Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-02-16

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ment of who are lost or are saved, and
IT is SUFFICIENT
that the death roll is smaller than cir
cumstances would indicate. Those
known to be lost are John Finch aud
son, small boy, Geo. Lynch, Edward
Harris, Geo. Bell, Harry Brown
ing, the lieutenant of police and
family, wife and three children, are
missing but hoped they bad moved out.
The names of all could not be learn
ed by active search of reporters sll day,
but it is feared when the wat. rs subside,
ghastly scenes will be found in the
houses now under water, as it is scarce
ly probable SO small amount will close
the death rull. So far as heard from
sll yet alive have been removed from
tie house. A man whose name was
not learned was seen frantically calling
for help from the door of house float
ing down the river on First street this
afternoon. He was rescued by parties
with skiff. He had been in the house
all night and day. ..- .=......s
LOSS NOT so GREAT.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 1S.-There is
some ground for the hope that the dis
aster at the Southern railroad depot is
not attended with so great loss OF life
as was reported. The matter has been
very carefully Investigated, and but for
the positive statement of one man it
would be difficult TO say whether any
lives were lost at all. That man is the
the baggage master. He says there
were q great number of people on the
platform, and thinks at least 25 went
down in the water. This state ment
and opinion he repeats. All other per-
sons say they saw no one in the water
and believe none were lost, but they all
admit there was great alarm and hur-
ried flight, SO that people might have
been engulfed and not seen by those
fleeing. Lsthman, the cashier, had
sufficient warning to enable him to se-
cure - OC0 in cash, but not enough to
save all in the safe, 800 or $500 was lost.
With the exception of several members
of Cups circus who are still. missing,
nothing like definite statement as TO
any loss has been sscertained. No EN-
ployes OF the railroad company are
missing. The company has shown
enough confidence in the stability of
the remaining portion of the depot to
still use it. Trains arrive and depart
regularly but access to the freight depot
is cut Oft.
THE WORST REACHED.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.-There was
gloom of hope, to-nightwhen reports
showed that the river had reached its
highest point at 5 p. M, when the
marks showed 65 feet one and half
inch. and though it recorded but haf an
inch during the next 4 hours, the fact
that the worst seemed to be over gave
relief. The tension has been strong
on the entire business portion of the
city ,and q slight rain following to- night,
gives nervous apprehension of more
disaster to come. The situation is
alarming and would require the publ
cation of greater number of direc-
tories to name the business men, par
ticulsrly in tobacco produce, grain
com omission, whisky and all kinds OF
manufacturing interests whose business
wholly suspended. Many of these also
lose goods. Manufacturers all lose
heavily in damage to machinery and
stock, aside from the loss of time.
More than thousand business firms
and manufactures are thus prostrated,
yet business men are not disheartened
nor selfish, and these same men for two
days have poured in contributions to
the fund for the relief OF the suffering
among that much greater class, the
poor, who are driven from home and
are deprived of work. 1t is estimated
that from thirty to forty thousand work
men are out of employment by the
closing of the manufactures. To them
the less of time and injury to household
effects is the smallest loss, as the amp
ness in their houses after the subsiding
of the food must bring much sicknes
and suffering. The councils action in
asking for authority to issue loan
prom ptly by legislature, both houses
having passed a bill authorizing relief
loan Of one hundred thousand dollars.
This city has arranged to provide for
the sufferers. kilograms have been re-
ceived from Chicago, New York and
elsewhere offering assistance. The
school boards has closed the schools in
the vicinity of the flooded district, and
hou ses are placed at the disposal of the
relief committee fJr the homeless peo.
Pile.
A systematic visitation was made to-
day to all parts of the city, and all cases
of distress we're promptly relieved.
The militia, in still larger numbers,
is aiding the police tonight. Coal oil
lights have been paced on the streets
in the business potion OF the city to
aid the patrol by boats. No cases OF
differing have been reported. There
we're two false alarms of Ere tonight,
which give rise to the suspicion that II
was the work of thieves. The water is
deep enough to allow skiff within
square and half Of the Burnet house
The water reaches to the market house,
corner Pearl and Broadway.
Nc essential change in railroads.
Trains still run on the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton, though the track If
| under water for shor. distance. Mails
are very much delayed, OWN to the
entire suspension cf navigation and
abandonment of SO many trains.
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