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i is uoSa ooo copies1 THE CIRCULATION OF SUNDAY INI The Only Paper in Chicago that dares to print the News. The Only Paper in Chicago that dares to print the News. "VOLu NO. 28. CHICAGO, SUNDAY, APRILi.

21, 1901. FIFTY-TWO PAGES. PAGES 1 TO 12. "ER OCEAN TODAY CUP CHALLEIIGER IS ADD Shamrock IL Is Floated from DttLnj's Yard at Dambarton 1 Without Mish.i: I 1 BIG CROWD PRESENT To the Marchioness of Dufferin Is Given the Honor of Namiag the New Boat. EXPERTS PRAISE THE VESSEL Taeht 1 Grril Departnr from Pr vloos British Desla-aa aad, Whea la Ike Water, Bncablri the Clambln.

Special Cab! Dispatch to The Inter Ocean. DUM BARTON. Scotland. April 20. The Shamrock Sir Thomas Upton's new challenger for the America's cup.

was fully launched from the yard of Denny Bros, at 12.40 o'clock this afternoon. As she slid Into the water she was named by the Mar-chloneas of Dufferin. The weather was beautiful, and there was a great crowd present, and much enthusiasm was displayed. Anions those noticed were the Marquis of Dufferin. the Marquis of Breadalbane.

Lord and Lady Blythawood, Sir J. Musgrsve, the Hon. Charles Russell. Lord and Lady Plunkett, Lord Frederick Blackwood, Designer George L. Watson, the RL Hon.

W. J. Plrrle, the Lord Mayer of Belfast, and the Lord Provost Glasgow. The boat was on a pontoon, but there was an open view of her. The platform was gayly decorated, the stars and stripes being prominent.

The boat took the water nicely, without a hitch, amid cheers from the spectators and the discharge of fireworks. Shamrock IL is a great departure from previous British designs, and. will kov a' resemblance to the Columbia In the water. She Is an extreme specimen of the tulb-lln type, with very long overhangs. Her counter Is cut away and run to a fine point at the taffraU.

The bow fuller than anytning yei toe, the beams going forward and np to the miHt width oDDoeite the mast. The bilges axe strikingly rounded, giving a flat door. Not much can be seen but a gentle life from amidships to the bow. Will Have a Bin: Jfalaeall. The fln keel is In the form of a weU with urns of lead run In the bulk of It forward in a clear shape.

The boom and mainmast will be of the finest steel and there will be a telescopic pine topmast. The bcwsrrlt will be pretty tar out ,4 in extensive fore triangle, but mut will be stepped pretty well for -tk. n.lnull will be unusually large. t.tl frame are of the finest metal steel with a plating of manganese bronze. The t.

Heht steel with a thin coating of Utar 1 The sails, which are of cotton, will be ap plied by Rstser ef Cowes. -ne wnoic gives a sense of power and Iho boat looks as it mirht be easily driven in iigui while she Is likely to be a good weather wind and sea. She appears to be narrower and longer than Valkyrie and as straight on the rail as the oybante. Preflle View ef the Yacht. When the yacht Is viewed In profile the most Striking feature Is the extreme fineness of her coda.

The overhangs fore and aft are drawn ut to exceptional length and tne water line nnderneatb) looks -deceptively short. Her fln to of the medium length, probably thirty measurement, and is rmi.tied at the bottom with a pronounced wk.r. without doubt the chief charaeter- ih. racht'a design is the manner in rhiM. vr beam to thrown right forward, al i.t A the eves of the boat.

The forward lines are carried ut full well Into the overhang, and the drawing in does not start ntii haif-war between the mast and the stern. From about the mast It runs aft In a long curve and goes out lute the longest and finest counter ever seen on a cup challenger, the breadth at the taffraU being only about seven feet. For the purpose of saving weight forward the stem Is snubbed on. leaving a mall. flat, triangular surface under tbejww- 'The deck, with Its wide lines forward and exceptionally fine run, has the appearance of having been suggested by towing experiments.

