The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20
FIGURING THE LOSSES.
COST OF THE FLOOD TO MANY TOWNS.
Localities on the Jower Mississippi Now
Taking Their Thrn-Paducnh Kyn
Almost Completely Submerged
AT Other Points,
Ryr LATE Nrwe rnoM rnr rnrsIIrr

W. LATE NEws From THE FREsuEE
MARIETTA, o., Fob l0 Tho Iron City
Pittsburgh press and cit2ons' relief boat IN
on her upward voyage, having distributed
nearly all her provisions among the needy.
The following ls an estimate Of the losses At
tho towns named; Freedom, SGO,OOO
Rochester, SO5,OOO; Industry $4,000;
Liverpool, 100000; Smiths Ferry
SEQ, 600; Wellsburgb, $780, 900; New Cum
borland $4,000; sloubcnyllo, s35,OOO
Wcllsyllle, 100000; WnTon, $4,000;
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, sl25,OOO;
WheclIng/ g. 100000; Bonwood, $4,000;
Belalro, S2OO,OOO; MouudWuc, $4,000;
POwhalton, 100000; sndsh, 100000;
Baynrdsyllo, SlO,000; New Marllnsylle,
Sl25,OOO; SlsleryylIe 100000; Cochronl-
vile, $4,000; Cow Creek 10000; MARI
eta, $3.50, ,0OO llWmW 100000; parl,era'
burg, 5000, 900. In addition tO this there IL
ut least q loss Of million Ot ylWgoS not
named and 10 farmers
PApUCAH, Ky, Feb l0,-'1he river II
rising very slowly and 70 ia hoped the high.
est point Is now about reached The town
Is q complete island, fortythro business
blocks, covering halt the city, being sub
merged, Great COUstnrullOn prevails
among the owners Of the large tobacco
warehouses, The collapse Of one OF
these would cause q loss Of
hundreds Of thousands of dollars.
There Is q current Of water through some ot
the streets ns rapid us siN niles an hour A
canoe, containing u negro named ~ his
WIFE, and four children was D|p Il
nj Indian creek The mm md one
Chlld were drowned but tho wiio and three
children were caught la tIoa md saved
The loss hero VIII reach uly 3liOOlO,
CAIRO, H., Feb. no, Tile river rs now
iity-OnO feet two inches. one foot below tho
hlgh-Wptor mark Of 1885, and is stu rising
slowly II rs raining II rs thought the
river viii come ~ 10 stand by Thursday
The leyoes are In fine condition, and tho
water viii have 10 rise three feet now ~
reach the top,
EVANSVILLE Ind, Fob, l0,-rhc river
rose one'quOrler Of pn inch from midnight
TO slX a. me- remained stationary lill cloyon
~ M, when ID fell onequuter Of nm inch,
and now II Is iorty-olgOt feet on the gauge,
II was two and ihrepuuprleN Inches higher
NJ noon than At noon February ~ one yea
ngo, II commenced falling the same hour
this year 40 last and lho sDlno day Of the
month. II lacks three feet Of going Into
the Water street stores.
CINCINNATI, Feb 10, Reports from tho
relief steamer Granite State shy the rurodg
Ing wator reveals goDicr damage than was
thought possible, Dover ky, wore % desc.
late look, but few people came out la
boats and received suppIgt Aberdeen, o.,
suffered terribly the strong current sweep
Ing through the town aud washing away
mnny houses, Concord Ky,, was helpless,
They had received no al from the State,
NonceburB, KY, received rtIunH lUr four
hundred people, the oit1CuH thvrO glylug
three ohOor tor tho Government and thrcO
groOns for the Kentucky Legislature
Altor midnight two iou.sloly brick
buildings ON tho northwest corner 0i Second
street and Central avenue toll from tho NJ.
feet OF tho water ut the londatIon Ihoy
were unoccupled und belonged 70 the Gin.
clnnou, indianapolis, st. Louis a. Chicago
Road,
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Fob ~ Tho ryor
here marks thtty.iour icpt three Inches,
which s three Inches above the danger
line Tho rise during lhu twonJ -four hours
has been only one lnoh and Us due 10 the
fact that u break occurred lNpmUos west nt
hero on tho Kansas Guy, Springfield ~
Memphis Railroad, by which Two hundred
feet Of track gave way
LouHvlLlG, KE Fob 49, The river
marks thlrty.soycn feet one inch, u tOll ot
nno feet from tho highest point which was
reached Friday night Th, llool is ialIug
Nn Inch p0r hour aud B now below lust
years highest point II IA TOO early 10 nt
tempt un estimate of the damage done horo
but II Is certain that tho injury done 10
buildings along the river front Ia much
greater than laAt year Tho east side OF
Fourth street Is cNylng ln, aud tu repair II
will cost groat deal Of trouble