower district
have been abandoned.
Reassuring word from the packers
commission men and general produc,
merchants came today when it wa
estimated by experts that Cincinnati
had enough food supplies to last tel
days without mountaineering anyone
Sixty city blocks in Newport ant
Covington are under water as almos
all of the manufacturing plants OF
that side of the Ohio are in the low
lands, thousands have been thrown
out of employment.