Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1884-02-20

water that borders the lower aud west
ern portions of the city.
DELIVERING SUPPLIES
Few realize the difficulty of getting
supplies delivered There are no land
ings for steamers and the damage done
to buildings by the waves caused by
the passing steamers has been so great
as to cause the occupants Of flooded
houses to fire on the steamers bringing
them relief. Relief steamers to be of
real service have to be equipped with
life-saving crews and boats. 1t can
readily be seen how slow would be the
work carrying any considerable quaint.
ty of fuel to such places as Lawrence
burg, Ind, and New Richmond, O.,
that are entirely submerged and sur
rounded with water No relief boat
has yet been sent out from here. Gen.
Beckwith, of ST. Louis, is expected
here this evening to take charge of the
work of relief under the direction of the
Secretary of War. He will charter re-
lief boats and four United States officers
have been ordered here from Columbus
to take charge of the different steamers
HOUSES FLOATING AWAY.
The heavy current from Licking
river at O'Clock this morning washed
away twenty or more houses in New
port Ky. They are huddled together
and thrown in all sorts of shapes.
Three streets are completely blocked by
the houses removed from foundations.
1t is reported that two unknown men
fell from skiff under the Suspension
bridge and were drowned.
ANXIETY AT LAwRENCEBURG.
AS intimated to-day, no news from
Lawrenceburg was great news. Great
fear existed lest last nights wind storm
would bring disaster to that town.
Nothing was heard from there till to-
night, when special tells that the
wind had no specially disastrous effect,
though last night and to-day have been
period of great anxiety. The river
rose last night IL to IA inches. Houses
still continne to float from the founda-
| tions. Governor Porter's visit to-day
was cheering. Provisions are arriving
hourly and gladly received.
LIMITED OUTSIDE COMMUNICATION.
10 P. M.-River 70 feet 4 inches
The stoppage of freight trains, except
on the Cincinnati n orthern, which is a
narrow gauge road, throws an unusual
amount of business on the express CON-
panies. Light freight which must
come through is sent as express matter.
The Offices and wagons are taxed to the
utmost to meet the increased business.
The Ohio IL Mississippi express, un-
able to reach steamers by wagon, have
had q boat built specially to carry ex-
press freight to and from the steamers
Among the other troubles caused by
the flood is that of procuring a supply
of beef cattle. None can come by rail
or river, except by the Cincinnati
Northern, and that is unable to meet
the demand Butchers are securing
the adjacent country for such stock as
they can procure. The canal will be
used tomorrow to assist in carrying
express goods and passengers out to
the point, where transfer can be made
to the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
trains.
The telephone lines have been practi-
cally destroyed along the river front
from New Richmond, O., to Aurora,
Ind. In many cases the poles have
been washed out. At the foot of Free
man street, where steamers have been
trying to land, many poles have been
broken off and wires broken. The two
telephone exchanges in the city are in
the submerged part, and the operators
are taken into the Offices by boats.
Among the methods of procuring re-
lief is the issuance of an appeal to the
newspapers of the country by one Of
the newspaper advertising agencies
here, asking them to organize relief
funds and send to Henry c. Urner,
Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce
Relief Committee. According to a
resolution of this committee all such
funds will be distributed to points out
side of Cincinnati.
CATLETTsBURG CLOSED UP.
A private dispatch from Ashland,
KY, asks that the public be notified
that business is entirely suspended at
Catlettsburg. No mails for six days.
The Catlettsburgh National Bank is
ten feet in water. The money and
books were all brought to the Ashland
National Bank for safety 1t is thought
the Catlettshurg Bank may be able to
reopen in three days.
Up-river dispatches tonight show
the river falling in the region of CALI
polls, and stationary at Huntington
and Portsmouth.
THE WATERS STILL INCREASE.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 13.-The
river here is now up to the highest
marks of last year and is rising at the
rate of one inch an hour. The river
men look for fully three or four feet
more of water. 1t has been raining
hard all day, but the temperature is
now down near the freezing point and
light snow is falling. Heavy winds
prevailed to-day, causing considerable
damage to inundated houses, and many
of them bobbing in the water and float
ing down the river were dashed to
pieces against the piers of the bridges.
The steamer Belle Of Shreveport, while
trying to go through the draw of the
bridge to-day, caught in the current
and swung around against the pier of
the bridge, tearing away about seventy
feet of the hand rail and some iron rosts
on the bridge The damage to the boat
was slight as the steam tug Transit
went to her assistance. But two lives
were lost since the food began and both
these were by accident Much damage
to stock is reported by the farmers near
Utica, one losing forty cows by the break