The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-07
Tho Threatened FIood.

CINcISSATI, o., Feb. 6.-The rain ceased
here about II o'clock this morning, but the
wind il from the southwest; Thermometer
80; still cloudy. Very little business was
done on change. The prospect OF high
water and disturbances of railroad ,ranspor.
tatIon has checked many kinds of bust.
ness. Many orders to stop shipments have
been sent out. Railroads nre taking every
precaution TO prevent having freight caught
by the advancing waters. The Ohio Il
Mississippi road, which last year was
among the first 10 feel the effects OF the
food At Lswrerceburg, has since then
raised its track there five feet, and will not
now be disturbed till the river reaches sixty
feet, unless the levee breaks, The river is
now rising here three inches an hour.
A, o p. m. the river continues To rise Mt
an alarming rate. 1t now stands 81 feet .
inches, n rise Of 3 IL inches in the last
hour. At this rate gas will be shu. oil by
tomorrow night and the water-works will
be stopped by Thursday.
Light rain fell during the day, but for
the last hour heavy rain has been falling.
The weather Ia quite warm. Business in
the lower part OF the city is prac,i.
cally suspended and oil energies
are bent to saving property, hsndling
goods from the lower to the upper part o!
buildings and to higher localities, giving
employment to great number OF men.
Apparently all teams in the city are gath
cred In the lower streets, hauling goods to
the higher localities. The flood 80 far has
caused no damage to river craft nor prep
erty along the shore, more than the mere
overflow Of cellars. In all parts
below Second street they are filled with
water. The railroad tracks are beginning
to be covered, hut all trains are arriving and
departing as usual to night, except the
Cincinnati Southern, which csnnot reach
break in Mclean avenue. No freight is
coming except such as can be Immediately
removed. This gives an idea OF
one OF the features of the
Losses, that is, the interruption TO
mess. Coal elevators will be obliged to
c.. 9 work by tomorrow, and some OF
theu are already removing their horses
and wagons from the stables. The Licking
river is reported at fifty.five feet and still
rising, foot higher than ever known. The
opinion is general among citizens who are
watching the river and conditions that the
rise will exceed that of last year. when it
reached GO feet, 4 inches, but it is not
likely there will be anything like so much
loss as then, as the people will be batter
p epared.
AT CLEVELAND.
been feared In this part of the state to-ds
but thus far no great dar aye ha9 been
reported. Here the rive rose nearly 10 a
level with the docks and a. ice gorge W.
threatened at the viaIuC. 'ut the trgs
cleared tho channel and TO- IS dan ,ei Ul
freshet is,,bslieyed TO BIZ pest. Trains this
morning op three lines OF Railway are run
ming south through few inches oI w.ter
in several places, out the freshet has sub
o;S .t IN, that t;ra,,inn
The New York, Pennsylvania Il Ohio
reports an ice gorge at Sharon, PanrsylYa'
mia, but the track wes cleared this sftcr.
noon. At Meadvil.e, where the flood
WAS very destructive a year ago, the ice is
going out OF the creek without much sorg--
ing. Little damage has been done thus
far and the danger is coneidereu past. The
rain was general last night, but ceased this
morning. Temperature, spring.like.
At LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, FEB. 5.-It has been raining
nearly all day. The river il RISING I've
ioches an hour with % ID feet in the canul,
At ,his rate water will be ia houses on the
wharf and shipping partly submerged by
morning. In anticipation OF a hooo many
on the river front ere moving into highpr
quarters. The canal hiss been sbut of
from boats, the coal men having G. eRi
trouble in keeping barges secure.
A. Findlsy the gas works ana streets sr c
under water. Arlington lin the same coun
ty) igdsluged and great quantities OF lum
Der and ship timber have beer swept away
The Valley e. Connoten Valley railroad
tracks from Fl teen TO forty miles south are
frequently under water, but no washout'
are fesred. Ca the Cleveland, Lorraine &
Wheeling there is NO high water north o
Massiiion, but south all streams swelling
AT PiTTsBURG AND ALLEGHENY.
PIrTsBURG, Feb. ga warm rain has beer
falling almost steadily since last night anc
from indications at IL p. m. Pittsbu-s anc
Allegheny are on the eve OF the creates
flood for nineteen years. The Monongehel'
and Allegheny rivers ere rising rapidly a
points from this city to the heat
pected before morning. The stage at 1873
p. m. was twenty four feet four inches apc
swelling 10 inches per hour. River avenue
and s,hool and Robinson streets Allegheny
are already partially submerged ant
two feet of water covers Pittsbnrg
Western tracks for miles, while in thi
city portions Of Duquesne way and the
South side are inundated. People living
in the low.lands of the two cities arr
River crafts are we'll protected and no dam'
ages expected except that resulting from
fl )oding property.
At midnight the water reached the
tracks of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie and
the Pittsburg, McKeesport 6 Youghio.
heny railway on the south side. Traffic on
the latter is entirely suspended. Trains on
the Baltimore & Ohio road are delay ed for
several hours by the Youghioheny over
flowing the tracks at different points be-
tween Csnnellsviile and Pittsburg.
BRAIN WORKERS..
In this country nearly every. active bust
ness or professional man is overwork.
ed, and suffers from waste of vitality. Few