Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-17
worst OF. FLOODS
BELIEVED AT END
Cessation Of Rain Results in
Improved condit ions Through
out Ohio District.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 1.-THE pas
sage of last night without any consid-
! cradle rainfall resulted in improved
conditions early today throughout the
Ohio flood district. Although many
thousand acres of land remained under
water today. practically all rivers
either were stationary or falling, and,
with clear weather generally prevail
| ing, it was believed the worst had been
passed.
The damage throughout central Ohio
will mount into the millions, as thou
| sands of acres of wheat and oats have
| been ruined. corn and other crops
| washed away. The loss of five lives Is
reDorted.
The Scioto and Olentangy rivers be-
gan receding here early today, bring
ing ease Of mind to anxious watchers.
| especially in the flood-stricken district
! in the west side, where thousands re-
mained up all of last night. Many of
them were engaged in moving their
belongings to higher ground Levees
along the Scioto river in this city,
which began leaking yesterday after
noon. were repaired during the night
and this morning were reported to be
holding fast against the strain put
| upon them.
! Several large factories in this city re-
manned closed today on account of the
flood. 1t was estimated that more than
1.ooo men were temporarily thrown out
of employment
At Delaware the Olentangy river and
Alum creek were receding today, and
normal conditions were in prospect
The Muskfngum and Licking rivers
! which went on the rampage Yesterday
were reported falling today
| At kenton, where large part of the
town was under water yesterday, i'm
proved conditions prevailed today. The
oamase there Will aggregate 100000.
Ottawa River Drops.
! LIMA. Ohio. July 17-Ottawa river
at Lima has dropped as rapidly as it
arose. and by tomorrow should be at
its normal level Employees of the city
service department are still stationed
at the bridges. keeping wreckage from
piling up. Limited traffic has been
permitted across all bridges.
Famiiies are coming down from high
er land and moving back into their
/ homes in the lowlands. In portions of
the city not touched by the flood much
| damage was done by flooded cellars,
/ Late last night the police were called
| to rescue half dozen families ma
'rooned on small island. The force
, Of the water was weakening the
houses. and they feared they would be
swept downstream.
| Damage at Harron. eight miles east
| of Lima, also was ,evere. Fifteen
houses were damaged or demolished
and the Methodist Church was de-
] stroyed. Damage to crops in that sec
| tion will amount to thousands of dol
| lars.
| Kansas City Firms Warned.
! KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July 17.-Bip
| packing concerns and other business
interests in the west bottoms here
were warned by, the government
weather bureau today to prepare for a
/, twenty y-eiEht-foot stage in the Kansas
river at Kansas City by Sunday night
| Residents of the lowlands east Of
Kansas City also were warned to eX-
pect thirty-foot mark in the Missouri
river. Serious damage Is feared
should the rivers go as high as pre-
dicted.
The Kansas river here this morning
stood at 23.5 feet, fall of two-tenths
of foot over night. The Missouri
was at 27.5 feet, rise of two-tenths
of a foot since yesterday afternoon.
Scattering rains fell in the Kansas
river shed last night. The first death
in the swollen waters occurred at
Seneca. Kan. early today. An infant
son Of Benjamin Wichim was drowned
when a buggy in which Wichim, his
wife and the child were riding was
overturned while fording . small
stream.