Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-15

cd district, and the houses are placed
at the disposal of the relief committee
for the homeless people. A sys-
tematic visitation was made to day to
all parts of the city and all cases of
distress were promptly relieved. TIE
militia, in large numbers, are aiding
the police tonight. Coal oil lights
have been placed on the streets In the
business portion of the city, and no
cases of pilfering have been reported.
Two false alarms of fire to night gave
rise to the susI zion that it was the
work of thieves. The water is deep
enough on Pearl street to allow boats
to run within a square and
a half OF the Burnett house,
and it reaches &c the market house on
Pearl and Broadway. There il no
essential change in the railway trains
running on the c., H. & D., though
the track Is covered with water for a
short distance. The mails are very
much delay cd and tine city service Is
also greatly confused, No just esti-
mate of the damage can be made now.
When the attempt is made people talk
only of millions. The river has been
falling at Portsmouth, 113 mile, above
hero, stnce last night, eight inches,
and hss been falling eight feet at
Pomeroy. This gives the hope that
the worst is over here.
THE RIVER RISING AGAIN.
CINcINNATI, February IA There
il additional gloom over tho people
this morning caused by the fact that
the river, after falling to sixty-four
feet ten and three.ouarter inches, be-.
gan to rise under the influence of a
steady hard rain. The rain has ad-
vanced from the west, thus checking
the fall, and extends this morning as
far as Pittsburg. Unless it stops
speedily there Is no hope Of the river
receding, while the g~ravest fears exist
that the great height reached yester-
day will be surpassed. The rain seri-
ously embarrasses the work of
the relief commissioners, but they
are doing all they can to dis.
tribute goods, Soup houses
were opened to-day in various parts OF
the city to feed those able to get to
them. Bishop Elder ordered all Gath,
olic churches thrown open to accom-
modate the homeless, and sends q cir.
crlar to churches to-day asking that
contributions be sent to the chamber
of aud city council relief
committees. The sinking fluid trus-
tees will advance money on the bonds
yesterday authorized by the l~egisla.
ture, 80 that relief will be prompt
There arc many
CASES CT EXTREME RESTITUTION
reported by the relief board, and il
some cases the frantic cries of stary'
ing chiideen for food are heartrend'
Ing. Bakeries not inundated are
pressed to the fullest capacity to keet
the supply of bread. There has beer
some fears of a meat famine on &C
count of the difficulty of receiving liv,
stock, but several thousand rescued
distillery cattle can be utilized In cast
of necessity.
Dispatches state the people are be-
ine1m0yed ~ faat as psrsibleIfrom Hsr
dentown- Tho wm .-I.a The IM'o-c
and Whitewater rivers.
|. LAwRENCEBURG
is likely to be most damaged. TIL
people of the latter place received
ca of provisions In good shape TIL
morning. No lives lost yet. TIL
water is 6 feet deep at the forks O
Tanper's creek, Guilford, Indiana
The water rose at Lawrenceburg j unc
ton since morning an inch and a hall
Raining all the time hard. The LIZ
dlaua legislature appropriated $40.
600 for Lswrenceburg this morning
The board of trade of Indianspoli
has 81, 500 for the same object. Ar
other carload of provisions we're sen
to-day.
The river here Ia rising at the rat
of an inch and o half hour. 1t stoo
sixty.ive feet an inch and a half at
o'clock. Reports, both up and dow
the river, snow rain. The river
falling at Portsmouth aud Maysvill'
slowly at the latter place.
THE FIRST AUTHENTIC REPORT
, concerning the loss of life at the Oh
: cinuati Southern depot yesterday wi
, made to-day to the police at DIV
street station, by Herman Welsber
a boy living at II Wilstacht stree
He says he and his brother Josep
with thirteen other boys, were on Il
. platform when the water broke throui
Mclean avenue; that the entire par
were thrown into the water; that
SWAN to Gest street, escaped and we
home; that his brother and
y other boys were drowned.
" does not know - their NAM
A TOWN RUINED.
? MADISON, Ind, February IA II
= river is rising one and o half inches
hour. Milton, Kentucky, oppos
here, is submerged, not a house is G
- empt. Cabls5 ere used to anchor I
- buildings. Tae water is Ia the seco
!. stories of many of the houses. 1
y eastern suburbs of this city are abt
y donsd and all front and extreme we
ern parts. The backwater and
70 crooked creek have inundated the G
u on tho north. Springdale comets
- is partially submerged. Mora r
will cause the creek to deluge Wall
;, street. A large part of the to
90 of (~Iarrollton Is suffering
&c food. The provision stores are
hausted. The Western hotel is
serted as dangerous.
no RAIN AND RUIN.
"a. INDIANAPOLIS, February 14.-Rs
'ot ing hard since midnight. Pogues
va has again overlooked. Railroad ira
are under water. A Jeffersonv
dispatch says: The city is foo
ira from two to twenty feet deep; 8,
lie. people are homeless, many lose eve
,at thing. Many cottages in the 10
are part of the city have been swept aW
,n. Hundreds are quartered In the sec
nls... and akn