Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-20

CINCINNATI, O., February 1873 A.
NJ The river is SO feet 7a inches and
rising an inch an hour. The weather is
cloudy, cool and damp. There is no
wind this morning.
At Gal ipolis the water has fallen 9
inches in IL hours, AID is still receding
slowly.
At Maysville the water is rising q
quarter of an inch per hour. It rose II
inches last night.
Aurora, Ind, reports but little dam
age by the storm last night. A few
away.
A dispatch from Lawrenceburg says
the wind last night was very destructive.
Many houses were upset and great DAM
age done. Full reports have not yet been
received.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, February 13.-The
river continues to rise slowly but stead
lily, the gauge at 10 A. M. marking 46
feet 2 1.10. Light rain prevailed all
night and it is misting this morning.
Evansville is still high and dry, with
several feet to spare. All manufacture
ing establishments are running without
interruption. The river is still
foot 40 lower than last year
and in the opinion of boatmen
there will be rise of 2 or
feet more. While Evansville will
not suffer, the country round about is a
vast sea of water. Many farms are cov-
cred with thirty feet of water. Only the
tops of the houses across the
river in Kentucky are now WIS.,
ible. Although the farmers are bet
ter prepared than last year, their losses
will be great. The work of removing
corn from the elevated cribs in the SUBJ
merged regions is still in progress, but
| the harbor boats are unable to answer
half the eallssmade upon them. Many
| families of farmers have been removed
her and others are being brought hour
ly. As yet, no casualties are known to
have occurred. It was rumored last night
that during the storm, three skiffs con-
tanning thirteen men were swamped in
front of the city, hut the report could
not be traced to reliable source and it
is believed to have been sensational.
The police reported that they were una
BILE to learn of any persons missing.
| sTEUBENvmLF
| STEUBENvmLE, O., February 49,
This vicinity has suffered comparative.
ly little from the food. The city stands
so high that not any high part is inun-
dated. The losses will reach 800, 900,
while the losses in the vicinity make
$50, 900 more. One hundred and sew
enty families in the lower ward are being
relieved by the city. Brilliant, Mingo,
Allacanna and Minerva are all under
water. At these points the destituti, IN
is great.
Q CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, February ia local
relief organization to-day shipped car
load of prepared food to Gallipolis and
another to Portsmouth. A committee
is actively raising money. A meeting
of citizens was held this morning, the
mayor presiding. Senator-elect q. B.
Payne made an eloquent appeal for the
| sufferers.
CAIRO, ILL.,, February 13.-The river
is AZ feet, inches, and rising about
half an inch per hour. Light rain all
night. Cloudy and cool this morning.
The river lacks nearly 5 feet of last
years stage. The levees have been
raised 2 feet all around the city. Every
thing is quiet here and 70 alarm is felt
as yet.
# WHEELING, W. VA.
WHEELING, w. Va, February 12.-
Since last Wednesday morning the pop
ulation of this city has regarded with
intense excitement the work of destruc-
tion that has been going on. Hundreds
Of men have been compelled to stand
by and see their property destroyed
without being able to interfere. They
have IN numberless cases lost the accu.
mutations of lifetime, and are left far
advanced toward the evening of life in
absolute want. Men who week ago
were the owners Of handsome residences
and could crafty almost every wish, now
know not where to lay their heads OF
how to provide food and clothing fo1
their hungry and shivering families.
This is no fanciful picture, but fact in
the broadcast sense. The city Of Wheel
ing has suffered greater loss in the last
i six days than during the entire 1O0
years Of its existence combined. Moth,
| ing ike il has ever been dreamed Of by
ite peOple. much less experienced. and