Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-16

water works IN the extreme eastern limit
beyond the point of the cutoff. held out
bravely against the food, but succumbed
this morning. The machinery stopped.
The two large basins are filled with mill
ions of gallons of water. It
is not thought there is
much danger of scarcity. The
gas works yet hold out, but a few
more inches of rise will bring the tallow
dip and coal oil lamp to the front No
more reports from broken sewers, but the
water runs over large part of Fest
| Broadway. The steamer Golden Crown.
from New Orleans to Cincinnati, arrived
up this forenoon.
AT FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 15., 12:45 p. H.
The Kentucky river is thirty -four feet and
falling slowly. 1t rained all night at in
tervals, but is now clear and very warm.
The water is almost in its proper river
bed, and people are engaged in looking
after their houses preparatory to removal
by them. The loss at the penitentiary is
insignificant, and the prisoners will re-
sumo their accustomed places. Guin &
Perry cannot estimate their loss, but think
it will be light. They do not
fear for the Hermitage distillery, which is
on the south side of the city, but they are
more especially concerned about the Old
Crow, about six miles from the city on the
bank of Mill creek. The depth of water
at the latter distlllery was very great.
Until the river recedes further the loss
clnnot be told. The relief commission is
ding good work. In addition
to the attention to the $50
homeless people in the counrt
house, the committee have active agents
all over the city, extending over to Bethle-
hem and down the river to Leestoun. A
hospital has been put in the jury room of
the court house under the immediate
charge of Drs. ChiRn and Price, and the
roll of patients is already six, with an in
creasing tendency. Because of the occu-
pancy of the court house, the circuit court
met last Monday and adjourned over until
next Monday.
THE PENNSYLVANIA RIVERS.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 15.-The Monongahela
and Allegheny rivers continue to rise with
nineteen feet and half in the Mononga-
hela at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and about
one foot more IN the Allegheny. The rain
which had been falling since early yester-
day morning ceased this morning, and the
weather is now clear. Dispatches from the
head waters report the weather still rainy
and the river rising stadily since last night
which would indicate that there will be
twenty five feet here before the flood
reaches the highest point. No damage ex-
cept from inundation is apprehended.
THE MISSISSIPPI AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1.-THE river has risen
about one foot since last night, and
good deal of ice is coming out of the
Missouri river but not at all formidable.
The gorge at Maple island is still fast.
The gorge in the Missouri river at st.
Charles broke about 2 o'clock this morn
ing and ice is now running past this city,
but it is well broken and doing no dam
age. The gorge at Maple island, near Al
ton, is still firm, and unless the upper
Mississippi river rises rapidly, of which
there is now no signs, it will hold week
longer. The river has risen only about
foot here since last night.
AT JEFFERsoNvILLE.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 15.-The telegraph
operator at Jacksonville says they are
entirely surrounded by water. Every
street is under water. 1t is impossible TO
get any where without boats.
AT NEW ALBANY.
A New Albany special says the river is
still rising with prospects for two more
feet. Many people are suffering terribly
and still moving out to higher ground.
The city is completely surrounded by
water,
AT HARDENTowN.
The following telegram was received
from the operator at Hardentown this
morning: The river rose one and half
feet last night, and is still rising. Some
houses are swept from their foundations
and the roofs taken from a few brick
houses. No casualties yet reported,
FLOOD NOTES.
At Falmouth, Ky, the Licking is still
rising, and will rise all day.
PIrTsBURG, Feb. 15.-The river is nine
teen feet, and rising slowly, with warm
and cloudy weather.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 15.-The Cuyahoga
river is falling, and the danger of destruc-
ti0n by freshet is believed to be past.
At Frankfort, KY, the river is falling,
but another rise is expected Some 1,5O0
people are being fed and lodged. The
loss is estimated at 100000.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 15.-The board of trade
telegraphed this afternoon to the Cincin-
natl chamber of commerce offering to do
what it can to aid the sufferers by the food
and inquiries how it can render assistance.
At Maysville the river fell six inches
during the night and is still falling. The
floors of Finch & Pearce Bros, grain
house gave way this morning. The houses,
total wreck, contained 10000 bushels of
grain.
At Marietta, O., there was heavy rain
all day yesterday, continuing till this
forenoon. Both the Muskingum and Ohio
rivers have risen three feet during the
night. Rain is reported at GAINESVILLE and
a food equal to that of last week is ex-
y pected again.
Death on the Rail.
ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 15.-The st. Louis ex-
press train, which left Kansas City last
night, when about twenty miles south of