New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-14

great destruction of property, ano' IL 20 u'o
norts are not exaggerated, the loss OF ne may
nrove LARGE. dam in Louisville, WHICH pio'
tected the lower parts of the city, gave "",
Monday night, and twenty blocks VI sosso5
were inundated in few minutes. iV Is i0" u,
that some of the inmates did not esc"p,'
Cincinnati railway station Ieh uo"
ito foundations being weakened py "a.0i'
is not tbou rbt that any lives were lost oy 'haV
accident. 1t is computed that elght squaio
miles of the City of Cincinnati are under water
THE FLOOD AT CINCINNATI.
EIGHT SQUARE MILES UNDER wArER-coLLAPsE of
A RAILWAY sTATION-THE RIVER AT lis HUH
EST POINT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEI
CNCINNATI Feb 13-At o'clock to-nght 'ne
marks showed sixty five feet, one inch IN me DIVER
rise OF one foot in twenty-four hours anu UinU'n
natl drew a sigh of relief at the announcement that
the rise for the present had ceased. 1t cannot be
said that the additional created very much ad-
fItional damage, the main difference being thaI a
few more houses and cellars were Hooded Inc
dana 70 will increase from now in the soaking that
will be given embankments and buildings
The central incident of the day was the rumor at
noon that the depot of the Cincinnati Southerh
r ilroad had been swallowed up by the bursting OF
lives were lost Thousands of people at once started
for the spot and for hours the widest excitement
nrevailed but so far as the most dillgent inquiry
ran ascertain no life was lost and the whole damage
except to the sewer, Will probably not eNceeu
$4,000. The railroad occupies the western portion
of McLean-ave., a street one hundred leo'
in width, under which runs very large
sewer The passenger and Telght oepo's
were small one-story temporary frame
hadS of
McLean.ave is filed street, at that point perhaps
twenty feet high 1t runs north and south, ana Is
in Mill Gre Valley, now full of back water ror
miles The filling is mostly gravel and sand WIN
little cohesion, and the pressure OF the vast Vouho
of water-there a mile wide-was too great ior l'S
little strength Perhaps the sewer nav also have
borst. but the first break was certainly in the
filed street section about 200 feet In length
was broken down, carrying with 1t
the ladies, waitingroom of the passenger depot and
part of the freight depot with the Intervening
space On the track were several
freight cars all of which were car
ried down, as also observation-disclosures
One of the cars was loaded with pork and that loss
is the largest item of damege save TO the street ana
sewer Several people were IN the building ana
vicinity. but are believed to have all been warned
and certainly no one is known to have perished.
OF the surface inundated no accurate computation
has been made Along the Mill Creek Valley
II Is probably five square miles. most OF which is
comparatiyely sparely built upOD being largely oc
cupied by market gardeners. Along the rver 'front.'
for distance of seven miles the water has en-
eroached for an average distance OF perhap9 three
souares in places, more especially in the lower
mart of the city, that the surface covered DV the
water must be in the neighborhood Of eight square
miles In some places in the business portion oi
the city il is ten feet deep Skis are as thick as
draws and wagons were there week ago. The
nolice patrol their beats in boats. Some of the
buildinps there are very old and it is not unlikely
flat some of them may succumD 10 the
dissolying power of the water aided
as 1t is by strong current i'll
places. What will be the damage should this occur
no man can foretell. Hundreds of thousands OF
dollars could be lost in hour in that manner, nut
as has been said repeatedly, most firms prepared DIV
removing their goods either to higher ground or
higher floors Nearly all the inhabitants are gone
and must be provided-for some for quite time.
Business here is almost parayzed. The depriva-
lion of gas IS tine least feature OF the disaster
That can be remedied but water famine Is inmi-
nent and if q fire should break ont the supply OF
water would be shortened. and the Department
might not be able TO control 1t al! IL surrounded oy
deep water. 1t is proposed to place steam hre-
engines on barges to meet this contingency but
nearly all the coal yards submerged. and almost
every factory in the city, unless specially lucky
or. specially pushed, is at stand
still. Hydraulic elevators have had to
stop. The slaughter houses are mostly in Mill
Creek Valley, and fresh meat will soon he
rarity with many Provisions, especially country
produce are going ne up Gv IN at preg aave S
one or two directions In short the City OF Clpcn-
natl Is visited by such misfortune as the widest
croaker would have predic ed, and the end IL
not vet as 1t will be davs before things, upder the
most favorable circumstances can resume theif ola
The police service, aided it is by
regiment OF the National Guard, IL
inadequate to guard the great territory now az the
mercy of marauders Nearly every business house
In he bottoms has or more guards with
loaded shotgans .. ready for water water pirates
There is great difficulty IN getting TO and
from NEWPORT or Covington aud Cincinnati. The
ferryboats have 10 landing-paces and skifs are
necessary to reach the bridges that span the ONO
So far as the damage done Is concerned, 1t Is too
early to begin 10 name the losers. Inc
extent @ cannot be, ascgrtalned no,E, and
he m send hundreds of Names no one OF which can
now be said t. have lost any very large sum- though
In the aggregate 10 will b. very large
he organized efforts OF the Relief committee were
supplemented to-day by action Of the Ci'y S0unciim
resolving to ask special act OF tue LeeisIaluie ior
authority 10 issue 100000 III bonds II necessary
for relief Communication had with Coium-
bus and the act passed by both Houses tbls at-
ternoon ana the money will be at once lorthcolnin2
Archbishop Elder prffOerfed the use OF all the Cati.
olIc churches ia the city for asylums Portions OF
mo NusIc Hall buildings are also being used in the
same way Contributions are coming in from the
charitable of tine city and also from Of her
cite. and everything Is being done to relieve
the many hundreds Of needy who crowd
the pl .ces of refuge. Their number IS no yet com
puted ali told IT must be- thousands aud will III
erea.e for several days. Hundreds of them arc
separated from their friends and Will not be re-
united for days.
Newport across the river and to less extent OF Cow
inpfon i'm Newuort 26O acres are said to be covered
with water, 1000 houses are inundated
and $500 families are hOuseless. The greatest als-
tress is at Lawrenceburg, ind, twenty-five miles
below here This town of 5000 people mas Two
feet of water in it's highest part. The suffering