Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-12

interested in postponing II. Every
body who comes can he made comfort
able.
Cincinnati, February II. -- To-day
has been one of the greatest excite.
ment since the flood begun. The stage
of high water last year passed mt one
y. III. A steady and hard rain during
the greater part of the day, together
with reports of general rains at every
place where il would run into the
Ohio, made IL certain that II still more
dangerous flood will be poured upon
the already unfortunate people
of the Ohio valley. The eXpe-
ricnce of last year made peo-
pie bold in confronting dangers
they had once met and overcome, but
when now new element of terror
comes in the form of heightened floods
II new series of calamities begin 10 np-
pear The gas was lost yesterday and
the water supply ceases to accumulate
to-day. There are five days supply In
the reservoir with careful use, but one
big fire would make serious nroad
on that. Worst of all, nobody
knows when the limit of the flood will
be reached, The rising waters above
tain that the river must continue to
rise for some time. How long and
how rapid the rise will he, ARE points
of conjecture and fear. The rate in
creased this afternoon to an inch an
hour, and during the hour from five to
six the rise was threc-lourLhs of an
inch. 1T is hardly possible to give an
idea of the situation. The
mass OF the people cannot see
the great body Of the river, AS the APP
proach To the banks Is cut OF ON
all streets running to therlyc at Pearl
street or near II. Strnngers In the city
may gain an idea of it's extent, when
II Is stated that the water is now but
little more than six hundred feet from
The Burnet house. From there to the
river bank proper the distance is be,
tween three and four squares. All
that can be seen Is the street mum
dated, and bonts gliding In all direc.
tons. The suspension bridge, one
hundred feet above low water mark,
makes low arch above the mad flood.
The Newport and Southern railroad
bridges look like they are almost
touching the water. The news from
PRICE nil in the western part of the
city gives the only comprehensive out.
Inc of the Hood covered portion of the
city. AZ the foot of the hill on the
west side of the city, Mill creek spreads
10 an Immense eXpanse of water and
reaches north out Of sight. The back
water runs beyond Spring Grove Gem.
etery, distance OF seven miles,
UP the river the Cincinnati, C0ying.
TON ana Newport houses can he seen
pecrlng out of the water while down
the river almost from hill to hill the
valley N covered. Cp 10 this time
great as IL the danger there has been
no great disaster, The cry of distress,
however, Is beginning TO grow louder.
me manufactures are stopping, and
men are thrown out of employment.
IA Newport IL IL estimated that five
thousand to six thousand people are
homeless, and their supplies OK hnusted
Many 20 without supper tonight, be-
cause the supplies of the relief commit
zee are exhausted. Relief work in
Cincinnati Is beginning to press. LAW
Iehceburg to day sent request here
Tor help, but President Urner was
compelled to refuse for lack of funds.
contributions have not been as gener-
Gus ns last year, but will probably
come raster tomorrow. Eighth street,
ne street railroad avenue between the
Guy ahd Price Hill, overlooked to-day
anu access to that suburb by the street
cars IS cut OF, One of the largest
Establishments Of Mil Creek valley,
ne American Oak Leather company
nus Deeh battling 10 keep the flo0d out,
lnu nave buill up barriers entirely sur
rounding Tire whole structure, which
afe now eighteen inches above water,
nhu can Keep sRfe until seventy feet
~ reached. The cnginea Of the Gin
clnbnti Hamilton u Dayton trains
tun through the water, aud may have
~ sIop further out tomorrow. The
IAnhhhdle haA no traffic be.
,,neoh nero aud LOyeand, but
Iahes freight from that point,
"uu mas no interruption 10 pitlsburg.
az : J. m. the water was sixty-six
.sel ahd eleven inches. The water
Wprss Office reports one engine still
working, and will continue 70 20 until
' 'ne lres are put out, which win $50
, mneh inc stage reaches four inches
, n,"ie. Consumption will be stopped to.
"''''ow, except for domestic purposes.
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Assigned.
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