Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-10

The Csoassy raaee WaeeV as ClnGln.

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The Cssassy rsAee water as Clnsla
CIScmSAu, Feb. 9.-The river 10 nov
s. fert 81 inodse. . Fise Of inches
since 2 q. III. The weather is cooler
and drixzlins rain is falling. At Gal
hpolis the river u four r ct higher thar
last year. and il rising an inch and 4
half per hour. At Narysviile, sixty
miles above here, Il is within tvo inches
of last years food, aud is rising An inch
an hour. Tho weather all over the Ohio
valley is fog9y and drixxline, bu. not
a ach rain is falling. g - lasted all
through the night. ard sill there was a
su1fhv on h,nd this morning.
IL Is the opinion of river men tnst
the river viii continos to rise hers till
Monday. and that during tonight aad
tcanorr,v the riss will bs increased.
Already the river Is ebove the food of
lSt7. making his the third in rank. II
lacks i've inches of the food Of 1882.
The losses this yesr. With the same
stage OF wa'sr. are not more than ten
per cent Of thOss of that year. The
relief moro than equals the deman nd.
p. m.-rhe river Is 63 fest, inches,
ana rising . little moro than half An
inch an hour. The weather 10 cloudy,
but cooler.
At midnight tho river was a feet, 3
inches, and rising one-half inch per
hoar. The weather is cloudy and ii 10
not growing colder az sxpeetsd.
~ WheellaG.
WHEKLNo, w. Va, Feb. 9.-The
soene in this city is iudescribable, and
no pen can do it justice. The flooded
portion has been we'll provided for in
the shape of food. As the vatsrs sub
side, the amount OF destruction to be
seen i appalling. Fire engines are
streets 40 the water falls. The relief
Benwood, Moundville and Bellaire has
they had on board plentiful supplies of
provisions, and no one in need OF food
will suffer. The worst IL ct points above
this city, especially the town Of Wells
burg. A far a. known at this time, no
lives are reported lost.
5 The water has receded to u feet,
leaving three inches Of slimy mud over
the deserted streets. Gas has been
turned ON this evening, but q water
famine is threatened, with no prospect
Of relief. Che destitute have received
5000. and plenty more is available.
Provisions are holding out we'll, and the
promise of restored communication with
the outside world is bright. At West
Wheeling, relief boats we're prevented
from landing ~ tho inhabit snts firing
on the boats. They feared the swssh Of
the waves would do further injury to
buildinQs.
An unknown woman was drowned in
the Fifth Ward last night by falling
from q second story window. A lady Of
. family named Lash, o0 the island,
also fell, aud disappeared from sight.
Neither body has been recovered.
Many narrow escapes are reported.
Doubtless several lives lost have not yet
been discovered.
At Martins Ferry. Ohio, 200 people
are fed by an organized society. The
funds are drawn from the proceeds Of
fines under the SCOTT Law.
An increased force of the fire depart
ment il pompinx out flooded base
ments, and drawing the water from gas
pipes. Tom McCarty, on the island,
lost $500 iu gold. His house Was
swept away. Many other large sums of
money we're lost. The estimated total
loss in this vicinity, on 10th sides the
river, will reach $6,O00.000.
On The representation Of citizens
of West Virginia that the local re-
are insufficient to relieve the
suffering, the Governor has teleRraphed
the Senators and Representatives in
Congress, asking that the jsint resolu-
ton for relief be increased to 81 ,OOO,-
OO0. Gov. Jackson, at the request of
nsmerous petitions, also telexraphed
the Governors Of other States on the
river, asking them to cooperate through
their Senators and Representatives in
Congress IN securing the much needed
relief.
AZ pietsbaPg.