Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-02-16
TIE SURaINa WATERS.
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS
AT CINCINNATI.
The City Well-Nlgh Cut Off From
Railway Communication With
the Outside WOrld-Reliet
t.. Measures.
The Floods.

iucb, and rising slowly. The day has
been the gloomiest in the history Of The
<1,y. Business is wholly neglected on
change, and all attention is given 10 saw.
ing property and atfording relief. While
the unexpected rise Of nearly a foot today
has not made very great ch .u5e, appar-
emily, IN the situation, there is such un.
cer.uinty about futures that all plans are
unsettled. II is impossible to estimate
the coming rise, anG no one can Tell when
the rain will cease along the river. The
but gathered again before 10, and rain is
Ealing above anu below. The weather is
warm, almost sultry. The effect of this
uncertainty is to cause another lifting t.
higher lands Of vast quantities of goods
of tue water I'his is done ut the cost OF
immense labor, under The most trying
circumstances men standing In the watrr.
The aler now stands in the cutters Of the
south side of Pearl slleet, ON Walnut, and
the Little Miami depot is flooded. Wsg-
ons are no long + able 10 Cross the New
port bridge. The Louisville and NASH
Vile trains receive passengers ON the
1rest!e at the Cincinnati end Of br dyes,
they reaching i: by boats. The G ncin-
cinnali, Hamilton s. Dayton road, which
has ben the outlet for trains north and
east, Tonight went under the Il Cd TO such
an extent that no trains could pass. This
leaves the city pracl ically cut Oft from
the rest Of the world IL the north, cas-,
and west by rail communication, except
that the Bee line road st. III runs trains,
leaving from the Stock Yard station. This
outlet Is also accessible by the Cincinnati,
Washington & Baltimore trains,
and they may en'er aad depart
III that wy. The difficulty on
the iClncinna., Hamil' on s. Dayt II all
road is not fully understood, though the
water Oh tie I ack III the city limits, sui
ticeutly accounts tor lne stnppage. N"f
u steamer is running. sThere il no place
To land. A little steamer used by the
OHIO 4 Mississippi TO carry passengers
from S.urr's station to Au Ora, Ind, on lis
return last night had Il fearful. ul.experlence.
A log overt ok it, AMI unable to p, Oceed
with safely, sns found almost equal dif1
Guilty in finding Il place to Tie up, bua
finally succeeded anu reached StOyrs STA
l,on this morning, Coal barges t''-da.
have been tONel up Central avenue IT,
Pearl, where carts were run alongside
an received loads. Stories have Leen
current If mObs If laWless men standing
a, the waters edge demanding WHISKY,
and doing other lawless acts, but careful
inquiry Shows NO reason FIR sucn stories.
Tue tact is credltable even h Criminals
,llat they either have enough heat |"
behave property in the f:.ce ut this great
calamu., or that they are restrained by
wholesome fear. from pillage or lawless
ness No.doub: swift punishment wouId
follow the Gisc, very OF crime. In addi-
,i"n to TIE precauiion "f a, increased po-
lice force, the CITY is partly lighted tonight
by coal oil lamps instead oi gas lamps
The WORK Of r.ilef has gone ON vigorously
to day, aid many touching scenes were
witnessed. Ci,Zens nave n It waled for
cIy OF distress before eXtenulag hr.p, but
nave taken steps 10 prev. nj suffering The
gratitude of recipients cannul be Iold. A
relief com mlttee of leading citizens attend
personally to the work, remaining all day
at The office, or going out with relief boats.
The work is done Thoroughly anu
promptly, though no appeal has bee"
made for help from abnv:', assistance has
been sent. Among tie cuntr,b buttons are
52,5OO rep"r;e ed by Moses Mosler, sent to
n.m 10y II. II. Warner & c., Rochester,
n. Y; $1,000 from the Adam, Express
Company, New York, through A. l.. Fogg,
local agent; $2,5O0 rom til" proprietor If
the G. .lsey mouse, NV York. Tue Ma
sonic fraternity has organized arelieftorc
and telegrap phed 10 Cleveland, Sandusky
:,l;t T,le,lu t,,r the hnats. Among the in
ciden,s of the flO'd was the finding Of Il
baby asleep in its crib IN a house floating
from the bank below the city. The little
waif was rescued and taken care uf by the
Catholic o,rhan society. A barn with
ti:'e barouche in it toated by the city to-
day. Parties ti"dlsg it were unable 10
secure the prize.
THE LAwRENCEBURG SUFFERERS.
:, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Feb. 14.-The COM
mit;ee sent to Lawcenveburg last night
r. ported that all the provisions were de-
livercd at 2 D.. M, IL d y. They report
tina, suffering is increasing and mnle
assistance viii! be needed Immediately.
Another car load Of provisions, with five
barrels OF coal oil and several boxes of
candles, and delicacies for the 81 TX will go
tonight by special train. The operator
at Guilford says 1t is still raining hard at
6 p. m., and the indications are that it will
continue du ing The night. E. &. Burkam,
of New York, ielegraphed the Indiana
National bank of this city to-day to send
$1,000 to L4wrrnceburg for relief.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15.-The weather is
warm and cl ,udy. The river is declining
but slightly. The coming flood in Hick-.
ing and other streams is expected 10.
el.eck the fall it they do not IN AXE the food
greater. Tue Cincinnati. Hamilton u
Dayton track is washed out within the
city limits and no railroad trains can get
INTO the City farther than the stock yards,
three miles from the depot. Allmall and
protestant and Catholic churches have
been thrown open for homeless beings.
a more completc system of relief Gould
not be desired, The absence Ot crime is
remarkable, considering the darkness Of
the city
PlrrsBURa, Feb. is Rain is still fall
inx. tvsp rivers continue to rise and