Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
An Explosion of Damp Kills
Four Persons in Cin-
cinnati.
The Ohio Stationary at 80
Feet, 8 Inches at tho
Latter City.
The Monongahela and Ale
ehery Rivers Beginning 60
Enhat Their Beds.
Thousand OF People Dat OF Employ.
ment and Business Stopped.
pecial Dispatches to THE BHa.
A BAD OUTLOOK.

LOUISVILLE, February 15.-The
river has risen slowly ali day, and 10
now rising an inch an hour, but owing
to preparations much less damage Ia
being done than at the beginning of
the food. All along the seven miles
of river front to day the water has
been creeping In the second stories of
the buildings. One hundred sddi-
tional buildings are more or less inun-
dated. Since the last report this
morning the heavy embankment OF
the Short Line railroad broke at the
foot of Clay street. The road is now
under water for o distance OF nine
squares OF a depth Of four feet. The
60 feet break causes 127 houues TO be
inundated hitherto protected by the
fill. At 10 a. m. a man and woman
With d trunk were seer in a hkiff.
They had no CARA. A party set off 70
rescue them, but before they could be
reached the skif struck a log and
broke in two parts. Tho man and wo.
man were Loaf. The trunk was found
and contained chiidren's and other
clothing. Visiting cards in the trunk
bore the name Ct Roaina M. Gresbaum.
Tnere was nothing to indicate the
name Of the man. This is the only
addition to the death list to-day. la
the cutoff district one hundred fami-
lies are Lying in the most substantial
wo-story houses not removed. They
are furnished supplies by boats con.
stsntly running under directions Of the
mayor and relief committee They
refuse to leave their homes because
thieves are plundering in every direc
ton at every available opportunity.
Police are patrolling the district in
boats. Two brothers lie In tbAgtrret
! of their hone on ths vat on 81 uIpIRll-
pox without attention. Police Lieut..
Browning and family, supposed to be
lost, were discovered to-day on timbers
supporting the roof Of g stable near
their former home. They were
brought out and cared for. In the
suburbs the floods have backed into
Bear Grass Greek, which runs through
the city, and broke over the banks
this evening. Thirty houses
are under water to the first
story, and should tho back
water reach 20 Inches higher the food
will pour down Broadway and inter-
sect the residence portion of the city,
cutting off communication in all direc-
tionp, ave BY boats. The iron portion
of the bridge is twisted out of posi-
ton. More than q mile back from
the river it ia reported that 1000 bar
rels of whisky are under water, and
a 1t of cars on the distillery switch OF
the track are lying In the water. AT
Portland, the extreme western limits
Of the city, a number of additional
houses are ur der water to day. Bna-
mess is at a standstill, and the central
Idea Is to devise ways and means to
take care of the sufferers, The board
of trade are doing splendid work In
subscriptions. The council voted &c.
600 last night, which will be followed
by moro as 1t is needed Private in
dividuala ere generous in their tenders
| Of aid. No sane man would attempt
TO estimate the amount OF damage al
~reaGyld9ne aud to follow.
STILL RISING.
LOUISVILLE, February 15.-The
river is rlhing one.inch an hour, and
there is a warm rain prevailing.
STILL RISING,
CINCINNATI, February ID - The
river at 2 o'clock is sixty.six feet and
four inches, and is rislrg three.fourths
of On inch hourly.
AT CLEvFL "
CLEVELAND, FebrusIl 15.-The rain
has fallen but MOI very heavy. AS
was feared the Ice g ,rgo at the mouth
Of the river passed out itself, and the
water there Is flowing freely. The
dynamite failed to break the lumber
gorge at the Central railway. The
river there and above is still rising at
midnight.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, February 14.-The mild
weather yesterday and to-day has
caused a rspid thaw In the river. The
D5spere, a little stream flowing through
the western and southern parts of the
city, has overfiown its banks and con-
adorable damage is done to dwellings
aud factories on the lowlsnds. An
ice gorge at Maple island in the Mia
sissippi between here aud Alton is ex-
pected to give way any moment.
Steamboat men are anxiously watch-
ing their crafts. The rise in the river
so far 10 not formidable.
PrrTsBURo, February l4-Prepara
tions are being made for another food.
A heavy and incesssnt rain is falling
here and at all points along the
Monongahela and on the Allegheny