The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-02-14
FLOOD FACTS.
An Appeal for Aid 10 the kuights o
Honor.
The Situation Serlous-Gener0us Con
tributions are Being Made.
The Rivers Continue 10 Rise.
An APPEAL FOR AID.


knight, OF Honor:
supreme Lodge, knights OF Honor To'edo
Dnttess cali 20 a lodges oil Knights OF
Honor Thousands OF lam es are sun ring
from the awful II rods In the OHIO and lrib-
utsry Streams. This city oily needs TO be
named to induce instant aid. much or LITTLE
from our 3 900 lodges and 10000 members.
The distress is 700 dire 10 await relief
through ngle channel, Aid sent by tel
eprnyh or otherwise { ri her 0i the follow
ing persons Il he d siri1u'sd In their own
neighp)ring communities u needy suier'
ers whether { ey ne OF Us or moi:
Col mel Lesis wilson, CinctnAai, ono.
A. q. Srnuii I'D Wntelng West Virginia.
judge Robert j. Breckenridge, Louisville
Kentucky.
Judge o Key Johnson, ParkeTsburs,
Yves, Virginia.
Thomts L. II 'chgris, Xmesv'le, OHIO.
JB Evan, CovingrOn, Kentucky.
Rosem Al Gardn,r. Heubefvil', Ohio.
Rev. III mas Boyle, Allegheny, Penn
sylsana.
Sufferers in other communities Will re-
port their needs 10 one nj the above.
[Sigaed Il. II. COCHRAN.
AT CINCINNATI.
CIScIHHArI, O., reb. IL AT ga. m. the
river vas 6S feet inch and still rising at
the rate OF an inch an hour The weather
is fogey and mild. Gal ipolis reports that
o fall Commenced at l a. m, and the river
had fallen four inches up to O'CLOCK.
Port ,mouth reports the river still rising
steadily; weather mild and foggy.
The situation to-day has been more
gloomy than ever, The river rose almost
constantly from half an inch 10 an inch an
hour and is going from two to three feet
above the highest stage OF last year. This
il tact of great significance
and loses no weight by uncertainty
OF the vastly increased territory flooded and
because of he greatly increased danger TO
buildings by incre iseu leverage the swaving
water has on them, as well rs the injury
to foundations. one Of the i've
story brick business houses occu,
pied by Chal.s A. Marsh aud
Co., on Sixth street, near Freeman fe'i
with q great crash, owing to weakened
foundations. The building was weighted
with quantity OF hemp wnioh aidea ~
cau-ing the obstruction. This Is only lhe
bee,nniDg of much apprehension on inns
account. In Covington aud Newport
where the nature OF the soil makes
the danger great as the water
creeps up on tDa houses II has been found
necessary TO remove families TO other
places. The rsiiei committee in charge OF
the work had to act arbitrarily in some
pl aces and compel people to Lave their
houses. In two or three OF these cases.
in hou'es now off their foundations
or washed away, there undoubtedly would
have been loss OF ll'- IL people had beea
left to act ia their own b'ha,f, so tsnacl
ously do thew cling to tlelr lit e all OF
property OHiug TO the general IMPRESSION
here that the fl Dod would not exceed last
year and hat losses WON'T be less
and the suffering l-s Con rbutions are
much slower in coming They have now
reached about S25 100, exclu'ige vi 500 OOO
appropriated BY the council. This has
been anticipated already ard drafts have
to BIZ ms de soon or the approprist ons III
les funds me in faster.
a representative bere OF the Coumhu'
buggy company, of Columbus, Ohlo, IT.
ceived q telegram that employees had given
days's wsgrs, smonutiug to ST. QUO, and
macy were doutl ng the subscr'p
ton. Among h,vd the p,Sp,e a5a:
George w Ca lis of Pniiadelphia, 5000,
Henry Irving, $3.50 The committee WI
peTs ST in their Getermination TO disoufse
sil contributions from abroad among the
sufferers outside o! q ncnnati. Tonight
had a frightiui beginning by reason OF the
high wind which ihreatpned for time to
be severe gale. Though strong it was no.
steady enough to start t1e waves, so as Il
do any great damage as far as known now.
There is great danger, however that the
agitation OF the water by the wind Will
loosen tue touses from their foundations
Several more houses in Newport have
LETT their four da,ioDs Some are
tum oling over. Fortunately ell were de-
serted beforehand. The occupants OF the
wat-T-bound houses, some with no lights 10
break the gloom, must have heard the
bowling wind and beating rain tonight
less heiplessusss. News from more
exposed places, Ike New Richmond, Ohio,
Lawrencehurg, Indiana, 10 awaited with
dread. Reports received tc- light from
Newport on this point are reassuring. The
MasOns of this city have found It necessary
to take decided action aud issued the fol.
lowing spoeal;
The Masons o. CGcinnati represent that
q calamity greater than ever known is now
upon the O1io vsllsy Tor y hundred miles.
Not only Ma,ons In great nuns
bers. but thousands OF men
women and children are homeless, cold az
hungry. Every source oteharity must be
ca led on to relieve tleir distress. III any
Masonic body desir to contribute to this
noble purpose, remit ances may be
sent to the Masonic h,od committee,
Masonic temple, Cincinnati. All Masonic
bodies in the CITY meet tomorrow TO per-
feet arrangement for relief.
The river at 10 D. IN. was was 6S feet
1914 inches, aud rising half an inch an
hour. 1t IL raining hard.
IMPEDED T8AH>P)RrATIoN.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 12.-All trains eastIo'
Charleston, Missouri. 10 Caro- and south o.
CharIest IN tn Il -lmOht on the Iron Mount
ain railway d sconiiDued on account OF high
watsr ut BIRDS Point, Missouri, opposre
Cairo. NJ freight is being taken t. Cairo
The narrow gusge h tween st. Louis ana
Cairo is Il ooed north Of Cairo and trains
abandoned.
RAILWAY BRIDGE WASHED AWAY.
LITTLE Rock Fen IL -Tne Little Rock
q Fort Smi, b railroad bridge over the bayou
ON thi. eide Of Ozark was washed away by
the q OF aud one-fiurth OF a. nj. OF track
covered nv wntsrby y ledge OF rock giviig
Wsy. A portion Of the track was wos1e0
into the river. A stendy rain fell all night
and this morning the Arkansas river is RS
ing rapidly.
the ARKANSAS RISING STILL.
ToRr SMITH ARK Fsp 12-Hesvv rains
have swollen al he ct -eams. The Arksn-
ess river raised II feet raising Dine inches
m hou-. IL Is three feet above the danger
Hoe. The prospects are for higher water
than since 1884. u
= At NEWPORT
CINCINNATI Eco I2-rne condition o.
thipxs IN Newport, Kentucky. il growing
ffiehtiul TIE worst fesrs a1out DAMAGE
g the foundations Of bu li'pgs are BEIGE
realised. To-day = fr- rssidence. hull
lest year at . cost Of $4,000, tipped over,
and 10 COM le'e mas. Of ruins, Fortu-
nately the family had removed before