Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-02-17
CINCINNATI.
Waters Falling - Railroad Traffic Re-
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CINCINNATI, February l6.-It would be
difficult 10 find terms 10 express the reliel
afforded by the fall of the river to-day. Al
10 o'clock tonight it had receded to 63 feet
) inches, being fall oil feet IL inches
from the highest stage OF Thursday morn
ing, G6 feet inches. Three feet OF de-
cline makes marked difference in the ap
pearance Of many houses In the submerged
district all along the edge OF the water
line in which first floors OF business houses
have ,beea under water, the proprietors
are busy removing the accumulated fifth
and inspecting the condition Of the prem.
ises. The most prominent thing revealed
is a thick coating of mud deposited every
where. The work OF cleaning up has al
ready begun and will be pushed
along as fast as the water recedes
Repairs will be found necessary wherever
weak places existed in the floors. Many
floors which had not been weighted, had
been lifted by the pressure OF the water:
Where the water has reached the second
stories, the work of cleaning will he vastly
increased, for there deeper deposits were
left. On the first floor and cellars 1t will
be nasty,
but will be in some sense blessing since
twill afford employment to many otherwise
unemployed. Already the railroads are
getting back to their former state OF affairs
Trains on the Panhandle road return TO
their own track and depart from one depot
tomorrow. The Louisville and Nashville
trains depart from the same depot and
transfer over the water in Newport. The
Cincinnati, Hamilton Il Dayton runsoyer
its own road from it's own depot, 1t gives no
tice that it will receive freight. The Cincin
natl. Washington and Baltimore and Gin
cinnat, indianapolis, st. Louis and Chi
Cago passenger trains leave from the Cln
cinnati Hamilton and Dayton depot. The
Bee Line trains still start from the STOCK
wards, and the Ohio and Mississippi mus
continue for day or two to use steamer
between here and Aurora. The Clncin
natl Southern is dong a regular busl
ness, passenger and freight, with every
DAYS decline the railroads will resume
their normal condition. So far very little
damage is known to have been done to tht
tracks. The steamer Emma Graham ar
rived from Pittsburgh, to-day, landing a
the rolling mill. 1t was not possible to ge
under the Newport bridge. River traffic
must await decline of several more feet
The United States steamer Lily was sent ul
the river to-day with provisions Tor th'
towns above.
Relief Work
is still the absorbing business The fol
lowing announcement has been made:
The Relief Committee Of the Chamber
of Commerce announce To the public tina
the necessities of the sufferers by the Hood
in Cincinnati have been and must be sup
piled by our own citizens. Contributions
from outside cities will in future, as in The
past, be applied to the relief of suffering IN
other cities and adjacent territory.
(Signed) NJ. f. INGALLS,, Chairman.
Mr.. Ingalls,, in a speech at the meeting
OF the Relief Committee, said too muct
could not be given. lie intmated thai
five thousand families would need heip
and that $500, 900 would be needed. IL Il
impossible to estimate how much aid has
been given here by women in the coIleC
tion OF clothing and provisions. The chll
dren of the public schools are en-
gagged, and three wagon loads ot
PROVISIONS and clothing were the re
suit OF the efforts OF the children
of one school. Eleven hundred dollars
was realized from the benefit at the Grand
Opera House this afternoon by Mrs. Lang
try and her company. HencEs Opera
House has given the entire proceeds OF the
performance Of the Hearts OF Oaks" Com
pany. The canal boat Clipper arrived TO
day from Hamilton with a load OF proVi
sions. Among the novel contributions arr
twenty-five barrels of biscuits
from Philadelphia and four gros
of star polish from Chicago. The subscrip
tions to-day reached $4,000. Fifty theu
sand dollars OF cities subscriptions was paic
over, making a total to date OF Slll loO.2o
The immediate fear now is that the wate
is falling, the supply in the reservoirs vii
be sufficient for three or four days. Only
one engine, the great Shields engine, Ii
available.
Since seven tonight quite a heavy rain
has been falling, causing some alarm
though it would require long continu
ance TO make a serious use, but with tn
rise now coming from above this rain viii
delay the relief so eagerly looked for.
Fl. Wayne, Ind, citizens collected u 90
for relief, $500 Of which will be sent u
Jeffersonville, and the rest retained 10
emergencies.