I the Shamrock J. the well-defined stem was carried from under the bowsprit to the top edge of the fin. but In the new boat the stem stops short before It reaeher the water line. Under this the sections of the boat run In perfect semi-circles and give this part of the hull the exact shape of the forward end) of a soup spoon. Some danger of forming an awkward shoulder might have been expected In drawing the wide deck down to tht anal lines of the under body.

But the problem appears to have bees aucot fully met. Bvery line runs true. The gen 1 shape of the bows gives the Impression of a boat which Should bo able to keep her head well np. no matter bow hard she may be pressed. It was la this ability, to keep her head np that the Columbia's chief superiority over the first Shamrock lay.

To take the first Shamrock for a standard for comparison. It may be said that the prdlndpls of making the yacht sail over father than through the water will be pushed very much further la tho present yacht. There to none of the flat aides under the bow ar big shoulders seen la the Fife boat. View from the Ead. When the yacht to viewed end on.

It Is seen that Watson has departed greatly from tho taldshlp section adopted by Fife. The new challenger to immeasurably easier than tho previous boat In the turn of the bilge and yarboards, and easier even than Columbia. The fin Is narrow la tho section a here It Ma tho bull, and spreads until it tarns In tho round of the trough, in which tho lead is earned. The same principle of skimming water to seen la tho aft end. All tho sections are again In segments of a circle.

Tho total draft from tho water line to tho lottom ef tho rockered curve of the keel to only an Inch or two over eighteen feet, or two fet less than tho previous Challenger, la the measurement at the extreme beam there is Uttls difference, though the point of this measurement falls much further forward In the Fife boat. In the matter of over aU length, the advantage lies with the new craft by nearly tea feet. Summing up, the challenger undoubtedly has the finest lines' ever turned out of the Clyde. She has a hull that will bo easily Her beam will give her a great deal of stability, but she will probably sail a trifle tender and will be best suited when club top sails can be carried with dry 'Seeks. There was a luncheon after tho launch, which was attended by a numerous party.

Lord Provost Chlsholm of Glasgow offered a toast to Sir Thomas LIpton. wishing success to the Ltptoa Is lisgsls. bir Thomas LIpton, In replying, amid frequent cheers, expressed his entire satisfaction with the building and designing of the acbt. Watson, he declared, was second to none. Ho had worked night and day for months to prepare a boat worthy of his klll and Uncontest.

'I think-1 may say." he added, "that apart frcm the technical excellence of the design, he has turned out a boat which I have every confidence will bring back the cup. To the Decoys are due thanks for their enthusiasm and Interest. They have constructed the most exquisite specimen of the shipbuilders' art that evar floated In British waters. Jameson and Captain Sycamore are men who will not be found wanting. Sycamore Is un doubtedly head and top of the tree of his irofeauon, while what Jameson does not know about sailing is hardly worth the trou ble 'of teaming.

The last time I had the worst possible luck In File's Illness. I know more than I did two years ago. I do not minimise the enormous task of bringing back tho cup. No one knows better than I the skill of our American coualns. Nevertheless, we go across feeling sure of lifting the cup.

Everything that could possibly be thought of to secure success has been don. am looking forward with tho greatest pleasure to the contest. I am going among very good friends, of which I had abundant I. roof the last time, when, everything by the public, the government, and the press was done to assist the Shamrock. I am perfectly sure that If I had won the cup it would have teen received In a sportsmanlike spirit In Acer lea.

Ton may be assured that the best boat will win. Should tt be our. fortune to bring back the cup. when the Americans come across we shall not be lacking la extending to them a truly British welcome." Dafferla Talks of Fair Flay. The Marjuls of Dufferin said more pieasant characteristics cf these races were he friendliness and fairness of spirit with which they wers entered into on the part of the represent stives of both nations.

There no wish on the. part of either aide but that the best boat should win. Farl Breadalbane. la proposing the health of Designer Watson, remarked that the AsFericana bad proved to be expert designers. and that Herreshoff held tho blue ribbon.

At tho same time. It was safe to say that Sham rock II. wovld be a bard boat to beat, and It was not for anybody to blow as yet. Watson, he declare In designing the present boat had simply excelled himself. Replying to this toast, Watson referred to the great assistance ho had received from Designer Fife and the generosity of Sir Thomas LIpton.

