Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-19
In CINCINNATI'S RUINS
VENTURESOME ROUSTABOUTS
RECOVER SEVEN BODIES.

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RECOVER SEVEN BODIES.
Prima DOnnas Pass Around the Hat
and Collect 81 400 After a S7.64I
Benefit COncert-The Water Falling
Steadily at PorkOpOlIs and in Most
of the Other Places.
CINCINNATI, Feb. IS.-Three rousta-
bouts, at the risk OF their lives, yesterday
attempted to recover the bodies from the
building at the corner Of Pearl and Lud-
low streets, which fell on Friday morn-
ing. They found the bodies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Burke and their two chill
dren, aged , and years, in bed, where
they had evidently been drowned The
| father and mother each had a child in
their arms. They also found the bodies
of Mary E. Golfer, James Ogden and }
! W. Kyle.
! CHRISTINE WILSON'S NOVEL IDEA.
The concert for the benefit Of the suffer-
ers from the flood, given at Music Hall
/ yesterday by Abbey's Opera Company.
/ produced gross sum of $7,64I. MISS
| Nilsson sang for an encore "Give Me
| Penny" and then taking a basket. and as
sisted by Madames Sembrich, Scalchi,
! Fursch, Madi, LaBlanche and Nalleria
each attended by a gentleman. passed
through the aisles and tookupa collection
amounting to nearly 81 1,400. The entire
strength OF Abbey's company appeared
without charge. The audience number.
ed 1000.
THE WATER FALLING RAPIDLY.
The river is falling steadily at the rate
OF = inches per hour. 1t marked 63 feet
10 inches at 10 o'clock this morning.
PUMPING has been resumed at the water
works, and business is being resumed as
last as the water leaves the flooded estab-
lishments.
TRAINS BEGINNING TO ARRIVE.
The Ohio river is falling at the average
OF an inch and half an hour. The
weather is cloudy and fOggv. Cincinnati.
Hamilton and Dayton Railroad trains be-
gan arriving at their depot here to-day.
New Ork, Pennsylvania and Ohio trains
enter the same depot. The road beds are
not injured. The Pan Handle depot and
tracks are out Of water and all passenger
schedules were resumed this morning.
Ihe freight service will be resumed to-
morrow. The Cleveland. Columbus, Gin
clnnah and indianapolis has given up its
canal connection and comes to the stock
yards. Cincinnati, Washington and Bal
timore trains will enter Cincinnati via the
Hamilton and Dayton track to-day. The
Ohio and Mississippi road can again make
rora boat. The Louisville and Nashville
road can now enter its depot. 4 decided
improvement in business is already ap-
parent.
WORK RESUMED AT PITTsBURG.
PTTTsBURG, Feb. IS.-There will be an
almost general resumption of work this
week In the iron mills, glass factories and
river coal mines. Many of the mills thai
had been flooded We're started up last
week and tne balance will be running in
few days. All the glass factories will
be in operation by tomorrow, after a seven
months suspension on account Of the
strike. The river coal mines, which have
been closed nearly all winter, ewing to
the depression in trade, resumed work to-
day. Where no attempt was made TO re-
duce wages in the third and fourth pools
a number of pits are still closed because
the men refuse to return to work at less
than the district price, 81 cents for the
third and cents for the fourth pool. The
assumptions give employment to many
thousand men. The railroad miners al
Scott Haven struck against reduction
saturday night and the mines have been
shut down.
HIGHER AT EVANSVILLE.
EVANSVILLE, IND, Feb. 1S.-The river
IS two inches higher than during the
Hood of last February, and now marks
still rising at the rate Of two inches in
twenty-four hours. The water still lacks
i've feet of going into the cellars on Water
street The steamer Matte HAYS, from
Louisville, is here, awaiting orders
which way to go. She distributed 81. .0Oo
ratOns between Louisville and here. She
reports that there is not much want vet
but that there will be more when the
river falls.
STILL RISING AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, Ills, Feb. 1S.-The river at l
O'Clock this afternoon marked 30 feet
and inches, and was rising slowly.
The weather is cloudy and mild. Trains
on the Wabash Railway have been shut
out of the city since Saturday.
FALLING AT WHEELING.
WHEELING, w. VA, Feb. 1S.-The river
is falling slowly. 1t is now p feet high.
The weather is cloudy and COOL
AT IRoNToN.
IRONTON, o., Feb. 1S.-A relief boat
will leave supplies here and then return
to PomerOy bend and vicinity. Catletts-
burg and lrontOn are still partly sub
merged. 1rontOn is fully supplied with
provisions, and the relief committee is
distributing supplies in the flooded coun-
try. The business portion Of the town is
clear and trade is being resumed.
SECRETARY LINCOLN's SYSTEM.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The Secretary
of War has so distributed his forces in
the matter of affording relief to the suf-
terers from the Ohio overflow that he
is no longer dependent on the civil au-
thorities. Hereafter all remittances of
money will be made direct to the officers
of the army, who have been stationed at
different points, instead of to the MAYORS
OF cities, as heretofore. The change is
made 50 as to bring the work of relief
more directly under the department and
to enable the officers detailed to that work
to personally attend to all the necessary
details. At the request of the Secretary
OF War, Secretary FOlger has placed at
his disposal the lighthouse steamer Lily,
now at Cincinnati, for use as a relief
boat. At the request of the Secretary of
War, Assistant Surgeon Ones, of the
Marine Hospital Service, has been ordered
to accompany the relief boat which start
ed from Evansville, Ind, and render
whatever medical aid may be found nee