Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-20

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suffering as much "a either Louisville
or Jacksonville.
From kilograms received from the
interior OF the State it has been learned
| that all streams are rising, but the
! Tennessee and Cumberland rivers be-
low here are falling, insuring and early
cessation of the flood when it commenc-
es receding The gas company donat-
| ed 81 600 for the benefit of the food
sufferers to-day. The board of Trade
committee reports a collection of Sl3,-
| 900.
| ONE INCH AN HOUR.
The river has risen inches since
noon. 1t now stands "A feet inche g.
1t has been raining torrents all after
noon, but had turned much colder and
sleeting. A strong cold wind blowing
will cause the waves to do much dam
age to flooded property. The water
from Bear Grass creek is up over the
bridge in Broadway and is now run
ming over the street for some distance.
The situation here at New Albany and
Jeffersonville at this hour is unchang-
ed. Cold weather that is expected
will cause much additional suffering
The water is rising nearly an inch an
hour. 1t is expected that it will reach
the highest point attained by last years
food by midnight. There is no tell
ing how much higher it will GO.
At Frankfort the Ohio river has
| backed up within ten miles of the
city 1t was still raining at I o'clock
The Kentucky river was falling
Governor Knott to-day signed res
olution appropriating $4,000 to the
Kentucky flood sufferers. Secretary Of
State James Mckenzie started out
this evening to attend to distribution.
| General Rufus Saxton, in charge of the
distribution of 100000 appropriated
| by the Government chartered the
steamer Matte Havs and will start on
distributing tour down the river on
Thursday.
VISITATION AT MARTINS FERRY
MARTINS FERRY, Feb. l3-The
waters have receded within the river
banks. except in some low parts of the
town, which will require a sewerage
system to drain off the water at once,
otherwise there may be great deal of
sickness. The destruction and dam
age done on the first fiat can be realized
now that the water is gone. The ag-
gregate loss will be at least 500, 600.
All the glasshouses, mills and other
manufactures were in the flooded part
of the town, besides many of the
largest merchants. A number of
houses were taken away entirely, and
still larger number knocked down or
out of position.
THE SYSTEM OF RELIEF.
About 500 people were fed at the
halls the later part of last week, but
the number has decreased to about 100
at present. The people ftom the coun-
try towns have been prompt and liber-
al in their generosity, and Mt. Pleas
ant, Herrisville, Georgetown, Cadiz,
St. Clairsville, ETC., have sent many
wagon loads of provisions and clothing.
Twenty two-horse loads arrived
in one day, but it requires an immense
amount of food to feed over 400 people
three times a day, and the committee
need clothing and provisions very badly
There are some impositions on the gen.
erosity of the community, and some
men would rather board free than
work. Not withstandiug there are no
mills or factories rnnning, a manufac-
turer offered two dollars a day, pay
every night. for men to help clean up,
but failed to secure any one. 1t is said
this is the result of frst-class free food
three times day at the halls.
Mt. Pleasant, O. has offered to send
eighteen men for week to help repair
houses, without any charge or expense,
to Martins Ferry, they providing for
their board and expenses.
DAMAGE TO RAILROADS
The trains are not running yet, and
no mails arrived from any place until
last night, via Wheeling. Petitions
have been sent to the State Legislature
asking for an appropriation for the
flooded districts. All the mills will
start at the earliest moment, which
will be the best way out of the trouble,
by giving the idle men employment
and wages. There is considerable
sickness about town
oHIOANS AT WORK
COLUMBUS, O., Feb 13-The work
of the Relief Committee has been push
to-day with the most encouraging re-
suits The cash subscriptions amount
to over $l2, 200 exclusive of provisions
and clothing, two carloads of which
were shipped by express to-day to the
nearest point that can be reached by
rail and thence in boats to the desti-
tute and suffering thousands now
homeless and without shelter on the
river banks. Word from the agent of
the committee now at Pomeroy, is to
the effect that the desttuton is unpar-
alleled and the sufferers in many in
stances, are on the verge of starvation
Five carloads were distributed to-day
and as much more went out of the
depot here on the afternoon express
over the Hooking Valley road, and
some over the Scioto Valley. Tents
of the Ohio National Guard are being
made sent to those made houseless. |
One of the Committee telegraphs that
childern's clothes are sadly needed and !
that too much bedding cannot be sent.
To add to the scenes of misery and |
desoldtion, the rain has been falling
nearly all day ard tonight is falling
in torrents and the weather growing /
colder Three carloads of cooked pro-
visions from Cleveland were sent out |
from here to-day and the supplied from
the smaller towns are being received !
on every train. The bakeries here J
have orders to run night and day until
further orders.