He spoke with diffidence and without boasting of his own work, and said that If the boat had a chance to win It would be largely owing to Captain Sycamore, in whom he had the greatest confidence. Ia thanking the newspapers for thsir references to the boat. Watson said be really did not think that any effort of tho Imagination, like that shown In the aewspaperjnfor mstlon about the boat, had been known since th Nlghla" was written, Lord BIythswood offered a toast to the builders, Dtrnny Bros. He praised them highly for the exquisite workmanship of the boat and said he had every hope that she would win. After this Sir Thomas LIpton presented to the Marchioness of Dufferin a gold bangle containing an emerald in the center.

After the launch the Shamrock II. was taken In tow at once and the stepping of the mas, rigging of the boat. was begun. The pontoon will likely be off by Tuesday, and the challenger will be able to start for the South by Thursday or Friday of next week. Expert Yachtsmen Are Pleased.

Sir Thomas LIpton took a party under neath the yacht before the launching, and all the experts were charmed with her model, declaring that If the cup cannot be won now tho English ys cats men must give up all hope of lifting It. Leading yachtsmen present united tn praise of Shamrock IL's lines. There was not a dissenting voice to the general favorable opinion. AU agree that the new Shamrock has much finer lines than the old one. The heavy quarters are absent and the bows are much fuller and promise better work In driving through sess.

After tho luncheon there was a great dem onstration in favor of Sir Thomas LIpton. The horses were removed from his coach and a crowd of workmen drew tho carriage to the railway station. There was a large dinner party on board Sir Thomas' steam yacht" Erin In tho evening. Sir Thomas' Irish friends were brought over la a special steamship, the Magpie, and were trans ported from Glasgow to Dumbarton and return In a special train. The day was ob- erved as at general holiday here, and there were rejoicings everywhere.

Mr. Ward, a partner of tho builders, said the workmanship of Shamrock II. was of tho finest. It was sot with him a case of forlorn hope In the result of the race, but confidence In the outcome of the coming struggle with the American boat. In this connection the manager of Denny's yard said: When James Gordon Bennett saw the Shamrock IL hero a few weeks ago ho said: "Well, if she wins I am prepared to build a challenger.

BANKER IS DRUGGED. W. C. Lotbermaae of Valparaiso Drops to tho Floor la tho Saratoga. W.

Lethennans, a banker and druggist of Valparaiso, dropped to floor In tho corridor of tho Saratoga hotel on Dear born atreet last from tho offsets of knock-out drops supposed to hare been glrtn him by two strangers. Pr. Lewis Tall man, the house physician. was called, and, after two hours work, sue ceeded la reviving him. The doctor says that, tho saving of tho man's life was duo to the 'prompt attendance he received.

Tho two strangers who accompanied him to tho hotel fled when Mr. Lethennans succumbed to tho drug ho had swallowed.7 Coot. Mrs. Throop (ezcltedly Brldgst, there's policeman ringing tho front door. belli Bridget (coolly) Wall, mum.

yes caa tell him Ol'm not In. Brooklyn Eagle. THE SOUSTGr THAT BEACHES? CUBA'S HEAET, J. J. HILL'S TRAIN MAKES HEW RECORD Distance Between Seattle and St.

Paol Covered in 44 Hours and 35 Minutes. ON-GREAT NORTHERN When a Speed of 84.6 Miles an Hour Ia Reached Fireman 'Cannot Stand. KNEELS AND SHOVELS COAL Ronad Trip ram Sc. Paal, Miles, Made la Fsir Day aad Twenty- -Three Hear Sehednle Time for Joorney Is 132 Hoars. Special DUpatch to The Inter Ocean.

BT. PAWL, April 20. President J. J. Hill of the Great Northern railroad arrived hero at 12:50 o'clock today, having made a record-breaking trip from Seattle over tho Great Northern.

