Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-09
THE WESTERN FLOODS.
Another Days Scenes Of Desclation In
the Ohio Valley.
The Waters ReccdIne, ana feopie ne
turning to Their Homes.
AT clxcINN.ATI.

A I.
Cincinnati, February Sat ga. m;
the river rose sixty.t~o feet four anu
one-half inches, a rise Of four ana one o.,
half inches since morning., re
weather is clou dy and cool, The cold
wave flag flying from the signal office
Yesterday morning has disappeared,
and hopes of a freeze are dissipated'
No relief is expected now on that ac'
count. The river at Portsmouth IS
sixty feet and rising fast. 1t Is falling
fast at the head waters, but turther
rise must come before 1t all runs out.
Marietta and Parkersburg are entirely
cut OIL from all communication Tor two
DAYS, and Portsmouth is the only up-
river point heard from so far.
The river is rising more rapidly
since 0 o'clock. At noon twas ~ feet,
CD inches, being rise of two inches In
three hours. No additional losses are
reported, and no loss of life on this
side of the river. In Newport, Ky,
early this morning, VIM. Buchert,
bugler of the United States troops at
Newport barracks, fell from skill
while trying to reach the second story
of the barracks building, and was
drowned. Mrs, Waddle a widow liv-
ing in Newport, became raving ma
MAC on account OF the flood. She was
poor woman with several children,
living in the flooded district. The
neighbors took charge of her children
and of her, but being unable to gee her
children she imagined them drowned
and to-day is hopelessly insane.
AT sTEUBENvGLLE.
Steubeuyille. Ohio, February s.
The highest point, forty-nine feet, was |
reached yesterday at 8 p. m, two feet
higher than in 1892. the greatest pre-
yious flood. 1t has since receded
eighteen inches, and continues falling.
The loss TO private property here is
$4,000, aud to the railroads incalcu-
liable. The river division of the Cleve-
land & Pittsburg road is all under
water and bad break in the Psnhan-
die west of here. No life lost in this
vicinity.
AT PTTTsBuRG.
Pittsburg, February s.-The rivers
are again within their banks and
steadily receding. The streets of both .
cities are almost entirely clear of water,
and the people in the submerged dis |
tricts are busy cleaning the houses and ]
With decreasing perils from the water,
come lurking dangers from weakened
which may over O
throw buildings, and from I
the streets and pavements /
caving in where they have been I'M a
dermined. Several small cavcrns a
have occurred in different portions of r
the cities, but no accident is yet re-
ported. Travel by the street cars was b
resumed this morning between all O
sections in Allegheny and. Plttsburg, q
and the south side railroads are also u
Getting in shape, and before many al
lours all the roads, il Is thought, will be
trains as usual. The relief
are hard at work distrib-
ting food and fuel to the needy. Lib
raj donations of money, TODD, cloth A
NJ and fuel continue pouring from
itizens, and no outside help will be 6,
Necessary. Many families are still
uartered in the public halls, and II -,
will be several days before tho houses ~
sill be in fit condition for their return | u,
10 their homes. :
AT LOUISVILLE. ~
Louisville, KY, February S.-The =
food situation has not materially =
since yesterday. The river :,
continued rising slowly till II o'clock ! !
his morning, when 1t came 10 stand, y
md has remained stationary since. u
There is little suffering here, and that II
was promptly relieved by the relief \
The water is within five .
feet of the highest point last year. The !.
weather Is colder, and il has not rained =
here since midnight. That portion of L
The city known as ''the point" is coy
red with twenty feet OF water but the
Ieople had all moved out. The whole :,
liver front is inundated from end to II
nd.
AT ST. LoUIs. G
st. Louis, February S.-The Iron
fountain railroad has stopped taking c
eight for points southeast of Cairo n
nd Belmont on account OF the floods. &
he track of the Texas g. st. Louis Il
sarrow Gauge Is now only two feet n
Ioove water, and probably before even /,
ng they will stop receiving freight. Il
AT WHEELING. |,
Wheeling, February s.-The Balti-
nore d Ohio engine shop was carried .
way and the Main street bridge over Il
onathan's run in North Wheeling g
tyed IN this afternoon. A boy sank
'ith II, but was saved. Twounknown y,
ien We're upset at the head of the is d
ana nom skill and clung TO the
iliiows Tor two hours. a crowd was OF
'alchlng but powerless 10 save them. a.
wheeling Is in dangeof famine; near
an tue bakeries and many groceries
re beneath the water; the milk supply -
cut on meat, except salt meat, al !"
most Impossible TO procure, and the
tock of provisions rapidly becoming g,
with no prospe9t Of renians 81
shing. The situation Is hourly Grow-
Nc grave. Many appeals ere feeei we'd ~
rom inundated riaris nj az 'N" ~