Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-13
GENERAL NEWS.
River Rising and the Outlook
Alarming.
Thousands Of People Home
less and Hungry---Great
DestitutiOn and
Distress.
More Serious Troubles With
Telegraph Lines To-Day
Than Before This
Winter.
Tho Latest Flood News.

river is sixty.nine feet eight inches, and
rising one inch an hour. Weather
cloudy, cool aud damp. No wind this
forenoon.
Gallipolis, Ohio, Feb. 13-There was q
fall OF nine inches in twelve hours. Still
falling slowly.
Maysville, KY, Feb. 13-'rhe river is
rising one quarter of on inch an hour.
It rose four aud a half inches last night.
Pittsburg, Feb l3-The river is SWELL
ing at the rate Of two inches on hour
with eighteen feet three inches on the
Monongehela and nineteen feet in the
Allegheny. Dispatches received from
points above report continued rains.
The water is rising and people living on
the bottom lands are filled with appre-
tensions of another flood. Many have
not yet recovered from the late deluge
and the dlscouraging outlook tends to
increase an uncomfortable feeling with
nineteen feet of water now submerging
the lower districts OF the two cities. The
situation of affairs among the sufferers
in Allegheny is worse if possible, than
any since the food abated, and numer.
GUS additional cases of destitution are
reported. Many of the victims, in addi
tion to having been systematically
plundered by the waters. were thrown
out of employment by the workshop
being devastated. and under any circum.
stances this fact alone is productive Of
more or less want among the poorer
classes. At least $500 people were sup
piled with food yesterday. an increase
over any previous day.
Evansville, Ind, Feb. 13-The river
continues slowly to rise. but steadily.
The gauge at 10 q. NJ. marking forty.six
feet two aud half inches There was
light rain all night and it is misting this
morning. Evansville is still high and
dry, with several feet to spare. ALI the
manufacturing establishments are run
ming without interruption. The river is
still one foot and seven inches lower than
last year and the opinion of
boatmen is that it will
rise two or three feet more.
While Evansville will not suffer the
country round about is vast sea of
water. Many farms are covered thirty
feet with water. Only the tops OF houses
across the river in Kentucky are now
visible. Although the farmers were
better prepared than last year their
losses are great. The work of removing
corn from the elevated cribs OF the SUBJ
merged regions is still in progress, but
the harbor boats are unable to answer
half the calls made upon them. Many
families of farmers have been removed
there, and others are being brought
hourly. As yet no casualty is known to
have occurred. It was rumored last
night that during the storm three skiffs.
containing thirteen men, we're swamped
in front OF the city. but the rumor could
not be traced to any reliable source, and
it is believed to be sensational.
Cleveland, Feb. 13-The local relief
Organization to-day shipped car load
of prepared food to Gallipolis and
another to Portsmouth They are
actively raising money. A meeting Of
the citizens was held this morning again
the major presiding. Senator Elect n
B. Payne made an eloquent appea fol
the eufferers.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. l3-Major Morgan
and Capt. Rose, United States officers al
this point received orders this morning
to visit cities and towns along the Ohio
river and report what assistance was
necessary for the sufferers by the food
They leave this afternoon on govern
ment boat.
Steubenville, o., Feb. 13-This vicini
ty suffered comparatively little from the
food the city stands so high. Not any
high part inundated. The losses will be
100000, while the losses in the vicinity
will make $4,000 more.
Jeffersonville. Ind, Feb. 13-Nin,
thousand people were compelled to NOV
to second stories.
GalliopoIis, Ohio, Feb. l3-The rive
is falling slowly. -Four relief boats wer,
sent to Pomeroy. Over 10000 peopl,
are camping on the bill tops-man,
are suffering from hunger.