Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-14

Tho river Ia rising an iroh end a
quarter an hour. The cidzens are
moving into their second stories and
much alarm Is felt.
HELENA, February 13.--The river
has risen fifteen inches in the past
twenty four hours. The people are
preparing 20 repair the bad places 10
the levios at once.
Nkw ALBANY, Ird February l3 -
The river rose eighteen inches last
nipht and still rising. All the
houses and factories along the river
are abandon cd.
The water got into tho glass works
furnaces last night and the fires are
al out. Mr. Depauw will loose a
least 500 0O), and about 5000 per-
sons are 'hrown out of employment.
There is no estimate of the loss yet.
Fcom three to five hundred familie
have had to move, and every available
room on tho high ground is filed.
The railroad track between here and
Jeffersonville Is abandoned, aud tho
ferry boats are only making an occas.
ional trip to the Kentucky side Of the
river.
The Courier. Journals Frankfort
special says: Kentucky river is 43 feet
and rising three anarter Of an inch
per hour. It Is expected to continue
to rise until night. One thousand
people are homeless; distress Is every.
where. Communication with the out.
side world 10 out off, save by telegraph
and turnpike 20 Versailles. A large
portion Of South Frankfort is entirely
submerged. Fort Hill, the highest
point above Frankfort, Is now an
island, caused by the bsskwater. Res.
licences two miles from the, river are un
der water. The Hermitage dist,llery is
covered on the hrst floor. Six hun.
dred head of cattle are standing In wa.
ter above their knees. The water IL
three feet six inches on the floors of
the penitentiary, covering nearly the
entire prison yard. Prisoners are
loose in the chapel and dou oled up in
cells on the second floor range Tho
wooden bridge to the couth of Frank.
fort is considered unsafe and hourly
expected to go down. ThonsGnds of
people line tho banks watching the
heavy drift and houses 90 down. The
river is the highest evsr known. The
damage already reaches 500, 600.
New ALBANY, February l2.-The
Ohio Is still rising at oil points in this
State. Tho wateris ten iGches higher
than the food % 1881. Thirty fJurcf
the manuia ,,criea ere nov flooded, and
If the rise coeioues until rtlnighs
every furnace in the imW6nso gass
works of W. G D3pAR vsli bo nnd"r
water. Tho loss will bo fully S1CO,'
600, and other establishments viii sut-
fer TO an equal or grea or amount.
Five hundred are flooded in the lower
part of Tho city Two 10 three thou.
sand employees will be thrown out of
employnent If the food continues
Between Evansville aud Hende son the
telegraph poles are covered. La some
osses the wires are strung ON tops of
trees. Lawrenceburg is completely
aurrouuded by water.
CINCINNATI, February 12-,The
river is rising more rapidly. II had
roroh-a o. + set n inches at 10 o'clock
tonight. Scsnes of the day were q
rept ti,ion Of those yeaterday, with the
exception that tho work of removing
goods was less active. Moro atten.
lion was paid to the suff ,ring people.
Tho reliof committee appointed by
the chamber of commerce is composed
of the most active and responsible
ciiizsns. They have already taken
prompt measures, being supported by
subscription amounting to $50, 900.
They Will act in concert with the ex.
listing charitable associations.
In view Of the exposed condition OF
property 1t Is proposed to call for the
help of the militia river patrol, organ.
iz I'd to watch tho flooded diatrict and
give relief when needed. Captain w.
p. Walker, of the Chesapeake and
OHIO railway made commander of the
fi.ot, was authorized to seiz, boats
when needed. Tro, ,ps will bs paid to
assist the police. The Committee will
expond not more than Thousand dol
lara q night In this seivsee. There
being no g!s the police have orders 10
mako axresls of all suspicious persons
Oh the streets at night, But little
mercy will be ehogn criminals found
taking advantage of the situation
Tne relief c)iamit.ee has given
orders for the roost rigid inspection
of the vanta f sufferers. FatheI
Cnzac, pastor OF the Cathol!c church,
Third street, opened tho building TO
night for the homeless. Three hun
dred arc slseping there. The station
houses sre filed with beds for the &C
commodstlon Of peraons driven from
thsir homes No accident has beer
reported, and every precaution Is uset
to prsvcnt loes to coal fleets and othel
exposed property Lights are i'm
provised Iywhsre. CoalIol and can
dles are In tho stDrss, dwellings, news
payer and telegraph tffiJss EisosRit
iigh.s ere IL ths .hsasres aad aoia,
hotela The latter use candles fol
rooms. Lis.ls change In the oonai
ton OF the RAILROADS.