Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-08
The Great storm and FIoods-L,ss of Life.

The Great Storm and FI0ods-Loss OF Life.
PrTTsBURG pa, February 7tt.-The indi.
cations point TO another food, this time from
the MonoDgahels river. A heavy rain fell
along tie valley yesterday and last night,
and dispatches from up the river this morn.
ing report the water rising rapidly. Thirty
feet is expected here by tomorrow.
PITIsBURG (Pa) J. February 7th.-From
present indications this section will be visited
before morning with the greatest flood fol
fifty years. All day yesterday and last night
rain fell in torrents at all points in Monopgs-
hela valley, the record showing total rain.
fall of 1-50 inches. This melted and carried
off the snow on the mouItains, and scon the
creeks and streams at the headwaters were
converted into small rivers, and pouring vol
umes of water into the Monongahela valley.
This morning came reports from points above
of booming river, but not until noon was
there any rise in the river, which commenced
swelling at that hour, and has since been ris.
ing rapidly. Dispatches from Moreantown,
w. Va, Greensboro and Brownsville, Pa,
and other towns along the hanks, report ths
water still rising at the rate Of six to eighteen
inches an hour. Many places are already
partially submerged, and great destruction of
property is anticipated. At this point it was
25 feet at 10 o'clock tonight, and from the
amount Of water yet to come it is
thought there will be from 80 to
35 feet before the food reaches its hight.
Beyond the damage done by inundation, and
the possible washing away of the old Smith
felo.street bridge, which is in bad condi-
tiop, no apprehension is felt here as to the
Outcome. What ice is still in the Mononga-
hela and Youghiogheny rivers is thought to
be SO rotted by the thsw OF last week as to be
in condition to do no damage. Portions of
Allegheny City and South Side are now un-
der water, and by tomorrow morning it is
expected that the mills and factories along
the rivers will be compelled to suspend opera
tions. Families in the lower parts of the city
are moving their goods to places of safety and
deserting their houses. The Alleghery river
is also rising, but no serious damage is antici.
pated from that quarter.
WILKEsBARRE (Ps.) February 7th.-Peo.
pie living along the river front in this city
are row in dread of the river oveIfsTing to.
night. Those living in the lower part Of
town are making preparations to move in
case second ices gorge is formed opposite the
jail. The fats between here and Kingston
are covered with about nine feet of water.
The rain of last night swelled the mountain
streams. Should the ice remain in the bed of
the river much longer. there is every prcba-
bility of the greater portion of the city being
inundated.
PORT DEPOSIT Md, February 7th.-The
ice.gorge in the Susquehsnns extends two
miles The ice below the gorge is firm for
three miles. All day people in exposed
places have been removing valuables. The
! lumber dealers have put out booms around
their yards, and warehouse men have hoisted
their stocks of grain, fertilizers, etc into the
| upper stories. The river has been rising all
day at many points, and vast quantities Of
mush ice is passing down. At several points
, gorges have formed, causing rapid rises, but
most of the gorges wore away.
CINCINNATI (O.), February 7th.-The rain
continued till toward daylight, when the
temperature fell below the freezing point.
| To-day the indications show snow. The in.
! terruptions to the telegraph indicate heavy
rain in many places. The Western Union
! Office at Marietta, Ohie, is reported under
water. No direct communication having
been had with that point for some time indi
oates great AoUd In Jne Uhio river. There
| is much wire trouble throughout Kentucky
| and Indiana. caused by the sleet on wire:
breaking the poles.
| CINCINNATI, February 9TH The Ohi
river is rising here nine inches an hour, and
at the ssme rate Ut Portsmouth and Cattlets-
burg. Heavy ice is reported to have reached
Portsmouth. The river has risen to thirty
six feet at Wheeling, and is beginning to rise
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| will cause rapid rise along the river. The
Big Sandy river is higher than it has been
| for ten years.
WAyERLY (O.), February 7th.-The Scioso
river is overeowing the bottom lands and
rising at the rate of two and one.half inches
an hour. The town of Jasper is flooded by
| the breaking of the levee, and the damages
are enormous.
| MARIETTA (O.), February 7th.-The whole
lower part Of the city is overfowed. The
| river is rising three inches an hour. Hun
dreds of people have been driven out of their
houses. A meeting was held tonight to or.
ganize relief measures.
PORTSMOUTH (O.) February 7th.-The Ohio
river marks AZ feet inches, and is rising at
/ the rate of four inches an hour. The water
is already in the houses in the upper part of
| the city.
TOLEDO (O.), February 7th.-Thsre is still
| great distress from the fl jod at towns above
here on the Maumee. The water has fallen
about three fest at Defiance. At Napoleon
the bank of the canal is reported to be giving
way, flooding the entire country. At the
town of Florida, 40 miles above here, the
water has risen 33 feet. Every family in
town has been driven from its home, and
many have taken refuge in the school houses,
and others in the brick church, and both
buildings are crowded. The -four mill will
be swept away. Goods and provisions have
| been lost from houses and stores to large
amount. Many head of live stock also per-
ished. The river is falling this evening at
Perrysburg, nine miles above. The weather
ia clear, and the danger of food here is
thought to be past.
STEuBENvILLE (O.), February 7Eh.-The
water works are submerged, and manufact-
uring establishments are closed. The river is
80 feet, and rising.
| CHICAGO, February 7th.-The city authori-
ties fear great damage by the flooding of base
ments in the city in case of sudden thaw.
The entire winters snow has accumulated in
the streets and is piled above the sidewalks,
and if gorge forms in the river there will be
no outlet for the vast volume of water from
the watershed to the west.
LAFAYETTE (Indl. February 7Eh.- The
Wabash continues to rise, and number of
families are homeless, being flooded out.
Sixty.6ve cattle in the yards have been sur.
rounded the past two days, and in an attempt
to swim out to-day all were drowned.
INDIANAPOLIS (Ind.), February 7th.-The
! rivers in this vicinity have fallen, but heavy
| rains have been prevailing since noon About
| 100 families we're driven from their homes by
the fosds. At Peru thirty families are
homeless, losing greatly. IL IS reported that
family of six persons were drowned in q
house at Kellers station.
BIooMuScroN Ind.), February 7tb.-The
damages in this snd Brown county are mag.
niied by later reports. The streams were
neyer SO high. Live stock has been swept
! away, and hogs have frozsn to death in the
water.
FORT WORTH TEX, February 7sb.-The
1frrr hnu L.. Al.
greatly moderated, although it is unusually
cold. Reports from ranches state that the
cattle have dEifted in every direction, and
the mortality among sheep is the largest
ever known from the weather in this section.
The Stock Journal, of this city, has accounts
from all the stock and sheep regions, and re.
ports as high as twenty per cent. loss to
hocks. and in some few cases as high as fifty
per cent. The thermometer ranged from 90
IN 90 halou zaro