The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16

"a SCilCloOu - P0L says ll1Cu
by inch the water has come up there
till nearly every street disappeared.
If the water continues to rise at the
present rate by noon on Friday there
will not be a dry spot in the town.
The sight is appalling aud Distress
ing. Houses have caved in and
hundreds of people are huddled to-
gether in the same buildings. Many
remain in the second stories, shiver-
ing and suffering from dampness and
cold, and in many ase hunger pre-
walls. The penitentiary Is still out
of water, but a little more water and
the convicts will become flood suffer-
ers with nowhere to go. Utica,
Indiana, is almost out Of sight. The
inhabitants fed to high points for
safety. Clarksyille is entirely de-
populated. Relief is coming
in slowly, and the Mccall com-
mittees are doing their best under the
circumstances. Provisions and sub
scriptions are coming in to-day from
all over the state of Indiana, but not
enough for actual want. All COM
municatiOns are cut off by boat and
telegraph. General Saxton will start
a relief boat down the river at day.
light Friday morning with Major
Kirk in charge, and Colonel Keigwin
in charge of the distribution. The
boat will contain all necessities and
will 60 down as far a. ShawneetOWn,
Ills, supplying people on both sides
of the river.
CAIRO, Ills, Feb. 1.-THE steamer
Fowler reports the water on the first
floor of the buildings On Front street,
at Paducah, and al landings on the
Kentucky side r under water but
there is no suffering as the people
have gone to the hills. Joppa, a
small town on the hill side is mum
dated the water covering the honses.
The town is deserted. At Metropolis
the water Overiows the floors in the
buildings on Front street and all
business has been removed to the
back streets. At Mound City every
thing is secure so far and business is
carried on as usual. Mound City,
like Cairo, is protected by a system Of
levees and the river will have to rise
about three feet more to cause much
inconvenience. 1t is reported that
the towns of Golconda, Smithland,
Elizabethtown, New, Liberty and
,ShawneetOWn are under water.
LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. Feb. H.
Wind and waves last night not only
caused more loss but terrified the in
mates of flooded houses. One row OF
houses five in number, was swept
away this morning,
CINCINNATI, Feb. l5.-The river at
8 a, m. 70 feet 4 inches and falling.
1t is clear aud cold. The river is fall
ing all the way above very rapidly.
a hundred miles or so up river the
weather is clear and cold.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE secre.
tary of war explained. to the house
committee on appropriations this
his plans for relieving the
sufferers by the flood along the Ohio
river. He said one boat with pro
visions and clothing had been sent
from Pittsburg, two boats, one up
stream, the other down, will be sent
out tonight from Cincinnati. One
boat will be sent to-day from Louis
vile to aid sufferers between that
city and Evansville, and the fifth
boat, to run towards Cairo, will be
ordered from Evansville as soon as
possible. He expected also to have
two additional boats sent from differ
ent points along the Ohio, as O O as
he could arrange for them. The
committee report in favor of appro.
priating at least 100000 Tomorrow.