New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-06-22
THE FLOOD AT CAIRO.
.pondenoe Of TIE y. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of Tie N Y. Tribune.
C,IR5. H.. jane 10, lsiS.
Cairo is ruined Not building of the narrow levss
cal chow lower story window. Tae ws.er is ff1a
nine 10 sixteen feet deep throughon: the entire tow,
Tne lsvee broke up the Mississippi about thee nile.
which now leaves hight of water equal 70 the al
the river from the crevise down, ab0u,two feet Pr
ing sgaiust the Ohio .eves ltreqlifes less than Cox
further rise in the Mississippi TO overflow the leyee
the Ohio or town eide Should th;s cur-apl ne Up
river news leaves no chsLce 10 doubt THE bank
must wesr sway and a current Sci tarongA tee town
which would OF leave bd'ldiDg up0n ;s founiSioe
No coil can be had 10 repetsh the banks. For mles
on either side, on beth ryets, this low land e1tsnes
and s all oveiflown. splendid large sx'stcry brick
ho:el recently nclosej, bur yet unoecupiec, :aspg
TIE Ohio leyee il cracking aud set Lag sLl VII fsl
gwen way, and little remains above Wster. Onesioiy
gsble-erd buildings show the points OF tnee roots
The smaller ordinary wood and mud cabins Of the
lower classes wholly subnerged, and nothlnS ga
be seen except such parts as bsog loosed dos. apOa
tho surfsce No street en- be designated b7 tie
lire Of its builoipgs There but few brick s.OOe
buildings in the place. IL isa m1urnInl slea,. Al
amph ibous city humby rears its he sd.
lhe position Of the inhabitants is distressing Soma
few shil occupy the upper stories Of their 1va.hog.
TT ose that cOud-ssy ore halt tthey tell mo m)rel-
have fed, but the great majority have sought tempo
ray shelter on the eyees; tins, with c)nssant rin
hui wslowirg mud Our wharf boa, IS said % contain
thtrty.,wo families ! should think 50. Railroad
cars, beats and every conceivable st-uoture n, Of
course, literally crowded with women snd caiidren,
dogs, cats AID pigs. The levees are Dsnksa WIN
furiiture beddir and household goods. l lSt ngh.
looked under cone sheets stretched across . psr Of
cart wheel; il was tie best home a family of bus
band, wife and three children mad; they were 70
spectable people and were yet cheerful. es'd %
them the water had risen seven feet e. Louisville ssd
the probabilities were that their egee would DO nader
water when the next flood struck them Toe isther
inquired the particuars-tearing to nesr the rephea
TIE wife wiped scaldng tear rom neT eye sna
,okei despairpglyet the little about her, Hen
dreds of horses cattle and swine stroll tee .tyess
without food VI shelter.
The space walled in by the mud erlbapknsr.sa
the confluence Of the two rivers "a OF IN irregular
shape. bat IF about nine miles 10 c.rcuufersnce.
wien the bank first broke the water rose nine FEET
three hours Little time afforded for preparshtn.
Wnat will be the result of the subsdng OF these waters
al imagine. One thing is certain as 10 Cairo
its corner lot Investments are dad loss specst0H
must pocket their Losses as best they can.
/ came down from Pittsburgh by boat and rail.
Foliage locks splendidy, ana that is all there Is about
has been attended Bottom lands are all drowssd cut
and Winter wheat lie rusting and fly. blasted badly
Western farmers will hardly average hslf crop this
season. They will not starve here, Tor .ke7 have
enough 81 grain to carry them through bu. We con-
mercla men Of the Est igat as well understand the
fact that the West can't pay for goods tins year II
! travelling is any indication ct finances eperson hn
Blu. to 60 in any direction out here TO ascertain 10
about the only passenger. Two cars, quarter hasa
on ar express train into Cincnnaul No DoAss get
living eight and large proportion are already ad
. up TOR the season. Capt Naiher OF the Weoodso'd
remarked TO me he had been near thirty years 90
the rivers and never ssw things hall 50 'tagns,' M
blue. Every merchant of Newlork should stadyn:
position of the Mississippi Valley. The towns and
cit es Of this section but the subui bs Of NegYk
and yet the producers Of all our wealth. OR uus
reciprocal relations to each other are yet to- hsx
understood ..