The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-13
Further Particulars of the
Disastrous Floods Along
the Ohio River.
Arrest of Express Robbers---Con-
g%ressional Notes.-The Egyptians
Suffer Defeat and Some Loss
at the Hands Of the Rebels.
Flood IN Ohio.

sentative men who yesterday were I'M
willing to admit that last years flood
would be duplicated cannot now be
found. There is now no longer any
doubt that the water will reach last
years point. Rain is sill falling and
the weather is mild. The only question
now is how much last years flood will
be exceeded. The Grand Central rail-
way depot has been abandoned. Buck
worth's distillery was undermined and
fell into the water. Cattle pens capable
of feeding thousands Of cattle were
swept away, but the cattle were renewed
yesterday.
PITTSBURG, February 6.-The river
at this point passed the danger line last
night, and at noon to-day had reached
q feet 6 inches-the highest stage since
1852. Dispatches from the head waters
of both rivers report the water still
rising.
LATER.-It is creeping up on the
streets 5at,xthe rate of eight inches an
hour MES Nproperty in this city and
on the south side in Allegheny are sub
merged, and a hundred families were
compelled to vatate their homes. All
the mills and factories on the banks of
the river have suspended operations.
The connection between Pittsburg and
Nh III o4ty ~ 5blOCt 1diS IL GIItiItlS
cut off. Schools in the LIST and 4th wards
are closed. The water is one foot deep
on the first floor Of the Duquesne depot.
The merchants on Water street have
removed all their goods on to the second
floor, a precaution it was never before
necessary to make. Rail traffic on all
river lines is greatly retarded.
Great damage and suffering is reported
from the 1ougl region, where the min
ing hamlets are located, and a portion
Of the town being on the lowIands the
houses haye been inundated-hundreds
Of families being forced to fly before the
coming floods.
LOUISVILLE, February ct looks as
though the flood Of last year will be re-
peated. The river at noon was "a feet
at shipping port. Over 900 people have
been driven from their homes. The
Post building is the only n not sub
merged. In shipping port the river has
Kentucky ri yer is still rising rapidly at
Frankfort. There is considerable ex-
element, and the river banks are. throng-
ed with people. There has been no loss
Of life reported as yet.
WHEELING, February 6.-The river
here is at 40 feet, and still rising at the
rate of 10 inches an hour.
CINCINNATI, February 7-12:26 D. m.
The river is now Al feet 6 inches and
still rising. There is no change in the
weather, except probably a little cooler.
A slight rain prevails at interior points.
Telegraph communication with up river
points is almost cut off. There is no
communication with Portsmouth, Lex
ington, Huntington Marietta or Parkers-
burg. This morning Gallipolis re
ported a rise Of three feet last night
and still rising at the rate Of three inches
per hour.
The levee on the Miami river at Law
renceburg broke at 2 o'clock this morn
ing, but as the town was already sub
merged with water from the Ohio not
much damage could be done.
The most assuring sign to be seen to-
day is a white flag with a black center
floating from the top of Pixies opera
house building, from the signal service
office, denoting coming cold weather.
1t is the first time the signal has been
used, but III could never have been more
welcome. So long as the weather re-
mains mild the little streams continue
feeding the flood ndproducing the high
water. A freeze will put a check on the
sources and hasten a fall. It is now
thought the river will continue rising
here until Saturday or Sunday, and if
no more rain comes then it will fall
rapidly. The view from the suspension
bridge this morning was not cheering.
Along the Covington front to the Lick
ing river is entirely submerged, the
dwellings. Newport presents the APP
pearance of a lake, a few dwellings
peeping out like smell islands. The
whole lower part Of the city, from Sec
ond street to the river front, is GOV
cred with boats to-day employed for
patrolling and relief. The common
council has decided to ask authority for
a loan Of So 900 for a relief fund. Ten
school houses have been closed in the
submerged or near the submerged parts
of the city and placed at the disposal of
the relief committee for the accommo-
dation of people driven from their
homes.
P%ITTsBURG, February 6.-The river is
receding here and at all points along the
Allegheny, but is rising slowly at the
headWaters Of the Monongahela- AT IL
a. M. the M~onongahela marks indicated
So feet, a fall of 16 inches since midnight.
The Allegheny is declining less rapidly,
with 81 feet 6 inches, a drop of 5 inches
from the highest point reached. No ac-
curate figures can yet be given as to the
damage, but the most conservative adj
nit that it will amount up into the mil
lions. Fifteen thousand men are tenn
porarily thrown ont Of employment by
thesstoppage Of mills and factories.
WHEELING, February THE river
here is at Sc feet and still rising. There
was great distress during the night.
The steamer Belle Prince has this morn
ing been engaged il taking families off
the island, where many still remain.
skiffs have done good work. Many