The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-17

head OF Pomsroy bend, twelve miles long,
was entered. This nend IL n narrow bot
tim on both sldeo OF the river
aud contains some twenty cial mines,
eighteen salt works ts'lye towns.nnd 30 100
inhabitants OF whom 5000 arc laborey,. Six
Of tho nine ARE flooded, aud will not DO
pnuped ont tor six or eight months.
Eight thousand people are ida and 600
homeless and demanding immediate aid
The river In The berd reached .ixty.four
feet. but has fallen twelve ise', aud Ia going
down ut the rate of two inches an hour
Friday nieht the water was first cleared
from the streets OF the town. There are
four relief boais helping the destitute from
G.llIpolis, which place is out Of water
and comparatively unibjured Business of
every kind remains suspended. The
Columbus, Hooking Valley & Toledo rail
bend, are all torn to pieces. Tre,tIss,
from three "s to six weeks before communics.
ton by rail 10 resumed. There are no teIe.
graph wires mp, and this will have to
DO sent to Pomeroy. The steam
bosts, Jim, Montgomery, Champion,
distributing stH supplies. The psopie have
doubled up In the uninJured housesand are
stored away in churches. barns and school
houses through the country. Itis estimated
that 5000 houses have been swept out
of the one.hsl, mile OF the bend. There
are destitute In Camden 800 people;
NJ Middleport, 200; Wet Columbia, 1000;
Miuersville, 600; Hartford City, 400:
Syracuse, 700; Racine, 800; Antiqu,-
" 100; German Furnace, 100.
The stockdnle will distribute
some three tons Of provisions here, and
then proceed 90 other suffering towns IN
This section was chiefly engaged IN
chipping coal south and hi trade will
be stopped for severed months The fll low
ing mines aro ruinously Hooded;
AZ New Haven, I; Hartford CIV
/; Syracuse, 2; M nersville, 2. TIE
tipples OF oil OF tho otuers
are down. rhe mines mentioned are ell
'a'gs concerns chipping 10 the lover river
There are quite n number OF small
mines not included in this report thar arr
drowned out. Help of every kir d
~ woefuliy needed. The ou'lcnk
is very dark, as many Of tho distressed In
The bend ore poor people hsye lost every.
thing and are now idle. The StAudard
nail and iron works at Clifton, West Vir-
einia, has been thoroughly soaked and will
NJ, resume for four weeks. There are
idle 600 men; loss $40 OO0. To
paint the scenes Of destruction the ruined
towns demolished, buildings overturned
and wrecked houses and bridges
mud and debris-daubed and
needs simply tns one word. lawful" Lot
the Imagination picture its worst and IL
will not paint the hand Of the f1od upon
this once bright land OF Pomsroy Bend.
sHAwSErTowE AND VICINITY.
SHAwYEgTown, Ills, Feb. lG.-Mayor
Mellspaugh estimates that at least 100 poo
pie I'm Gsllalin county have been driven
are an the hills and IN immediate
need but when the food subaides
many oil them whose bousss were swcDr
away will havo no pl'c TO 90 and will bsve
90 livc.on public charity. L. will he necs
say TO feed 800 TO 900 for = moHth
and many will have TO he ae isted IN re, y
ing houses. " IS estimated t1Gt y n
Rtleigh 10 Saline, fifteen miles, 100
01O bushels OF corn have b. swclt
away. In this distance oniv four lots 90
curn, about $1,000 bushels, have escaped
and nearly all Of this IS uuder water. Sas
erni new cases OF sickness among tho reiu-
gees are reported tonight.
IN AND AROUND LEAyEawonTH.
LEAvIgwoRTu I'm Feb. 10 AT a, to.
tho government provision boat will pro.
coed on its errsnd ofmeicv 10 the sufferers
OF the ohio valley rendered homeless
by the de, tructlon Of the food. Every where
q waste OF water prevails On each side
OF the river destruction Is seen or
the street,, dwellings overturned or the
floating remains Of houses. Oce meets
suffering on every hand. Acute hunger
O. mes asking for something TO eat few
ueighbors more fortunate than the rest give
shelter To their euffpriug friends Food is 20
scarce IN some localities that each man h
10 fiDd Tor his family The ielie bost
welcomed with shouts of joy. The town
trustees sivinS The boa asp, 10.
amid shouts OF thanksgiving rom
men. women and children who
say, We ere banded together 10 whsteve'
place affords protection from wind aud
water. A few miles below West Pnint
b tom food miles wide. a, Rock Haven
Ksr tuckv, houqos are destroyed and tue
village deserted. The famous Kidner"
cement mills were closed. throwing fitty
moo out OF work. Brindenourg wa
found high ard dry tor the mos
part tn only two stores flooded.
It. was here that John Morgan crossed the
rived on his famous raid. Mocsiord,
Indiana, had only five houses
out of water. Three hundred peo-
ria were living N them. New Amsterdam
had 1850 people ont Of a population
was found on the place. The hone
less people looked. with EAveLous ayes
on the boat and stores They
we're given 600 rstions. Leavenworth
1000 and the inhabitants Of ali towns
under water. 9 o. The people are NJ penl.
cheerful and were made hsppy BY the sup.
house remains on the foundation the
damage can not be estimated this trip.
The boat In now lesvirg for points below.