Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-07
EASTERN NEWS.
Disastrous Storms Along
the Eastern Rivers.
THE FLOOD WILL EXCEED
ANY YET KNOWN.
Particulars of the Suffering and
Loss at Various Points.
A BATTLE BETWEEN PASSENGERS
AND STAGE ROBBERS.
James Foy Shoots the Wrong Man and
then Kills Himself.
THE PRESIDENTS FIRST PUBLIC RECEPTION
or THE SEASON.
Particulars of the Suffering and
Loss at Various Points.
A BATTLE BETWEEN PASSENGERS
AND STAGE ROBBERS.
James Foy Shoots the Wrong Man and
then Kills Himself.
THE PRESIDENTS FIRST PUBLIC RECEPTION
OF THE SEASON.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL. |

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
CINCINNATI, Feb. Go A. M.-The rain
still continues. The river has risen 81
feet, and is rising 5 inches per hour. All
the small streams thro ughout the country
are at food hight. Reports from up the
river points are that the rain is still falling
and the river rapidly rising. At Ports
mouth, 48 feet; Ironton, As feet 5 inches;
Huntington, AZ feet; Wheeling, 40 feet and
rising 6 inches per hour.
CAIRO, Ills, Feb. 6.-There has been a
heavy rain since 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon. The Ohio river is rising fast. 1T is
now 81 feet 6 inches on the gauge. 1t has
risen over 8 feet during the last "a hours.
The Mississippi river is also rising rapidly.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 6.-The river is 81
feet, and was rising 8 inches per hour at
II A. NJ.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 6.-The railways CEN
tering here report very high water at
various points and considerable damage to
some places.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 6.-The conservative
men who yesterday we're unwilling to adj
NIT that last years food would be dupli-
Gated now cannot be found. To-day there
is no longer any doubt that the water will
reach last years hight. On the contrary,
with the rain still falling and the weather
mild The only question now is, by how
much last years fiood will be exceeded.
The most alarming feature of the present
situation is the rapidity of the rise. Last
year, when the river had reached its hight,
it was rising less than an inch a hour.
At noon to-day, the gauge shows SO feet.
This is unprecedented at such q high
stage, and shows what a prodiguous rain
fall there has been. With last years OK
perience the merchants and manufacturers
will lose much less than then. No time is
now wasted in pumping water from cell
lars. Every available man is employed
where the water may increase, placing
goods on higher floors or in removing to
higher ground. Business is completely
suspended throughout all the lower part
of the city. The Grand Central Railroad
has abandoned its warehouse. Buck
worth's distillery is undermined, and fell
into the water, causing 8 large loss. Soon
after cattle pens, capable of feeding 1000
cattle, were swept away. They had re-
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heavy.
4 LOUISVILLE, Feb. 6.-The river is rising
8 inches an hour. 1t rained hard all night
and is still raining. There is no business.
Boats are lying up There ia very little
} wharf room above Third street. There is
a great excitement aud the people are NOV
ing. A greater food than any heretofore is
predicted.
PITTsBURa, Feb. 6.-The rivers at this
; point passed the danger line last night and
at noon to-day had reached 81 feet 6 inches,
; the highest stage since 80. Dispatches
> from the head of the waters Of both rivers
report the water still rising, while here it
is creeping up OF the streets at the rate of
8 inches an hour. Miles of property in
| this city on the South Side and in Allie
! ghany are submerged and hundreds of
families are compelled to vacate their
! houses. All the mills and factories on the
banks Of both rivers have suspended opera
tions and connection between Pittsburg
and Allegheny by street cars is entirely
I cut off. The schools in the First and
Fourth Wards are closed. The water is
within one foot Of the first floor of the
Duquesne depot. Tit merchants on the
t water street have moved their goods to the
= second floor, precautions never before
necessary to take. Railroad traffic on all
the river lines is greatly retarded. Great
suffering and damage are reported in this
vicinity. The Yough region, where mining
hamlets INT portions of towns are lying
. on the lowlands, has been inundated, and
hundreds Of families have been forced to
desert their homes and fly before the com.
ing food. In some places it was found
necessary to anchor dwelling-bouses te
trees and rocks to keep them from drifting
off to total destruction. The scene along
the route of the great gorge, which extend:
80 miles up the Yough river, beggars de-
scription. The streets and door yards are
piled full of ice with dreary heaps piled in
> many instances Is and 20 feet high, stand
5 ing as silent monuments to the might Of
q the food. As near as can be learned nc
lives are lost, but the total damage will
. reach thousands OF dollars. Specials from
Washington, Pennsylvania, say the Char
q ters Railroad bridge at Bridgeville was
washed out. No serious accidents are re.
ported. Beaver River rose suddenly yes.
terday and carried off about Sic. 900 worth
I of lumber.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. ct looks az
) though the flood of last year will be re,
peated. The river at noon was "a feet in
the canal and rising at the rate of 4 inches
| per hour. Shipping Port and Portland are
flooded already. Over 800 people have
been driven out Of their homes. The Gov.
eminent building is the only house not
submerged. In Shipping Port 4 feet more
of water will bring the food over the cut
off above the city and the point win be
flooded with great loss Of property, per.
haps lives. 1t has been raining steadily
nearly all day. The Kentucky River is
still rising rapidly at Frankfort. Consid-
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banks are thronged with people. No loss
of lives reported yet.
Shoots n Wrong Man.
JACKSON, Mich, Feb. 6.-Lsst night
James Foy. q farm hand, who has been in
the employ of Daniel Holcomb, son-in-law
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