Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-15


sGvgERlNG.
~~s.e Alesx the Rives.
r,-cmxAr1, Feb. 1S.-The ssesmer
~ Naters returned AZ 10 tonight
~ trip 20 Ripley with relief sup
~. Biahop and Collins, who vent
~ .hs steamer. say the hills on oppo-
~ "a. of the river form its banks.
.soole ask first for news, next for
~ anchor their houses, and lastly
.coked provisions. None want
As.c Houses are everywhere swept
~. ~ floating on their corners. Ru'
snd Augusta. Kentucky. are In ra-
~ vater runninQ behind Augusta.
s:n~ an island of 4. Dover, Ken
49, - in II feet Of watefAp the shall
rart. New Palestine, Ohio, ~
n..iv mined. New Richmond is still
- al. In Point Pleasant, Grants
ss.shniaee. there are DULY two houses
III ths water. Moscow is in n bad
S;t;en. and many houses are gone.
T.-;ile in A wreck. Shiloh il worse
-. Neville. Hi9RinspOrt IL half Ia
ssss, Levanna is badly submerged.
S.sis, il in a terrible condition one
"a n A brick house at Ripley fell in
~, and Others are weakening. The
ssc-is say the farmers from the conn
9. are helping them whenever the
IA and foods permit access TO them.
-. misery aud distress cannot be over
~. river il slowly rising, having
,..chsd II feet u inch At noon. The
.s11en sold of last night wili make the
.c6srinr intense Many people IN the
Scodad houses are either not provided
- final or have no facilities for
aeing il.
m Newport, KY, this morning the
...ne vas most desOlate. The high
- Of last night moved the waters 10
= % topple over many more bu!idinRs.
"a. looeened fr6Gn their foundations,
they swung ints the stream, until 10
nany Gases relief boats have great dim
salty in passing around theA. Tne
~ sf help in Newport 10 increasing,
r he stores Of the Imprisoned families
NOV less and less. Fortunately, $1,000
- received this morning from Secre-
sary LncolB, and another 1900 from
NJ Ctnoinnati Chamber Of Commerce.
~ vater ID now within n few inches of
800 Ave fest higher than tue great
1ood of last year. 1t reaches more than
IN 4 square above Third street. At
~ street the Pan Handle depot 10
entirely surrounded by water, and there
~ several fest on the floor. The Grand
Oanersl depot has from six 20 eight feet
AZ vater ON the floors. At Mill street
- vatar ofosses into Fourth street,
and further west il crosses Fifth street
n the Cincinnati, Hamilton aud Dayton
depst and reaches half way up to Sixth.
AZ freeman street Il CROSSES sixth. In
- west end the encr0achnent extends
eastwardly a. far AZ Freeman street.
lincoln Park Ii lake, With the excep-
tin Of little corner. The general ex.
u9btetion IL that the food will reach its
vofst perhaps today Or tomorrow.
Il n impossible to give de- ails OF the
lossss In this city by wrecked and float
ina houses. The wind last evening add
ID 70 the number wrecked in the east
en- part Of tbs CITY, where the greatest
Ion has been from the fact Of there be-
inc more frame houses there. FoStu-
nstsly 20 far no case of loss of life has
been known, though In several cases
families have been taken from their
houses Just before tho waters bore them
away. Az . rule the people cling to
their houses until thu 70 ia immediate
absolute danger. The Chamber of Com
merce has not organized steamboat
for rslisf service because the United
states were to do that, but IL has sent
money and supplies to various places.
lt sends q barge of coal 10 Lawrence
burg and $500 in cash, and will start
two cars of provisions via the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad.
8:4U p. M.--ihs first fall since the be-
ginning Of the foods 10 recorded. The
river 10 now At u feet u inches.
The Masons Of this city have two Or
eanizations for relief work one known
g We Masonic Flood COMMITTEES, CON-
posed Of energetic young men, most Of
vAom give their personal attention TO |
~ distribution Of the suppliss and
money entrusted to them. They dis.
tributs to sufferers. irrespective of creed |
q iaith. and are now fully organized,
viii hoats, etc., and will distribute |
throughout the valley. All contribu-
uuas should be consigned TO w. b. Mel
~, Secretary. or to Levi Q. Goodall, |
CAaixman. The other body Ia the rseu-
hs Masonic Relief Association, which |
~ been in existence for several years |
tes he express purpose OF relieving Ma
spos Ii distress. Not only now, bat at |
IL times, persons wishing to contribute |
y W relief Of Masonic sufferers in the |
yisinity Of Cincinnati shs uld send tn
1snry D. Moore, President Of the Ma
suaie Relief Association, under whose |
npegvision such gifts will b dissrib-
~ and accounted for.
1hses II some impotence at
~ delay in the arrival of |
ca. Beckwith from 81. Louis.
10 vas expected last night to organize /
epotrul Of the river With supplies fur
1taAod by the Government. The fact |
nat relief ON - large scale was or
oeged By the Government has prevented
&ecaaivs preparations Of this kind by
vsahef organisations being made. The
csNmsvrial- Ga.sffes steamer. Kate
waleon. toeR \ trip mp the river yestsr.
~ and carried small quantity Of
eooeod PROVISIONS furnished BY the |
AAmoet Of Commerce Relief Commit |
~ The aame boat took more food to- |
~ and went a. far a. Maysvills, KY.
- this b mere drop compared with |
1es = needed along the river. General |
eeoevtoh h oonstaktlv expected, and |
eaeeese are ~ arranged that a relief |
- en- b quickly started after he ar
5km.-The river has reoeded three
ne1eAe Of IN inch aud the rood news u
winning Of the decline has spread
10y giving profound feeling Of re-
- vAeeever Il reached. The nrst
asees 81 Tie check came during the
s,snoon. and the posting Of it on
CAUSED an outburst Of appliance
- ~ people waiting for river b0lle-
With the decided cold weather
usnd Ne fall has every facility for
constant and rapid. The slight
- . Pittsburgh since the tirst de-
n nese ars not sufficient 10 bring
~ 70 the tfsmeudous proportions
- euoiaht, after decided fall,
N. = nov SONS probable. Still, with
- rapid dsoline that oAa 10 ex-
VIII b days before the HOUSES
Mi.sved and the process OF falling 10
With mach danger 10 houses.
,,s ssssoesa. wsse Virginia. reports a
~ = no fsst.
81 .Ayssille, Kentucky. sixty nine
aoOvo Cincinnati, the river II sta
which indicates but very fer
Weoes Of water here. Telegraph
s1eatoatiou n resumed At Parkers-
9 0at With Marietta, Irunton,
olmood, Ripley and other small
= s1tirsay ont Oh.
9eoeef frsm Piassburx.
~ N.