The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-20
TELEGRAPaIC
TIE FLOODS.

ice and snow s=e melting, causing q
heavy food. The FIRST, second, third,
eighth and thirteenth wards are Almost
inundated. The Delaware, Lsckswanns
and Western road bridge entering the
city, may succumb any moment. Land
in the vicinity of the race track Is under
four feet of water, but by the giving way
Of dam the water has lowered, and
buildings are again inhabited. Large |
numbers of drowned pigs, geese and |
other animals are scattered over the
track. No trsins have run On the Buff
falo, New York and Philadelphia since |
Yesterday afternoon. Elk street crossing
Of the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern is under two fee. of water. l. is
reported that 800 cattle were drowned in
pens of the thirteenth ward.
Carthage. N. Y, IL -Lowlands are
overfowed.
Jarvis, Ont, 1s.-Cheaps;de and Nan
ticoke stage was not able to reach here on
account Of high water. The brigde over
the Sandusky, at Hubbs' Mills, was car
ried away.
Boston, IS The western food fund
amounts to $1,000; $1,000 was sent to
Jacksonville.
Cairo, Ills, 1S.-The river at this
place is iorty-nine feet eight inches, and
rising three.quarters of an inch each
lhour. There is little excitement, but
considerable destitution and loss Of stock
land property is reported south of here. 1t
lis supposed the river will come to stand
Tomorrow night. The Illinois Central
Railway is preparing to raise the grade
of the levee at once, and committee OF
citizens have been appointed to inspect
the levees for weak. places.
WilkesbArre, Pa, 19.-The Suseaue-
hanna this evening is the highest this
year. Communication on the west side
is cnt off. Ice at Fort Blanchard is float
ing on the main highways. The ice be-
tween here and Plymouth is gorg ed.
Occupants of loWlsnds are getting ready
to move.
Toledo, 1S.-The gorge below the city
broke this morning, and the huge masses
opposite the city moved rspidly out. At
daylight the water had fallen five feet.
The river is now comparatively free
from ice, and is still falling. In its out
ward passage the food carried away the
Reminder OF the wagon bridge at Cherry
lstreet, Rn additional span of the Pennsyl-
vanis Railway bridge and the union
bridge which connected the middle
ground with the east side, and was used
as q transfer between the east ana west,
aud used by various railway cOmps-
MES. Damage to the Wheeling and
Lake Erie bridge, two miles down the
river, is also reported. a few small
icrsfts, lying at the docks were torn from
their fsstenings and carried down as far
IS the last named bLidge, bat no serious
Injury to shipping has yet occurred, as
the course of the stream is now unob-
Istructed, aud the water is fast approach
ing it's natural stag ; no further trouble
is likely to occur. The loss to the city
and railway companies by the destruc-
ton of bridges is very heavy. At
this evening the river hes lowered 10
feet from the highest mark, which was
twentY-six inches above that of 1881.
The Wheeling and Lake Erie trestle
work approach, On the east side, was
carried awsy, and that on the west end
was thrown down. Several railways
, losing the use of the bridges, temporarily
employ ferry beats.
Indiapolis. IS kilograms received by
the relief committee from the flooded dis
trict give most gloomy accounts Of the
distress and suffering. At New Albany
the river has fallen two feet. The
weather is very cold. The suffering aud
misery in the city aid vicinity are de
Iplorsble. There is distress everywhere.
One thousand families in the CITY and $50
i'll the immediats vicinity, were driven
from their homes and domiciled wherever
Towering can be had, By the stopping
Of factories l 600 families are made de.
pendent upon public charity. Most OF
them lost everything. On the bottoms
West of the city siXty-five families are
homeless. They lost their houses, barns,
grain, forage, farm implements and
everything, and were suddenly pla ced in
absolute poverty, with nothing left to
put in crops. The city is caring for
these IS best it can. All factories except
one are stopped. 1t will require several
months TO rebuild thefactories andresHme
Operations. In the meantime employees
have been cared for. Reports from the
Wabash River at Terre Haute, say the
water reached the highest point this after
noon, few inches higher than the great
food of I75.
], louisville. 18.-Ths river continues "a
reoede slowly. It is now 42 feet inches
OF ene head OF the canal. and IS feet II
the channel at the feot Of the falls. Tx
weather is clear and COOL. No special
Il feature Is marked to-day. There have
been large collections made for the relief
fund by all churches. which, added Il
Il the fund on hand snd to be raised viii
kprevent actual want.
II Louisville. 19.-The river ID still re-
n ceding, and the indications point to
steady, continuous fall, the agreeab l,
feature af-which ia less dRmsge by sucl
8 fall than wes anticipated. The day ha
bssn gloomy and disagreeable Las
nights rain continued until it was to,
cold to fall longer. This vas followed
By q dry. sultry soE of enow, fsl
which a. p. M. increased NfEl the grouVC
was covered. At thu hour the snow
fall continues. The air is raw and chill
ling. high winds have been one OF th,
disastrous features, to-day, causing
damage by their own force, and added
to the intensity VI the waves, causinC
houses TO tepple over which had hitherto
resisted The oity is still in darkness
the gas works are not flooded, but tn,
pipes are filed with water. It will be
week probably before the regular sup
ply is furnished again.
IRdianap. lis, 1.-THE following tel
egrAm has been received from the agent
Of the Indiana relief committee at j eff
fersonville, Ind: The ground is all owe
with water. We must say Of Jefferson
vile that it is beyond power t
describe the great destitution. Fully 81
per cent of the city is under water in
Guiding business streets. So sudden wa
M the flood unan thapo thot v,aorohant. \ a,