The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-10
MONOTONOUS MISERY.
Still Further Details of the
Eastern Floods.
A Little More of Arkansas Civ
iliZatiOn.
A Detective Murdered i'm Mich.
igan.
The Floods

6S feet e19 inches, a rise of fOu
inches since 2 am. The weather i!
cooler; drilling lain. At CALI
polls, tour inches higher than Ia +
year. ard rising an inch and a hall
an hour. at Maysville, six mi e:
above here, it is within two niche
Of last years fool, and rising al
inch an hour. The weather ii
over the Ohio valley is fOggy and
drilling, but not much rain IS fall
ing. The gas lasted all through tbs
night, aDd there is still suppl Oh
hand this morning.
Cincinnati, 9 Il p NJ The river
Is So feet inches and ri1ing a lit lie
more than half an inch an hour,
Cloudy; cooler.
Wheeling, w. Va, 9.-The water
has receded to 48 feet, leaving til ee
inches of shiny mud On The desert
ed streets. The gas has been turned
on this evening, but water famine
is threatened, with no prospect of
relief before Monday. Home sub
scripJions for the relief of the desti-
tute have reached SO, 900, and plenty
10 ore is available. The provisions
are holding out well, and the pr
mise of restored communication
with the outside world is bright.
Relief parties have gone to Benwood
and WalIsburg by steamboat. st
West Wheeling the boat Wss pre-
vented from landing by the inhsb t.
ants firing on the boats. Phay feared
the swash of the water would do
further injury to the su N erged
buildings.
Pittsburg, 9.-As the vaers are
steadily receding, affairs are re, UNI
ing the ususl|condition and in few
days ali traces of the e bed will be
obliterated. The effective arrange
ments made for relief prevented
much suffering which would other,
wise have. been experienced. Many
manufacturing estabiis hments re-
sumed operations this morning and
others start up Monday.
Louisville, KY, 9.-Noon. The
situation is still unchanged here |
and at towns across the river. TIE
weather has turned colder and it |
stopped raining this morning. The
sun lis trying to shine. The river
has been almost on q stand since
S o'clock with 40 feet 4 inches in |
the canal.
Wheeling, W. Va 9.-The scene |
IN this city is indescribahle and no |
pen can do it justice. The f }Ode |
portion has been well provided for |
n the shape OF food. AS the waters
ubside the amonnt OF destruction
% be seen is appalling. Fire en-
zines are employed washing eff the
mud fro the streets as the
water fails. The relief steamers
hat went down the river to Ben
wood, WoundsVille and Bellare
AVE not yet returned at this
writing (12 o'clock noon). They
lad on board plentiful supply of |
and none for food will
uffer at points above his city,
the town OF Wellsburg.
rs far as known at this time no
ives are reported lost.
Toledo, O., 9.-Reports from I'D
he river to-day are m ore favorable.
While the water is still very high, it
las fallen somewhat. Ice g0rges
emain firm, the water passing off.
he general feeling is that Toledo
Vill escape the food. Ali depends
lpen the ice gorges, which, holding
he water back, are reported to be
cry strong.
Wheeling,S.-The Whitaker sheet
ron works aud Chicago Car Roof
lg company lose S75,00O. The
teamer John Lewis arrived from
own the river this evening. She
7ss riddled with bullets, the pas
engers lying on the cabin floor GOV.
red with mattresses and life pre- |,
,rvers as a protection from the
sIssiles. The citizens of West
Wheeling and other places fired on
le boat TO prevent her landing, as
er coming in among the submerged
ouses would add greatly to the
amage by the heavy swash. The
,at left Parkersburg this morning.
eports are that many houses at
ew Martiusville are swept away.
he Pittsburg stave works and dry
buses are total loss. Not vest !
. Is left OF Cochransville, Ohio, q :
ilage in Monroe county. The sit
ation here among the destitute
'ows worse. Clothing, food aad
oney are badly needed. at the
ass Eluse, in the south end, twol
lildren died today from exposure I
I'd insufficient food. That the I
orst has not yet begun Is a conclu. {
On to which the thoughtful are q
reed.
0.,9.-The water is higher | f
an last year, and rising an inch an 8
,ur. There is much suffering; $50
miles are driven from home. Il
of the town is under | h
ater.
Long View, Texas, SIS has
'en raining continuously for nearly
hours. The bottoms in every
rectien are flooded. There are
any extensive washouts and slides t
the railroads. s
II srrIsburg, Pa, e.-The ice in c
ms creek broke to day, Z
d caused q tremendous food. u
,uE bird ses, valued at over $50, 900.
sre carried away. Considerable
mage was done otherwise. Three d
ms Qrera washed ont. the mills q