New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-15

Baltimore trains and they may enter and
depart in that way. The difficulty
on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Road is not fully understood although the water on
the track in ,he city limits Is sufficient to account
for the stoppage. Three hundred passengers are
waiting at Winton Place for transportation
by omnibus into the city. The Cincinnati
Southern Railroad sent out train
tonight and received one. but the
water has so permeated McLean-ave
that wagons sank to their hubs while removing ex-
press and baggage, and the most lively fears are
entertained that the whole street will SINK
under the strain. As efforts will be made
tomorrow to run trains on this road mo
the city. There is point this side of the bridge
where the passengers can be taken on the cars. III
cannot yet be told what arrangements Will 10
made for forwarding the mails or even what VIII
be done about the running OF rains'
The main fact is that whatever Is
done long haul must be made to reach the trans
Only one road is able to reach ITS depot Namely
the Cincinnati Northern, which comes into the CITY
over the the hilltop, and has depot ten spares
from the river
A FEARFUL EXPERIENCE.
Not steamer Is running, there being no place 10
land The little steamer used by the Ohio and Mis-
sissppi Railroad Company to convey
passengers from Storr's Station to Aurora. lnd.'
on it, return last night had fearful experience
The fog overlook it, and it was unable to proc 'ed
with safety 1t found to be almost equally diln-
cult to find a place to tie up, but this was hnaly
done, and the hoat reached Storrss station
this morn ng Coal barges have to-day been towel
up Centra-ave to Pearl-st. where carts ran along
side and received their loads. Stories
have been current of mobs OF law
less meu standing Mt the waters edge
L ,l,i,,r larln of
Careful inquiry shows no reason for such stories
The fact is crrdtabe even to criminals that they
either have heart enough behave properly in the
face of this great calamity that they are
restrained by wholesome fear from acts OF plage
and lawlessness. No doubt swift punishment
would follow the discovery of crime. In addition
to the precauOn of an increased police force, the
CITY is partly lighted tonight by cOaloi lamps set
Inside of the gas lamps.
RELIEF WORK VIGOROUSLY PROSECUTED
The work of relief has gone on vigorously to-day
and many touching scenes were witnessed. The
citizens have not waited for the cry of distress be-
fore extending help, but have taken
steps to prevent suffering. The gratitude
of the recipients cannot be t'l
relief committee composed of leading citizens will
attend personally to the work. remaining all day at
the Office or gong out with relief boats. The
work is done most thoroughly and promptly.
Though no appeal has been made for help
from abroad, number of Subscriptions have been
received. Among these are $1,000 reported by
Moss Mosler to have been sent 10 him by Ii. ii.
Warner q Co., of Rochester, y. Y; 1000 from the
Adams Express Company of New-York, through
A. L. Fopg, is local agent, and $3.50 from the pro-
prietor of the Gilsey House, New-York. The Ma
sonic fraternity has orga lied special
relief force, and has telegraph d to Cleveland. San-
luske and Toledo for boats Among the incidents
of the food was the finding of baby asleep n ITS
crib in house floating at Fern Bank below the
city. The lit lie waif rescued and taken care
of by the Catholic Orphan Society barn. with
fine barouche in il, Aoated by tho city to-day.