Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1883-02-21
The Floods SIbsidin &.

the basement were submerged. The
water was several feet deep in the new
"short Line" passenger depot. The
situation was probably more dangerous
last night than at any other time,
backwater coming through sewers 10
many places, the river was rising one
foot per hour, clouds were gathering
and it was thought that there would be
rainfall before morning. The Hood has
stopped the machinery in the water
works. In The pumping station, one
mile above The cut-oI, al s A. Nj. yes
terday The water rose so high that The
fires under the boilers were pat out and
the engines stopped. There Is no dan
ger of water famine, as there Is twen-
t,-days' supply IA the Crescent Hill re-
seryoirs. Fifteen houses on the Point
aoaled away and went over the falls
Yesterday. More will probably follow.
There is already much sickness among
the sufferers. Health-oilicer Montgom-
ery saws it is rO;hing now compared TO
what il will be in few days. a SAM
tarv commission wlll be formed at once
and medical stauous fixed in various
nortions OF the city, where medicine
and the attendance of phl sicians will
be offered free.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. lS.-The liver
continues to recede slowly. 1t is y
feet 6 ia ches ct the head Of the canal,
and 6S feet in the channel at the foot OF
the falls. The weather was clear and
pleasantly cool all DAY. No special
features marked Tic day beyond the fact
Of LARGE collections Tor the relief fund
made at MI The churches, which, added
n tbe fund % band and to be raised
will prevent actual want, but many
moor people will need The clt}'s chairi-
fable care fer weeks. The to"5oat h
A Ful,on. which wilh TOW OF barges
left for the Green river this morning.
took fuel and TODD for the towbOat Rusl
which is short Of both. Tic City o.
Madison arrived ifom Cincinnati TIL
morning. She reports the route vas
sea. a wilderness, of water. No Train;
are running and no business being dooe'
CINCiNNATI. Feb. l8.-Thc river al
llOP. NJ. was 50 feet . inches, an(
falling half an inch per hour. The
late rams above retarded its fall. There
was no notable incident to-day.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. lS.-All streams Il
this region are booming. The land il
overlooked and numerous bridges have
been carried away Or weakened. Rail
road traffic has boen delayed one 'c
twelve hours, and some roads have t(
use tracks ofother lines in order to rur
trains at all.
CAIRO, ILL. Feb. lS.--The river a
| this poiul is 40 feet inches, aud rising
at the rate ofthree- quarters ofan inch
per hour.
TOLEDO. O., Feb. lS.-Thc gorge be
low the city broke at 1L30A.M and the
ice moved out rapidly. by daylight
the water had fallen five feet aud lh'
river was comparatively free from ice
The food ini.s retreat carried away he
rest Of the Charr5 street bridge an adj
di,ional span Of Inc PENNSYLVANIA Rail
road bridge aud the UriOn bridge, used
as a transfer between the eastand ives
sides by various railways. y few smai
craft a. the docks were carried away a
far as The last named bridge, but IL
serious DAMAGE to shipping occurred
No further trouble IS probable. Th'
loss TO the CITY and railways b. desiruc
ton Of bridges is heavy. At 6P. NJ
the water had fallen 10 feet from the
highest mark. which was &c inches
above Tia. Of 1881. The Wheeling ant
Like Erie bridge is not materially
damaged. The tres lie WORK applosche
were thrown out.
| THE RIVER TOWNS IN INDIANA
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. lS.--Tele
| grams received by the relief committee
ard private information from he food
ed districts give gloomy accounts 0
suffering and Distress. At New Al
bany the river has fallen two feet, bu
the weather is very cold aud the suffer
| ing is deplorable. One thousand
families in The city and $50 IN the i'm
mediate vicinity haye been driven from
home. and are domiciled wherever
covering can he had, BY the stOppage
of the factories l 1000 families are made
dependent on public charity. Most o
them have LOST everything. On tb'
bottoms west Of the city $50 families
have lost homes and baras ard are in
absolute poverty, with nothing leit TO
put in crops. The city u caring for all
as best i; caD.
Repors from jhe Wabash river al
Terre IIau;c say +, reachediis highest
point this afternoon, which was few
inches higher than the great Hood o.
1875. The Indianapolis aud s.. Loai'
Railroad track; west Of Tc're Halte Is
covered and all tie cOmpany's trains
are run over tie YaudallA and Illinois
Midland 3 tracks. bctwecn T,rre Haulc
and Paris.
lqHE NORTH BRANCH q THE suSQUE
HANNA.
WuLKEsrAHRE, Pa, FEB. lS.-Th'
Susquehanna Is higher than at any
time dis year. The Wilkcs5agre and
Kingston Railroi j. nndeI water aud
communication on The west eide is Gu
Off. The ice at Por; Blanchard, few
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