The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-02-21

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ii ~ fsiisn considerably, II is still above
any Known hieh water mark Soup houses
open but inadequate. Thousands are home
less and p6nniless Frame houses have been
swept from their foundations and brick build
ings crumbled into the waters. At Hanging
Rock but four houses are above water. Cary
vile has but two houses above the food The
bottom lands are devastated. Starvation stares
thousands in the face.
The waters have receded about six feet In
the Kanawha at Point Pleasant, leaving many
houses upturned and twisted from their foun-
dations
Losses ON property atLawerenceburg Ind ,ean
be safely placed at not less than $40O, 600 Nine
inches more would have flooded the floor OF the
highest located house in the city. Wind and
waves last night not only caused more loss, but
terrified the inmates Of flooded houses. One
row of houses, five in number, was swept away
on the 18th Four squares are now total
wreck. ~
In Boston, a, 500 has been subscribed in aid
Of sufferers, and "a, 600 forwarded. The wool
merchants sent II 200 worth of blankets.
About 5000 people are ont of homes, at
Louisville. KY. but the local relief committee
have things well in hand, and there is not much
suffering Inch by inch the water has come up
at Jacksonville, Ind till nearly every street
has disappeared If the water continues to rise
ct the present rate, there win not be dry spot.
caved in, and hundreds of people are huddled
together in the same building Many remain
in the second stories, shivering and suffering
from dampness and cold, and in many cases,
hunger. a284s ~ -
The secretary of war has telegraphed the
mayors of number of towns in West Virginia,
Indiana and Ohio, authorizing the purchase OF
supplies for immediate use and directing them
to make returns, properly authenticated, to
the military officers He estimates the cost OF
their expenditures and the cost of expeditions
es OF $6O, 476 IL, being an an increase over
1852 of 1888, 75z44 in gross earnings and
So, 3d. 81 in taxes.
A. d. Charlton, recently appointed general
western passenger agent of the Northern Pa
to the sufferers from Pittsburg and Louisville
will aggregate $500
The Association of the Red Cross at St Louis
as raised nearly 81 600 for the benefit Of the
sufferers Gen. w. T. Sherman subscribed
500 to the fund Ivanhoe commandery,
Knights Templar, sent 500 to Hanselmann
commandery, Cincinnati
The towns of Northern Ohio are generously
contributing money and supplies for the dis
tressed people of the Ohio Valley. Children of
the Mansfield schools contributed their Valen-
tine money.
The subscriptions at Cleveland for sufferers
exceed &c., 900. Mrs. Garfield contributes $780,
The committee is still forwarding supplies to
various points.
Jappa, Ill, is inundated, water covering the
tops Of houses.
The rise of the river at Cincinnati was over
% feet
At Catlettsburg, Ky, many streets are
blocked with houses that have fioated from
their foundations. 4 &- s&&
The gross receipts of the matinee in Chicago
were given by the Mapleson company, includ-
ing Patti and Gerster, for the benefit of the
Ohio flood sufferers and were over S., 600.
After hard fight against the rising water,
Shawneetown, Ill, has succumbed, and the
streets are now five to fifteen feet under water.
Harmar, Ohio, is flooded, and the people
destitute. Hundreds of buildings have been
washed away, and people are camping on the
hillsides. Harmar asks for relief.
The latest kilograms say that the Ohio is
slowly subsiding and people are hopeful that
the worst is past 50. =