Floods m the States.
,! A TERRIBLE VISITATION. TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. ."I'BAitwAYS INTERUPTED. TEE- INUNDATION GENERAL. ■ THE MISSISSIPPI EISINa. FURTHER DANGER THREAT- ••'-•■- - ENED FIFTY THOUSAND HOMELESS.
(BY ELECTRIC TBtBGRAPH-^-OOPYBIQ-HX.) . j. i (EEUXEE'S TBLBORAMS.) •_.. - Londoh, Feb. 18. The Ohio rirer has risen 6 feet 7 incbeß,. and has flooded the town ot Cincinnatti. Al traffic has ' been • ■ completely suspended, and the inhabicants are compelled to use boats to get through the principal streets. Railway communication .is also interrupted,, and a^ljtho faotoriea have been closed. . :: Floods have also been felt very severely m- Kentucky and Indiana. ? The ' Mississippi is rising, and threatens danger. Fifty thousand persons have been rendered homeless it Cincinnatti.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 74, 20 February 1883, Page 2
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108Floods in the States. Manawatu Standard, Volume 3, Issue 74, 20 February 1883, Page 2
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