The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-22

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-Two commit
tees have been appointed in behal -
the board of trade and the call bod
to collect and forward money
materials for the relief Of sufferers
the Ohio river overflow.
MORE RELIEF.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. l4.-The
diana legislature appropriated $40.
this morning for Lawrenceburg 81
ferers. The board of trade at nod
reported subscription to the amount
of $500 for the same purpose.
NEW ALBANY, IND, Feb. l4.-ThdX
loss by the flood here is not less than
a quarter of million dollars. No
lives lost. Farmers along the Ohio
suffer greatly. many losing their en-,
tire crop. Six hundred families az
homeless and many destitute, and|
many manufactures are stopped.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. H.-Rain Is
falling and promising to continued
twenty-four hours. The river is
ing and another deluge is feara6
afternoon. Ice and driftipS
which obstruct the river -
| points,fwill be blown
mite, and every posS
being taken against
overflow which threat9
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb
lowing private telegram
this morning from Jeffe
diana:
"City flooded with w 91|O
feet deep; five hundred OF our best
people made homeless, many of whom
have lost all they had on earth. Many
houses and cottages in the lower part j
of the city are swept away, and pcO.
pie are quartered in the second stories
of public buildings and business
houses, and food is sent TO them Dy,L
skitfs. The scene of suffering is ap--|
palling. The river is still rising, and
the loss will reach half million. Ny 7
family, with our neighbors, are sub
merged. Tell the printers TO publis
this, in order that our relatives a
all will contribute to form coz
tee and send US all the financilh<I
they can"
The following was received froi
the operator at Guilford, this sid
of Lawrenceburg:
"The river is moving people out
Hardetown as fast as possible. ~
rains will raise the Miami and w lli
Waters and threatens TO do IND
damage at Lawrenceburg. II the rain
continues much longer. We think liW
the rain continues the people viii /
have to leave Lawrenceburg. No
lives lost so far as can be learned.'
The operator at Lawrenceburg Jukc1(
ti0n reports this morning: "The ri
rose an inch and "A half since mon
We have had heavy rains since
Tanners creek is very high az
raining hard yet"
CINCINNATI, Feb. 14.--The rive
8 o'clock tonight had risen sixty-Ei7
feet and three-fourths of an inch, and
still rising slowly. The day has beoiI
the gloomiest in the history
of the city. Business Is wholly
neglected, and all attention Is giNenM
to the saving of property and afford
ing relief. The expected rise OF d
river a foot more has not made mi
change apparently in the situa
here. There is WSat-jsaceEt
about the futureHnd all plans H.
Settled, and-Hot only is Il impo3s'
to estimate the extent of the cofnlIl'
rise but no one can tell when thl
rain will cease. The clouds br0k
away late ia the evening, bu|E
gathered again before 10 o'clock ,an(
rain is falling above and below. Th
weather Is warm and almost sultry
The effect of this uncertainty il e
cause another lifting TO the higher p
levees of the vast quantities of good.
hitherto supposed to be above
reach of the water. This Is done
immense labor, and under most tryii
circumstances, the men standing
the water, which now stands NJ Ru
ters on the south side of Pearl stree
On Walnut street the Little MianI
depot is flooded. Wagons are nl
longer able to cross the Newport
bridge. The Louisville and NASH
vile railroad receives passengers on
trestle at the Cincinnati end Of tht
bridge. They are reaching it by boat
The Cincinnati, Hamilton apd Da2
road, which has been the -oIiryA
for trains going north and east, t1I
night went under the flood TO such AZ
extent that no trains can pass. Thi
leaves the city practically cut off from
the rest of the world to the n0rIh
east and west by railroad communicl
tion, except by the Bee Line "a
which still runs trains, ID
ing from the stock yard
tion. This outlet Is
accessible by the Cincinnati. Wal
ington and Baltimore trains, and the
may enter and depart in that WaJ
The difficulty on the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton road is lot fully
derstood. 1t Is thought by some thu
the water On the track in the city,
limits is not sufficient to account for
the stoppage. Three hundred passen-
gers are waiting at Winton Place fQH
transportation by omnibus i1tfer
city. The Cincinnati Southern ~
road sent out train tonight and ri
ceived one, but the water la
so permeated Mclean avenue tha1
wagons sink to the hubs
removing express and baggage. and
fears are entertained that the Whoi4I
street will sink under.
The following was issued by the
mayor:
"a great calamity has overtalkei'
the city. After passing through ap1o,
tracted seige Of smallpox, we find thHr
at least one-third Of our city il cover.
ed by water and about three THOUSAND
families suffering and destitute. N1H
need help. 1t is only necessary % an-
nounce this fact to the citizens Of our
common country to obtain relied
Please forward relief to w. y. Lop'
treasurer of the citizens relief fun
NcWpOIJ, hcHLuChg, VI w tilc rtt||
signed. WIN. s. HANToN, Mayor.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10. = This o0I
ing the people in the vicinity OF ~
Welstach street, on the border Of
inundated district in the w4
part OF the city, were startled -
loud explosion which broke E&c9 l[
the windows. The three-st0i5 DIic|,
building occupied by four famiIIe<
numbering seventeen, was found
fdflB from an explosion OF fife-daii
or sewer gast Tuths cellar, and all
people buried IN the deSSis; q sc
of terror followed. IARs -
the explosion was cause
the pressure Of water in
sewer, and the people th
other explosions would follow
many left their houses and fol
most part fled thinly clad TO plad
safety. The fire alarm WIS turned
which added to the consternation,
the fire department responded prom
ly. Finding no fire they began
work of rescuing the unfortunace
tins; but this was slow work.
house was owned by Jacob Brow
who with his wife. two sons and tn