Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-02-21
TELECRA7HIC
THE GREAT FLOODS ON THE
 OHIO AND ELSEWHERE.
The Waters Exceeding after Great Loss Ot Property and Life.

fearful wind storm last night added further desolation to this place by overiurning more houses; the loss IS not les thon $4OO ,On0 Nine inches more would have flooded the floors of the highest located house in the 1 city Cold weather, though welcome as stopping the rise, brings much suffering O the people ill cars and other places not prepared for fire.
 EVANSVILLE, Ky, Fsb. 16,-The river rose five inches last night, and came to a stand this morning, and has since fallen three inches Fif- teen hundred people are homeless.
 CATTLETTsBURe, Ky, Feb. 1G-- The river is receding slowly; fallen four feet; people eturning to second stories.
 LOUISVILLE, Feb. 16.-Thc river is r inches above last year. Tie wind of Wednesday night l.layed havoc with tenement houses in submerged districts.
 MADISON, Ind :, Feb 46.-The rIv> CT is still rising. Seven houses were washed away here, and as many from Milton, Ky and other places, Latest estimates give 5000 people as homeless and destitute.
 GALLIoPoLIs, Feb. 16.-The relief steamers Nora Belle and Jim Mont- gomery have returned f'om a trip down the river, and repnrt the vil~ lage of Athalia almost entirely swept away.
 FT. SMITH, Ark, Feb. 16.-The Arkansas river rose IS inches in A hours, flooding the whole country arouad; people are fleeing to the hills. The town of Fulton will prob~ ably be comp'etly flooded.
 DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 16.-The Trin- fly rlver has overhowed its banks the only dry spot being the pike that leads west from this city to the hills. Elm Fork has inundated the country for miles between Dallas and Denton Five miles of trestle work on the Missouri Pacific rail~ road is washed away; all trains on that road are abandoned; no malls from St. Louis and the east since Sunday.
 C1NcINNATI, Feb. 16.-At3 5 40 this morning the fire alarm sounded from the box at Ludlow and Pearl streets, where the water surrounds the houses; when the engines reached the place it was discovered that the rear part of two brick buildings on the south side of Pearl, near Lud low, had fallen atd ten persons were buried in the ruins and drowned :. The buildings that fell were occu- pied as boarding houses by Robert Kyle and Geo. Oyestei there were about 35 people in the buildings and nine lives, so far, are krown to be lost. At 9 8 m. the river is 70 feet four inches, and falling The weath- CT is clear and cold the river is fall- ing all the way very rapidly for a hundred miles or so up the river. sKIFF UPSET AND FIVE LIVES LOST.
 PADUCAH, Ky, Feb. 16.-While l John Beatty was attempting 10 cons yey his wife, three children and two young ladies named Weaiherford across the back water near New burg, on the Tennessee rIver, the skiff was dashed against tree by the current and upset. Mrs. Beatty, all the children and one of the young ladies were drowned.
 TWO FEET HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR.
 PITTsBURG, Feb. 16-6:25 D. m.- The river is 21 feet and stationary. Clear and cold.
 WHEELIRG, ". Va, Feb. 16-The river commenced rising here this morning, and thls evening tue marks slow 31 feet inches and still ris- ing.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 16.-The Cham Der of Commerce has appoint ed commissioner to take such steps as may le necessary 10 iuauguIate movement to fill up the lower part of the city to a height above the 1 present flood.
 The Little Miami railroad engin- k, l. 1f,xr |. on the telegraph roles with view of raising that road above high was ter mark.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 16 The river is at stard-s'ill this morning. The steamer Hattie Hayes, chartered by the government, and in charge of Major Burke, started down the river laden with $25,000 worth of sup- i plies. The provisions consist of bread, meat, potatoes, hominy, on- ions, etc. Colonel Keiguin, of Jefe fersonville, accompanies the relief parry. Tie expedition will go as far as Shawneetown, III. There is great deal more damage done this year by water than last, as the river was nearly two feet higher. People are moving out ot the houses ThIrd ard Fourth streets; the water is now into the second and third stories. A great many houses are in danger of toppling over.
 A COLD FLOODED MURDER.
 LoRDsBURG, Feb. 19.-At Rich> mond yesterday, two brothers named Medley attacked Geo. Guth-