The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-02-21

least fifty people were thrown into the
water. twenty-five feet of one end of
the freight depot and half the passenger
depot went down, the latter being sep
arated at partition between the wait
ing room and ticket offices. The books,
tickets, safe, etc, went down in u mo-
ment.
LOUISVILLE, February 1.-THE panic
was indescribable with the awful roar
and shrieks OF terror The stricken peo-
pie hurried to higher ground, leaving
their homes and possessions. The city
has become q relief committee with the
mayor at its head, and everything pos
sible is done. The entire north west
corner is the picture Of destruction, thir-
ty-five squares being under water. The
Point is wholly submerged.
The country beyond the cut off, COM
prising l4O houses, and known as Bowie
vile, is flooded. Half of Portland and
all the shipping ports are in the waves.
The outlook is appalling and thousands
of the spectators are viewing the scene.
The houses, mostly frail cottage build
ings, have been crushed to pieces, and
perhaps one-third have been entirely
destroyed. The river is full Of drifting
timbers, sash, doors, and a mass of
household goods.
Mothers were awakened at night,
babes were left aloft, the sick were
carried in skiffs to places of safety; some
climbed trees. The river is still rising
an inch per hour-it is now over
thirty-nine feet.
LOUISVILLE, February 15.-The peo-
pie in Portland are driven out of the
second stories. The shipping port is en-
tirely abandoned and houses are floating
away. Three men were rescued as they
foated down clinging to the roof of a
shed The body of woman with a
child clasped in her arms was lcscced
from the water.
CINCINNATI, February 15.-At noon
the river was sixty-six feet two and one
half inches. It then declined one-fourth
inches during the night and is still fall
falling.
Fuch & Ferries warehouse floors col
lapsed this morning 1t contained
thirty thousand bushels of grain. The
Licking river is rising and will rise all
day The river is falling at Frankfort,
and Is 900 people are dependent. The
loss there will be 100000. 1t rained all
day yesterday and until O'Clock this
morning At Marietta the river has
risen three feet and q repetition OF the
last three weeks flood is expected at
GAINESVILLE.
The relief committee of the board of
trade raised S4 900 for the relief Of the
Ohio flood sufferers All the. Catholic
churches have been thrown open for
sleeping places for such homeless per-
sons as may be sent by the general COM
mittee A more complete systematic
system of relief could not be devised and
the great value of its works is in the
| thoroughness and promptness with
which aid is extended. There is still a
| most gratifying absence of crime. 1t
was expected that burglaries and high
| way robberies would abound on account
of the general unprotected state OF prop
| erty in the flood and darkness. This ex-
pectation has not been realized. There
| have been fewer arrests the past few
days than at any similar time.
PITTsBYRG, February 15.-Both rivers
| continue to rise The Monongahela is
now l95; the Allegheny, 205. In Allie
ghany city the rain stopped this morn
| ing. It is now clear here, but raining
at the headwaters and rising rapidly.
| Twenty-Five feet is expected here before
| the fiood reaches its height. No damage
| is apprehended save from submersion.
| JEFFERsoNvILLE, February 15.-Wa-
ter surrounds the city. Every street is
submerged; boats are the only methods
Of travel The river is rising still at
New Albany, with the prospects OF two
feet more. Many people are suffering
| terribly and moving to higher ground.
HARDENTowN, Ind, February Is
The river rose Il feet last night and is
still rising. Some houses have been
carried off and unroofed. No casualties
yet.
LOUISVILLE, February 16.-The flood
is unabated, with forty-three feet nine
inches of water on the head OF the canal,
and rising half an inch per hour. 1t is
expected that it will come to stand
still before night. No further loss of life
has been reported.
The situation tonight is probably
more dangerous than at any other time.
Back water is coming through the sew
ers in many places, and rising at the
rate of one foot per hour, every hour
| adding to the destruction Of property.
will be falling by tomorrow. The
| men predict higher water. Clouds are
gathering, and there will probably be
rain before morning. The fires have
| been put out under the water works
boilers. Fortunately there is twenty
days supply in the reservoir. A few
| more inches will drown out the gas
| works fires, and throw the city in dark
| ness Houses are continually shifting
! and tumbling about in the swift current,
and fifteen houses have gone over the
| falls. There is much sickness already
as the result of the flood, and it will be
| worse after the water subsidies. Bear
grass creek burst its bounds to-day, add