The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-15
The Eastern Floods Still Con-
tinue
Sudden Cold Makes Suffering
Intense.
Eve Feet Higher than the Flood
of a Year Ago.
The Flood.

OlUCiuudtLS ", II, b. ILL., Abo
river Is II feet, rise or three and a
half inches since Gam The weather
is cold thermometer 20 above.
Parker burg, w Va, adVices re
port fall of two feet.
GallipOiis, eighteen inches IN
twelve hours.
Maysyiile, sixty miles above Gin
cinnati, stationary, which indicates
but very few inches Of water there.
Telegraph communication is re-
sumsd with Parkersburg; bat Ma l.
eta, TIe1'on, New Richmond
Ripley and other small towns are
entirely cut #.
Cincinnati, I4.-The river is
slowly rising, having reached II feet
/ inch at noon. Sudden cold last
night made the suffering intense, az
many people in flooded houses are
either not provided with fuel or have
not the facilities for using it. In
Newport, Kentucky, this morning
the scene was most desolate. A
high win1Iast night moved the va
tiers 30 as to tOpple over many more
buildings, and loOsened others from
the foundations, they have swung
into the streets until in many ca es
relief boats have great difficulty
this morning in passing around
them. The need or help in New
port IS Increasing as the stores of the
Imprisoned fam ly grow less ana
less. Fortunately Z tn0ussun 4 liars
was received this m0rn,px lr IN
Secretary Lincoln, and another
thousand from The C.acIunati
Chamber OF Commerce. TIE j a er
is now within a few inYhes OF be-
ing FIVE fest higher than tie great
food last year. It reaches more
than half a square sbJve laird
street. at Lock street ii e ran
Handle depot is entirely surrounded
by water and several feet on tde
floor. Tue Grand Central depot hzs
from six to eight feet of warer GU
the floor. At-M!ll street tire water
reach into Fourth street. Farther
west it crosses into Fifth street, and
at the Cincinnati, Ham ltoa and
Dayton depot reaches half way up
Sixth. At Freeman street it crosses
Sixth street. In the west end the
encrOachment extends eastWardly
as far as Freeman street. Lincoln
Park is q lake except little corner.
The general expectation is that the
flood will reach its highest perhaps
to-day or it must tomorrow.
Washington, 14.-Secretary Lin
coin estimates that the purchases of
supplies by mayors of various towns
along the Ohio, the cost OF expedi.
tons to the sufferers from Pitts
burgh and Louisville, will aggregate
$4,000, leaving $4,000 OF the ap-
prOpriat1On to be expended by Gem
eral Beckwith in charge at Cincin-
natl. The Secretary has requested
General Beckwith to send him an
estimate of what he will be able to
accomplish with that amount and
has suggested his comforting with
Hon. Richard Smith, of Cine matt,
as the best course to pursue.
Pittsburg, Pa, 14.-The citizens
and press relief boats, for the assis-
lance of food sufferers in towns
along the Ohio, will be ready to
leave this afternoon, to be laden
United States Government has ap-
propriated $4,000 for the relief of
sufferers between Irontown, Ohio, |
and this city. The steamer, Katie
Stockdale, has been secured and will
be under charge of Capt. Rose. Des
tails Of soldiers from Allegheny
arsenal accompany them. They |
will proceed direct to Irontown, ard |
VIII meet the press relief boat at |
Parkers burg. Up to noon Major |
Gushing, of the commissary depart !
ment, had spent $4,000 for pro-
visions. clothing and general sup>
dies. It is estimated that it will re- |
lisYe $4,000 people. Major Cushing
viii remain in the city several days |
to attend to the general work Of the |
Louisville, KY II, p.m.-The |
river continues TO rise. The canal |
gauge registers Is feet 6 inches, a |
foot higher than at any time last |
year. It turned cold early last night;
the clouds have disappeared, and |
day has been bright and beautiful; |
a strong wind last night caused the |
waves to do much damage in the |
submerged districts. A great many |
houses have fallen down or fioated |
off. 1t is not uncommon to see a |
large frame struc ure f ssting down |
over the falls. The people are ali |
cut, however; no injury or loss OF |
life is reported. TIE water is still
rising though the ground is hard |
nszen, and this morning 1t reached
the cellar of the board of trade
putting out the fire in the
engine room. There Is No likelihood
OF further rain, and the river, it is
expected, will be at stand by
morning.
Ths suffering is great at Jefer-
sonville. People are crowded to.
gether in churches and school |
houses, almost to sufccation. The
relief measures in operation are
very inadequate. The waves did
much damage to property last
night. Two more feet of water will |
food the penitentIary. Six hundred
convicts are to be cared for. The
125 families oflime burners at Utica,