Show 5 STATES ATCH IN AS OHIO W A Crest of Flood Moves South Leaving Trail of Damage Behind CINCINNATI Jan 24 AP- AP Residents of rIve five states along n nearly miles of the Ohio river viewed with apprehension today tile the steady rise ot the river which has driven h hundreds of persons from flooded lowlands While the water was receding somewhat in the Pittsburg area where the Allegheny and Monongahela Monongahela Monon- Monon rivers merge to form the Ohio with prospects that further danger from irom flo floods ds had passed there the crest of the the- flood was moving steadily southwestward with damage to Ohio Indiana West Vest Virginia and Kentucky y teL ter- Flood stage had been reached and passed in many localities and further rises were were- predicted for forthe forthe the next twenty four four hours as the angry waters swollen b by heavy rains sw swept pt onward to the Mississippi lower portions of a number of towns were under water Many persons were forced to the second stories of their homes or to seek shelter on higher ground Rail Hail and automobile traffic traffic fic was hampered water supplies were endangered and considerable damage was done Five days s of rain in the Pittsburg Pitts' Pitts burg area sent the river on its rampage and earl early today the effect ef- ef feet Of the high water ater was felt as far went welt as Louisville TIre The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers had fallen to feet last midnight midnight mid mid- night a drop of two feet since the morning and were steadily receding re- re ceding while a cessation of at the rain and a drop In temperatures aided in starting the territory they traverse back to normal Several Several Sev- Sev eral streets were inundated on the north sIde of Pitts Pittsburg burg and factorIes in the suburbs were forced to suspend operations HOMES FLOODED Marietta and Pomeroy were the two towns hardest hit in Ohio At Atthe the former houses were under four feet of water Business In Pomeroy was suspended when water Invaded part of the business s distrIct district dis- dis but residences most of which are on hilly ground were believed in no danger The foot 50 flood stage was passed at Pomeroy and looked for a crest of 60 feet Factories suspended operations operations op- op at Steubenville 0 while several neIghborIng villages both in OhIo and West Vest Virginia were flooded with many persons home home- le less One death was reported at East Liverpool cil wh where i ea a boy was a last seen adrift in a canoe The crest of the flood In Ohio was expected to reach CIncinnati today with a seven toot stage The water there last night last rose to two fifty feet a and d railroad officials officials were preparing the Central Union station government govern govern- ment steamer Golden Rod nod valued at OOOO broke loose at Middleport Middle Middle- port struck a bridge and sank PREPARE TO MOVE Residents of the Louisville waterfront wa- wa also were preparing to move after watching the Ohio creep to their doorsteps The city wharves were submerged and damage damage dam dam- age was caused to the Louisville Hydroelectric company which is buildings building a dam dama a across ross the river Residents of New Albany and Jeffersonville lad Ind lowlands moved their household effects to higher ground The crest in the Kentucky Kentucky- I II Indiana area was expected Tues Tues- I day West Vest Virginia cities cHies and towns along the Ohio from Wheeling almost almost al- al most to n were partly under water Part of the downtown downtown down down- town section of Parkersburg was wal submerged and the city virtually was cut off from travel A at Point Pleas Pleasant nt a a. pipe leading to the reservoir DALLAS Tex Jan 24 AP- AP The Lone Star state noted for its phenomenal wea her apparently maintained its reputation over the week end when the storm that rolled off the Rocky mountains brought nea zero zero weather to the Panhandle tad nd extended to the Gulf of 01 Corpus Christi while in southeast and nd I extreme southern south south- ern sections vas as reported re- re ported WINDS CRIPPLED Ice forming on telephone and telegraph wires In northwest and west weRt Texas crippled communication tion while north Texas shook und under un- un der d r a cold drizzle of four days days' duration durn tion Air mall serviCe was delayed Pilot of the inbound Kansas Dallas City plane today being being be- be ing long overdue at Love field here It was unofficially reported that 4 he was forced down near Marietta Okla his machine overloaded with Ice Work Vork in the Panhandle oil field was curtailed KANSAS CITY Jan 24 APRa AP- AP Ra Rain in turned to sleet in northern Texas and Arkansas today interrupting Inter Inter- telephone and telegraph communication Trains were delayed delayed de- de in Arkansas A section of a 1000 foot tunnel between Pyatt and Bergman Ark on the White river division of the Missouri Pacific railroad caved In yesterday and two bridges were reported washed out following two days ot of heavy raters rains |