Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-15

over the river ars crowded With Goods
and proviSions Vhieh are waiting
shipment - the river fof relief. because
cars cannot Be- scored fast enough 10
bring the freight seat BY small towns
On the road. IWo men we're arrested
today for Systematic fraud On the relief
committees. One had procured thirty.
and An other tkirty-seven complete out
fits OF clothes, and between them seven
teen pairs Of shoes, under assumed
names.
organbstna for Relief
CHICAGO. Feb. 1.-THE Associated
Press dispatches from all parts Of the
country show that the subscriptions
started IN cities, towns and ramlets for
the relief Of flood sufferers in the Ohio
Valley have met with q generous re-
Spouse. Southern cities have been lib
erai contributors TO the pressing wants
of their Northern brothers. he indi-
cations tonight are that contributions
made by tho Government, the State
Legislatures aud private subscriptions
must be continued many days. Up to
date, money donations will foot up
$780, 200 exclusive of the money raised
by Ciscinnati and Wheeling for the re-
lief Of their own sufferers.
Lsalsvil1e.
LOUISVILLE, n.y., Fep. 1.-THE river
continues to rise, and the canal gage
registers - fest, 8 inches, fost high
or than At any time last year. IL turned
cold early last night. The clouds have
disappeared and the day has been
bright and beautiful. The strong wind
last night caused the waves to do much
damage in the submerged district. A
great many houses have fallen down
or foated off. Il il not uncommon to
sec large frame structures floating down
over the falls. The people are all out,
however, and no injury or loss of life Is
reported. The water Is rising still,
thoagh tbs ground il frozen hard, and
this morning reached the Board Of
Trade building. puttinR out the tiTe in
the engine. There j. no likeiyhOod of
rain, and tue river il expected to bc
stationary by morning.
The suffering Is great. The people
are crowded together In churches and
schOOi hOuses almost TO suffOcation.
The relief measures in operation are
very Inadequate The waves did ID uch
to property last night. Two
more feet will Hood the penttsntiary,
aud GOO oonvIcts will have to be cared
for. The l25 families of lime burners
At Utica. twelve miles above here, are
still huddled together in one church and
are sadly In need Of relief. Clarksviiie,
Indiana, il almost washed away. The
river At Frankfort Is reported
rising again.
ine river continues rising, and the
weather il very cold. The wind Is bow
ing. and the waves are tumbling down
inundated houses in the southeastern
part OF the city. Men have been en-
ployed building q cement wall around
the anks and purifiers Of the gas works
all day, and tnere in not mu0h fear of
the works shutting down. About 1000
people are out of their homes here, but
The local relief committees have things
we'll in hand end there is not much suf-
fering. All the railroads are still run
ming except the st. L0pis Air Line.
Inch By inch the water has come up 1t
Jeffers0nville until nearly every street
has disappeared. II the water c0ntiu-
aes to rise at the present rate, by noon
On Friday there will not be dry street
in town. There are sights Of the
most appalling distress. Houses have
saved in and hundreds of people
Are huddled together in tho same
Many remain in second
stories, showing suffering from damp
ness and cold, aud in many cases hun
ger. The penitentiary 10 still ont Of
water, but u little more water and the |
convicts will become food sufferers
with no where to 20. Utica, Indiana, 10
almost ont of sight, and the inhabit- |
ants have I'D To tho hills for safety.
Clarksviile is entirely dspopulated.
Relief 10 coming in very slowly. The
local committees are d ing their best |
under the circumstances. Provisions |
and subscriDt 'ons are coming today |
from all ovor the State IT Indiana, but |
not enough for actual wants. All CON-
il cot OF, except by boat |
md telegraph. General Saxton will |
tart the Government relief boat down /
he river At daylight on Friday morn
ne, with Mayor Kirk in charge.
The Lswer 0hsS.
CAIRO tIlls.), Feb. N.-rne steamer
Fowler reports water ON the first floor |
II buildings in Front street at Paduoah,
md all landings ON the Kentucky side
ander water, but no suffering, as the |
,eople have gone to the hills. JOppa, n
lmAll town ON the Illinois side, is inun- |
lated, the water covering the tops of
he houses. The town il completely de |
Ierted. Al Metropolis the wHter is over
be arst floors IN buildings on Front
treet, and all business has been re-
moved to the back streets. At Mound |
Jity everything Is secure 80 far. and |
business il carried on AS usual. Monnd |
Jity, like Cairo, 10 protected by tys
GIN of levees, aud the river will have to |
Use about three feet more to cause |
much Inconvenience. II il reported
has the towns Of Galconda, Smilland,
slizabethtewn, New Liberty and Shaw
lsetovn are under water.