The distance. 1,823 miles, was covered In forty-four hours and thlrty-flve minutes. The maximum speed reached was 84.0 miles an hour. At this velocity the fireman found it Impossible to keep upon his feet, and shoveled coal Into the firebox while he knelt in the gangway between tender and engine. President Hill's train left Seattle at 2:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

In the cab were Engineer John Kilbaln and Fireman O. Jordan. Engineer Peter Olson and Fireman W. C. Gardner were in ono pf the coaches ready to relieve the first engine crow at the end of eight hours.

Those on the train were: President J. J. Hill. Vice Presidents Darius Miller and J. N.

Hill, Chief Engineer Stevens, and Edward Tuy and. A. N. French, stockholders of the Great Northern. The run from Seattle to Spokane was not attended by any remarkable achievements, although progress was swift and steady.

There were four cars attached to the train until Spokane was reached. At thla point tho cars of Vice President Miller and Chief Engineer Stevens were detached, as these two officials were to go up over the Spokane and Northern division. Actual epeedine; was commenced from Spokane and tho fast record predicted last Thursday commenced to be made from that time, Tho train consisted of President Hill's magnificent car, made of steel throughout, a baggage car. and a strong engine. The train flew up and down the Rockies, and late yesterday afternoon entered a stretch of smooth prairie track In Eastern Montana.

The track waa la better condition than expected. Engineer Olson was at tho throttle when the train reached the track between the Cut Bank and Havre. This stretch Is 126 miles long and la tho same track over which the bow famous "Orange Special made a record two weeks ago. At Cut Bank passenger engine No. 909, a new Rogers locomotive of high power and In perfect condition, was attached.

Tho speed Indicator la tho President's ear soon commenced to show some remarkable figures; Tho speed, went to seventy miles an hour at ono spot, then to eighty miles and did not top until it had registered 84.1 miles per hour. Tho run through North Dakota and Minnesota was mads at high speed and when tho train pulled Into St- Paul it was figured out that It had averaged. Including all stops, a apeed of more than forty miles per hour. When President Hill alighted from the train at tho Union station Secretary Clark thrust Into his hands a telegram, which ho read. Ha then drove to his home with tho members of his party.

Hill left St- Paal last Monday at 1:60 o'clock, tho trip from hero to Seattlo and return, 8.M having been mads in-four days and twenty-three hours. The schedule time each way is sixty-six hours. 3 CONTENTS OF. THE SUNDAY INTER OGEAN Weather for Chicago Fair Today, aad Fair aad Warmer. FIRST PACE.

Cap challeaa-er- laaaohed J. J. Hill's Irslrhreslu reeor. Glllea kllla wife aaself Dlsastroa flooaa a Oft '9 SECORD-PlCS, Wsswa seeks 1200,000 4sauiges, TUIRS PACE. Faith plaeea.

la Dr. Sehalts's ssaume 1 FOIRTH PAGE. Characteristic ef Victoria. Gersaaar now alsaost Isolated. FIFTH FAGS.

Troable over Hosslast tsgs? deelsloa. Coaaty hospital praised. SIXTH PAGE, -Hews ef the sresl EYE.TH PACE, llewi of Wlseoasla. Caasel bora la Llaeola park. EIGHTH 1AGE Coafasioa la aecoaata adaaltteaV SIXTH PAGE- HoBsesaaa's flsrht eoanmeat.

TETH PAGE. Marooaa defeat the Parplee. Bowllaa-. Maay srolfera at play. 1 ELEVENTH raelan.

Trottera aad IS Blsr torn show thla weel(v Flow la river ehaaael xedaeeoV Wobu arocs to teavea FfMplaoo. Rasata'e grest Slaerisvai railway. IS Whlrllsig of society. Society ia tho Eato. IO Editorial.

-f IT "On the Old Mlsaoarl Hellaatd'a letter. i- Gossip af Sew Tark 3 i 7V -18 la laaaraaee circles' 19 "Kallta" revival at Sfadeboker, Opera oeaaoa tentorow. SO Mretlss of the -Caleasro real-estate news. SO Stocks aad bonds. Kew York Saa'o ft sandal review.

