The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-16
THE FRESHETS.
Distressing Reports from Jeffer-
sonville aud Lawrenceburg.
THOUSANDS WITHOUT FOOD OR
SHELTER.
The River Beginning 10 Fall at Cincin
natl.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 1.-THE ground is again
covered with ice Rain is falling and promis-
ing to continue at least twenty. four hours rhe
river is rising and and another deluge is feared.
Men are busy anehoring lumber piles on the
nats. This afternoon the ice and driftwood
gorses which obslruct the river at several
points will be blown up with dynamite. Every
practicable precaution is being taken against
damage from the overflow.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE Legislature on
propriated $4,000 this morning for the Law
fenceburg sufferers. The Board of Trade at
noon reported subscription of $500. Another
car load OF provisions will be sent there to-day
!. Inc following private telegram was received
rom Jeffersonville, Ind The city is flooded
rrom nsnll Two to twenty feet deep FIVE thessaad
people are homeless. Many have lost all they
nave ON earth. A large number of cottages in
tne lower part of the city are swept away and
! hundreds OF people are quartered in the second
stories of public buildings and business houses.
Food is sent to them in skiffs. The scenes of
suffering are appalling, IL is still raining and
the river is rising. The loss will reach over
VI 900 900. The people will have to leave Law
renceburg. No lives have been lost SO far as
can be learned. The operator at Lawrence
burg junction reports this morning that the
river rose one and half inches with heavy
rain since 6 o'clock a. m. Tanners Creek IS
very high and it is raining hard yet. The op-
orator at Guilford, this side of Lawrenceburg,
says they are moving people out of Harden
town as fast as possible. The rains will raise
the Miami and White Water rivers and threat
en- to do the most damage at Lawrenceburg. A
carload OF provisions from Indiananolis got to
the people at Lawrenceburg In tolerably lgood
condition this morning.
1t has reeu raining here since midnight.
kosues Run again overfowed this mornigg.
The water water was up TO MARYLAND street
two squares. The Union Railroad Company's
tracks are under wafer for several squares east
OF the Union depot. Many cell ,rs IN Merid-
ian street, near the depot, are filled with water
PITTsBURG, Feb. 15.-The Monongahela and
Allegheny rivers continue to rise with 40 1-2
feet in the Monongahela at one point this af-
ternoon and about one foot more in the Aileg-
hany. The rain ceased this morning and the
weather is clearing Dispatches from the
headwaters report the weather still rainy and
the river rising steadily.
A telegraph operator at Jeffersonvile, Ind,
says they are entirely surrounded by water
Every street is under water. at New Albany
the river is still rising.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 15-The river 8 TODD 66 fee
IL inches until noon when it declined
quarter of an inch.
At Msysville, Kentucky, the river fell six
inches during the night and is still falling
At Falmouth, Kentucky, the Licking river
is still rising.
At Frankfort, Kentucky, the river is falling.
Fifteen hundred people are being lodged and
fed. The loss here is estimated at $200,C00.
AT Marietta, Ohio. there was a heavy rain
all day yesterday continuing until morning.
Both the Muskingum and Ohio rivers are ris-
ing They show rise of three feet during the
night
Rain is reported at Jonesville, Ohio, and
flood equal to that of last week is expected
again.
The Legislature has amended the bill au-
thorizing the issue of bonds for relief purposes
SO the city has authority to make an immediate
loan and issue bounds. Voluntary contribu-
tions now reach $4,000.
PTTTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 15.-At IL O'Clock TO-
night the Monongahela is q feet and station
ary. The Allegheny is % feet and still rising.
Families lave been compelled to desert their
homes for the third time in ten days.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb 15.-Appeals for
help from Jeffersonville and New Albany were
received here to-day, and supplies were imme-
dlately sent. The Governor, State Auditor
and Secretary of State have been appointad a
mmittee to dishnrse relief funds. Consign-
1s1ents OF Doats are being cent from Cleveland
and Sandusky, all of which will be needed to
convey food and fuel.