Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-12

slowly. At Portsmouth heavy rain for
twenty-four hours, closing at noon. The
river is rising slowly, and it is foot high
er than on Friday night, and rising two
inches per hour. At Pittsburg it is rain
ing and warm. Snow is melting and the
river rising. At Maysville it is rising two
and one-half inches an hour. Many bust
ness houses have their cellars flooded.
The excitement here tonight continues
The stage of water is taken every half
hour, and bulletined at the news paper of
fees. Crowds are still going to the waters
edge, where workmen are busy removing
goods. The last rise is in the nature of
surprise to many, but if it had not been it
was impossible in that short time since
yesterdays rain to get the goods out of
danger. No services were held in some
churches tonight on account of the gas
light.
Midnight-The Ohio at midnight was
sixty-two feet four inches, and rising an
inch and half hourly. This is half an
inch above the great rise of 1847. Since
half past nine the weather has been clear
and warm. The city of Lawrenceburg,
Ind, twenty miles below here is entirely
inundated. In this spot the ground
will be invisible by tomorrow.
They are isolated and can't be reached by
rail and a steamer can't land there. They
have telephoned here tonight for bread.
1t will have to be conveyed to them by
skiffs. No wind stirring at midnight.
THE RIVER AT WHEELING
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 1.-THE river
has been falling all day, and is now twenty
feet. It has rained constantly for the past
twentyfour hours, the rain following
heavy fall of snow. The little streams are
much swollen, and damage to fences, build
ings and bridges is apprehended tonight.
Wheeling creek is higher than during the
recent rise, and has damaged the banks
seriously. The engine house and hosting
works of the Lenhen Kencks ice houses,
at the north end of the island, caved in
this evening as result of wash from the
recent food, letting the boiler, engine and
machinery into the river. Damage $4,000.
The third rise is looked for with conster-
nation.
THE RAGING WABASH.
Special Telegram to the Globe.
V1NoENNEs, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE Wabash
river has been rising all day, and it is now
raining and thawing, which promises a
further rise in the river and a subsequent
food. Above Vincennes, at Attica, Ind,
there is perfect gorge of ice piled sew
eral feet high, which will cause general dis
aster when it gives way. 1t has been
showing, sleeting, and raining all day,
and farmers declare that the growing
wheat is ruined and fruit likewise. Both
the east and the west forks of White
river are booming clear over their banks,
and the property loss to the bottom land
farms is very great and can
not be estimated. If the flood continues
to increase a few hours longer it will out
rival any former one by a large majority.
No less than $4,000 worth of bridges have
been lost in this neighborhood by the high
water, though the big bridge across the
Wabash and White rivers still remain i'm
movable. The Ohio & Mississippi railroad
is covered with water between here and
Cincinnati, and trains are greatly delayed
and travel is about impeded altogether.
THE RIVER AT FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT, KY, Feb. 11.-At noon the
river is rising twelve inches an hour, and is
now thirty-four feet.
THE MoNoNGAHELA.
PITTsBURG, Pa, Feb. lit is very
probable that this section will be visited
by another food within the next twenty
four hours. At 1890 tonight there was
fourteen feet and half of water in the
Monongahela river, and rising six inches
an hour, while dispatches from points
above report the river rising eighteen to
twenty inches an hour. It has rained here
eighteen hours.SSi Il
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 1.-THE Newcomb-