Hemingray Glass Company - Covington, Kentucky

The Raging Licking.

The Licking River is running out like a race-horse. The heavy rains of Tuesday and Tuesday night caused the tributaries to flow into the Licking at a lively rate, swelling the stream until it is out of its banks in numerous places above this point, compelling the ferry boats to stop running. At and near Carlisle a number of dwellings have been flooded and several small bridges swept away. The Blue Lick Springs are under six feet of water.

At Cynthiana yesterday morning the mail wagons could not make their regular trips to Sadieville and Brookville. The Negro quarters in the northern part of the town are under water, compelling the occupants to vacate by the use of boats, &c.

The high water has reached the lower floors of the Hemingray's Glass Works and considerably delayed work. A large quantity of goods in the storehouse has been removed, and they are now busy moving more of their stock to save it from being ruined by the water. Large piles of drift wood are coming out of the Licking, and two or three shanty boats have been sunk on the side of the river. The people in the Newport bottoms are making preparations to move.

The coal shovelers at Harper's were compelled to stop work yesterday, owing to the rise.

This morning at 7:30 the Licking Rolling Mill, belonging to Messrs. Worthington & Droege, and situated at the foot of Eleventh street, on the Licking river, was compelled to shut down, owing to the high water, which had reached the furnaces and boilers. The accident will throw about 250 men temporarily out of employment.

About 8,000 bundles of manufactured iron and steel, in the warehouse on the banks of the river, is being moved to a higher position as fast as their teams and a large force of men can handle it. Their loss, which is considerable, can not be estimated until the flood subsides.

In addition to their mill a large number of dwelling housed on this side of the Licking are partially under water, whose occupants will no doubt feel their loss greater than the large corporations.