Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-02-16

Aurora, Ind, on its return last night had
a fearful experience. The fog overlook
i it and it was unable to proceed with
safety and 1t found almost an equal diff :.
Guilty IN finding place to tie up, but
finally succeeded in reaching Storrs sta
ton this morning. Coal barges to day
have been towed up Central avenue to
Pearl street, where carts run alongside
and receive loads. Stories are current of
lawless acts, but they cannot be traced to
any reliable source. No DOUBT swift pun
lshment would fall on the discovery of
crime. In addition to the precaution Of
increased police force the city is partly
lighted tonight by coal oil lamps instead
Of gas lamps. The work of relief has
gone on vigorously to-day and many
touching scenes are witnessed. A relief
committee of leading citizens attend per-
sonally to the work, remaining all day at
the office or going ont with relief boats.
Though no appeal has been made for
help from above, assistance has been sent,
among these are 81, 500 reported by Nose
Mosler, sent to him by II. II. Warner &
Co., of Rochester, N. Y, $1,000 from
Adams Express Co., N. Y, $2,500 from
the proprietor of the Ge]scy House, N. Y.
The Masonic fraternity organized spc-
cial relief force and telegraphed to
Cleveland, Sandusky aud Toledo for
boats.
The river at O'Clock tonight was
G6 feet and thlec-fourths of an inch,
and rising slowly. The day has been the
gloomiest in the history Of the city; bust
ness wholly neglected on change and all
attention given to saving property and
atfordlng relief. While the unexpected
rise of nearly foot to-day has not made
very great change apparently in sltua-
tion there is such uncertainty abont the
futures that all plans are unsettled. It.
is impossible 10 estimate the coming rise
and no one can tell when rain Will cease
along the river. The clouds broke away
late this afternoon but gathered again
before 10 O'Clock and rain falling above
and below. The weather is warm, al
most sutry. Goods are being removed
TO higher ground. This is done at i'm
mense labor and under trying c.rcum
stances, men standing in water. Water
now stands in the gutter on the south
side of Pearl and Walnut streets and the
little Miami depot IS flooded Wagons
are no longer able to cross the Newport
bridge. Louisville and Nashville trains
receive passengers on the treslle at the
Cincinnati end OF the bridges, they reach
ing 1t by boats. The Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton s. Dayton railway, which has been
the only Quiet for trains north and east,
tonight were under flood to such extent
that no trains could pass. This leaves
the city practically cut off from the rest
of the world to the north, east and west
by rail communication except that the
Bee line road still runs trains leaving
from the stock yard station. This outlet
IS also accessible by the Cincinnati,
Western & Baltimore trains and they
may enter and depart in that way. The
difficulty on the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton railroad is not fully understood
though the water on the track in the
city limits sufficiently account for the
stoppage.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 14-The committee
sent to Lawrenceburg last night reported
that all the provisions were delivered at
two p. m to-day. The report that suf-
fering IS increasing and more assistance
will be needed Immediately. Another
car load of provisions, with five barrels
of coal oil, several boxes of candles and
dellcacles for the sick will 60 tonight by
special train. The operator at Guilford
says it IS still raining hard at 6 p. m. ,and
the indications are that it will continue
during the night. E. &. Burk ham, of
New York, telegraphed the indianapolis
National bank, of this city, to-day to
send $1,000 to Lawrenceburg for their
relief.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15-Thc weather was
warm and cloudy. The river is declining
slightly. The coming flood in Hooking
and other streams are expected to check
the fall, if they do not make the flood
greater. The Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayto1 track Is washed out within city
limits and no railroad trains can get into
the city farther than the stock yards,
three miles from the depots All mail
and exnress matter have to be hauled out
there All the Protestant and Catholic
churches have been thrown open for
homeless beings. A more comple system
of relief could not be desired. The alb
scnce of crime IS remarkable, considering
the darkness of the city.
PIrTsBURG, Feb. 15-Rain is still fal
!. ling and both rivers continue to rise with
} no hope of them falling for some time.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. l5-Jeffersonville
Is entirely surrounded by water, every
street being under water. AT New Albany
further rise of two feet is expected.
i LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 12--All day the
! river has been the of center attraction
and dread continues. The highest point
, of the flood of February lss2,was reached
: this afternoon, and passed. The water is
/ but two feet below the great December
flood of ls47. The river is yet rising
/ slowly, with great tide from the Ken
, lucky river to be added. Houses along
/ the river font are vacated and the drift