The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-02-21
The Recent Mad Waters.

The Recent Mad Waters.
CINCINNATI, Feb 1.-THE day has been
one Of the greatest excitement since the
food began. The stage of high water last
year was passed at p. M, and a steady and
hard rain during the greater part OF the day
together with report of general rains al
every place where 1t would run into the
Ohio, made it certain that still more dan
gerous flood would be apon the already IN
fortunate people of the Ohio valley. The
experience last year made the people bold
in confronting the danger they once met and
overcome, but when new element Of terror
comes in the form of a heightened flood, a
new series Of calamities begin to appear
Gas was lost yesterday, and the water supply
ceased to accumulate to-day, There is five
days supply in the reservoir with careful use,
but one big fire would make serious inroad
on that The worst of all is, nobody
knows when the limit of the flood
will be reached The rising of water above
and in all eide tributaries renders it certain
that the river must continue to rise for some
time. How long and how rapid the rise are
points of conjecture and fear. The rate in
creased this afternoon to an inch an hour,
and during the hour. from to 6 the rise was
three-quarters Of an inch. 1t is hardly pos
sible to give an idea of the situation. The
mass of the people cannot see the great body
of the river. Approach to the banks has been
cut off on all streets running to the river at
Pearl street or near it. Those familiar with
the city may gain an idea Of its extent when
1t is stated that the water is now but little
more than 600 feet from the Burnett house.
From there to the river bank proper the dis
lance is between three and four squares. All
that can be seen Is streets inundated and
boats gliding in all directions The suspen-
sion bridge, 100 feet above low water mark,
makes a low arch above the mad food.
The Newport and Southern railroad bridges
almost touch water. The view from Prices
hill, in the western part of the city, gives
COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE
Of the food covering portion of the city.
At the foot of the hill on the west side of the
city, Mill creek spreads to an average of a
mile expansc Of water, and reaches north out
of sight. Backwater runs beyond the Spring
Grove cemetery distance of seven miles up
the river. Cincinnati, Covington and Newport
houses can be seen peering out of the water,
while down the river almost from hill to
hill, the valley is covered Up to this time,
great as is the danger, there has been no
great disaster. The cry of distress, however,
Is beginning to grow louder Manufactures
are stopping, and men thrown out of en-
ployment In Newport it is estimated that
5000 or 5000 people are homeless, and
their supplies were exhausted at noon.
GA11Po11s, Ohio, Feb. 1.-THE relief
committee sent to Pomeroy has just re;
turned. Five thousand people are camped
on the hills in terrible want for food and
shelter. One hundred and fifty houses have
doated away. Boats land at the court house
steps. The people are haggard and worn out
for sleep, food and shelter. Nearly every
at Syracuse are flooded. house went
by Middleport this morning with woman
sitting on the gable end. Men rcwed out
and appealed to her to get off, but she re-
fused, saying she had four babies below. A
glass was broken and the children were seen
floating dead
MORE AND MORE SERIOUS
CINCINNATI, Feb. ~, 1890 a m.-With the
river foot higher tonight than year ago
and rising at midnight an inch an hour, the
situation becomes more and more serious.
Up to tonight the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton road has been able to reach it's depot.
It will be unable to get trains out in
Northern the only TOAD road able to take
Its transmission from it's depot It carries
passengers for the Cincinnati, Washington e.
Baltimore, and for the Pan Handle out to the
Baltimore road, which road is used by the
Pan Handle to Loveland. Trains on the
Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianap-
oils road are obliged to stop at Chester Park,
seven miles out. Ohio and Mississippi boats
can no longer land at Storrs station, and
gers to and from the boats. The Gin
cinnati Southern is arranging for ferry
to reach the depot at Gest street The Ken
lucky Central and Chesapeake & Ohio have
no water to trouble them. Five thousand
distillery cattle, now at the stockyards, will
water has reached Chester park, and Maud s.
and Kittson's horses will probably have to be
removed from the stables Covington has
neither gas nor water.
THE MAsoNs
of this city have found it necessary to take
decisive action, and issue the following ap-
peal:
To the Masons of the United States: The
Masons Of Cincinnati represent that calamity
greater than ever known is now upon the Ohio
valley. For hundreds Of miles, not only Masons
in great numbers, but thousands Of men, women
and children are homeless, cold and hungry.
Every source Of charity must DO called on
to relieve their distress. If any Masonic body
desires to contribute to this noble purpose, re-
mittances may be sent en- to the he Masonic Flood
All the Masonic bodies i'll the city will meet
tomorrow to perfect arrangements for sys-
tematic relief. The river at 10 p. m, was
sixty eight feet tenth and one-fourth inches,
and rising half inch per hour; raining hard
APPEAL TO KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
TOLEDO, Feb. 12.-Following is an appeal
issued by the supreme dictator of the
Knights of Honor:
Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor Toledo
Feb. l, 1994.-Distress call to all lodges anC
Knights of Honor: Thousands of families are
suffering from the awful floods in the Ohio anC
tributary streams. This only need be named tt
induce instant aid, much or little, from each Of
our 5000 lodges and 10000 members. The
single channel. Aid sent by telegraph or other
wise to either Of the following persons will be
distributed in their own, neighboring or remote
be Of as or not: Col. Lewis Wilson, Cincinnati:
G. G. Sheffield, Wheeling, w. Va; Judge Robert
L. breckenridge, Louisville, Ky; Judge 0'Key
ards, GAINESVILLE, Ohio; John B. Evan, Coving
ton, KY; Roseman Gardner Steubenville Ohio:
Rev. Thomas Boyle, Allegheny, Pa. and w. B.
Godfrey, New Albany, Ind. Sufferers in Other
the above
[signed] R. H. CocHRANE,
Supreme Dictator.
THE GOVERNMENT ACTING
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE secretary OF
war is taking active measures for the imme
date relief of sufferers by the overflow OF
the Ohio and tributaries, in accordance with
the act appropriating $500, 600 for that pur
pose Orders were issued to-day for Gen.
Amos Beckwith, assistant commissary gen
eral stationed at st. Louis, to proceed to Gin
clnnah, where he will have general charge
of the distribution of supplies. He will es
:aE1Z1ah h eadquarters at Cincinnati and ac1
directly under orders from the secretary OF
war; Orders were also issued for the pur
chase of supplies and the charter of s11ffi
Gent number of boats to distribute then
where most needed 1t has also been ar
ranged that an officer of the army shall &C
company each boat and superintend the issue
of thu supplies The general plan of relief
determined upon is the same as that pursued
In affording relief to sufferers from the over.
flow of the Mississippi last year. In order tc
give his personal attention to this subject
Secretary Lincoln has abandoned his pro.
POSED trip to Chicago
GOV. HoADLY PROCIAIhGS
COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 1.-THE following
proclamation was issued this evening:
To the people of Ohio: The distress existing
along our western border cannot wei! be exagger'
ated. Many thousands Of our fellow citizens
are without-food and shelter. The press has
brought wildly to the attention OF us all the de-
tails Of the sorrow and suffering which the pres
ent flood has entailed upon our people. The
duty of the citizens Of Ohio is to furnish relief