81 Grata ajo Blather. Aanoaar.tae railways. 82 Liwms boycott alatorTt'j S3 Conclave of Chlcasro, Maooaa, Herat of Black Hawk war. -v Mllwaakee dab expels sjlrla, -34 "Hollaa write mt Haataa, 8S Faahloa letter front Paris'. icAxbIbsKo merely a tool 88 Farmer chance tn Cnbsw 89 Kew of labor wnloa.

v. MAGAZIXE SECTIOJ. 1 Troablo In Episcopal csareh. Sad fato of a boy. Preacher tn rolo of Romeo.

8 OdoMty ta daal oxlstonee. -Rival for Poet Riley. Danker policeman for Evans ton. Back IIIarlchaCB'a story. Texas oll-fleld excitement.

Chances in crap (. 4 Terror of Hatfield vaaav Poker sharp In tonrnameat. lake a per lor a loot mine. Sports of Slonx Indians. 6 Dramatic "and mate I.

6 Mrs. Sberwood defends Wales. Lilian Whltlnar'e letter. tracer thing- tn hymns. Meaalag In woman' dress.

Baa eoantry for Cap Id. May Irwin In baatne. 8 Downfall s( aball plsya'. Athletic arame Baf falo. Revival of cook flshtlaa.

r. Hagrvta'a arreatt koroo.lajraav Sails of Lawaon yaeht. Rabbit bant la Kaaaaa. Wild sreo vUlt Chlcasro' Record of wklee 10 "Phil of tho Hollow Mormons thrive in Arisonn. -People wttb clrena bablt.

11 "Shoe of Fortaac (story). Last chaaee for settlers. SUICIDE; FOLLOWS: MURDER OF WIFE Attorney John J. Gillen Brings Marital Troubles to- a Trade 5 SHOTS' IN HALLWAY After a Conversation of Two Hours, Husband Uses a Revolver. NOTE LEFT FOR THE PUBLIC Relatives Warmed JSot to laterfero ii Domestic Affairs Allea-atioas Are Denied by the Family of the Harstrei 'Woman.

In a fit of jealous rage following a heated John J. Gillen, an attorney, yes terdar shot and Instantly killed his wife. Cella MeOuIro Gillen. and then turned nis wunas uDon- himself, inflicting a wound which terminated1 fatally a few hours later. The crime was committed In a hallway at Nn.

ITT Lake street. Gillen met his wire there yesterday morning, and- the two con versed -for two hours. Shortly alter iz O'clock the argument became heated, and clerks In a near-by office heard Mrs. Gillen say: 1 "Well. I don't care If you do." Almost immediately after tho clerks heard this remark Gillen drew a revolver and shot his wife lust under the left ear.

They rushed to the hallway Jn time to see Gillen shoot hlmaelf. Mrs. 'Gillen was dead when the police arrived, but Gillen was sUll breathing. He was taken. to the county hospItal.Vhere he died at 2:45 o'clock.

That the murder and suicide were premedi tated was shown by a note found in Glllen's pocket. In this note he state that he could iiT without his wife, from whom he had been separated for several months, and arranges for the disposal Of some Of hl property. Both Families. Wealthy. Mrs.

Gillen was 21 years old and the daughter of Cornelius McGulre. a wealthy manufac turer living at No. 2811 Calumet avenue. Gil len was 28 years old. He comes of a wealthy famUy and is said to have possessed consid erable property In his own name.

His mother Uvea at No. 10 Lytle place. Gillen. In the note found on his body, alleges that relatives of his wife wero-the cause of their separa tion, and he hoMs up ths crime he committed as a warning to persons who Interfere in family affaire. Relatives of Mrs.

Gillen declare that she was so mistreated by her husband that she was forced to- leave him. She started a divorce suit, alleging cruelty. They express the belief that Gillen attempted to Induce hla wife to live with him again, and when she refused he carried out the plan of killing her and ending his own life, which he had con templated' before meeting her yesterday. Mrs. Gillen la a sister of Mrs.

John F. Hahn. wife of tho- city clerk of Evanstoa. Sho has been living with Mrs. Hahn since her separation from Gillen last winter, and had become quite well known In Evanston society.

She left her sister's home yesterday to come to Chicago and meet Mlrs Nellie McGulre, a sis- tor, living with her areata at No. 2811 Calu met" avenue. Miss McGulre was at the ap pointed place and when her sister did not appear she returned home. A few hours later the family learned of the murder and suicide. Marries; a Secret.

