The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-04-04
ALL RECORDS
Broken BY the Ohio River in
1918.
Stage Of 1884 Exceeded atCatlettsbuTg
and Other Points BY Nearly
Two Feet.

with the gradual subsldence OF
the recent flood. the worst in the
history OF the Ohio Valley. 1t has
become known the loss OF human
fife. great and distressing as It real
" 70. Is not so large as the first re-
ports of the calamity stated. Day
ton, o.. seems to have been the
greatest sufferer in both life and
property. The undertakers in the
city have conservatively put the
number OF dead at 500. The 9TH
ar cities In the storm-swept area
have possibly lost as many more. 1t
will take many days OF careful work
TO number the exact toll taken by
the Storm King In his awful sweep
Of the desolated andmourning region
Tho property loss Is enormous and
at this hour, with all the informa-
ton the NEWS can command, II is
hardly possible 10 approximate the
loog In dollars, but II Will be many
millions, Much OF Dayton. the beau
fiful, the Gem City OF Ohio, Is n
mass OF ruins. II will be the work
Of years, nt cost OF millions, TO
restore the town TO It's former splen-
did condition.
In this hour OF dire calamity and
distress the heartaf OF the nation
were touched. and purses respond
Cd 10 the call for help. individuals.
towns, cities. States and the Gov
ornment itself responded quickly and
nobly. II "red tape" appeared to
block the way to s7eedy succor Il
was cut without delay SO. by prompt
and efficient work much suffering
has been aileviated and more has
been ayerted.
Because OF the damage TO wires
and tho failure OF transportation Il
has been practically impossible TO
got more than very meager accounts
OF tho damage wrought by the flood
70 nearby towns on the Ohio. Much
Wn1 done at Kenova and Ironton.l
at Ashland the water rose TO Win
N,hogter-st.. but no news has come
TO Us from that city. Nothing comes
from Huntington.
Between Catlettsburg and Normal,
ono hundred and fifty houses have
1 been swept from their foundations
Into the Ohio river and lost. N
The water was "a inches higher
than Il was In 1884. In the c.
and o. passenger depot the water
was on q level with the ticket Of
flee window.
Nine houses at one time floated
off John street.
Tho United States Government had
$1,000 In cash for the relief OF the
suffering In Catlettsburg, and Il was
used without ceremony where II
would do the most good.
Bread for the destitute was fur
ninhod daily from Lexington. Mt.
Sterling. Ashland and Williamson.
More help In the shape OF money
and bedding Is needed.
There were instances OF extortion-
ate charges which will be inyesti-
gated
IN one instance 4 man was charg-
ed eighteen dollars for transporta-
t0n Of one man In q skiff from Asi-I
Iana
tho extortion was discovered and
the money was taken from the ex-
tortioner.
Parties OF hill not far from the
river saw d man knocked In the
head while being ferried across the
river, and was then thrown over
board. Search Is being made for the
pirates.
While q man and woman and
six children we're being taken from
the roof OF a floating house one of
the SzfidrsD. boy, jumped into
the river and was drowned.
A woman in a floating house near
Russell cut through the roof with
a hatchet and was taken off In
boat.
Three square in Ironton were de-
stroyed by fire by an explosion OF
gas,
An explosion at one OF the Ash-
land furnaces, caused greatloss,
/. From Saturday to Sunday 81
ouses floated past Catlettsburg.
Han the Catlettsburg churches will
ue heavily in organs and furnish
%. Organs are all under water.
sronton suffered heavily from the
Id. Fire started In N'gar fac
= and destroyed an enti block
buildings. ~
/ Huntington the water covered
cfst the entire bueiness section
sseached to Fifth avenue. The
oolectricity and water works
fhtput out OF business and much
ing resulted.
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