Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1883-02-09
ton for the work below Caro- of $500,
The EloQd3.

ton for the work below Caro- of 81, 500,
600.
The Floods.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, Feb. IA specia
from Waverly says Scioto river Is over
flowing the bottom lands and water rising
81 inches an hour. The town of Jasper
seven miles below, was flooded to-nigh
by the breaking of the levee. Damage
enormous.
MARIETTA, O., Feb. 7-Whole lower
part of the city ovcrdowed as far as Put.
nam and o street. River rising three
inches an hour and people driven out ci
their homes. Meeting held tonight tc
organize relief measures
Fort SMITH, o., Feb. 7.-Ohio river
forty-seven four, rising four inches an
hour and full of ice. Already IN houses
in upper part of city.
| PTrTsBURa, Pa, Feb. 7.-From present
indications this section will be visited by
the greatest flood for fifty years. All day
yesterday and last night rain fell in tor.
rents. At all points along the Mononga.
hela valley the record shows q total
rainfall of one and one half inches. This
melted and carried off snow from the
mountains and soon the creeks at the
headwaters were converted into small
rivers and flowing their waters into the
Monongahela. The river commenced
swelling here at noon and since has been
rising rapidly. Greensboro, Brownsville
and other points report water still rising
from six to eighteen inches an hour and
many places already partly submerged.
Great destruction of property Is antici-
pated at this point. There was 25 feet of
water at ten o'clock tonight and it is ex-
pected it will reach 80 or IS feet.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. IA Steuben-
vile special says that the water works arc
submerged and manufacturing establish
ments closed. River 80 feet and rising.
M1LLERsDURG, O., Feb. 7.-Railroad
communication broken Saturday and not
re-established till to-day. Damage to
railroad and other property $1,000.
PoMERoY, O., Feb. 7.-Business sus-
pended by water. The Ohio river coming
ing into the main business part of the
town. Many residences are flooded. The
water is rising five inches an hour.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Feb. 1.-The dam
age in this aud Brown county magnlfied
by later reports. Streams were never so
high. Live stock Is being swept away
and hogs frozen to death in the water.
WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 7-South end
of the city been under water all day.
Water has reached the cellars of many
business houses near the river and goods
have been moved out. Some of the
streets are full of merchandise. Residents
IN low portions of the ci.y moving out in
boats. Letter carriers to-day delivered
mail in part of their routes by skiffs.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 7-River 40 feet
at midnight and still rising. Fifty coal
barges, half of them loaded, were swept
away from the Covlngton side tonight
and little hope of recovery.
IRoNroN, OHIO, Feb. S-Fiftcen feet
and rising. Lower part of the city
flooded. All factories stopped.
FREMONT, Ohio. Feb. $4,000 was
collected for relief of flood sufferers. 1t
will be several days before dwellings can
be occupied. -"
CLINTON, ILL.,, Feb. s-The ice embargo
remains. Damage reported from sur
rounding country immense. Damage
great to telegraph companies. 1t will be
several days before wires are up again.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Feb. s-River ris.
Ing three inches an hour. Water works
and nearly all factories stopped. One
hundred families driven from their
houses. Railroads north and east under
water.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, Feb. s-Heavy ice
gorge threaten break and flood the town,
and other points along the shore endan-
gered. ...
At night the river rapidly receding ice
gorges wearing away and impending
danger Of day averted.
PITTsBURG, Feb. Sat 10 o'clock to-
night rivers steadily receding with IA
feet in the Manongahela and about
same in the Allegheny. Bottom lands
still submerged but at rate water is fall
ling rivers will be within their banks by
morning. The damage by the flood in
this vicinity will be 100000, while like
amount will cover the loss up the Monon-
gahela valley.
PARKERsDURG, w. Va, Feb. s-Highs
est floods here since 1869. This afternoon
the river was Al feet above low water
mark. Houses on the Ohio side inun-
dated, also Kankakee side. Three hun
dred persons homeless. Pulp mill holds
only by frail boom. Loss fully e1Oo,-
OOO No lives lost. Kanawaha river
rushing out at tremendous rate and un.
less back water can check it, 1t will carry
away the iron bridge. Water within a
foot of the furnace fires OF the postoffice.
Heavy Failure.
DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 3-Statements
come from Grand Haven o-day to the
effect that Senator Ferry and brother
Edward doing business under the firm
name of Ferry s. Brother, there and IN
Utah have failed with liabilities of sever
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