Mr. and Mrs. Glllea were married at St. Joseph. July.

Owing to objections to the match by the young woman's family the ceremony was performed secretly and not made public until September. The married life of the Gillens wss turbulent, owing, to the huxband said, to the constant Inter- (Continued on Second Page.) DISASTER FllDS Streams Rising as Result of Heavy Rains and Snows, and Great Damage Wrought. rows ISOLATED AND LOSS OF LIFE FEARED Many Places, in Ohio and West Virginia Have Been Cut Off from All Communication." PITTSBURG RAILROADS ARE BADLY CRIPPLED Damage Will Be Greater than Ever Before in Their His ry -Unprecedented Snowfall in Ohio Water Expected to Reach the Danger Line at Cincinnati PITTSBURG, April 20. A widespread and disastrous flood has Inundated the lowlands in Western Pennsylvania, Eastern Ohio, and Northern West Virginia. Streams great and small have passed the Ioodlioe au-l are still rislngr.

Piusbur is the conttrof the storm-stricken district, aad Ue t-. -cts of the flood are probably worst In its im mediate Rata has been falling incessantly In and for many miles around Pittsburg for sixty hours. and all precipitation records are broken. Parker's Landing, up the Allegheny, reports nearly four Inches, and Greensboro, on the Monongahela river, over three Inches. Down the Ohio, over four inches fell at Wood June tion.

and about three and a half lnchea at West and north of Pittsburg heavy falls of wet snow "are reported. Up the Allegheny valley reports come of two feet of snow on tho level at many places. This had the effect of breaking down telegraph wires and crippling railroad service. Malls are either delayed for hours or not arriving at all. Railroad officials cannot estimate the cost of repairs, but say It will be heavier than ever before in the history of railroads running Into Pittsburg.

Tracks are torn np. bridges weakened, and telegraph wires and poles down In all directions. Six landslides have occurred on the Panhandle between this city and Steubenville, two of them serious- The rThartff rkranVh tn mmnldtplv nnhmereMl ana no trams can reacn wasnington. over this line. At Jones' Ferry, on the south side, a huge towlder tell on ths Panhandle tracks, and trains had.

to' come Into the city over the Ohio connecting bridge, a detour of several miles. Beyond Steubenville the Panhandle tracks are almost buried in stow, ne uisDurg, Fort Wayne and Chicago railroad Is crippled by snow of an unprecedented depth west of Orrvllle. where In the cuts there were drifts five and six feet The telegraph wires were torn down by the wet snow. Tha Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads east are In better condition, being troubled only by small washouts and a fewJ landslides. The Cleveland and Pittsburg is In a serious condition, owing to the loss of a number of bridges, and the and Allegheny Volley Is almost tied up by landslides.

At Valley Camp the tracks are entirely under water. The wrecking trains of all the roads are all at "work, but after the water subsides It will tak two or three days to get the roads Into their normal condition. Rochester, West Bridgewater. Industry, and Smith's Ferry are flooded and the rest dents are moving their household effects and supplies to higher ground. The water Is expected to be as high as In 1884.

which will result In great destruction of property. AU the glass houses and manufacturing planta will bo flooded. Loss of Life Feared la Ohio. CINCINNATI. Ohio.

April 20. Peculiar weather conditions during tho week have culminated in a rain and snow storm of almost unprecedented dimensions so i distributed that a tremendous flood In tho Ohio river Is impending. It is too early yet to predict with accuracy the extent of the coming flood, but all tho signs point to a stage of water that must bring devastation of a most serious nature ail along the Ohio river and Its tribu taries in Ohio. West Virginia, and Kentucky. Tho condition Is a surprise at Cincinnati.

While there has been rain almost every day In tho week It was not heavy enougn to create apprehension. But above Clncin natL In Kentucky and West Virginia, flood rains were falling as early aa Wednesday.and over a vast extent of the Ohio river valley watershed It was continuous. This heavy rain served to cause a rise In the Ohio river until this morning it was rising all the way from Pittsburg to Following these rains came tho tremendous snowfall of last night, which reached from Canada to Atlanta, with Its western border less than 100 miles from Cincinnati. By its mere weight and by tho foroo of the wind In many places there was almost a complete paralysis of all wire communication across this snow belt today. From twelve to fif teen Inches of snow lies over eastern Ohio and over ths greater part ojt West Virginia and eastern Kentucky.

