Evening star., 1937-01-27
LOWERING RIVER
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30, 900 Homeless Await Re-
sumption of Domestic
Life Hopefully.
~ the Associated Press.

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CINCINNATI, Ohio, January 81
Cincinnati saw the angry Ohio River
Sprawling over one fifth of the city
today and took new hope that its
homes soon would be lighted, its water
faucets responsive to the touch and
It's 10000 homeless happy again at
their firesideS.
BY fractions of an inch the de-
structive stream receded from the high
stages which blotted out most of the
city's lights, halted its power and
water plants and spread fire, priva-
ton and the threat of disease along
Its streets.
W. c. Devereaux watched the river
with tired eyes and held out hope that
the crest of the flood waters was
reached when his gauges read 1899
feet yesterday. There was a posi-
bility that river conditions would bring
9 second crest exceeding 80 feet.
For two hours last night the stage
remained at 1913 feet and then con-
tinued its slow drop. DevereauX said
IF it goes down foot in the next "A
hours it will be doing fine"
Renewed Power Promised.
D. S. Brown, power company Of
fcial, cheered a populace weary OF
candlelight and lanterns with the
word the generating plants would be
ready to go within 48 hours after the
river fell to a stage of rs feet. There
we're some who thought this happy
day might be reached within a week.
Red Cross leaders and welfare offi-
cials emphasized the campaign to
ease discomfort and privation as the
swollen Ohio showed signs of relax
ing.
There still was no street car service.
Passengers crowded three deep in the
aisles Of buses. Traffic cops in boots
waved inquisitive motorists away from
the flooded area.
Men, women and children who left
their homes through Second-story
windows in boats rested cheerfully in
churches, schools and other public
buildings. A baby was born to one
homeless couple in the city hall at
suburban Norwood.
Hospitals and health authorities
were ready for any emergency, but
the Red Cross reported the city was
in no danger OF an epidemic.
Serum for Ashland.
Col. Frederick L. Martin. command
Ing officer of the Army's Wright Field
at Dayton, returned to Dayton from
indianapolis with typhoid anti-toxin
serum and ssid it would be flown to
Ashland. KY, and dropped on para
chutes to relief workers there. Col.
Martin made all planes at Wright
Field available for flood duty.
DR.. F. H. Harder, acting health
commissioner, looked over the health
situation and said We're lucky"
IT don't know whether we're lucky"
he added, "or whether Providence is
smiling on us. We are having less
sickness than last year. There is only
one-uuarter as much diphtheria as
last year."
Carrying pals, jars and bottles to
wells, springs and water stations"
established by the city, then return
ing home to boil it, Cincinnati's food
weary citizens cheerfully accepted the
word Of city officials that ample water
for drinking and cooking soon would
be available to all.
Dishes were piled high in thou
sands Of waterless kitchen sinks, and
mattresses set paper plates and cups
without saucerS before restaurant pa
irons without a smile as the word
went out to avoid using water for
washing dishes.
Train Service Curtailed.
Railroads continued to operate to-
day under drastically curtailed sched-
ules.
The Chesapeake & Ohio expanded
its special shuttle service between
Cincinnati and the Northern Ken
lucky cities.
The c. & o. is operating no other
trains in and out of Cincinnati.
The Louisville & Nashville and the
Norfolk & Western have suspended
service.
The Baltimore g. Ohio continued to
operate about 20 of its 80 trains, but
Columbus, Ohio, was the limit of di-
rect service eastward. Virtually all
trains operating used suburban sta
tions.
Buses operated on reduced Sched-
ule between Cincinnati and Colum-
bus, Cleveland, Chicago, Indianapo-
lis and Detroit.
Albert H. Morrill,, chairman of the
Emergency Flood Control Committee,
ordered that all unauthorized ship
ments Of food into Cincinnati cease.
Morrill, said he had information that
rs freight carloads of such food were
beginning to arrive or on the way.