Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-17
1 News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. GLIMPSBS OF THE DAWN. Waters Falling in the
 Flooded Cities. BUT THE DANGER NOT YET PAST. Relief Pouring In For the Sui
 ferers. THE STORY TOLD BY RERDELL. A Remarkable Tale of Fraudulent
 Dealing.
BUT THE DANGER NOT YET PAST.
THE STORY TOLD BY RERDELL.
THE FLOODS.

A Gradual FalI-The Waters Slowly Receding-Scenes i'm the Flooded Dis- tricts-Rel1ef Coming in for the Stuff ferers.
 CINCINNATI, Feb. 16.-The river had fallen
 to sixty -four feet five inches at Il 8. m. to- day and was at stand, making fall of twenty ty-three inches from the highest point The weather is clear, but the water from the Scioto and the rivers above caused the fall to stop. It is not believed that there will be another rise, but it is expected that the lower part of the city now overfiowed will not be entirely relieved for week. The contribu. tions for the five thousand destitute families reach $5O, GOO, but much more money is needed to restore the dwellings of the poor people to habitable condition. Business is almost entirely suspended, merchants devot- ing all their time to relieving the distress. The railroads are all under water and trains run only to the suburbs, whence passengers are transported to the city by street cars. Provisions and fuel is very scarce and high, and much suffering is anticipated to the poor on account of short supplies.
 The fall continues. The water was 63 feet and inches at 8 o'clock. One engine at the waterworks became available this afternoon and is pumping at the rate of eight million gallons 8 day. When it began but two days supply remained in the reser- voirs Mayor Means this morning re- quested all the steamboat men to run their respective boats very slowly along the submerged district in order to pre- vent the water from washing against the houses in fear of washing them from their foundations. The mud on Eighth street is at least one foot deep Considerable appre- ic cki1 aI not ctr cave as already there are numerous land slides though as yet they are not large enough to impede travel. The drowned cattle are being hauled from the muddy waters by the dozen. In conversation this morning with bank presidents crowd paper by Cincinnati discount houses, but there was a number of call loans held by country concerns who, under temporary fear of loss owing to the flood, had called for some loans. Many of these loans being on collaterals correspondents here generally refused to follow instructions. Country banks on first orders are telegraphing assur- ing messages, and in some instances assum- ing all responsibility. As the houses are re- ieved from water many of them begin to show signs of dissolution. A brisk rain be- gan at p. m., which, as far as known, is purely local. No fears are felt Hundreds of business men have become cooks and walters in feeding the hungry multitudes. No mouths are turned away hungry.
 BOSTON, Feb. 16.-The relief committee has received so far $2, BOP for the western flood sufferers.
 LOUISVILLE, Feb. 16.-The river came to a stand here this morning at forty -four feet in the channel It is expected to fall in 8 few hours. The gas works having been partly flooded the city was in darkness tonight. The weather is unseasonably warm and strong southwest wind is blowing. If heavy storm arises, as is expected, there will be many houses crushed by the action of the waves and steamers in port will be injured. Sickness is breaking out in the inundated districts and malarial and typhoid levers threaten to become troublesome. The storm had not yet formed at 1 p. m.
 ST. CHARLES, Mo, Feb. 16.-The ice gorge in the Missouri river broke here last night, causing great excitement among the river men. An unusual feature of the break up is that no boats were carried away. The bridge was not harmed.
 MEMPHIS, Feb. 16.-The river at 9 o'clock p. m. marked within two feet of the danger line and is rising at the rate of ten inches day. The Mississippi will surely go over its banks below here in many places where the levees broke last year and have not been re- paired. Planters are preparing for the worst