Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-15
The pEyAsTArIoN orTHEFLooDs
The situation More Gloomy ut Cincin-

THE DEVASTATION OFTBE FLOODS
The situation More Gloomy Mt Cincin-
natl.
CINoINNATl, Feb. 12.-The situation to-
day is more gloomy than ever. The river
rose almost constantly from half an inch to
an inch per hour, growing from two to three
feet above the highest stage of last years
flood. There is uncertainty as to when the
rise will end and there is great danger from
weakened foundations The two-story bus
mess house of G. A. Marsh Il Co. fell from
this cause to-day. The contributions are
slow in coming in. They have now reached
about S25, 900, exclusive of $4,000 appro-
prialed by the council.
The River StIll Rising at Cincinnati.
In some cases it has been found necessary
TO remove families from their homes. The
relief committee in charge of this work had
to act arbitrarily in some cases and compel
people to leave their houses. Ia two or
three instances where houses are now of
their foundations or washed away, there
undoubtedly would have been loss of life if
the people had been left to act in their own
behalf, so tenaciously do they cling to their
little all Of property. The Masons have
issued strong appeal for assistance. AT ten
this evening the river was GS feet II inches
and rising.
People Fleeing for their Lives
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb. 12.-No such
suffering al at present has ever been caused
by high water on the Kanawha river At
Buffalo half the town is submerged. At
Leon Place two hundred people under water
are suffering from food and clothing AT
Point Pleasant a town of 5000 inhabitants
there is not foot of ground not at least six
feet under water. Storehouses and dwellings
arc hid from the second story downward by
the water Fully one hundred houses have
been upset and washed away. The people
are living on the decks of barges, in court
houses, aud wherever they can get shelter.
Many have gone to the hills. The whole
lower valley of the Kanawha river is over
flowed and in many places the river is from
three to five miles wide. The people will
have to be fed fully eight days yet aud they
are in deplorable condition. Many farmers
have lost all their corn, wheat, hay and
oats.
Not Prepared for High water.
PoMERoY, Ohio, Feb. 12.-Nne-tenths of
the buildings in this town are still in water.
About $50 were moved from foundations, of
which one-sixth 6oated off down the river.
The people were not prepared for the few
last eight feet of water which came. Only
one store in town escaped and some mer-
chants moved four times. The depot of the
Columbus, Hooking Valley, and Toledo rail
road hoatcd off Friday afternoon and was
followed on Saturday by numerous other
buildings. At Racine nine miles from her,
l05 houses are moved from their foundations
and a number have flnated away. A slmila
condition of affairs exists ali along the rvcl
between here and Parkersburg,
The Flood Resulting in IA Queer Phe-
nOncnOn.
WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 12.-The river
has fallen steadily. Slow progress is made
in clearing away the debris. The number
of destitute people has been materially re.
duced but several thousand are still depend.
ant on the relief committee, Principally wo-
men, children or old men. Since tine flood
receded peculiar phenomenon has beet
noticed at Powhatan. Saud and water are
thrown to a considerable height thereby
|
Derry, aged 80, stumbled on the lower deck
of the AUner Oncal and fell into the water
aud was drowned. An immense land slid,
in the second ward threatens four or tiv,
houses. The relief committee reports that
the worst need is clothing and bedding.
The Arkansas Rising.
FoRT SMITH, Ark, Feb. 12.-lIeavy rains
have swollen ali the streams and the Arkan-
sas river has risen II feet 1t is rising still
0 inches an hour and is three inches above
the danger line. There are prospects of
higher water than since 1874
Floods Nearer Home.
PoRT JERyis, n. Y, Feb. 12.-At the ice
gorge here the ice was packed SO solid TO the
bottom that the water washed away the
cvees built to protect farms in the valley
below and formed a new channel. 1t is
feared if the gorge is not removed the course
OF the river will he permanently changed and
sc vcral fine farms ruined. The river is rs-
ing continually.
Holding IL Hallway Track down with
sand
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Feb. l2.-Tho Ar
kansas river is rising two inches per hour
and the water is higher than in many years.
The railroad is reported all right to Kansas
city but 5000 sacks have been sent TO Trirpe
station to be filled with sand to hold the
track down.
Help Must Come Quickly TO Prevent
Starvation.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Feb. 13.-An appeal
for assistance signed by the mayor and pres
ident of the council of this city, sent out,
sels forth that only SO houses are out of the
water in our city of $4,000 inhabitants. All
the people are tired out with care and toll.
Help must quickly come to the relief of our
homeless aud starving people.
| Cincinnati with Over seventy Feet of
Water.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 13.-At niLe this even
| ing the water reached 10 feet q inches, and
a heavy rain has been falling for two hours
this afternoon and more is predicted for to-
morrow. Vast numbers of peonle 20 to aud
| from the suspension bridge in flat boltomed
boats furnished by the bridge company, which
are propelled by poles and have ropes
stretched to telegraph poles to assist in cross
ing the currens at streets. People fill the
boats by standing close together.
Mn II, Goulding and VIM. G. Clark both
of Worchester, Mass, were each fined 300
and costs in the superior court yesterday for
letting buildings for gaming purposes
An Entire City Inundated.
PORTSMOUTH ONO, Feb, l3-The entire