The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-09
The Floods.

TOLEDO, O., Feb. s.-Advices from
up-river points to-day report the
waters up 10 the dOs,d mark Of last
year. Al this city the water Is three
feet above the ordinary stage and sta
ti0nery. A large tug Is employed
breaking ice from the frontage an
up and down the river, to facilitate
the flow lAkeward and prevent q
gorge when the final crash occurs.
LOUISVILLE. Feb.8.-The situation
is not materially changed since yes
terday. The river continued rising
slow y till IL O'Clock this morninv,
when it came tn a standstill with 80
feet 8 inches in the canal. The Ken
lucky river at Frankfort is falling
rapidly, with 2l4 feet in channel.
There is bit little suffering here, and
that is promptly relieved by the re-
lief committee. The water is with
in five feet of the highest point of
last year. Weather cold. It has not
rained since midnig ht.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 8.-River sixty
two feet seven inches. Warmer,
with drizzling rain.
WHEELING, w. v, Feb. S.-River
fifty-one feet and falling slowly.
The steamer Belle Prince went to
BerwoOd to transfer passenger to
Moundsville. Weather cloudy and
cooler.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 8.-The river at
noon to day is i've feet seven inches
below the danger line and rising at
the rate of al. inch per hour. Fro =;
present outlook, unless the Ten
nessee and Mississippi rivers
commence ring and add to the
foods now pouring out Of the Ohio
ana Cumb .rland streams, the Missis-
sippi valley will not be subject to a
dangerous overflow. 1t is thought
the danger line here will be reached
by Wednesday. 1t has teen raining
steadily since last night, which in-
cieases the apprehension of disaster
and preparations Tor the worst r
being made. The river lacks seven
feet six inches of attaining the high
water mark, when the country be
tween Cairo and New Orleans not
protecte.: by levees was Inundated.
CINCINNATI $3.50 p. m }, Feb. g.
Tue Relief Coiniui tee, in conjunc-
ton with Mavor Stephens, ha. de-
cided to call out the militia tonight |
to serve A. assistant patrols on account
If the darkness. The President OF
tn Gas Company. says the supply of |
gas will hot Oe sufficient t. last |
t1rouyh tonight. three hundred
men will be placed GU duty. River
81 feet y inches 1T 2 p. m.
GAINESVILLE. o, Feb. 8-The
NJ ,kiuyun river Ia b CHER tn 8
morning than ever knowu, and is
still rising an inch and 4 half per |
hour. Tue BaltimOre aud Ohio
bridge Is touched by tue wat-r. |
O0ly the abseuce. o: drift saves it. At
8 u. N the river Is q! feet 81 inches
high.
WHEELING. W. Va, Feb, 81
Business is still almost totally sus.
pended, and the eutire popu,ace Is
gathered on the streets Watching the
receding food. The water
has fallen: about \ tOot; the weather
Is cool. As the water recedes the ,ull
Of the devastation becomes
more apparent. Houses are
m their side and washed. to some dis
lance from their sites or entirely car
ried away; barns and stables are COL
lecttd In great IMAGES wherever any
bal riers lnterfered> to hold then,.
One or two city bridges are endan-
Kered and two over CAldwell's run
are carried away. The water reaches
from hill to hill on the south end
and ut many places near the city th.
10 a lake from n tD three uil4s
wide. The b. 4 o. and C l. p.
are under water FIR miles and there
Is no railroad traffic aearer than ten
miles t. the ely. People are camped
On the hill tops, beside those accom-
modated in churches, schools and
markets and many private stores.
The blast furnaces are chilled In
many CAGES by the water reaching
he fire. The water il still falling at
rate of an inch an hour.
CoscH0CToN, O., Feb. 6.-The flood
'eached Its hignesl point at midnight
being IL inches higher t an ever
known. No trains from the ea~t
Wednesday. While crossing q
swollen creek near Otsego, q lady
whose name is unknown missed her
and was drowned. Three
brothers out boating were
truck by drift wood. aud all three
we're drowned. All were under
wenty years Of age.
WHEELING, Feb. 6.-The Balti
more aud Ohio engine shops were
'arried away Two unknown men
we're upset at the head of the Island
rom q skifand chung to the willows
wo hours. Crowds were watching
hem, but were powerless to save
hem. Wheeling Is in dang r Of =
anime. Nearly all the bakeries aud
,roceries are under wafer. The milk
IL exhausted and there H. NO
neat except salt meat.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-The pfvsi-
ent today isslied ina followina. OIL