The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-02-21
sPLAsHFs FROM THE FLOOD!

The most popular fellow o. the Ohio Rivsr is
Joe Boat.
The highest point reached at Cincinnati was
II feet and q of and inch.
Well, if you didn't want the floods. what did
you destroy the EQfests for?
Almost every inland town Ia 0:lio made fine
contributions for the relief of sufferers,
Man cut down the trees, and drained the land
now he is trying to drain the river out of his
house.
At Gailipo1is, party of drummers, shut in by
the flood, gave minGtgel entertainment for the
benefit of the sufferers.
The Ironton Bee says "Ironton is located un-
the Ohio River, about one hundred and fifty
miles above the Highland House."
The action Of the Kentucky Legislature with
regard to the flood sufferers will tend to encour-
age emigration from that State.
One Dutchman in Marietta rugged himself a
punap, and tried to pump the water out of his
house as fast as it ran in. But he had to give it
up.
Jackson man who came over from fronton
during the flood says he counted thirteen hous-
es floating, on his way out from Ironton.
A Cincinnati drummer went from Pomeroy
to Gallipolis on jo-boat, got his dinner at the
Dufour House, then started on down to Cincin-
natl.
Enough houses passed down the Ohio during
the food to make good-sized city, somewhere
away down among denizens of the Sunny
South.
The Kentucky House of Representatives, be-
came ashamed of themselves. and passed bill
appropriating $4,000 additional for the relief of
flood sufferers.
Hello! Here comes Alderman, of the Mariet-
ia Register. with half-sheet. We were afraid
our old friend had tickled the stomach of cat
fish long days ago.
At Ironton, organs and all kinds of furniture
were floating around loosely. Some poor fellow
away down the river somewhere, will be ena-
bled to fit up in style when the waters go down.
The first call from the Mayor of Portsmouth
for relief, was made to the Mayor of New York.
But the call had to come to Jackson before
there was first class response.
The building of Means, Kyle & Co., at Hang
ing Rock-a three-story brick, fell while some
thilty persons were inside. When the front
wall fell, all ran to the rear and escaped in
boats.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette ran a re-
lief agency of its own, receiving and disbursing
a large amount of money, and adding largely
from its own funds. This work extended all
along the Ohio line.
The Portsmouth Tribune suggests pair Of
gum boots and a joe-boat a suitable coat of
arms for Portsmouth. And you might add. |
Milford, the picture of IAN indignant citizen hit
ting solemn-visage weather prophet over the
head with an oar.
The Pomeroy depot broke loose and fioated |
down past Gallipolis. A barrel of whisky was |
aboard, and citizens of Point Pleasant rowed |
out and got it. Then it was Point pheasant" |
indeed. How could Trussen have been so care
less?
At Middleport, house was seen floating by |
with woman sitting on the comb of the roof. |
Some men put off in skif to rescue her, but |
she refused to come down, alleging that "her
four babies were inside" The men broke a win
dow and looked in,, and there they were sure
enough, but they were floating around, dead.
An old tradition among the Indians, that
some old Indian Ananias, away back, more
than a hundred years ago, had the Ohio
River from hill to hill, at Cincinnati, has been
revived. This big Iinjun claimed that the river
was liz feet deep at Cincinnati. This big 1njun
was also big liar.
A doggery-keeper named Lorentz, in Mariet-
liquor out, and sold his hell-sop from the roof
of his house. What pity some public-spirited
citizen did not push the dirty dog off into the
water, and drown him!
A Marietta Dutchman had O lot of fine chick
Ems. He tied them all together nicely, prepara-
ary to moving them to place of safety, but for
getting them temporarily, he went afterward to
get them, and they were droFned That Dutch
nan swore in about seventeen different lam
,uages for the next few minutes.
Why would it not have been best to have re-
moved women, children and invalds from the
1ver to ths in terror towns, during the horrors
If the flood? Between Portsmouth and Ham
len every sufferer in Portsmouth could have {
ound comfortable quarters and excellent fare |
or a few days, and without expense TO the suf-
erers.
About month ago. a Cincinnati mans wife
7ife ran off with another fellow, taking her
title daughter with her. The bereaved hus-
and and father searched everywhere, but {
ound them not. On last Thursday a crowd of ,
eople were driven into school house, and
7hile warming around the great stove, the hus- c
and found his little daughter, and learned of
1e whereabouts Of his truant wife.