Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-02-18
JEWELLERS IN TENTS.
The People Flee to the Hills and See the
Water Cover Their HOmes-The
White River Rising.
SHAwNEErowN, ILL.,, Feb

This town is under water to q depth of
from 10 to 80 feet. In many places the
water is at the top of the windows Vt the
second stories. and in some cases only the
chimneys and roof mark the locations Of the
buildings. The hills surrounding the town are
dotted with tents, occupied BY families who
have been driven from their homes by the
food. In some cases there is uudoubted
suffering.
LITTLE Rock, Feb. l6.
At Newport, Ark. the overflow from the
White River is the greatest ever known and
the river is still rising. Communication
with Jacksonport is cut off. One hundred
families are reported to be lodging in the
Court House at the latter place, and many
others have been compelled to leave their
homes. Newport Academy is crowded with
sufferers. The Iron Mountain Railway
Levee threatened to give way last night.
If it does break, it will cause the water to
rise two feet higher. Business is entirely
suspended.
FULToN, Ark, Feb. 10.
The Red River rose one foot in twenty-four
hours, ending 1t II o'clock last night and is
still rising.
CINCINNATI, Feb. I6.
The river continues to fall with increasing
rapidity. 1t fell an inch and q quarter be-
An alarm was started during the night by the
cracking Of the wall of the Broadway Hotel,
corner of Second street and Broadway. The
House was filled with families who were as
speedy as possible, removed in boats. Re-
ports from many of the interior cities and
towns Of Ohio and Indiana, show very gen.
erous contributions to the relief fund. The
disposition to help seems to pervade all
classes. The first train which reached CALI
polls, O., since the food, arrived yesterday.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 16.
The water in the Susquehanns at this point
has fallen from twenty-one to seventeen feet
above low water mark, since last night.
PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Feb. l6
The U. S. relief steamer Kate Stockdale
arrived here this morning. She has 300 tons
of relief supplies and one hundred tons of
coal. The supplies abroad cost $50, 600.
Provisions are said to be plentifully supplied
but the people are suffering from cold.
Marietta, o., is a wreck Houses are be-
ing torn and gutted and demolished on all
the streets. But few of the inhabitants re-
main there and these are occupying the
second stories.
Belpre is a wreck and its principle street
has entirely disappeared, only few piles of
bricks marking where it was located.
A tow -boat with tow was swusg abreast
the town of Ravenwo ood and held the houses
from being swept away last Saturday, saving
the town and all its Inhabitants from being
engulfed. The telegraph wires are down in
all directions. The steamer Stockdale has
left ten tons Of freight here to be distributed
by the relief committee, Business is entirely
suspended. Parksburg's loss amounts to
81 ,OOO, 900.
PARKERsBuRe, W. Va. Feb. 16.
The water has receded twenty feet and
full destruction exposed. Over one hundred
buildings have been swept away. The town of
Belpie is . mass of desolation. Stone Had
ley's -four mill and numerous brick and
wooden buildings upon its principal streets
have disappeared.
PARkERsBURG, W. Va, Feb. l6.
There are in Camden 5000 destitute peo.
pie, in Middleport 2O00. West Columbia
5000, Clifton 10, Mason City 400, Pomeroy
1000, Minereville 600, Hartford City 400
Syracuse 100, Racine 500, Antiquity 100 and
German furnace 100. The steamer Stock
dale will distribute some three tons of pro-
visions here and then proceed to other suf-
ferlng towns in the bend and then 20 down
river. There are quite number of small
mines not included in the report drowned out
Help of every kind is woefully needed.