This Is supplemented by heavy rain In the region of ths headwaters of the Ohio today. With warmer weather tomorrow the val 1 11 snow area -will melt and add to (be wctt volume-ot water. It la. thre -re, posIile for a flooi cf discstro to sweep Cown Ohio i the iiit few tluyn. It is th.it stage of forty-two feet at be reached by tomorrow.

All agrre il.af fifty fctt will surely come. How much more cannot well be conjectured until further developments. Telegraphic communication today with! New York waa almost entirely cut Points la Ohio not fifty miles apart com-, munlcated over lines stretching over ser-i eral hundred miles. A few points In North-' era Ohio were wholly cut off -from tele graphic reports. Reports from the Ohio valley tonight Indicate great alarm among the inhab itants of towns along the Ohio river and trlb- i utarles.

The flood has already reached manyt towns. Although the rise was mors sudden than ever before, yet all points received more timely notice than In former years on account of tho extra vigilance of the weather, i bureau. As a rule all those located In the; lower districts were tonight moving on to: higher ground. This precsutlon Is taken along the river front of Cincinnati, ai-l though the danger Una will not be reached in; this city for a couple of days. The In Northern and Eastern Ohio tonight is re-1 ported worse than ever.

Many places have! been cut off all day and are itill isolated Many town In Ohio cannot be reached, and! Is predicted that there has been loss of' Ufa in some of them, as well as much dam age to property. It Is known at Zanesvlll and for miles east cf that city that tbe'tele-; graph poles aredown, so that It will require some time to open communication. At Portsmouth. Ohio, a heavy snow Is re ported tonight, and it extends a great distance both eastind north of that place. There are many places in West Virginia from which no word can be had, and loss of life and property both Is feared In that state.

Saw aad Wlad Storm. CLEVELAND, Ohio. April 20. The terrtflo storm of wind and anow which prevailed In this city and vicinity today was ono of tho most disastrous to telephone and telegraph-service ever experienced. The wind, which came from the north, reached at times a velocity of more than sixty miles an hour.

Hundreds of poles were torn down, and wire communication wttb all points east of Cleveland wss entirely cat off. The conditions west and south were but litUe better, although the telegraph companies succeeded in maintaining communication with Chicago end Cincinnati throughout tho day. Mahy streets of tho city are strewn with broken poles and tangled wires. Several, persons were severly shocked by coming inv contact with Uvo wires. Fire or six horse were instantly killed by stepping on wires concealed under tho deep slush and snow.

Traffic on the steam and electric lines was badly delayed. In some cases suburban electric roads were completely tied up, owing to the immense snow drifts on ths tracks. No less than eight or nine fire stations were cut on rrom neadque iters owing to the general prostration of wires, and should a fire break out in the isolated districts lb Is feared that great loss would folic w. Tho pecuniary loss suffered by the telegraph and telephone companies will bo heavy. Lake Erie waa lashed Into a wild fury by the violent storm.

Enormous waves dsshed over the harbor breakwater, sending up spray to the height of a hundred feet or more. A crib 200 feet long and about twenty-five feet wide, which waa anchored at tho and of tho east breakwater, preparatory to being sunk, was torn from its fastening and driven ashore inside the west breakwater. The crib crashed Into the west 1 pier, but little damage resulted. The big steamers City of Detroit front Detroit and tho State of Ohio from Toledo arrived off thla port' during the height of the storm. Although the feat of entering tho river was considered to be extremely dangerous, the big liners succeeded In mailing the river in safety.

Cola Wave In-Kentneky. LOUISVILLE. April 20. Roaring streams, continued high winds, and heavy precipitations of rain and snow were condi tions todsy In many of tne states or tne Bout a. Little darns waa dons by tse winds, thouK'i it Is care i ttat la socio ties yout.