Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-14

Coup'S circus who are reported missing
nothing like definite statement as to any
loss has been sustained. No employees Of
the railway company are missing. The
company shows enough confidence in the
stability of the remaining portion of the
depot to have it used. Trains arrive anG
depart regularly, but access to the freigh
! depot is cut off.
Manager John Scott, of the Southern road
says of the accident: The structure was
temporary, heavy freight business being
| done at the Marietta freight depot. The
food cutting this off the freight business il
| now done at the Mclean avenue freight
shed. 1t was thought by the railroad off.
cials that the avenue, being hundred feet
wide, could easily withstand the weight OF
the body of water on the west side, but a
space of 300 feet, reaching from the pas
sepger to the freight depot, was swept
eastward with but little warming
and everything was thrown into
the space on the east side, which rapidly
filed with water. Two engines standing
on the spot were safely removed by the en-
gineers. 1t is known that car OF meat
and one of flour were submerged. A large
amount of miscellaneous freight was float
ing in the water much of which has been
recovered. In regard to the loss of life,
the most extravagant reports are made,
but close inquiry on the part of the officers
and others failed to disclose well authen-
ticated proof of such loss. It is thought
the road may resume its full volume of
freight business in few days.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 13.-To-day Mayor
Jacobs chartered the steamer Matte
Hayes, and with corps of men traversed
the submerged district, taking off num-
Der of persons, and by means of boats
supplying food to those who remained in
the houses above water. Many in this
way were succored. As some of the houses
were not entirely submerged, the upper
stories of some are still habit
able, the owners remaining. Singular
incidents occurred during the trip. One
man was found clinging to tree; as the
men approached he cried out: go over
to that house, there is a woman and sew
eral children over there. 1 will hold here
until you save them" The house was
fifty yards away. The men started, but
before reaching it the honse turned over
and was carried away in the rush of waters.
No more was heard from the house and
nothing is known as to whether the people
had been rescued or not. Tha informa-
ton was that the family were still in
the house. The man who was in the tree
was afterwards rescued. He declared that
a woman and several children were in the
house when it was tumbled over. The
man did not know the names. A family
named Wilkins, living in the hollow near
Adams street, had been importuned to
move out of the house, but the mother was
sick and they did not believe the water
would come over. When the break
came in from the cut eff
fill, the water rushed down upon them,
filling the lower floors of the house, render
ing escape except by skiff impossible.
The house wes a frame, and was moved
from its foundation, rocked to and fro in
the water. In the moment when the dan
ger came the woman was in the pains of
parturition. In this condition the bed was
taken up, put in a skiff, and the woman
removed. The excitement attending
the removal was such that it threw
her into spasms. Her recovery
is doubtful. An old colored man named
John Adams living alone, and i'll with
rheumatism is missing. He is probably
lost. On Point Shipping Port and Port
land, 900 houses are under water, the
vast majority owned by poor people.
The authorities have taken steps to
provide food and lodging. The board of
trade is raising a fund. individuals are
literally. The German citi-
zens gave $716. An entertainment for the
benefit of the sufferers will be held. Every
thing is being done for their comfort.
Families are scattered, and the water hides
the CHASTITY results of last nights work.
1t is folly to attempt to fix the loss of
property at the present state of affairs.
The question now is how to care for the
sufferers.
Tim Donahue and a man named Sipp
we're arrested to-day on a charge of killing
Sam Bell last night after the water broke
over the cut off dam. The three parties
were drinking, got into a skif to go to the
rescue, and the nan fell out or was
knocked out by the others and drowned.
1t occurred i'll the darkness. 1t is impossi-
BILE to say whether the men are guilty, or
that death was accidental.
A CLEAN OF HOPE.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.-A CLEAN of hope
came tonight when reports showed that
the river had reached the highest point at
p. NJ, when marks showed 65 feet 1 .
inches, and though it receded but half an
inch during the next four hours, the fact
that the worst seemed over gave relief.
The tension has been strong on the entire
business portion of the city, and the
slight rain following tonight gives
nervous apprehension of more disaster
to come. The situation is alarming. 1t
would require the publication of the great
er portion of the directory to name the
business men, particularly in the tobacco,
produce, grain, commission, whisky and
all kinds of manufacturing interests,
whose business is wholly suspended. Many
of these also lose goods. The manufactur-
ers also lose heavy in damage to ma
chinety and stock, aside from the loss of
time. More than 1000 business firms
and manufactures are thus prostrated, yet
the business men are not disheartened
nor selfish, these same men, for two days,
have poured in contributions to the fund
for the relief of the suffering among that
much greater class, the poor, who are
driven from home and are deprived of
work. 1t is estimated that 10000 to 10000
workmen are out of employment by the
closing Of the manufactures. To them
the loss and time and injury to household