The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-14
10000 PEOPLE HOMELESS.
Terrible Floods Along the Ohio River.

O1NC1NNAAlJ Ecu4u0lJ o-o a. u1'-
The river now marks si4ty-two feet, a
rise of one and a quarter inches since
midnight. It now lacks one foot seven
inches of the food of 1847, two feet
three inches of the food of 1882, and
four feet four inches of that of last year.
The weather is cloudy and the tempera-
ture is growing warmer.
a. M.-The river now marks sixty.
two feet four and a half inches, rise of
four and half inches since pa. m. The
weather is cloudy and cool. The "cold
wave" flag that was flying from the signal
Office yesterday morning has disappeared.
Hopes of freezing weather are dissipated
and no relief is expected now from that
source. The river at Portsmouth marks
sixty feet and is rising fast. 1t is falling
rapidly at head waters, but a further rise
must come before it all runs out. Mari.
eta and Parkersburg have been entirely
cut off from communication for two days.
Portsmouth is the only up the river point
that has been heard from so far.
WHEELING, February 7-Midnight.-
Ten thousand people are homeless and
unpro7ided for here. Fully fifteen thou.
sand were driven from their homes by
the food. The public schools and the
churches have been thrown open and the
people are fed and housed there. The
water reached the highest point at 10
o'clock, when it was 6fty.two feet.
Since then it has receded q few inches.
CINCINNATI, February 8.-The relief
committee, in conjunction with Mayor
Stephens, have decided to call out the
| militia tonight to serve as an assistant
patrol, on account of the darkness. The
President of the gas company says that
the supply of gas will not be sufficient to
last through the night. Three hundred
men have been placed on duty. The
river was sixty-two feet seven and half
inches at 2 P. m. and sixty. 1.-TWO feet eight
and half inches at 8 p. m. A dispatch
from GAINESVILLE says the MuskiDgum
River was higher this morning than ever
known, and is still rising an inch every
half hour. The water reaches the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad bridge, and only
the absence of drift saves it.
WHEELING, w. Va, February 9.-To
add to the horrors of the food at Bridge
port, Ohio, this morning, at 10 o'clock,
j. G. Dent, of the firm of Wells &
Dent, in the Heinlein Block, at the cor
ner of Bank and Bennett streets, went
into the store with an alcohol lamp. The
store had been more than two thirds sub.
merged and barrel of gasoline had
been upset. The gas from this had
risen to the second story, and no sooner
did it come in contact with the fame of
the lamp than an explosion took place
and the building set on fire. Dent, who
WAS badly burned, jumped from the
second-story window and received serious
internal injuries.
WHEELING, W. ", February 9-2 p.
m.-The water has receded to 48 feet,
leaving three inches of muddy slime
over the deserted streets. A water fam
inc is threatened, With no prospects of
relief before Monday. The subscriptions
for the relief of the destitute have
reached $4,000, and plenty more funds
are available. Provisions are holding
out well, and the promise of restored
communication with the outside world
is bright. Relief parties have gone to
Benwood and Wellsburg by steamboat.
At West Wheeling over the river the
boats were prevented from landing by
the inhabitants, headed by State Senator
Wagner, who fred on one boat that
made an attempt to land.
CINCINNATI, February 90 a. NJ
The river now marks sixty-three feet and
two inches, and is rising at the rate of
half inch per hour. 1t has been raining
since midnight. The gas supply is not
yet exhausted. Tho river now marks
si1ty.three feet and two and half in
ches. The weather is cloudy.
The Commercial Gazette has the follow
ing specials:
CATTLEsBURG, Ky, February 9.-The
situation here is deplorable. Only one
hotel and one grocery store are open.
The people are occupying the courthouse
aud schoolhouse. The river is rising
two inches per hour.
RIPLEY, OHIO, February 9.-The loss
by the food will be fully equal to last
years. Many houses have been swept
from their foundations, and whole fami.
lies are homeless. The river is rising
u inches per hour. A relief committee
has been organized, and the citizens are
taking care of their unfortunate neigh
bors.
WHEELING, W. VA, February g.
Word was received that people at Reels
burg, twenty miles up the river, are
suffering from famine. At Bernard the
situation is bad, but a relief committee
visited there on the steamer and left q
liberal supply of provisions.
CINCINNATI, February 9-2 p. m.-
The river is sixty. three feet, nine inches,
and is rising at the rate of little more
than half inch per hour. The weather
is cloudy and cooler and the wind from
the north. The white flag is again float
ing from the signal service Office, indicat-
ing colder weather. The river lis not
likely to fall here until arush from above
takes place. At Ripley, O., only fifty
miles above Cincinnati, the river is rising
an inch and half an hour, and at II a.
m. it was within ono inch of last yeals's
high water mark. Rain was falling there.
The situation is unchanged except that,
as the river rises, the loss to the lumber
yards and property of that description
increases.
HARRISBURG, Pa, February 9.-The
ice on the opposite side OF the Susque-
hanna River broke to-day and caused a
tremendous food. Four bridges over
the creek between Carlisle and the river,
valued at over eighty thousand dollars,
we're crushed and carried away, and con-
siderable damage done otherwise. Three
dams were washed out and the mills con-
nected with them were 80 badly injured
as to prevent their running until repaired.
The freshet is the worst ever known in
the Cumberland Valley.
WHEELING, W. Va, February 80
p. MT is estimated that the total loss
in this vicinity by the floods is $6,OO0,-
600, including both sides of the river.
GALvEsToN, February "a special
from Long View says: ut has been
raining here continually for nearly one
bun1ra1 hours Tha botto,o, 3, o,oru