Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-16

AT CINCINNATI

shine. Inc rlyer "a HuctuspiDR, apparently
declining but very slightly. It now stands
about Sc fest 8 inches. The foods in tne
Licking and other streams are expected. if
not TO swell the stream here, to check the
fall. The work of relief goes on with energy.
Not oily is the general committee, represent
ing the Chamber of Commerce and Common
Council, discussing aid with hbersi hand.
but the Masonic relief organization Is doing
fine work. Having called in volunteers to
act as oaTsmen for their boats, which have
been received from Cleveland Sandusky and
Toledo, they have established relief stations
in various parts Of the city. Besides this, the
women of al the Protestant churches are CO..
lectiug bedding, clothing and food. Among
the incidents of the fl )od il the finding of a
baby asleep in its crib in a h5usa floating be-
low the city. The little wsif was rescued
and taken care Of by the Catholic Orphan
Society.
There is still most gratifying absence of
crime. 1t was expected that burglaries and
highway robberies would abound, on account
Of the generally unprotected state of property
in the flood aud darkness. but the expectation
was not realized. There were fewer arrests
the past five days than for any similar time
in month, and no reports Of crime have
reached the police. Nearly everybody wears
fstigued lock. It has been sober, hard
work, and trial Of anxiety to large portion
Of the population of the city.
CINCINNATI, February 10 h.-As noon the
river marked &c feet q inches, and then de-
clined quarter of an inch. At Maysville
il fell six inches during the night. and is still
falling. Fuch & Pearce's warehouse floors
collapsed this morning. This building con-
tanned $1,000 bushels Of grain.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, February 18th. The river
rose slowly all day yesterday. 1t is now ris.
ing one inch an hour. ORing to preparations,
less damage is being done. The highest
water ever known before vas forty.two feet
at the head of the canal It is sixty-eight
feet at the foot of the falls and worse coming.
All along the seven miles of the Louisville
river front the water kept in the second
stories of buildings, widening the extent to-.
ward the western boundaries of the city.
Perhaps one hundred additional buildings
have bsen flooded since the last report. The
heavy embankment of the Short Line Rail-
road broke at the foot Of Clay strest for sixty
feet, one part of the earth being swept away
The road ia under water from First to Wenzel
street distance of nine squares, with a
depth OF four feet. A lot of freight cars
kept on the track TO prevent break, were
tossed aside like bubbles. The break caused
twenty-seven houses to be inundated No loss
of life. AT 10 A. NJ. yesterday man and
woman with trunk were seen in akiff in a
portion of the cut-off district known as the
chute. He had no oars to propel the skiff.
A party set off to rescue them, but before
they could be reached the skiff struck
a log, broke in two, and the man and
woman were lost before the rescuers could
reach them. Possibly child was with them,
as the truck was found to contain child's
clothing. A package of visiting cards was
found in the trunk, which bore the n1me Of
Rosina NJ. Grissbaum, which is supposed TO
be the name of the woman lost. There was
nothing TO indicate who was her companion.
In the cutoff district 100 families are living
in the most substantial two-story houses not
removed. They are furnished supplies by the
boats. Thieves are p!undering in every direc-
ton at every favorable opportunity. The
polica are patroling the district in beats. Two
brothers, George and John Cray, lay ia o
garrett OF their home On the cut-off, i'll with
the smallpox, without attention. DE-. Ed
ward CaEregan rowed cut to their relief last
evening and gave them medical attention.
They viii be removed to the psst. house.
Police Lieutenant Browning and family, sup
posed 90 be lost, were discovered yesterday on
timbers supporting the roof OF stable near
their former home, which had been washed
away. The largo stream east Of Broadway
threatened TO break 1T any moment from the
pressure OF back water. The food backed
into Bear Grass creek, which runs
through the city, broke over the banks
last evening, and thirty houses are
under water to the FIRST story. Should the
back water reach twenty inches higher, the
food will pour down Broadway into the resi-
Gsuce portion Of the city, cutting eff COM
nunicstion in all directions save by boats
The earth is washed out beneath the Roman
arch across Bear Grass, and the roadway iron
portion of the bridge is twisted out Of posi-
ton. This IS more than half mile back
from the river. THIS back water in the Besr
Grass rose ten inches in one hour. owing TO
breaks st other places. The gas works are in
imminent danger. The stone foundation of
the wall is keeping back the water, but a
continued rise with the promised great in
crease from tia upper Ohio and Kentucky,
will put ous the fires and wrap the city in
darkness before Tonight. At Shippirgport
every house is under water and no ore is left
in them. The residents, having moved out,
are baing cared for elsewhere. At Port
lsn1 800 persons are homeless, the water
driving out those ia the second stories
of houses. TIE steamer Hayes made
trip with the Mayor and a party
through the submerged districts. A man
hailed the steamer and called for physi-
clan. One was sent out in a skiff to the uD-
per story of house, where a woman was
found sick. A child was born during the
physician's stay. An old woman, Nancy
johnson, was found alone in house with
no food, at the cut off break, but refused to
leave her home, saying she would go down
with it if it went. VIM. Stone, very old
party, parslyzed, was found alone in house,
nearly starved
LOUISVILLE, February 15th-The food is
unabated. Tie water stands 40 feet inches
on the head of the canal, and is rising half
an inch an hour.
AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG (Pa.), February Is h.-Prepara-
tons are being made for another food.
at all points along the Monongahela and
Allegheny rivers sincs before daylight, with
every Indication Of continuing through
the night Dispatches from headquarters
report the water rising rapidly. At this
point the river commenced swelling at p
NJ It has s;nce been coming up very fast.
Old river men look for higher stage Of wa
ter than any reached last week.
PITrsBURG, February 15,h.-Both rivers
continue to rise. The Monongahela is now
AL and the Allegheny 20I feet. Tie rain
stopped this morning, and it is ROW clear. 1t
is still raining at the he2dwaters. and the
water is rising rapidly there. Twenty. five
feet is expected here before the food reaches
its hight No damage is apprehended except
from submersion.
OTHER POINTS.
WHEELING wv. Va.l February 15th.-The
river is twenty.six feet and risirg. Raining
hard all day.
PADUoAH (Ky), February 15th,-The river
is rising an inch an hour. Heavy rain last
night.
FREMoNT(O) J, February 15.h-Heavy rain
at ) o'clock yesterday afternoon. The dam
gavs way about the same time. TIE trestle-
work for the rev bridge of the Lake Shore
Railway was swept away.
ELKHART lind J. February 15sh.-Heavy
rain all DAY. Snow and slush Eve inches
deep.
CLEVELAND, February 15th.-The rainfall
is not as heavy as anticipated. The ice gorge
broke of It's own weight. The dynamite
failed to break the lumber go-ge at Central
Way.
Boston (Ky.l, February 15sh.-Ths Lick
ing is rising. Floods are expected at the
headwaters of the Tuscarawae, Muskinggum,
Sciota end both the Miamis
LITTLE Rock, February 15th.-The Arkau-
sas river rose nearly three fee. to-day. 1t is
fifteen feet above low-water mark. The
Oaachita and othsr rivers also are rising