Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-02-09
THE OREAT FLOOp.
The Waters subsldinE-Less ot
Life at two POlnts-A Famine
Threatened Al Wheeling.

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, Life at two POints-A Famin,
Threatened as wheeling.
!, PITTsBURG, Pa, February S-Tht
rivers are again within their banks and
, steadily receding. The streets in bott
cities are about entirely clear OF water
and the people in the submerged dis
tricts were busy to-day clearing the
honses and streets Of the slimy mud
and debris left behind. Travel by
street cars was resumed this morn.
ing between all sections of Ale
gheny, Pittsburg and South Side. The
Railroads are also running trains ~
usual.
The relief committee has been hard
at work distributing food and fuel tothe
needy Liberal donations of money, food
fuel and clothing continue to pour in
from citizens,a and no outside aid will DO
necessary. Many families are still
quartered in the public halls, and it
will be several days before the houses
will be in fit CONDITION for them TO re-
turn to their homes.
CINCINNATI, o., February 8.-To-day
has been one of anxious suspense and
and constant speculation az to the COP
!tinuaDce OF the rise of the water. The
average rise during the day has been
islightly more than an Snel en- hour.
All eyes are turned towards Hp river
points. There the prospect is not ell
couraging
Specials to the Commercial Gazette re.
ceived TO night shows that at Hinton,
West Virginia, the river l s still rising,
the weather warm and 1t Is raining.
This is a branch Of the Kanawha.. Rain
is also reported to-day at Charleston.
West Virginia, and the Kanawha is
rising at that point. This gives another
'teeler to the Ohio at Point Pleasant.
Rain at Hinton indicates that gene
raj rain has fallen against the west side
ports four-inch rainfall in the past
thirty.six hours in East Tennessee,
Coming further down the river, Cat
lettsburg, KY, at noon reported heavy
rain, saying the storm was general.
In Newport, KY, early tbismorning
William Buchert. bugier of the
United States troops at the Newport
Barracks, fell from skiff while trying
to reach the second story Of the barracks
building, and was drowned. He was
~ years old and belonged in Baltimore.
Mrs. Waddle, widow living in
Newport, has become raving maniac
on account of the flood.
| WILKEsBARRE, Pa, February S.
The ice in the Susqnehanna river has
gone out, doing no damage.
| WHEELING, w. Va February g.
Business is still almost Totally suspend
ed, and crowds are gathered on the
streets watching the slowly receding
flood. The water has fallen about n
foot, and the weather is cooler Az the
waters recede the full extent of the de-
vastation becomes more apparent.
Houses are on their sides and washed
10 some distance from their sites or en-
tirely carried away. Barns and stables
are collected in great masses wherever
any barrier interposes to hold them.
One or two Of the city bridges are en-
dangered, and two over Caldwelps RIM
have been carried away.
The water reaches from hill to hill at
the south end, and in many places near
the city the river forms lake from one
to three miles wide. The Baltimore and
Ohio and Cleveland and Pittsburg Rail.
ways are under water for miles, and
there is no railroad traffic within a dis
tance of ten miles from the city.
People are camped ot the hilltops,
besides those accommodated in schools,
lchurches and private stores. Blast fur
!naces are chilled in many cases by
water reaching the fires. The water is
falling at the rate Of about an inch per
hour.
The Baltimore and Ohio engine shops
have been carried away. Main street
bridge over Jonathan's Run, at North
Wheeling, gave way, and boy was
carried down with it, but was saved.
Two unknown men were upset from
skiff at the upper end of the island,
and clung to the willows for two hours
with the crowd watching but powerless
to save them.
Wheeling is in danger Of a famine,
nearly all the bakeries and many Of the
grocery stores being under water. A
supply of milk and meat, except salt
meat, it is almost impossible to secure,
and the stock Of provisions is rapidly
becoming exhausted. The situation is
hourly growing grave and many ap-
peals have been received from the in.
undated portions of the surrounding
country for provisions.
CosHoCToN, o., February 8.-The
: food reached It's highest point at mid.
night last night, being twelve inches
higher than ever known. The water is
now slowly receding The Pan Handle
track enbankment broke at Morgan
Run, four miles east, and at Franklin,
five miles west of here, last night, and
tho track between Dresden Junction
and Adams Mills is entirely submerged.
There have been no trains from the
East since Wednesday.
While crossing a swollen creek, near
Osteg0, a lady, whose name could not
be learned, missed her footing and was
drowned.
Three brothers, named Nelson, Will g
out boating, were struck by driftwood
and all three drowned. They were all
| under 20 years of age.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February 8.-The
Iron Mountain Railroad has stopped
. taking freight for points southeast of
Cairo and Belmont, on account of the
foods. The tracks Of the Texas aud
, St. Louis Narrow Gauge Railroad are
only two feet above the water, and 1t Is
probable that before evening they will
also stop taking freight.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., February
8.-There IL a heavy Freshest in the Bari
tan river. The docks along the water
front here are submerged. The river is
three feet above high water mark.
Con siderable damage has been done in
the lumber yards. The ice gorge broke
at noon.
HARRISBURG, Pa. February. 8-The
water in the Susquehanna reached 10
feet inches above low water mark at
6 o'clock this evening, and then be-
gan to recede at the rate Of an inch
per hour.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, February g.
The Susquehanna river has risen about
four feet at this point since O'Clock to-
day, caused by the damming Of the ice
which has been coming down rapidly
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