Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-02-16
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ASSOCIATION OF general passenger and
,,cAes agents this morning elected for
fresioef'' IL. y. Townsend of the Wa.
ISL; ' ice President. G. 5. Steb5ins Of
the Union Pacific: Secretary. ]. Nj
1.-eseoFoueh of the Wand Mia, with an
executive comuitte5 and a board of ar
DURATION. The meeting is still IN pro
gress.
To be Hung.
Matt Lewis (colored) was found
guilty of murder IN the first degree for
Killing his wife. II was the fifth trial
Sentence was deferred.
More Weather.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-THE weather is
very warm und cloudy with occasional
sunshine. The river is fiuctuatinc and
apparently declining, but very slightly.
L stand about 66 feet three inches. The
Hood IN Licking and other streams is
expected If not to swell the stream here.
To check the fall. The only important
change il the railroad situation this
morning is transfer of trains on the
Cincinnati, Washington aud Baltimore
from the Cincinnati, Hamilton d Dav-
ton 70 ITS own track, and making the
:
the depot. This can be reached bv ON
nibuses, which must run through the
water a portion of the way. The DAM
age TO the Cincinnati Hamilton Il Day-
ton roads in the city limits was caused
by sudden rise in Mill Creek and its
branches yesterday. The track was
washed out and the bridge is in dan
ger. Trains OH the Pan Handle
nhu r,ffed
starting from the stockYard station.
going thence from the stock-yard to the
station by the Cincinnati. WASHINGTON
its own track is reached A large
quantity of Eastern mail was sent out
that way today. Considerable Western
mail was also sent from the stock-yard
station to Columbus, thence West. The
river has been at 81 feet y inches since
10 O'Clock this morning. This shows
no rise since morning and leaves a
hope that there may be no further
rise. Work of relief goes on with ener-
gy. Not only Is the General Committee
representing the Chamber of Commerce
and the Common Council discussing
with liberal hand, but the Masonic re-
lief organization is doing fine work,
having called III volunteers to act as
for their boats which have
been received from Cleveland, Sandusky
and Toledo. They have established
relief stations in various parts of the
city, and the women of all the Protest
ant churches are collecting bedding and
clothing.
Terrible Explosion from Sewer Gas.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.-At o'clock this
the people in the vicinity of
No. %, WltStach street, in the western
part OF the city, were startled by loud
explosion which broke glass in the win
dows. A three story brick building. oc-
cupied by four families. numbering
seventeen, WAS found IN ruins. The ex-
plosion YVES from fire damp or sewer
gas III the cellar, and all the people
were buried in the debris. 4 scene of
terror followed. 1t Is supposed the ex-
plosion was caused by pressure of
water III the sewer, and people thought
other explosions would follow. Many
left their houses in the utmost alarm,
and fled thinly clad to places of safety.
The fire alarm was turned in, which
added to the CONSERVATION, and the fire
department. responded promptly. Find
ing no fire they began the slow work of
removing the unfortunate victims. The
house was owned by Jacob Brown, who
with his wife and two sons and two
daughters occupied the first floor.
Officer Mackey, special policeman at
Fourth and Vine streets, and
known as "hing William" occupied
n room on the second floor with
his wife,. The block of the same story
was occupied by VIM. Miller. wife and
two children. The third floor was oc-
cupied by VIM. Hanon. wife and two
twin daughters, two years old. BY 8
o'clock this morning all the occupants
had been taken out. Officer Mackey
and wife and two-year-old daughter
of Mr.. Miller were dead: John aud
Henry Brown and Robert Rockmanu, a
neighbor who was in the house at the
time, are badly injured, and can hardly
recover; Jacob Brown and wife were
rescued after several hours of labor.
seriously but not fatally hurt. His
daughter was taken out comparatively
unhurt. Mr.. Miller is badly injured.
All the rest of the family, except the
child named above, escaped with small
injury. Harmon and family also es-
capped with slight injuries. The Brown
Op9o WNAO DAhdiA4S a.
raft with lumber in the cellar, and went
for it with candle, when the gas or
damp exploded. The adjoining house
was injured By the explosion.
More OF II.
MADISON, Ind. Feb. 15-The river is
still rising. No fatalities, but damage
and restitution are great.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 15.-The river
is Ash feet high, and rising. 1t will
take six feet more to do serious dam
age. The adjacent fields are flooded
for miles. At Rittsburg the river is
still rising, and raining all day. A
greater rise is expected.
ZANEsvrLLE. Feb. 15.-The Muskin-
gum is rising fast. 1t has been raining
all day at Pomeroy. The river is fall
ing IA inches per hour. A steady -ain
prevailed this morning.
PApUcAu, ky., Feb. 1.-THE river is
rising an inch per hour. Heavy rains
occurred last night.
HAMILTON. o., Feb. ia special
from Cincinnati by rail says all traffic
from the north and the south is stopped.
A meeting of citizens Is called for to-
night to relieve distress.
fremont, O., Feb. ia heavy rain
fell TODAY at pm. The dam here gave
way, and about the same time the tres
tie work for the new bridge of the Lake
Shore Railway was swept away.
ELKHARp, Ind, Feb. ia heavy rain
fell all day, and snow and slush are FIVE
inches deep.
Retiring from The World.
NEW York. Feb. 15.-The Star says it
is currently reported on Wall street yes
terday that Jay Gould had disposed of
his interest in the World newspaper, and
il will no longer be run as his special
journal. Color was lent to the report
by a sweeping change in the manager
ment of the financial department.. 1t
was stated semi-oificially that Gould
desired 10 rid himself of his newspaper
burden prior to his trip around the
globe.
Double Visitation.
NEWPORT. Ky, Feb. 15.-Mayor Har-
lon has issued An appesl to the country
for aid. He SAYS 5000 families are des-
ti,ute. Contributions will be sent to w.
II. Ilafe. Treasurer of the Citizens Re
lief Fund. The town has just recovered
from an epidemic of smallpox.
why He Resigned.
BosroS, Feb. 1.-THE Post says In.