Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-12

cept the drowning of two disreputable
women, who were carousing in boat In
the lower part of the city Yesterday, and
fell into the we,er Their male COM
parions made no effort to save them. The
increased stage of the water still has no
effect to change the railroad situation, be-
yond what Sas noted last night. The
CINCINNATI, Hamilton and Daytcp tf8iii5
can reach their, depot until the
water reaches sixty-seven feet and
then can land passengers at the
stock-yards, three miles out. Speak
ing OF the propriety of holding the Opera
Festival the Commercial Gazette says: ''If
the abandonment of the festival could
have distant or even remote tendency to
aid sufferers from the widespread desola-
ton of the valley OF the Ohio there would
not b9 an instant of hesitation. The stu
etion IS not OF that sort. Thousands have
direct interests in the continuance of the
festival, not one is interested in postpon-
ing it. Everybody who comes can be
made comfortable"
O'Clock p. .M-The river is sixty-six feet
three inches, just l inch below the food of
last year. 1t has risen an inch and a quarter
IN the last two hours. 1t is still raining
heavily. Many guest are arriving to see
the Hood and attend the Opera Festival.
One oil the leading hotels says but two
or Tree orders for rooms have been eoun-
terlnanded. The following special appeal
to jewelers. has been issued.
NEwroRr, Kt., February II, 1884.
> The calaiiity that has befallen this city
is terrible, and the worst is yet TO come.
We appeal to the generosity of jewellers
of the United States for aid for the home
less and hungry. Contributions sent to us
will be distributed among thr &5st de
serving sufferers AID feceipt duly ac-
knowledScd.
T4E IEc pTEBBR Td3PB wATcH-cAs;;Ss MAvrFAoruR-
ING COMPANY ', John c. Dueber, President.
Mrs. Gueber has, since the flood began,
peen feeding fifty homeless children every
day at her house.
Night.-To-day has been one OF the
greatest excitement since the food began.
The stage Of high water last year was
passed at ] o'clock pm. Tiis steady and
hard rain during tie areater part of the
day, together With reports of general rains
at every place where it would run into the
Ohio, made it certain that still more dan
gerous flood viii be .upoE the already I'M
fortunate Ohio Valley. The experience OF
tast yeat made the people bold in con-
fronting the dangers they had once met
and overcome, but when now a new ele-
ment OF terror comes in the form
OF calamities begins to appear. The
gas was lost yesterday. The water
supply ceases to accumulate to-day. There
are five days supply in the reservoir with
! careful Use, but one big fire would make a
serious inroad on that. The worst of ali
is that nobody knows when the limit OF
the food will be reached. Rising waters
above and in all side tributaries render il
certain that the river must continue to
rise for some time. How long and how
rapid the rise will be are points OF con
lecture and fear. The rate increased this
afternoon to an inch an hour, and during
t he hour from to 6 O'Clock the rise was
three-fourths of an inch. 1t is hardly pos
sible to give an idea of the situation,
The mass OF people cannot see the great
body of the river. Approach to the
banks is cut off on all streets running to
the river at Pearl street, or near it.
Strangers in the city may gain an idea of
its extent when it is stated that the water
is now but little more than 600 feet from
the Burnett House. From there to the
river bank proper the distance is between
three and four squares. All that can be
seen is a street inundated and boats glid-
ing in all directions. The suspension
bridge, 100 feet above low water, makes a
low arch above the mad flood.
bridges look like they are almost
touching the water. The view from
Prices Hill, in the western part of the
city, gives the only comprehensive outline
OF the fiood-covered portion of the city.
At the foot of the hill, on the west side of
the city, Mill creek spreads to an average
of a mile expanse of water, and reaches
north out of sight. The backwater runs
beyond Spring Grove Cemetery, a distance
of seven miles. Up the river in Cincin-
natl, CovingtOn and Newport, houses can
be seen peering out of the water, while
down the river, almost from hill to
hill, the valley is covered Up to this
time, great as is the danger, there has
been no great disaster. The cry of distress,
however, is beginning TO grow louder
Manufactures are stopping, and men
thrown out OF employment. In Newport
it is estimated that 5000 to 6OOO people are
homeless, and their supplies were ex.
haUsted at noon. n Many 20 without sup.
per tonight, because the supplies of the
Relief Committee are exhausted. Relief
work in Cincinnati is beginning to press
Lawrenceburg to-day sent request here
for help, but President Urner was com
PEELED to refuse, because of lack of funds
Contributions have not been as generous as
last year, but will probably come faster
tomorrow. The Eighth Street railroad
running between the city and Prices Hill
overflowed to-day, and access to that sub
urb by street cars is cut off. One OF the
largest establishments in Mill Greek valley
the American Oak Leather Company, has
been battling to keep the flood out. Ii
has built up barriers entirely surrounding
the whole structure, which are now
eighteen inches above the water and can
keep safe until seventy feet is reached
The engines of the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton trains run through water and
may have to stop further out tomorrow
The Panhandle has no traffic between here
and Loveland, but takes freight from that
point and has no interruption to Pittsburg
AT o'clock pm. the river was sixty-six
feet eleven inches. The waterworks
office reports one engine still working, and
will continue to go until the fires are put
out, which will be when the stage reaches
four inches more. The consumption will
be stopped tomorrow, except for domestic
purposes.