The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-16
A Slightly Brighter 0atl0Ok at Gin.
ciunati, Although the Tales
of Distress
Are Still Of Pite0us Character -sGen-
erOus Response 10 the
Pressing Necessities of the Hour From
All Quarters.
The Maximum Of Misery has Probably
been Reached.
Some Other Interesting News Notes.
Some Other Interesting News Notes.
The Situation at Cincinnati,
ANOTHER HORROR.

The Situation at Cincinnati
ANOTHER HoRRoR.
CINCINNATI, Feb. l5.-This morning peo-
pie in the vicinity Of No. Welstach street,
on the border of the inundated district, in
the western part of The city, were startled
by loud explosion, which broke the glass
in the windows. A threestory brick build
ing occupied by four families, numbering
seventeen, was found in ruins from the ex-
plosion of fire damp or sewer gas in the
cellar, and all the people buried IN the de.
bris. A scene Of terror followed. 1t is sup
posed the explosion was caused by the
pressure of water in the sewer, and people
thought other explosions would follow
Many left their homes IN tue utmost alarm,
and fled, thinly clad, to places OF
safety, The fire alarm was turned
on, which added 10 the CONSERVATION,
and the fire department responded
promptly, and finding no fire, began the
work If rescuing the unfortunate victims
This was slow work. The house was
owned by Jacob Brown, who with his wife,
two sons and two daughters occupied the
first floor. officer Macke, special police
man at Fourth and Vine, occupied the
front room of the second floor with his wife.
The back part OF the same story was occu-
pied BY Miller, wife and two children the
third floor by William Hanlan, wife and
( two twin daughters, two years old.
By 8 a IN. the occupants had been taken
out. Officer Macke and wife and,a two-year-
old,daughter and Mr.. Miller were dead;
. John Henry Brown and Robert
Rockamann, a neighbor who was in the
house at the time, was badly injured, and
can hardly recover; Jacob Brown and wife
were rescued, after several hours of labor,
severely but not fatally hurt. His daugh-
tiers are comparatively unhurt. Mr.. Miller
was badly injured. All the rest of his
family, except child named above, es-
capped with small injury. Hanlon and fam
lily also escaped with light injuries. The
Brown boys and Rockamann were building
a raft, wanted lumber in tine cellar went
for it with candle, when the gas or damp
exploded. The adjoining house was in-
iured by the explosion.
The river stood sixty-siX feet two and q
half inches till noon, when it declined one
fourth OF an inch
At the request of the chamber of COM
merce committee, the legislature amended
the bill authorizing the issue of bonds for
relief purposes so that the city has author
ity to make immediate loan in that sum
and issue bonds hereafter. Capitalists will
trbutions now reach about $40 900. Mana
ger Miles gives st the Grand opera house
tomorrow afternoon a benefit perform
ance, and the Haverly ministries and the
Mrs. Langtry company volunteer services,
the entire gross receipts to be given to the
relief committee, and private boxes sold OH
change at premium.
The river reached its highest stage at
O'Clock this evening, when it stood sixty.
six feet four inches. 1t began TO recede at
5p. m, and at Q p. m. stood sixty five feet
six inches, and has declined two inches in
the last hour. 1t is estimated that the rate
of fall will be increased all night
but there is rise coming which will check
the fall if it don't give another rise. Then
it is believed, there is a rise from Fttsbure
which may overtake the preceding one
River-men of experience, however, do no
expect another flood OF the dimensions Of
the present one.
The work OF relief is still the engrossing
subject. Contributions in the most liberal
sums have been coming in, mainly from
citizens, all unsolicited. Colonel rmonC
Smith, president of the Cincinnati, Wash
ington " Baltimore railroad, received the
following:
BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 15.--In view of tn,
suffering from disastrous floods, will
you oblige me by drawing OF
Robert Garrett II Sons for $1,000
aud have it distributed as yor
deem best for the most needy in Cincin
natl. Newport and Louisville.
[Signedl J. W. GARRETT.
The contribution will be divided, Cincin
natti getting 81 900, the remainder going tc
Newport and Louisville.
Quite number OF contributions were re
ceived from various cities, mostly New
York and Chicago. One con
tribution came from New Orleans ant
over $4,000 in all have added to the
relief fund to-day, which now amounts t.
S53,272. The Masonic committee
received dispatch rendering assistance
from parties Of Springfield, Urbana, Lima
Sandusky and Cleveland. Two boys, in {
boat gathering driit-wood in the north
western part of the city, fell over
board to-day and were drowned
Skiils to-day crossed the rive
freely and ore or two small steamers car
ried loads Of sight.seers up and down be
tween Newport bridge and the suspension
bridge.
The disturbance of railroads affects tn
distribution of newspapers at time whel
most in demand. To-day Hamil
ton and Milford, Ohio, ,wer
served by wagons. The latte
place has had no papers at all since tn
Little Miami railroad stopped running
More confidence in the Southern railroad
has caused a resumption Of trains. The Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton also returns +
its depot tomorrow. Others unchanged
1t will be some days yet before freight trai
tic can be resumed, even under the mos
favorable circumstances. Stocks OF a nun
Der of articles are getting low, and price
advancing beyond value.
AT OTHER POINTS,
At Maysville the river tell six inche
during the night and is still falling Th
floors of Finch & Pierce Brothers graiI
house gave way this morning. The hous
is a total wreck. 1t coitaiacd $1,000 bushe
OF grain.
FALMOUTH, KY, Feb. I5Nhe Lickin
river is still rising anu J. 70 all day.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 1.-The river
falling, but another rise is expected. Fl
teen hundred people are being fed on
lodged. The loss is estimated at 500 ,0U'
MARIETTA, o.. Feb. ia heavy rain fe
all day yesterday, continuing till 7 tn
morning Both the Muskingum and Obi
are rising. The latter has risen three fet
during the night.
Rain is reported at GAINESVILLE and Hoo,
equal to that of last week expected again.
The weather is very warm and cloudy
with occasional sunshine. Tie river I
hnctaating. apparently declining, but yer!
slightly. II stands about sixty.six tee