The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-02-21
cHARIrsron. W. - 80 h.


John d. Lewis returned here from distrib-
Eting provisions tothe hood Sufferers along
the kanawha River yesterday and last
night. The Associated Press correspsond-
ent who was along took a close observation
of the DAMAGES, also calls of absolute ne
cessity, and learned from those he tIiBt that
no such suffering has ever been caused by
the high water on the Ranawha River At
Buffalo half the town. is subRlerged, but
the people as general thing are wen sup
piled with food. Leon, place ofl2iD peo-
pie, is under water and all suffering for
food and clothing. At Point Pleasant, n
town of 5000 people, there is not foot OF
ground which is not ut least six feet under
water Storehouses, goods, dwellings, in
fact all kinds of houses, are hid from ths
second story by water. Fully one hum
dred houses have been upset and washed
away. People are living on the decks of
barges, in the Courthouse, in fact wherever
the hills for safety This, sity has. sent at
least So, 900 worth of cooked provisions to
the suffererss along the river and to-nDor-
row the government boat Bee will leave
here with a second load of provisions for
river towns. The steamer Wenona LETT
here to-day with a load of provisions for
various towns along she Kanawha5 River,
The whole lower part-Qf the kanawha RIY-
er valley is overfowed; in many places the
river is fully three to five miles wide.
WHEELING, W. va, Feb. IL.
The river is twentY-seven feet. l. has
fallen steadily but slowly since Wednes-
Slow progress is made inlclearing away the
debris left. The number of destitute is MAJ,
terially reduced, but several thousand are
still dependent on the relief committee,
pTincip ally women and children, or old
men. Since the flood receded a peculiar
phenomenon is notieed at Powhattan: Sand
and water are thrown to a considerable
height there by three regular ,geyserss
which attract many sight-Seers. An i'm
mense landslide on the hill in the Second
ward resulting, from recent rains threatens
four or five houses. Two small tenements
belonging to a man named w bite were der
serted to-day by panie-stricken inmates.
Don ations or the benefit of q bod sufferers
are still coming in literally, but the COM
mittee are at heavy expense yet Senator
Payne of Ohio telegraphed a subscription
from the Secretary of War autbprizing the
Mayor to expend 50 600 and draw on the
Department.. The relief committee reports
the worst need is clothing and bedding.
/. sJA gas. -e'. LARENCEBURG, IND. Feb. 12-
~. The, condition is growing werse. More
houses are floating away. Only one days
ratiohs of bread; plenty has been sent, tut
the only mode of access is by boats from
BlasdelFs. The people at last have been
compelled to make an appeal 90 the general
public for help. They say 1000 have been
driven from the houses. Fully 1000 must
be fed daily, while hundreds Of houses have
been swept away - .'s.A iaa
PORTSMOUTH, O., Feb, II.
The river is nearly on a stand. There Is
great distress4 Many houses hoatsd away
Two children were drowned The fire on
Sunday burned from Shay's corner to Sec
ond street. Loss $4,000; Insurance, 81, 900.
eH le ~5 s.- THE LATEST. 55tt
CINCINNArI, Feb. IL 2 A. NJ.
The flood at this hour has reached a
height of 70 feet inches. Rain by fits and
s arts Tuesday night; heavy rain by sPells
all day Wednesday; heavy clouds over
hanging, and over seventy feet of water in
the river, where fiftyymarks the dan ser
line, shows something of the condition of
things here. I.
The river rose eighteen inches in twenty
four hOurs-that means more destruction
than heretofore, more people homeless,
more demands for charity, a longer period
of darkness, and without water, with little
coal to be hady butfew mails, little travel
ing, no freight moving to or from great
trade centre, no business, higher prices an
provisions, not much or nybhlng but WeG-
ness and q great deal too much OF that;
with a great waste of yellow, rushing wa
ters enVironing the city, and the conscious
ness that besides our own thousands OF
homeless people and our own dlscom; orbs
and suffering, it win be within d few hours
repeated many fold on scores OF smaller
towns below
Cincinnati is big and rich and generous.
She will care for her own people, and DO 1t
well; but even her big hands will be filled
with home work. The calls for aid and
| their generous responses all over the
country are not COO many. 1BeT8 Is enough
and for all the charity and good will of the
whole people TO do along this great valley
in places where, as yet, little or nothing is
Known of the situation, The cries OF
| thousands for help will reach only the ear
of Infinite Mercy before it does that of the
American people. They May prepare now
or what is sure to come. The water now
is on Pearl street, the heaviest retail street
in the city, running Ike mill-race along
this mart Of trade four squares back from
the suspension bridge
The signal service flag denOting the COM
ing of cold weather fioated yesterday for
the third time since the flood began. Hith-
erto its presence was welcomed; now it
brings the worst Hpprehensions. Cold
weather can now have no substantial effect
on the water disaster; that has about done
its worst; but with cold weather the inn
prisOned people in all the towns and cities
along the Ohio will suffer terribly for lack
o. fuel. Few realize the d fIculty OF get
ting supplies delivered. There are holland
ings for steamers and the damage done to
buildings by the waves CAUSED by passing
steamers has been so great as to cause tire
occupants Of flooded houses to FIRE on
steamers bringing them relief ali
From all points IN the Inundated terri
tory reports are of the most gloomy char
acter. Fully fifty thousand people are
charity for subsistence. To the horrors of
the food has been added that Of pinching
cold, which rendnrs their condition doubly
distressing. The appeals for aid are being
generously responded TO from all quarters,
but the many obstacles in the way of it's
distribution, principal among which Is the
checking Of transportation facilities by the
foods makes the situation in many cases
very trying one indeed.