The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-14
THAT TERRIBLE PLaOn.

THAT TERRIBLE FLOOD
New ALBANIA, Ind, Feb. IA The loss
by the flood here is not less than quarter
af million. No lives lost. Farmers
along the Ohio suffer greatly, many losing
their entire crops. Six hundred families
are houseless, many destitute. Manufac
turies stopped.
CINCINNATI, Feb Additional gloom
enshrouded the people this morning caus-
ed by the fact that the river after falling
to sixty four feet ten and three fourths
inches began to rise under the in
f1uence OF steady, hard rain.
The rain has advanced from the west, thus
checking the fall and extends this morn
ing as far as Pittsburg. Unless it stops
speedily there is no hope of the river re
ceding while the gravest fears exist that
the great height reached yesterday will be
surpassed. The rain seriously embarrasses
the work of the relief committee but it is
doing all it can to distribute food Soup
houses opened to day in various parts of
the city feed those able to get to them.
Bishop Elder has ordered all Catholic
churches thrown open 20 accommodate the
homeless and sends circular to
the churches to-day. asking contributions
frcm the chamber of commerce and city
council relief committee. The sinking
fund trustees will advance money on bonds
Yesterday authorized by the Legislature, so
that relief will be prompt. Many cases of
extreme destitutiOn are reported by the
relief board. and in some cases the frantic
cries of starving children for food are
heartrending, Bakeries not inundated are
pressed to their fullest capacity to keep
supply of bread. There have been some
fears of a meat famine, on account of the
difficulty of receiving 1--we stock, but sew
eral thousand rescued distillery cattle can
be utilized in case of necessity.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 14.-The river is ris-
ing at the rate of an inch and a half an
hour; it stood at sixty five feet an inch and
a half at IL o'clock; warm and rising.
Reports from both up and down the river
show rain. The river is falling at Ports
mouth and Maysville, slowly at the latter
place.
The first authentic report concerning
THE LOSS OF LIFE
at the Cincinnati Southern depot yesterday
was made to-day to the police ut the Oliver
street station by Herman Willsberg, a boy
living at II Wilstach street lie says that
he and his brother Joseph, with thirteen
other boys, were on the platform when
the water broke through Mclean avenue;
that the entire party were thrown into the
water; that he swan to Gest street, escaped
and went home, and that his brother and
all the other boys were drowned He does
not know the names of the others.
People are being moved as fast as possible
from Hardentown. The rains will raise
the Miami and White Water rivers, and
is likely to most damaged
People of the latter place received car OF
provisions in good shape this morning. No
ives lost vet. Water six feet deep at the
forks of Tanners creek, Guilford, Indiana,
The water rose at Lawrenceburg Junction.
his morning an inch and a half. Raining |
Ill the time quite hard.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 14.-The legis lature |
$4,000 for Lawrenceburg /
his morning and the Board of Trade has
81, 500 for the same object Another car
Dad of provisions has gone to-day.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. IA rainstorm
he past twenty-four hours was general
Ill over the state except in the San Joaquin
Valley.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 14.-Another deluge
S feared and lumber piles are being
anchored on the flats Drift wood and ice
gorges will be blown up with dynamite:
All practicable precaution~ will be taken
against the threatened overflow.
INDIANAPoLIs, Feb. 14.-Raining hard
since midnight; Pagues run again
overfowed, railroad tracks under water
two squares.
A Jacksonville dispatch says The city
is flooded from two to twenty feet deep;
5000 homeless, many lost everything.
Many cottages in the lower part of the
city swept away. Hundreds are quartered
in the second stories of public buildings
and stores, food being sent them in skiffs.
The water is filthy from sewerage and the
suffering is appalling Still raining. river .
rising, loss. over half million of dollars.
Contributions are asked for