The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-12
FLOOD AND FRESElET.
The Raging Rivera are Siill Rising
Rapidly.
Thousands Of Persons Hungry aud
usmeiess.
Reports from he FLOODED Districts.
sunday Report.

trains into CAIRO, rs usutl. iho blBn Nhtei
hiss not intsriered with them as yet.
WHEELING, Feb. l0.-The river has re-
coded more slowly than expected and part
OF the city aud country above and below IL
still under the water, though the Inhabited
portion Tor the mos; part has been torsaken
by the water. The disappearance OF the
water reveals the extent OF the ravages OF
the food and the sight exposed 20 the eye
to-day is indeed dishonrien-
ing Hugo rocks board piles,
trees, driftwood snd small shantie'
cover parts Of many streeti and hundreds
OF large houses aud barss ere gathered a.
points where the surface oi tho waters was
obstruoied by trees. Fifty houses are
jammed upon aud ngainal each other at the
south end OF the city The B1lilmorn q
Ohio track between here euu Beuwood was
covered with buildings and drit which were
pulled 10 pieces by engines to clear the
track The frs, anil since yesterday, four
tons, arrived BOatg ard q few trains Ou
the road iea,t damaged have opened COM
munication with the outside world. Every
blanket in the city has been distributed to
tho homeless sufferers. There is
great scarcity OF bed clothes.
Tho cOuuty people on both
sides Of the river are doing their utmost 70
supply tho needy With provisions, Wagons
loaded with Provisions ar arriving here
and Cd Benwocd. Bellsirc, Bridgeport aud
Martins Ferry, all day from poi1ts IS lat
back % twenty miles south. There ARE
probably 20 0lO people TO be led luc clothed
from Wellsburg 80 M-und,ville. A. Mar
tins Ferry, last night, Dr. Hereman, now
under bail for abortion, was caught rubbing
flooded store ana was beaten nearly TO
death He Is missing to-day, much TO the
sorrow OF his bond5mRu. People are NOV
ing back to their house, and the
scene to-day va, q busy ne Everywhere
the streets are being waehod and dlsinieCtcd
to prevent the bad effect on health. Many
kind offers of aid have been received, but
with 30 many depending upon the relief
committee the oul look for the future is
gloomy. Many cases of premature con-
finement OF women are reported; no
deaths from this cause yet hottie was
found Gc-day with the names OF four young
ladies said to be dro Sning at the time the
card was written. As none OF the names
persons, they aro believed 20 nave
been those from point NJ
The river, and the card
oontsins Inc words Farewell lreuds,n and
tho names Annie Cl ark, Nellie Scage,
Minnie Hawk, Bernie RABBIT. The masons
have system Zed the work oil uiuiu2, IN
relief. A roll OF ell masons bnY been pre-.
pared aud those not themselYe9 sufferers
will be called upon for aid. Tao Odd Eel
lows and other eocie.iel are also working,
1t 10 reported that some suii5reg, on the
southside are reduced o. the extremity OF
cutting meat from cows found dead. A
the Il sods rpcedc he Ohio Riye- railroad IL
believed to be entirely ruined. Section
after section OF trps,la work, bridges aui
cars have been vashed away
AT EVANSVILLE, IND
EVANSVILLE, IED., Beb. l0-Tho situG-
ton is not materially improved 10 rainod
this afternoon ana IL rairing hard. The
river rose five inches in, the last ty-
four hours, and It is row forty live feet
three inches Oh the gauge. The whole
country 10 covered with water.
At CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI. Feb. l9.-The food OF 1882
was surpassed ~ ! o'clock this morning
and the river has been risirc alnos, con
startly oil day. There IS hardly o shadow
of o ooubt that the mark OF last year win
be reached aud passed within the next thir,-
ty hours. Indeed, at s o'clock
tonight the prospects decidedly
indicate moe rapid rise
tonight than during the day, Tor in addi-
ton 10 reports of continuous uses at pc In ~
above, the rain has been falling ste sdily
since O'Clock. 1t il not heavy but persis-
tent enough to indicate On ellhignt rain.
The same condition exists NJ Ripley sud
Maysville, fifty and sixty miles up the riv-
er. The rain il 1t continues all night viii
exert decided ntluenceson tire stage here,
as tho eide streams will be pouring in adj
ditions TO the flood. People here have Lost
confidence In the pronostigations OF the sig
nal service. Twice while the flag has
been raised to denote Geld coming,
the first time the temperature rose in,t,at
OF falling; the second there was slight fall,
followed by rain. The predictions that
the river will reach its max mum to-day are
also false. On the contrary, the maximum
has not bees reached ut points O0 miles
above Cincinnati, and the new flood
pouring In from the Ksnawha river, the ar
rival Of the highest water here must now
be postponed for several days If present
ingenuity the gas company has managed to
keep tho gas supply M I'LL tonight, but
now the street lamps are unlighted and gas
10 burning in very few places.
Tables in the Western Union
telegraph operators room are supplied
with candles. The theatres are running
with electric and calcium lights and private
gas machines. The warning has been given
80 long that the absence is scarcely felt AT
Music hall a two inch pipe Is supported on
trestles leading from the Cincinnati hos
p.tal across TO Music hall to supply the lat
ter with gas manu- 'sotured by the HOSPITAL.
This gives the opera festival, which begins
tonight, Ito ordinary supply OF gas-ligh'.
On the outside of the hall an electric light
will be used to illuminat3 the streets. The
number OF persons meeting relief increases
with each days continuance of the
flood, but CINCINNATI Is determined
to take care Of her own people. The high
standing OF the men composing the relief
commiitse, and the good work done by the
same committee last year IN points outside
of Cincinnati led many people 10 send con-
tribuiions here In anticipation Of the same
being done now. The relief committee has
authorized the following:
To tho public:
The relief committee of the Cincinnati
chamb Der of commerce and common coun-
eli. in view OF the stesdy advancing floods
in adjacent cities and towns and along
much OF the UPPER Ohio, where great suffer
ing and dostltution are being entailed,
beos to assure the outside public
that any contributions made for the sui-
ferers will be expended for the relief of the
distressed in other localities, With the same
diligence an. care which are exercised In
relieving the sfflicted here, upon whom It
is the purpose OF the committee 10 bestow
any such contributions as may be made In
IHigned.j He. WIENER,
Chairman.
The water to-day on both sides OF the en-
bankment sustaining the trssk OF the Gin.
Mill Creek valley, so.tened the earth SO as
to cause Two slides, leaving the track I'M
supported. This compels the trains of this
rosd to enter by the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton 4 Dayton track. at
the junction seven miles from the city. IL
does not hinder the running OF trains.
The Bee line trains will he compelled 10
make their terminus at the stock Yards,
about three miles from the regular depot.
The Cincinnati. Washington a Baltimore
road has been opened through TO Pnkere-
burg, end through trains vii be resumed.
Al D. m, the stsgs OF water was 62 feet
% 1 4 ~ cbes.
T AZ midnight the stage OF the river was
A fset4I4 inches. A brisk rain falling.
The water works department will order a
hydr,ulic elevators stopped Tomorrow.
The Big Shields pumping engine Is the or