The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-08
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organized n notice force and provided
boats and LIGHTS 10 be used in protecting
property against the water. kilograms
have been sent to Sandusky, Toledo, and
Cleveland, asking for boats to be used for
the relief of families In the submerged
districts. All railroads have stopped rum
ming freight except the Chesapeake and
Ohio, Kentucky Central, New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio, and Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and DAYTON. Ali trains on the Cincin-
natl, indianapolis, st. Louis. and Chicago
roads, and also Cincinnati and Eastern and
Cincinnati, Georgetown ard Portsmouth
roads have been abandoned.
Reports from Lawrenceburg. Ind, state
that the leyee is still intact, but water cov-
ers the town. From the rlver-fr0nt all
business has been given up, and thousands
OF people have left town; the remainder
are occupying houses on high groInd or are
In third stories OF buildings In the water.
These have provisions for several days,
and the people are provided with boats.
CINcIgNATI, February 7--2:20 p. NJ
The river now marks siyty-one feet
nine inches. and Is apparently sta
tionary. The Licking river at Falmouth
and Butler is reported to be falling.
Here the current Is much less swift. This
has had the effect OF checking the rise in
the Ohio TO slight extent. The weather
il gradually growing colder. and there is
scarcely any rain to-day. The news from
Lawrenceburg indicates much fright, but
not much danger.
When the levee broke this morning the
water from the Ohio had already entered
| the town, so that when the Miami water
- IA - oh ont MS hn6
been feared. The chief danger now is in
the crumbling OF the foundations and high
winds. Msnv small frame houses will be
moved from their foundations. The peo-
pie are well provided and cheerful.
| Advices from Columbus say that the bill
is now law authorizing the use OF $4,000
| for the purposes OF relsef.
THE MONONGAHELA AND ALLEGHENY FALL
ING.
| PITTSBURGH. PA, February 70 p. NJ
The Monongahela has fallen one foot and
the Allegheny twenty inches since III
| O'Clock. The former now marks thirty
one feet and the latter thirty-two feet.
| There has been no rain since daylight.
The weather is raw and becoming colder,
and the worst is believed to be over.
| DEPLORADLE CONDITION AT PlTJSBCRGH AMI
ALLEGHENY CITY.
PITTSBURGH, February THE fall in
the rivers continued all day, and at
O'Clock tonight the MOnongahela marks
registered 80 feet 6 inches, fall OF nearly
three feet since midnight. The Allegheny
marks show 81 feet and falling OF abou;
3 inches an hour. Many streets in this
city are now clear OF water. but in lis
stead barrels, twisted boards. and ice are
piled several feet high, and in many places
have been left high on dry land by the re-
ceding waters. Communication with Al
legheny City by street-cars is still cut of,
but by tomorrow morning, it Is thought
the cars will be able to run. The Ale
gheny Valley and West Pennsylvania rail-
road are running trains again as usual.
At meeting Of citizens this afternoon
an Executive Committee was appointed,
who were instructed to take immediate
steps to relieve all the sufferers in the two
cities A committee. representing leading
business interests, were also appointed to
solicit donations. Before these provisions
can be made, however. the suffering vii
be great among those living in the second
stories OF their houses, and have been
without food or fire for thirty-six hours
Two more fatalities have been reported
William Bowman, aged fifty, living in the
Eighth Ward OF Allegheny City. while at
tempting to step out OF window into ;
skiff fell into the water and the current
carried him away; Harvey Geming, aged
eleven wears, who has been missing iron
his house i'm the First Ward OF Allegheny
City since Tuesday, was found drowned
this afternoon. This morning it wa
found that between 5000 and 5000 build
ings In the two cities were submerged. in
Guiding the residences OF 25,000peOple-1O.
900 Of whom are not able to occupy theil
houses. Fifteen thousand men are tempo
rarily thrown out Of employment by In
stoppage Of mills and factories.
THE DAMAGE AT WHEELING.
WHEELING, W. VA, February 7.-Th
river at =. NJ. was 81 feet inches. ant
rising slowly. Steamers have been busil
engaged all day bringing people from tb
island. More damage to property thai
was ever experienced here before has beef
done. The Fair-Ground is total wreck
and three houses came down to-day from
above. The weather is cloudy and cool
Vastly larger areas are submerged than II
1882, and houses, barns, and bridges. ant
straw and hay-stacks have been floatin!
past here all day.
The Wheeling Cheese Company lose
about $4,000 by water in the cellars OF ii
storage-house. The merchants on Main
Water. and Market streets also lose heayiI
in perisbabe goods now under water.
Several houses floated off the island ant
Southside to-day. The losses will agSre
gate over million dollars.
No loss OF life Is reported here, but th
fatality among sick persons who were re
moved from exposed houses will probabl
b. great.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's Office can only be reached by boats
, The wires OF the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany are all down. Telephone communi
cation with the suburbs is cut of. Th
, water and gas-works gave out to-day, an'
tonight the city Is In darkness and at tn
mercy OF fire II one should start. IN
streets OF half OF the city are navigable Il
boats, and all sorts OF improvised craft ar
plying Us ferries.
MANY people are still exposed on tn
island, not spot Of which remains aboy
water. The work OF removing them goe
bravely on by skiifs and steamboats,.
relies-meeting was held this afternoon AM
81, 700 was raised in half an hour and CON
mittecs appointed to look after the desti
! tute.
ALARM OVER TIE WATER EVIL.
AURORA, ND, February 7.-lntense ex
| element was caused here at 10 O'Clock las
, night, when the alarm-bells in Lawrence
: burg. two miles away, were distinct
! heard. The levee above that town ha
given away, and the place was no dout
: subjected to the rushing food. There ar
no means Of obtaining particulars.
ICE BREAKING UP IN THE DELAWARE RIvEI
PoRT JERyIs, n. Y. February 1.-Th