The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-02-22
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CINCIHNATI, D., FEB. 2.-The'
liver at II O'Clock has reached % teee
s inches, and hes risen 2 inches in the
~ three hours. Bafges aTe being
nm along Second street to relieve the
vants Of the street IL to make navtRar
tiuu dangerous Suffering among The
ueoule Ia the flooded part Of the city 10
Unavoidable. The suspension bridge
oanndD be reached ut all except by
buots: the Newport bridge isalso mac
eessible except BY boats or wagons.
No organised effort has yet been made
to relieve them, but must be done soon
or loes Of Life 10 inevitable. go
Specials from points above indicate
thai the rise will continue here prob
.ahlv until tomorrow. The river In
falling 1t Marietta, but rising an Inch
an hour 6ere. Large quantities OF
vhiskey, -four and other property are
oyerflooded. There II no charge In the
situation Of the railroads. The Gin.
cinnati, Hamlin and Dayton 10 under
water near Brighton, but trains ar
rived and went out this morning. The
Little Miami road 10 virtually blocked
aS Batavia Junction, . few miies out,
by the track being under water. There
d NO newS this morning nom Law
Yenceburg, Ind, and the worst II
feared there - the town IN ifoIaied:
Business h practically suspended.
Relief committees have been ap
pointed by the chamber OF commerce
and large amount OF money con-
tributed.
At . meeting of the chamber Of COM
merce, the president called the body 10
order and resolution were adopted
appointing . committee to collect
money and provide relief for sufferers.
The chamber gave $500 to the com.
mittee, and Superintendent Maxwell
accepted individual subscriptions for
fully s, 900 more. The common coun-
ell is called to meet tomorrow to or
Ranize relief measures. Among the
losses this morning are 800 cattle
drowned at Gerke 4 Lippe!man's
dystillery. The work Of removing the
poor from tenement houses, or Of fur
nishing them with provisions must
begin at once. Just Pow all available
skifYs and other craivare busy saving
goods and fepyiug passengers at high
rates. The gas Is completely exhaust
ed, and citizens are providing candles
and lamps. The theatep will be equip
ped with the electric light, but they
fear the audiunce will be small on ac-
count of the fear that there will be
dark streets. The river Is sixty-three
feet seven and one half inches ut pm,
and still rising.
-Four hundred soldiers Of the First
regiment Of the National guard, In
fatigue uniform with their pieces
loaded, are on streets doing patrol
duty tonight.
The extinguishing of private electri-
cal light at midnight left the city in
total darkness.
The flood of 80 il now surpassed.
Taking the most liberal standard, il
then reached sixty-fOur feet and three
inches. Atll o'clock tonight IL stood
Q half inch above that, and il still ris-
ing. Reports from above indicate that
the river IL rising At Wheeling and
falling ut Marietta snd Pomeroy. 1t
will probably continue TO rise here to.
morrow. People at Lawrenceburg, at
last reports were virtually helpless,
lacking food and unableto procure any.
Telegraphing and telephone lines are
down, and no means of communicate
lon exist. Arrangements have been
made here to mount fire engines on
fats In case Of fire i'm the flooded dis
tricts.
A river patrol was organized towatch
the flooded district and give relief
when needed. Capt. w. p. Walker,
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway.
was made commander of the fleet and
authorized to seize boats when needed
The troops will be called to assist the
police and the committee will expend
more than 81 900 per night in this SER
vice.
There being no gas, the police have
orders to make arrest Of all suspicious
persons on the streets at night. But
little mercy Is shown criminals found
taking advantage the presents situa-
ton.
The relief committee has given or
ders for a most rigid inspection Of the
wants of sufferers and immediate
help. Father Cusack, pastor of Cath
Ollie church on Third street, opened
the building tonight for the homeless,
and 800 are sleeping there The station
houses are filled with beds for the
accommodation of persons driven
from home. No accident has been re-
ported and every precaution Is used to
prevent loss to coal fleets and other
exposed property. Lights are improved
everywhere tonight. Coal oil and can.
dies are used i'm stores and dwellings.
newspaper and telegraph offices and
electric lights in theaters and some Of
the hotels. The latter use candles most
" for rooms.
Very little change is reported in the
railroads, except that the Little
Miami, which Is compelled to abandon
Its track between here aud Loveland,
will send trains tomorrow from the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
depot to Dayton; thence to Xenia. The
Cincinnati, Washington and Baiti.
more track Is under water SO that
trains cannot pass. 1t connects few
miles out with the Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton, and will not
be delayed. The Ohio and Mississippi
sends q steamer to Aurora, Ind. No
tidlngs get from Lawrenceburg, Ind,
except that the town il at the mercy
Of the waters.
Shrinkage Of Corn.
While it Is probable most farmers
recognize the fact that corn in crib