The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-18
Later Particulars.

| POMERoY, o., FEB. lI.-Mayor Bans, Of
| Charleston W. Va, after comforting with Major
Byrne, of the Ohio commission, and the Cali
! - committee, has agreed to help with .OOt
from the secretary of W. Gallipolis is out o.
supplies. A committee with Major Byrne will
go to meet the Stockdale and get load from
lronton, tonight. There is great scarcity OF
meat everywhere. Gallipolis merchants are
running boats, and have five in commission
Major Byrne has asked Governor Hoadly to ask
the Kentucky authorities to help, as Gallipolis
is feeding the south side, and the expenses OF
transportation, purchase of meat and other
supplies are heavy. The Ohio State fund will
be confined to the Ohio side. Gallipolis has not
suffered. Point Pleasant has suffered badly, and
the farmers along the bottoms lose everything.
Stock is suffering for food, and barns, hay, fod-
der, and corn are gone.
Middleport is badly damaged, and is much in
need of bedding, womens' underwear shoes,
etc. The Chesapeake, the flagship of the Gal
! hpohs relief squadron, carrying Mayor Byrne
and the State commission on a tour of examna-
tion, put in here and found much devastation,
largely among farmers. Fodder is all gone and
stock suffering.
probably remain in the twelve miles of Pome-
roy bend and distribute her entire load. Cir
cumstances have had to dictate the boats course
The original intention was to go to Ironton and
work back, but the destitution in this bend is 50
great and appeals SO pressing. that Colonel Rose,
who is in charge of the expedition, thinks he will
remain there. Pomeroy bend is twenty
nine miles by water from Letart,
o. 1t is only seven miles between the
two points across the country. The city of
Pomeroy is in the blight of the bend The bot
toms on its concave, northern side will average
half mile in width. The bend is a continuous
stretch of nineteen towns, embracing 40, 900
inhabitants. The district is a good coal and
salt region, and supplies much of the Mississippi
river. The tipples of all the mines are de-
stroyed. Six of the largest mines are flooded,
and but two-one at Antiquity, and one at
Minersville-are in working order. The region
is one of heavy labor and fully 5000 people in
the bend are idle, and 10000 need assistance
All the towns were flooded. The losses in the
bend are estimated at So, 600, 900. Many lost
their all, and as there will be no work for some
time, much suffering must ensue
Gallpolis, 266 miles west of Pittsburg, has suf-
fered but little and having railroad communica-
tion has been made the headquarters of relief sup
plies. Five relief steamboats, patrol the bend
giving out provisions Bed-clothing is most
needed The Stockdale left $1,000 pounds of
meat 300 sacks of -four, 100 barrels of -four 600
pairs blankets and tive tons of other supplies at
Middleport.
About 500 tons of supplies were put off at
Clifton.
At Pomeroy more supplies were given out.
The Laura Bell relief boat from Gallipolis,
took a cargo of supplies from the Stockdale and
will run into the smaller streams with them
where the Stockdale cannot go. A
boat just from below states that
much of Ironton. Catettsburg and
Greenupsburg, KY, are still under water. Soup
houses have been established at Ironton Iron
ton was the first point reached with supplies on
Saturday morning. The people are gradually
returning to their homes in the bend and are oc-
cupying the second floors. 1t will be hard for
many merchants in the towns along it to resume
business, their stocks having been destroyed and
having nothing to resume with. On last Tues
day the flood reached its height and was eight
feet, three inches above the high water of 1892
Last week thousands of valuable horses, cattle
and sheep were taken from the parlors and din
ing-rooms of the residences in the farming
country below the bend by steamers with fiat
boats. The health of the people is reported in
all directions as excellent. Immediate necessa-
ries are supplied, but the idle class will need
help for fully two or three months Pomeroy
in the blight of the bend is stillin water above its
first floors. The river is slowly falling.