The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1884-02-27
The Flood Sufferers.
Deep Water in an Illinois
Town.
Families Living in Tents on the
HiIIs-Elarm in a Cincinnati
HoteI-The Contributions
For Relief.

For Relief.
SHAwNEETowN, H., February 70
An effort was made yesterday 10
reach John Boyd's pork house, IN
which a dozen or more families have
taken refuge, but it lies just north ol
the North levee, over which lhe
current is 50 swift that the oarsmen
were unable TO stem It's force. The
pork house il strongly built, but It's
position is perilous, and communl-
catien with the outside dangerous
The boat passed over the roofs OF a
row of brick buildings, the site OF
which was marked only by the
chimney tops. The boat then bore
down toward Church street, the
principal thoroughfare OF the
town.
On the way to Church street the
skiff passed McMunch d Bans flour
ing mill to the northward, the new
schoolheuse to the south, and Pow
ellis five-story planning mill on the
right. McMunch d Bans mill Is
iust inside Of the levee. and at pres
ent is unoccupied, but Powell S Ii
tenanted by seven families.
Many houses were missing from
their sites. and more were abandon
ed and falling to pieces. A two
stery dwelling belonging to the Row
an estate has been abandoned. Pc
ter McMunch's family Is still quar-
tered on the second floor of his resi-
dence. at the corner Of Church and
Second streets. On the north, across
the street, the Methodist Church
stands out bleak and fcrlorn. On
the opposite corner to the southwark
along Church street, stands the old
schoolhouse. In it are quartered
Mrs. Hall and four children, \.
Lemon and his six children, James
Davis. his wife and three children,
Frank Falkenberg and six children
and colored man.
The Catholic Church and pastoral
residence are vacant, but in good
condition. County Judge Young
blood's residence Is occupied by ref
ugees. 1t is two stories high and
t0lcrablv well situated.
A tour Of inspection reveals thai
the town is under water to the depth
of ten to thirty feet. The hills sur.
rounding the town are dotted with
tents occupied by families who have
been driven from their homes. In
some cases there is undoubted sut
fering. A visit made by an Asseci-
ated Press reporter revealed several
thinly-clad. barefooted children shiy.
ering about the tents. Mayor Mills
paugh has made 4 note of all such
cases. and will supply needed cloth.
ing and other relief at once. He
has made no formal appeal for aid
but it is plain that a great deal viii
be needed.
CINCINNATI. O, February 20.-Tht
river continues to fall with increas-
ing rapidity. An alarm was started
during the night by the cracking O
the walls of the Broadway Hotel
The house was filled with families
who were as speedily as possible re
moved in boats.
A four-story brick building OF
Central avenue, near Second street
fell last night. The last of its occu
pants had moved from it yesterday
afternoon. In all the submerged
portions of the city. where frame
houses have been moved from theil
positions, the owners are endeavor
ing to float them back to their places
Reports from many of the interior
cities and towns of Ohio and Indi
ana show very generous contribu
tons to the relief fand. The dispo
sition to help seems TO pervade al
classes.
PARKERsBURG, W. Va, February
1S.-Marietta, Ohio, is a wreck
houses being torn, gutted and de
molished on all the streets. Their,
are no inhabitants there except il
second stories, and but few there
Parkersburg will be able to assis
her own sufferers, but the destitutior
in the smaller settlements will bt
intense.
Belpre is a wreck and its princi
pal street has entirely disappeared
only a few piles of bricks markin,
where il was located. ParkersburgI
loss amounts to S1,000,000.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, February ~
Specials to the Gazette say A
Newport, Ark, the overflow from
the White River is the greatest eve
known, and the river is still rising
Communication with Jacksonpert j
cut of. One hundred families ar
reported to be lodging in the Cour
House al the latter place, and man,
others have been compelled to leav
their houses. The Newport Acade
my Is crowded with sufferers. Tn
Iron Mountain Railway levee threat
ened to give way last night, If
does break it will cause the water {
rise two feet higher. Business
entirely suspended.
Fulton. Ark, February 19.-Th
Red River rose one foot in the tweu
ty-four hours ended at II o'cloc
last night, and Is still rising. Tn
whole country is a vast sea. Hun
dreds OF families are fleeing from tn
raging waters. Dead mules an,
cattle are floating down with tn
current. Herds of cattle can b
seen standing on small islands ps
tiently awaiting their doom.
PoMERoY, o., February 17.-Th
United States relief boat Katie Stocl
dale will probably remain in the !
miles of Pomeroy Bend and distril
ute her entire load Circumstance
have had to dictate the boats cours
The original intention was 10 20 [
Ironton and work back, but the de-
iitution in this Bend is so great an
appeals SO pressing, that Colon,
Rose, in charge OF the expedition
thinks be will remain here. B
Pomeroy Bend il is y miles bv W.
ter from Letart, O., to Point Plea
ant Ii is seven miles between IL
two points across country. The cit
Of Pomeroy is in the bite ofthe benz