Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-02-21


CnscrxNAr1, Feb. 1.-THE day has beer
one of the greatest excitement since thu
hood began. The stage OF high water last
year was passed at / p IN and a steady ana
hard rain during the greater part Of the day
together with a report Of general rains al
every place where 1T would xun Into the
Ohio, made 1t certain that q still more dan
gerDus food would be upon the already un.
fortunate people of the Ohio valley, This
experience last year a the people bold
in confronting the danger they once met and
overcome, but when a new element OF terros
comes In the form of a heightened food, 0
new series OF calamities begin to appear.
Gas was lost yesterday, and tie water supply
ceased to accumulate to-day, There is tive
days supply In the reservoir with careful usa
but one big IRE would make serious inread
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 side tributaries renders 1t certain
that the river must continue to rise for somt
time. How long aud now 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 8 to o the rise was
~three-quarters of an inch 1t is hardly pos
sible to give IN idea of the situation. The
mass of the people IN 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
it is stated that the water is now but little
more than 900 feet from the Burnett house.
From there to the river bank proper the dis
tance is between three and four squares All
4hok -. ~ ~a~xa~s~ c&~onka srnndafal anA
boats gliding i&a1 directions. Tho suspen-
zion bridge, 100 feet above low water mark,
makes a low arch above the mad flood.
The Newport and Southern railroad bridges
almost touch water. The view from Prices
hill, in the western part Of the city, gives
A OUTLINE
of the food covering a portion of the city.
At the foot of the hill on the west side of the
city, BILL creek spreads to an average of a
mile expanse of water, and reaches north out
Of sight Backwater runs beyond the Spring
Grove cemetery a distance OF seven Iaiiies ap
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-
nlovment Tn Newport II il estimated thar
Z onn - q 600 -aaal : ha-aa1sas -
o,ooV VI o.Voo peopio ao no.eso' ~
their suPplies were exhauseed az noon
GALlLfolLs, onlo' Fep me Teneh
committee sent to Pomeroy has just re-
turned Five Thousand people are camped
on the Hills IN terrible want Ion 1000 ana
sReiter. one nInorcd ana My houses nave
hoaeou awsy, boaus ianu az One court nocSn
steps; q people are aggar and worn OUT
ier sleep, 1000 aLu snelDeL Weary every
business man lis panhidpL Inc coai mines
at syracuse are hooded A mouse Went
by MudieporJ TINS morning wl1r q woman
sisting on tne gapie inc men roWeu out