New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-12
THE OVERLOOKING RIVERS.
THE WORST CINCINNATI EVER KNEW.
FOOT ABOVE LAST YEAR'5 HIGH-wATER MARK
INCRRAsING CONSERVATION.

FOOT ABOVE LAST YEAR'5 HIGH-wATER MARK
INCREASING CONSERVATION.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1.-The food Of 1888, the
worst which Cincinnati ever experienced, has been
surpassed this year. At p. IN. to-day the rising
flood reached the highest point attained last year:
SO feet and inches. At p NJ, six hours later, ID
had risen seven inches; and at midnight it was
fully foot above last years line, and still rising
an inch an hour. The fact that the tributaries of
the Ohio above here are known to be rising and
heavy rain has fallen to-day excites constantly
growing CONSERVATION. No one knows where the
deluge will stop.
STRANGE AND AWFUL SCENE.
1t is hardly possible to give idea of the situa
tion Persons familiar with the city may form an
idea of the extent of the food when it is stated
that the water is now but little than 800 feet
from the Burnett House, which is distant from the
river bank proper between three and four squares.
All that can ibe seen is that the streets are in
undated, and boats gliding in all directions.
The suspension bridge, which is 100 above low
water mark, forms low arch above the mad flood.
The Newport aud Southern Railroad bridges look as
if they almost touched the water. lhe view from
Prices Hill, i'll the western part of the city, gives
comprehensive outline of the tood-coyered portion
of the city, At the foot of the h the west side,
Mill Creek spreads to an average width OF mile,
and reaches north out of sight. The back water
runs beyond Spring Grove Cemetery, seven miles
up the river. Cincinnati, Covington aud Newport
houses can be seen peering ont OF the water, whie
down the river almost from hill To hill the valley 10
covered. Up to this tiIne great has been the
danger, there has been no disaster. Inc gas was
gone long ago Only hye days supply S' ,anne wrSr
and big fire might draw oil this whole store Ia
day.
UNABLE To FEED THE HOMELESS THOUSANDS
The cry of distress. however begins to grow
louder The manufactures are stopping and men
are thrown out of employment In Newport it IL
Al. 70 ~ m
homeless Their supplies were exhausted at noon,
and many will go without supper tonight, as the
supplies of the relief committee have also given out
The relief work in Cincinnati is becoming limited
owing to the lack of supplies.
Lawrenceburg sent a request here to-day for
help: but President Urner compelled to refuse
for want of funds. The contributions have not
been generous as last year, but VIII probably
Eghth-st. at Railroad ave., between the city and
Prices Hill, was overtowed to-day and access TO
that suburb By the street cars was cut off, One OF
the largest establishments in Mill Creek Valley,
| the American Oak Leather Company, has been
battling to keep out the flood. Barriers entirely
surrounding the whole structure have been erected
They are now eighteen inches above water and Will
keep out the flood until 1t reaches height OK
| seventy feet.
THE RAILROADS NOT ABANDONED YET.
| Trains on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
road run through water. and may have to stop fur
ther out tomorrow. The Pan Handle has no traffic
|
the latter place and has interruption to Pitts
burg.
WHY THE OPERA FESTIVAL CONTINUES.
Speaking of the propriety of holding the opera
festival The Commercial Gazette says: If the aban-
| donment of the festival could have distinct or
even remote tendency to aid the sufferers from the
widespread desolatlon of the valley of the Ohio,
there would not have been AN instants hesitation.
The situation is not of that sort. Thousands have
direct interest in the continuance OF the festival,
and not one is interested in postponing it. Every
| body who comes to the festival can he made COM
| Portable.
| GUESTS STILL ARRIVING.
Many guests are arriving to see the flood and at
tend the opera festival. The proprietor of one OF
the leading hotels says that but two or three orders
| for rooms have been countermanded.