The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-02-13
BEYOND PREcEpEMcE.
The Great Flood.

The Great Flood.
At this writing-Tuesday night o.
this week--the heavens are murky
rain is falling at intervals, and it seems
as it a storm might be reasonably ex
pccted. Verify, this general rain, 81
long continued, threatens more destruc
ton than ever came in any year OF on
remembrance. Fran all parts of tn
United States come walls Of suffering
of loss of lives loss Of property AM
thousands thrown out Of employment
I by the unavoidable stoppage Of all sort
Of manufactures. Relief Committee
have done and are doing great good
aud thousands of dollars have beef
freely given to assist the thousands o
families thrown upon the charity of tn,
world Congress has appropriated
$500, 900 for the relief Of the sufferers
But the future is yet dark, and as the
rain pours while we write we can but
feel II sinking Of the heart at the pros
pect, and it is hard for us to bring tc
bear that philosophy which says, "AlI
is for the best" Think of there being
even now nearly one thousand houses
under water in the city of Cincinnati,
and yet it rains. All towns on the
Ohio and its tributaries are more or less
submerged, and one town (Cochrans.
vile, Ohio,) entirely swept away-not
IL vestigc left How much, oh how
much we have to be thauklcl,for here in
Winchester
We have not room in which t. detail
Il 1.-THE Of the suffering from this flood,
and the worst, alas has not come. We
extract as follows from Yesterdays re.
ports
Dayton, Ky., Feb. 1.-THE condition
Of affairs here becomes hourly more
desperate. Many who have already
moved once or twice we're again COM
PEELED to seek other safer quarters. The
steamer Bonanza is aHoat in the streets.
The hotel is doing business by boats
through the second-story windows. At
10 o'clock this evening the river stood
81 feet 2 inches, and rising an inch an
hour. 1t is reported that five persons
we're drowned tonight.
CorNgton, Feb 1.-THE water grad
ually encroaches, and many families
have moved two or three times already.
The people are good to the poor, and
willingly crowd up and condensc their
household affairs to extend the shelter
Of II roof. But mills and factories are
under water, and even tobacco factories,
high and dry, have shut down. The
situation in Newport tonight is even
more appalling than last night. The
rain and rise in river cause those that
were hopeful heretofore that the worst
was over to give up in despair this
morning, which dawned with seventy
seven business blocks, and two thousand
houses, under water, all hope that
the village would pass through the flood
unframed has been abandoned. Gloom
sits on every face. Relief sent from
other parts is small and inadequate.
The list of sufferers even for fuel and
food are greatly augmented tonight
Supplies at groceries are rapidly disap-
pearing.
The entire town of Point Pleasant,
w. Va, is under water There was
not foot of dry land inside the corpor-
alton limits tonight. People are camp
ing on the hills in the rain.
At Portsmouth the water is four feet
higher than it was last year. Fifteen
thousand people are homeless. Mayer
Harris has issued Il proclamation stating
that one-half of the city is under water
and calling for outside relief.
t&nrnecto'cn, Ill.,, Feb II THE
town is entirely cut off from the rail
roads The river is rising steadily, and
nearly thousand men are working on
the levees, hoping to keep the town
from being submerged The levees will
not stand three feet more of water. All
the Kentucky bottom farms are inunda.
ted, and farmers are begging boats t.
save their stock and corn.
Bclpre, o., Feb. 11.-All the house:
here are submerged except fifty. wv,
business blocks, one mill and twenty
dwellings, have been swept away. Great
destitution prevails.
GalIpolis, o., Feb. 11.-Thc Ohio
rose eight inches in the last twelve
hours, and is now rising an inch an
hour. 1t has rained all night, with NJ
indications Of n cleanup.
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