The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-02-17
WATER BOUND CITIES.
THE SITUATION AT ClNCIN-
MATT MORE ENCOURAGING.
Heroic Efforts to Relieve the SuHerers-kld
from Benevolent Societies and Cities,
AT CINCINNATi.

CISCiNCATI, February l6.-rhe water
continues 10 recede about AN inch ana
half an hour. Al $3.50 there was siXty-fou
feet four inches, This il still an inch
above the highest previous Hood, that OF
1892. brisk wind rising gives serious
cause for alarm to the owners OF barges OF
all descriptions. From the first they have
said heavy wind would wreck and sink
every barge IN the river, owing 10 the ex-
tenslye height and width Of the river, for
the waves are much greater while the facil.
tiles for securing fleets by cables are great
" reduced. The sky was clear and bright
early In the mOrnlng, but clouds covered
the sky soon after ten, with the wind from
the southwest.
No rain yet aud the prospec, less threat
ening. The river stood 6i Alp feet from
10 O'Clock TO II, but ut ! 80 O'Clock II had
gone down TO " 2-l2 feet. The life -saving
boat and crew OF eight from Cleveland,
under command Of Goodwood, arrived and
st, TO work distributing relief.
Young Often was shot by the miltiamen
last night. All the accounts agree that the
soldiers were justihabe. The police aud
soldiers were attacked by a well known
gang Of roughs. One OF the soldiers had
been Knocked down The roughs outnum-
bercd the police aud soldier, and firing
the gun was the last resort. IL cffeGlually
dispersed the crowd. One Of the ronghs
has been arrested,
LAwRENCEBrRG, tSD,
CINCINNATI, February l6-Nowhere
does the falling water give greater JOY than
at Lawrenceburg, Ind, II Is estimated
that 200 houses were overturned or washed
away, and 3, 900 people driven from home
with nothing but the clothes they wear.
The loss will reach half q million. The
generous relief sent them from indianapolis
Shelbyytlle, Cincinnati and other places,
was received with unbounded gratitude
No loss Of life yet reported, but many mar
row escapes. large furniture warehouse
fell In, Thirty or forty people In the upper
stories escaped safely. There are fears
that tho Court house foundations may
crumble. Four hundred people are shell
tered there.
At NEWPORT.
The Odd Fellows organized with view
20 paying special attention 10 the wants OF
members OF the order not only now but un;
I'll the course Of business Is re established.
The river Is rising all inch and half an
hour at Wheeling and three inches at Mari
eta.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, February 49, The river
I p. IN, reached the highest point-forty-
four feet five inches or thirthythree inches
ulEUeI IMAM tne NOOu Oh 1907 ~ ID tAPcCl-
cd to continue rising till nightfall. when II
Ii hoped the receding will begin. No
casualties are reported for the day. Ad-
ditonal damage 70 property Il not reported.
Heavy contributions by citizens continue
to pour in at the depots OF supply. There
is no danger Of any one suffering for food
or clothing. Louisville is determined
nothing shall be left undone In aid OF her
distressed citizens.
special 10 the Courier journal from
Frankfort SAYS the Kentucky River At l:2Q
D. m WAS IT'LL falling. The weather here
Is very warm with high shifting winds that
will cause damage in the Hooded district
where the tenure OF many houses on their
foundations Is very slight.
PrrTsBURG,
PIrrsBURG, February l6.--The high
water IL again subsiding here, but It is still
rising slowly at the headwaters. The
weather Is clear and pleasant. No more
danger is apprehended. The damage from
the food was very slight
CAIRO.
CAIRO, ILL.,, February 10. The river at
this point measures forty'iye feet six In
ches and stll rising rapidly. II now lacks
six feet six inches OF being rs high a. last
wear, and no serious danger Is apprehend-
ed from overflow unless 4 heavy rise comes
from the Mississippi, Weather fair and
warm. The Wabash and ST. Louis Narrow
Gusge Railroads have suspended business
On acco,,,t NJ tina tracka hpinp oyprnoWcd