Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1883-02-17
THE FLOOD.
The Water Holds High, The Unfortunate
Cincinnati, ,---Situation mt
Other Places.

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| CINCINNATI, Feb. 15,-The river
has been at siXty-six feet two and q
half inches since ten this morning.
This shows no rise since this morn
ing and gives hope that there may be
no further rise. The work of relief
goes on with energy. Not only is the
general committee representing the
chamber ofcommerce and the common
council, disbursing aid with liberal
hand, but the Masonic relief Organiza-
ton is doing fine work having called
in volunteers to act as Oarsmen for
their boats, which have been received
from Cleveland, Sandusky and Toledo.
They have established relief stations
in various parts of the city. Besides
| this women of all the Protestant
churches are collecting bedding, cloth.
ing and doing sewing for the benefit of
the general relief committee. All the
Catholic churches have been thrown
open for sleeping places for such home.
less persons rs may be sent by the
general committe.. a more complete
and systematic system of relief could
| hardly be devised, and the great value
af its work is the thoroughness of
pronlptness with which aid is extern
ded. There is still a most gratifying
absence of crime. 1t was expected
that burglars and robbers would
abound on ACCOUNT of the general un-
protected state ofproperty In the flood
ed district and the darkness, The eX-
pectation has not been realized, and
fewer arrests have been made in the
past five days than at any similar
time in month, and no reports of
crime have reached the police. Near
ly everybody wears a fatigued look.
1t has been season of hard work and
great anxiety to large portion of the
population of the city.
The river stood 66 feet -, inches
until noon, when it declined one
fourth of an inch. Specials to the
Times from Maysville, say the river
fell six inches during the night, and is
still falling.
The floors of Finch 4 Pierce & Bros.
grain houses gave way this forenoon,
and the houses are total wreck. They
contained $4,000 bushels of grain.
At Falmouth the Licking is still ris-
ing, and will rise all day.
At Frankfort, the river is falling, but
another rise is expected. 1900 people
are being fed and lodged. The loss is
estimated at 100000.
\ Marietta, Ohio, Special of the
10Th, reports that heavy rain fell all
yesterday, continuing until o'clock |
this morning. Both the Muskingum
and Ohio rivers have risen three feet
during the night. Rain is reported at
GAINESVILLE, and the flood equal to that |
of last winter is expected again. |
Among the contributions from abroad |
to-day are: George William Barlow,
New York, $500: Eppars, Smith & Co.,
New York. $3.50; Frank & Co., New
York, 800; Wardlow Thomas & Co.,
Middletown, 500; Samuel Johnson,
Chicago, $500; citizens. of Hamilton,
Ohio, will send donation of food and
More school houses have
been opened for dodgers and the male
principals have heen required to at
tend to perform such duty as required.
At a meeting of the Masonic relief
subscriptions of $1,000 are
They propose to extend aid
up and down the river where suffer-
ing exists. Any relief sent to the
headquarters of the Masonic Temple
will be carefully distributed by the
Masonic committee in connection
with other charitable organizations, to
all sufferers from the flood, irrespec-
tive of color or religion. Help is COM
ing freely to Newport, KY. The cham
ber of commerce of Cincinnati gives a
thousand dollars there and a thousand
dollars to Dayton.
From Cleveland we hear that the
Cuyahoga river here is rising and in
places has already overflowed ist
banks, threatening to inundate the
same district recently flooded. Dense
fog and light rains prevail this MORN
ing.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 15-The Mononga-
hela and Allegheny rivers continue to
rise with 10 feet and half in the Mo-
at one o'clock this morn
ing and about one foot more in the
The rain which had been
falling since early yesterday morning,
ceased this morning, and the weather
is now clear. Dispatches from the
head waters, report the weather still
rainy, and the rivers rising steadily
since last night, which would indicate
that there will be thirty-five feet here
before the flood reaches the highest .
point. No damages except from in
is apprehended.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb. 15-The
operator at Jetfersonville
says they are entirely surrounded by
water. Every street is under water
and it is impossible to get anywhere
without boats. A New Albany special I
says the river is still rising with pros
poets for two more feet. Many people
are suffering terribly, and are still
moving out to higher ground. The
city is completely surrounded by
water. The following telegram was
from the operator at Harden
town this morning:
The river rose one and q half feet
last night and is still rising. Some