Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-02-07

works will no doubt b,
| interfered with, and the entire supply
shut off by tonight. Most of the mill:
will be stopped by the water by evening
The Pittsburg, Wheeling q Kentucky rail
road track is submerged for short dis
tance along the wharf, The railroad
bridges and trestles are loaded down
with heavy trains. Communication
| with the suburbs will be seriously inter
rupted this afternoon and damage to the
trestles of the Pittsburg. Wheeling & Ken
lucky and Cincinnati, Louisville & Wheeling
roads on the two sides of the river is ap.
pretended. Frederick Eisel, Germah
aged sixteen, was found drowned at Ben
wood this morning.
AT FRANKFORT.
FRANKYoRr, KY, Feb. Cit rained with
out intermission all day yesterday and last
night, and is still pouring down a flood.
The river rose three and one-half feet last
night and one and one-half feet since day
light at noon. It now stands at 24112 feet
in the channel by the bridge pier marks.
Advices from Clay's ferry, 10 miles
above here by river, report this river fall
ng there yesterday, bHt then it was also
falling at this city. Mr. Geo. MeLein, a
foal dealer, and the best informed man on
the river, now says he does not apprehend
flood at this point
THE ALLEGHENY AND MoNoNGAHELA.
P1TTsBURG, Feb. 6.-The Monongahela
river is 80 feet inches end is stationary
The Allegheny is "a feet and rising. At
Brownsville, Greensboro and other points
up the Monongahela the river is falling.
P1rTsBURG, Pa, Feb. 6-At 2 o'clock
the Allegheny river was 33 feet two inches
and the Monongahela 80 feet four inches,
and rising about six inches an hour. A
telegram from the head waters rer orts the
river rising at all points but Greenboro,
where it is stationary. Rain has been
falling almost without a moments cessa-
tion since Monday afternoon, and from
the president indication the food will be
greater than that of 1882, when the water
reached 80 feet, the highest on record.
All the lower part of Allegheny is now
under water, and it is estimated
that about 1,5OO houses in Allegheny
city alone are inundated. Tne water and
gas supply of the north and south sides
have been cut off, and if the rise continues
a few hours longer, Pi.tsburg will be with
out gas or water. Fears are entertained
that Sixteenth street bridge, over the Ale
gheny, Will be washed away. 1t was de-
clared unsafe this morning, and travel is
suspended. If the water carries it off 1t
will probably take with it the railroad and
Hand street bridges. Only one fatality
reported up to this hour. An unknown
man was drowned in the Monongehela
oh CT ia ho
committed suicide.
RESCUED BY BOATS.
CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 6.-After steady
rain of forty hours, the Mahoning river
and tributaries are much swollen, and peo-
pie are being taken from their houses in
boats. The railroads are mostly covered
with water, and trains are abandoned
RISING AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, Feb. 6.-The Ohio is rising an
inch an hour, and the gauge now shows SO
feet inches. There has been drizzling
rain all the afternoon. People in the
lowlands have been fcJ. some time remov-
ing the stock, etc, 10 high ground, and
should the river reach threatening stage
there will be comparatively small losses
this year.
RAILROAD TRAVEL SUSPENDED.
CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 6.-Canal Dover
and lowlands in this vicinity are sub
merged. Railway travel is suspended on
the Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling, and the
Cincinnati & Marietta. The depots are
partly under water, and the docks are
washed out in several places, Great
damage has been done. The water is
several inches higher than last year.
THE RAILWAY SUFFERING.
NAvARRE, O., Feb 6 The Cannolton Val
ley railway is washed out about mile
from town and trains are abandoned.
Wheeling & Lake Erie is running but will
likely be stopped, as the river is still ris-
ing. No great damage is yet reported ex-
cept to the railroads.
BOATS THE ONLY MEANS OF LoooMoTIoN.
MEADvILLE, Pa, Feb. 6.-The western
and southern parts of the oity are inun-
dated. People go to and from their homes
in boats. All the factories have been com
PEELED to shut down and the schools are
mostly closed. Trains on the Meadville
railway ere abandoned. A few passenger
trans are running On the New York, Penn
sylvanla & Ohio, but no freight. One train
ran to OIL City to-day, bat that branch
will probably be submerged tomorrow.
After last years foods all the bridges in
this vicinity were raised several fees and
none have been harmed. It is still raining
tonight.
IMPRISONED BY WATER.
WHEELING, W. Va, Feb. 6.-EzcitemeDt
was occasioned this evening by the report
that many families were imprisoned by
the water in the houses in the lower part
of the town, and parties were organized
by Mayor Miller, and about twenty faml-
lies were rescued from their perilous posi-
tions. Prof. Stevenson and family we're
rescued from a dwelling on the lower
Sister island, two miles above, by the Belle
Prince. The live stock has been taken
into the second story of the house, and
everything was saved but some poultry.
Communication with the suburbs is cut
off, the ferries not being able to run on
account of driftwood and ice. The ap-
proaches to both bridges are flooded. The
Daily Intelligencer press room is Hooded,
and the paper will be Issued from the
Zeitung presses. Charley Shay's theater,
the market house, and several stores were
opened to those who were obliged to ice
from their houses this evening.
from MANY POINTS.
H.