Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-12
NO FALL AT CINCINNATI.
LAST YEARS RECORDECLIPsED
AND THE MISERY INTENSE.

thousands of Homeless and STARVING
PEOPLE Crying for Bread-The Whole
country Appealed to For Aid-The
Water in the Other Inundated States
Slowly Subsiding
WHEELING, W. VA, Feb. IA heavy.
steady rain set in at 10 O'Clock last night.
About $4,000 has been raised here, but
all has been spent, much of it in relief for
suffering towns. The Daily Intelllqencer
mas not missed an issue, although its
building for three days has been under Z
feet OF water. The water is still over the
boiler furnaces.
WHEELING's DESTITUTE.
WHEELING, W. VA. Feb. IL. 9P. M
Inc water recedes SO slowly that the low
iands III some places are still covered.
put now twenty tow boats navigate with
out INJURY to property through the wash
ing OF their waves. No more firing on re-
ilet boats on account of danger to build
lngs caused by their navigating, has been
reported. The Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road depot and the bridge adjacent, have
become so dlsarranged by the flood that
trains now stop at Water street, south of
the creek. About half of the homeless
people nave returned to their houses. or
found quarters elsewhere. The houses of
the other half have been swept away or
less.
The destitute and helpless will have to
DC Ied Oy the relief committee for weeks
STILL RISING AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, o., Feb. II, "a. M.-The
river Is DO leet high, and is rising an inch
an hour. A drizzling rain prevails.
STTTT pTGTNvc AT
CINCINNATI, Feb. IL. 5P. NAT 2:30
O'Clock this afternoon the river marked
sixty-siX feet and six inches, and was
rising an inch per hour. Advices from
up the Licking river state that it is rising
rapidly.
AN APPEAL TO THE JEWELLERS.
The following special appeal to jewel
ers has been issued:
NEWPORT, KY, Feb. IL.
Inc calamity that has befallen this city is
terrible and the worst is yet to come. We
appear TO the generosity of the jewellers of
the United States for aid for the homeless
ana hungry. Contributions sent to us will be
ealstrlbuted amongst the most deserving suf-
lerers and the receipt duly Acknowledged.
THE DUEBER WATCH CASE MFG Co.
JOHN Z. DUEBER, President.
Mrs. Dueber has, since the flood began,
been feeding fifty homeless children every
day at her house.
LAST YEAR ECLIPSED.
CINCINNATI, Feb. IL, 9P. M.-The day
has been one of the greatest excitement
since the flood began. The stage of the
nigh water Of last year was passed at
O'Clock this afternoon. A steady and
hard rain during the greater part of the
DAY, together with reports of general rains
in every place where the water would run
into the Ohio, made it Ger tain that a still
more dangerous flood would be upon the
already unfortunate people of the Ohio
valley. The gas was cut off yesterday,
and the water supply ceased to accumu-
late to-day.
AN INLAND OCEAN.
CINCINNATI, Feb. II, 10P. M.-The rate
of the rise increased this afternoon to
an inch an hour. The water is now but
a little more than 600 feet from the Bur-
nett House, which is distant from the
river bank proper between three and four
squares. At the foot of Prices hill, on
the west side of Mill creek, the water
spreads to an average width of mile,
and reaches north out of sight. The back
water runs beyond Spring Grove Gene
terry, seven miles up the river. The Gin
cinnati, COvingtOn and Newport houses
can be seen peering out of the water,
while down the river almost from hill
to hill the valley is covered. The cry of
port. 1t is estimated that from 5000 to
5000 persons are homeless there. Their
supplies were exhausted at noon. The
supplies of the Relief Committee have
given out.
Lawrenceburg sent request here to-
day for help, but a refusal was cOmpul-
sorry for want of funds. The contributions
nave not been as generous as they were
last year.
The Pan Handle Railroad has no traffic
between here and LOYel, but takes freight
from the latter place.
At O'Clock tonight the water marked
66 feet and II inches.
1t was reported from the office of the
water works that one engine was still
working, and would continue in opera
tiOn until the fires were put out, which
will be when the water has risen inches
more. The use of the present supply in
the reservoir will be stopped tomorrow
except for domestic purposes.
A STEAMER AFLoAT ON THE SIDEWALK.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 11.-An engineer on the
Scioto Valley Railway got out from
Portsmouth yesterday and reached Pike
ton, twenty-tOur miles north of there. He
telegraphed that the water is five feet
higher in Portsmouth than last year. The
steamer Bonanza was atlOat on the side
walk and people entered the hotel through
secOnd-story windows.
ANOTHER RISE AT PITTSBURG.
PITTsBURG, Feb. IL, 11:45 P. M.-The
rivers are rising again at headwaters, and
as considerable rain has fallen during the
last forty-eight hours it is feared that an
other flood will inundate the lower portion
of Allegheny. The rivers remained about
stationary all day.
RISING IN TENNESSEE.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 11.-At 2 O'Clock
this afternoon the river here reached 81
feet below the danger line. The river
continues rising at the rate of 8 inches
daily. 1t has gone over its banks both
above and below here, in the low places,
but so far no damage has been done. 1t
will take two feet additional rise before
trouble in the bottom begins.
NEW YORK APPEALED TO FOR AID.
NEW YORK, Feb. I1.-MayOr Edison re-
ceived to-day dispatches from the Mayors
of Portsmouth and GallipOlis praying for
aid for the sufferers from the flood. Copies
of the dispatches were sent to the various
Exchanges of the city.
JAMES AND FORD IN LUCK.