The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-13
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Further Particulars of the
Disastrous Floods Along
the Ohio River.
Cetewayo Dies of Heart Disease.
An English Syndicate Declines
to Invest Money in Texas
Officers in Disgrace.
The Flood.

The Flood.
TOLEDO, Ohio, February 8.-The latest
adyices from towns along the river above
the city are that the water has passed
the highest point reached last year. A
gorge has formed between this city and
Ferrysburg which thus far keeps the
flood back, preventing any unusual rise
of water here. Between Toledo n
Waynesville gorges have also been
formed.
CINCINNATI, February S.-A Com
mercial Gazette special from Catlets-
burg, KY, says their condition is de-
p~lorable. Only n hotel and one gro
Gerry store are open. Three hotels and
thirty or more stores are closed by the
flood. People are occupying the school
house and court house. The river is
rising at the rate of two inches per
hour.
WHEELING, February S.-The city is
in danger of a famine. Nearly all the
bakeries and many of the groceries are
under water. The milk supply is ex-
hausted, and there is no meat except
salt meat.
WHEELING, February 9--The scene
in this city is indescribable, and no pen
can describe the situation. The flooded
portion is we'll provided for in the shape
of food as the waters subside. The
amount of damage to the city is simply
appalling. The fire engines have been
employed in washing off the mud from
the streets as the water recedes. The
relief steamers that went down the river
to Moundsville and other points have
not returned at this writing, II o'clock
noon. They had on board a plentiful
supply of provisions, and none in need
of food will suffer.
CosHOCTON, February S.-The flood
reached it's highest point at midnight,
being Is inches higher han was ever
known before. There have been no
trains from the east since Wednesday.
While crossing a swollen creek Mar
Athego missed her footing, and was
drowned. Three Nelson brothers, who
were out boating, were struck by drift
wood, and all three drowned. All were
under twenty feet of water.
PARKERsBURG, February 8.-The Bal
timore and Ohio engine shops have been
carried away. Two unknown men were
observed clinging to the willows at the
head of a small island for two hours, the
crowd watching but poWerless to save
them.
CINCINNATI, February lit is the
opinion Of river men that the river will
continue to rise until morning. Already
it is above the flood of 1847, and lacks
five inches of the flood of 1882. The
losses this year., compared with the
same stage last year, are not more than
ten per cent. Offers of relief more than
equals the demand. There were two
cases of drowning reported to-day, by
falling out of a boat.
BATAVIA, February 11.-All the build
ings in Point Pleasant are under water, |
and it is feared that the house in which
Gen. Grant was born f1oated down the
WHEELING, February 1.-THE water
recedes SO slowly that the low lands in
places are still covered. Five
thousand people are homeless, destitute
and helpless, and will have to be aided
by relief committees for weeks. The
damaged mills cannot start for some
time.
There is an increased force of the fire
at work pumping out flood
ed easements. A resident of an adjacent
island lost S $500 in gold, and his house
was swept away. Many other large
SUI MS of money were 'ost. It is estimat-
ed that the total loss in this vicinity on
both sides of the river will reach a mil
lion dollars. The Whitaker sheet iron
works and the Chisago roofing company
estimate their loss at S75, 600.
The steamer John Lewis arrived from
down the river this evening. She was
with bullets and the passengers
were lying down OIL the cabin floor COW
cred with mattresses, as a protection
the missiles discharged at the boat.
The citizens of Wheeling and other
places fired on the boat to prevent her
as her coming in among the
houses would add greatly to
damage by the heavy swash. The
boat left for Parkersburg this morning,
and reports that many houses at New
are swept away. The Pitts
burg stove works are a total loss. There
is not a vestige left of C~ochranville and
his village in Monroe county. The sit
here among the destitute grows
worse. Clothing, food and MONEY are
needed badly. At the glass houses in
south end two children died to-day from
exposure and insufficient food.
Jail on Fire.
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