Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-14

Many occupants Of; houses In the sub.
merged districts had removed and thr,
escaped. Tho fact that the survivors
arc scattered yer the city renders il
impossible to make a definite state.
ment ss to who arelost or saved. II
Is snficient to say the death roll In
smaller than tho circumstances indi
cate. Six men and boys are
known to be lost A lieutenant
of poles and family wife ard three
%ohi'dref) were missing, but it Ia hoped
they have moved to placos of safety,
These are all that could be learned by
active search. II Is feared when the
water SUBSIDIES CHASTITY remsirs may
DO found in houses o under water
as II is scarcely probable so small a lat
as this will close the death rate. So
far as heard all yet alive have been re-.
moved from their houses. A man was
seen frautically calling for help from
the door of a house floating down past
the foot OF First street this s~f.ernoon.
de was rescued by parties with a ekiff
and had been In the house all night
and day.
Business Is almost at q standstill,
owing to the food. The mayor is dis.
tributing food to the sufferers. The
German food sufferers fund was di,
verted to home use. Thirty. five
squares in the northeastern part of
the city are under water Houses are
overturned and crushed. In the
lower hollows of the bottom the water
Is within q foot of the roofs.
CINCINNATI, February - There is
strong ground for hope that the disas'
ter at the Cincinnati Southern rail-
road DEPOT wac not attended with 30
great loss OF life as reported. The
matter has boon very carefully inves.
tigated, but for q positive statement II
would be difficult to cay any livts
we're lost ut all. The baggage master
at the depot says q great number of
people wers on tho platform of the
depot, and he thinks at least twenty
Ave went down In the water. This
statement aud opinion he repeats All
other peruons present say they saw o
number in the water aud believe none
were lost, but they oil admit
there was gceat alarm and hurried
flight many people have been eneu'fed
aud not seen by those facing. Lhth.
mar, cashier, had sufi Gent warningto
enable him TO seouro 81 600 cash, but
not enough to ave all the money In
tho pafa. With the exception of the
members ~ Coup's circus, who are no.
ported missing, nothing like o definite
report as to any loss has been aser.
tanned. No employees Of the railway
company are missing. The company
SLOWS enough confidence in the sta
biliiy of the remaining portion of the
building to use it. Trains arrive aud
depart regularly, but accosa to the
freight depot is cut of. Four hun
dred soldiers of the Ohio National
guard are on the streets doing patrol
duty tonight. The extingu'shiug of
private electrical lights ct midnight
lett the city in total darkness.
The river reached the highest point,
Go feet, at 8 p. m. to-day, and re.
NAMED at that height up to mid
nipht, when the waters began to re-
| cede.
INDIANAPOLIS, February Is. - A
meeting MAS held ut the board OF trad
to day. Subscriptions for sufferers a
Lswrenoeburg were taken. A col
load Of cooked meats, bread, crackers
and other provisions started at oil,
o'clock by special train for Lawrence
burg. The Ohio Is still rising at Mad
iSon at the rate of one Inch an hour
Hundreds of families have been com
PEELED to leave their homes. The city
is in total darkness, the gas works be-
Ing submerged.
MILTON, KY, February 13.--Ths
country opposite Madison, Ia entirely
covered by water. Several building
foated away this morning including {
largo warehouse, factory and build
ings. At JeffereoDville, O large par
of the city is inundated. Hundred
Of families are homeless aud destitute
The gas works are flooded and light
out. At New Albany the river !
still rising half an inch an honr II
rIsiog at al points south Of Madison
80 Evansville.