Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-02-16

ground for hope that the disaster to tho
Southern railroad depot IS not SO great as
at first reported. The matter is being
very carefully investigated, and but fol
the positive statement Of one man il
would be difficult to say any lives were
lost; that man is the baggage master. Ht
says a great number of people were on
the depot platform, and says that at least
% went down in the water. This state.
ment and opinion he repeats. All othel
persons say they saw no one in the water
but they all admit there was great alarm
and hurried fight, so people might have
been engulfcd and not seen by those flee.
ing. Mr. Latham, the cashier, had sutli.
cient warning to secure $4,000 in cash
but not enough to save all the money in
the safe. Two or three hundred dollars
were lost. With the exception of some
of the members of Coup's circus, who are
reported missing, nothing like definite
sta'ement as to any loss has been ascer-
tained. No employees of the railroad
company are missing. The company
shows enough confidence in the stability
Of the remaining portion Of the depot to
remain. Trains arrive and depart regu
larly. Access to the freight depot is cut
off.
LATER-A gleam Of hope comes to-
night when reports showed that the river
had reached the highest point. At p.
m, the marks showed sixty-fve feet one
and one half inches, and though 1t re-
ceded but half an inch during the next
four hours, the worst seemed over and
gave relief, but a Slight rain falling to-
night gives reasons of apprehension of
more disasters to come. The situation is
alarming and would require the publica-
ton of a gre alter portion of the directory
to name business men, particularly in
tobacco, produce, grain, etc., and all
kinds of manufaL turing interests whose
business IS wholly suspended, and man.
or these also loose goods. Manufacturers
all loose heavy on damage to machinery
and stock, aside from loss Of ime. More
than one thousand business firms and
nanufactolics are thus prostratcd, yet
business men are not lsheartened nor
selfish These same men, for two days,
have poured in contributions to the fund
for the relief of suffering among that
much greater class, the poor. who are
driven from home and are deprived of
work. 1t is estimated that from 80 to 40
thousand workmen are out of employ
mant by the closing of manufactures.
The water is deep enough to allow a
skitf within square and half of the
Burnett house, and reaches to Market
House place and Broadway. No essen.
tial change in railroad trains, which still
run on the c., II. & d., though the track
is covered with water for a short distance.
The mails are very much delayed owing
to the entire suspension of navigation
and abandonment of SO many trains. The
city service is also greatly confused on
account of inability 10 reach SO many
portions Of the city.
The river has been falling at Ports
mouth, only GO miles above. Since last
midnight the river has fallen inches.
There has been fall Of feet at Pome-
roy. This gives hope that the worst Is
over here.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 13-A meet
ing was held atthe board of trade to-day
and subscription for the sufferers at
Lawrenceburg was taken. A car load of
cooked meats, bread, crackers and other
provisions was started by the g., l., St.
L. & e. railroad at 6 O'Clock by special
train for Lawrenccburg, and the train
Will go to Recdsburg and North Vernon.
thence via the o. & NJ. railroad. The
Ohio river IS still rising at Madison al
the rate of an inch an hour. Hundreds
of families have been compelled to leave
their homes. The city is in total dark
ness, the gas works being submerged.
Milton, Ky, opposite Madison, IS entire
ly covered by water. Several buildings
hoated Off this morning, including the
water house belonging to Ben Norris
also Cassday's wayon factory and other
buildings at Jetfersonville. A large por-
ton Of the city is inundated aud hun.
dreds of families are houseless and desti
tute. The gas works are flooded and
lights gone out. At New Albany the
river is still rising half an inch an honr
and is rising at all points between Madl.
son and Evansville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. ia Courier
Journal special from Frankfort says the
Kentucky river began to fall at dark last
night. At 1890 to day the stage o.
water was 80 feet, having fallen ~ feet
At BROKERS dlstillery. at Clifton, l,20t
barrels of whiskcy was washed out, the
greater part of which was caught. The
bridges at Frankfort remain intact. bu
one SWING is loose from the middle pier
though still used by foot passengers.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 14-At 10 O'Clock a
m. the river was rising at the rate of al
inch in half an hour. 1t stood Is fee
IL inches at IL o'clock. Reports boil
up and down the river show rain. Th'
river is falling at Portsmouth and Mays
vile, slowly at the latter place. The frs
authentic report concerning the loss O
life at the Cincinnati Southwestern depo
yesterday were made to-day to the polic
at the Ohio street station by Herman