The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-07

Cleveland, O., GA steady ran
for forty hours. The Mahonin!!
river and tributaries are mucl
swollen, the people being taken iron
their houses in boats. The railway
are mostly covered with water.
Cairo, Ills, 6.-The Ohio River Il
rising an inch an hour; drizzlint
rain all the afternoon. The people
in the lowlands are removing q
high ground; there will be compare
lively small losses.
Canal Dover, D., 6.-The lowland'
are submerged and railway traye! II
suspended. Depots are partly under
water. Washouts in several places
great damage. The water is severa
inches higher than last year.
Toledo, 6 -Reports from twenty
five towns up the Maumee valley
within 100 miles, indicate a rainfall
varying from seventy to twelve
hours, ending a. noon. This alter
noon it is raining slightly. The
river here as yet is little above the
ordina y stage. The ice at Defiance
broke up this afternoon; a gorge
formed, but soon gave way. AT last
reports the river was rising rapidly
at that point, overlooking the banks
in East Defiance. At South Toledo
the river rose two feet in twenty
four hours, ending at 6 pm. 1t is
still rising. There are indications OF
the ice giving way. Property along
the river front here ia secured as far
as possible. The Sandusky river at
Fremont is rising slowly and may
travel. Cold weather is
which will doubtless
check the flow of water into the
Maumee, pOstponing, II not entirely
the disastrous floods.
Louisville, KY, 6 AT o'clock
the river was rising three inches an
hour, raining steadily. People liv-
ing in the point are moving out to
escape the inundation that caught
them sleeping in February 1883.
The food scenes of 1883 will doubt>
less be repeated. Only one drown
Ing as yet, a man named Frank
Rudemaker, by the Overturning of
q skiff.
Cincinnati, 6-Newport and the
towns On the Kentucky shors above
are already in deep water. FamIies
have been kept busy removing goods
in wagons as long IS possible, and
in tkiffs. No casualties
are reported. Lawrenceburg, Tod :,
Is cut off from communication by
railroad, telegraph and telephone.
There we're grave fears of much
damage il the new levee should
break.
Relief work has been star' ed
promptly, with the determination
hat Cincinnati shall take care of
Ter own poor. A committee of
appointed by the Chamber
If Commerce, held a meeting this
afternoon and put machinery In inn
Mediate motion for taking care of
Eases of distress. Two men were
'ent out at once to organizs a fund
II supply, and they will allow no
worthy person to 60 hungry. This
work is nearly two days in advance
II last years record In this direction.
The purpose is to prevent the ne
,essity for relief as far as possible.
Che gas works were closed when
he water reached sixty feet. Gas in
he mains and meters Is Sufficient
or tonight, but to morrow night
he recourse will be to lamps,
andes and electric lights. This
act has given rise to many queries
9 to whether the opera festival and
1apleson opera announced to begin
ext Monday will be postponed.
Sixty feet eight inches is the rec
I'd at this hour. The rain has al<
nost stopped. There Is a rise of 6
BET 61s inches in the past twenty
Dur hours. The water has stopped
treet car travel between Cincinnati
nd Covington and Newport, and
kiffs will be carrying passengers to
be suspension bridge before morn.
1g. The lower part of the city Is
READY submerged and hundreds,
erhaps thousands, of houses are ins
AIDED on the first floors by water. |
Steubenville, Ohio, 6.-At7 q. m.
ne river was Al feet and rising. The
God Is the greatest ever known. |
he city lies high and the local damn |
ye is not material. All trains are |
elayed eight to ten hours on the
by a wash near Minpo.
'ur miles west of here. All the
,ads have ceased running trains.
he city water works are submerged
nd the supply stopped. The Pan.
andle road Is using a large force of
1ditional hands to repair the tracks.
Cleveland. Cat New Philadel.
MIA, the Ohio river is rising 6
Iches an hour. It is already con-
derably higher thsn last year.
here is great alarm along the flow
nds. The town is nearly cut off
ON outside communication.
Meadville, Penn, 6.-The wes-
IN and southern parts of the city
e inundated. People 20 to and
ON their homes in boats. All the
ctories are compelled to shut down,
Id schools are almost all closed.
rains on the Meadville railway are
A few passenger trains
q running on the New York,
snnsylvanis and Ohio. No freight
Wheeling, w. Va.,6.-excitement
as aroused this evening by the