Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19
THE FRESHE'T.

buttons received IO-Qay were SZ,OUU IrOm
the Chicago board OF trade; $1,000 from H.
J. Jewett, of New York, and $1,000 addi-
tional from the American Express COM
pany. The water is still receding, varying
from half an inch to an inch per hour.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1.-THE river this
morning began to slowly recede, and is
now forty -four feet three inches. The fact
that the water is giving away SO slowly is
an advantage to the property submerged
A great sense of relief is felt that the
worst of the flood is over. The greatest
interest is felt in news from other places
The weather is cloudy, quite cold
and trying to snow, but too cold.
THE RAGING MAUMEE.
TOLEDO, o., Feb. 1.-THE heavy rain of
yesterday and last night caused another
rise in the upper Maumee. The water at
Defiance, Napoleon and Florida reached a
higher point than the flood last week, the
whole of the last named town and por-
tons of the others being submerged. There
is great damage to property all along the
river, and some suffering among the peo-
pie is reported. Many homes have been
abandoned. At II o'clock this forenoon
the ice abreast of the city gave way and
the water rose rapidly, inundating
the middle grounds of the union
depot and the whole of Water street. The
railroad offices were quickly vacated, and
cannot be reoccupied, nor can passenger
trains enter the union depot until the food
subsidies. The water has not yet reached
the mark of 1881, but gorge is reported
to have formed at Wheeling and Lake Erie
bridges, two miles below the city, and two
spans of the bridge are said to be gone.
The western span of the wagon bridge at
Cherry street was also carried away. If
the outflow is checked by the formation
of gorges below the city, more destruct-
i've food than that of 1881 is apprehended.
At EVANSVILLE.
EVANSVILLE Ind, Feb. 1.-THE river is
still rising here, but is not over Water
street. There is ship below the city to
rescue people in danger. Senators McIn-
tosh and Bohm, Mayor Bidwell and Coun-
cilmen Bray, Williams and Auditor Yaeger
went on the boat, which is equipped with
food and clothing. Weather cold, snow
ing and windy.
AT TOLEDO.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. II, $50 p. m.-Since
the last report, at noon to-day, water has
risen steadily, and at p. m. marks twenty
inches higher than the highest point in
1881, and rising at the rate of three inches
per hour. The gorge below the city
extends two miles below
the Pennsylvania railroad bridge, and is
piled up to height of twelve to eight
cen feet, preventing the escape of water.
The gorge above the city is still firm. In
addition to the westerly span of Cherry
street wagon bridge and the eastern and
westerly trestles of the Lake Erie &
Western railway bridge, the two central
spans of the Pennsylvania railroad bridge
have been carried away with portion of
the new draw and two temporary spans
of the Union railroad bridge.
The water is now above the floor
of the Lake Shore railroad bridge, but the
structure stands firm. The middle ground
from the union depot to the Lake Shore
bridge is covered with water to the depth
of six to eight feet, resting upon which,
and extending across the river is a vast
field of broken ice and seven feet of water
on the floor of the Salonia house and union
depot. Most of the rolling stock has been
removed from the depot, and the middle
ground of the gas works is flooded with
but twenty four hours supply to depend
ton of the city are inundated.
1t is probable that in 800
houses which are OCCUPIED by the poorer
deep. 1t is estimated that at least 100 of
these are one-story buildings, from which
the families have been obliged to fee.
Considerable suffering must ensue. The
losses by the food have been materially
lessened by precautionary measures taken
by merchants and others who suffered
severely two years ago. They removed
their goods several days sinc;.
Every thing possible was done to
guard against loss, the dockage
and buildings along the river front were
damaged somewhat. There is no serious
damage to shipping in the harbor yet re-
ported. Hy Miller, employed on Lincoln
bridge, was carried down the river on
cake of ice,and made the passage from
Union bridge to Cherry street bridge, a
distance of a mile, where he was rescued
from his perilous position. From up river
points late dispatches state that the water
is rising rapidly, at Perrysburg it rose
three feet in four hours, and at 9
o'clock it was rising a foot an hour.
Defiance reports the water three inches
higher than ever before, and still rising.
Several gorges still exist between here and
Defiance, all of which, and water held by
them, are still to come. Weather fair and
freezing.
AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Feb. II. The river is still
falling an inch an hour, reaching sixty-one
feet seven inches at p. m. The tempera-
ture is falling. There was great
activity all day, and continuing tonight,
in clearing houses that are left by the re
ceding water. Additions to the relief fund
to-day were nearly $4,000. The German
Relief society, having $4,000 in hand col
lected for sufferers of floods in Germany,
decided by close vote to send $1,000 to
Germany and distribute the remainder
here. The Ohio river has been rising
all day at Pomeroy and Marietta.
MEMPHIS FUNDS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Feb. 1.-THE society of
the Red Gross of Geneva of Memphis, met
tonight and forwarded $500 to the soci-
ETY. of CINCINNATI, for the relief of suf-
ferers by the overflow. Committees were
appointed to Immediately raise funds for
tho corno 7onrnOSa