The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-08
WILD WATERS.
Still Further News From the
Submerged Districts.
The Water Recedes in Some
PIaces-Higher at Others.
Distress and DiSaSter-Sus-
pension of Business.
The Floods.


Cincinnati, Z 70 a. M The riv
is 81 feet 81 inches and still risir
and no change in the weather e.
cept perhaps a little cooler. wit
slight rain at intervals. Telegram
communication with up>river poin
is almost entirely cut off no con
munication with Ports mouth, Irol
toR, Huntington, Marietta.
Psrkersburg this morning. Cali
polls reports rise of shree feet las
night and still rising at the rate c
three inches per hour. The leve
on the Miami river at Lawrencebur
broke at 2 O'Clock this morning, bu
as the town is already submerge
with water from the Ohio, no
much damage could he done.
Plttsburg, THE river is reced
ing here and at all points along tn,
Allegheny, but rising slowly at tn
head waters Of the Monongahela
At IL am. the Monongahely mark.
indicated so feet, fall Of
sixteen inches since midnight
The Allegheny is declining
less rapidly, with SO feet, 10 inches
a drop OF s inches from the highe Il
point reached. 1t ia believed tn
worst Is over and the water will
now rapidly decline. Rain fell all
night and the indications this morn
ing are for continued light rain
through the day, followed by col Ter
and clearing weather. No accurate
figures can yet be given as 10 the
damage, but the most Conservative
will admit that it viii amount up IN
the millions A calm review of the
situation this morning fou q be-
tween 5000 and 5000 build ngs IN
the two cities submerged, and the
residences of $4,000 people, 10000 of
which are not able to Ccrupy their
houses. Fifteen thousand men are
temporarily thrown out of employ
ment by the stopDage of mills and
factories. The flooded districts last
night presented q vivid picture, All
night long the police patrolled the
districts in boats, and all skiffs in
which the occupants could not give
a good account of themselves, were
taken in. 1t il feared the thieves
would take advantage of deserted
stores and dwellings to pillage them.
No gas was burning on the street.,
and intense darkness prevailed,
which was relieved by AN occasional |
electric light. There were plenty OF
deserted residences when the people |
had fed, but there were just as
many who stayed. Few elept.
While they declined to seek safety
by removing, they had not the cour.
age to sleep while danger was Inn
The curtains were drawn
back, and out of the windows hung
the occupants, who nervously in.
quired of the police patrol as 1t
passed in boats what was the stage
Of water, and if the rivers were still
rising. The gratifying news that
the water was stationary at mid
night was received on all sides with
an expression of Joy and thankful
ness.
Cincinnati, THE most assuring
sign to be seen to day is white
flag with a black center floating from
.he top of Pixies opera house build>
ng, from the Signal Service Office,
ienoting coming cold weather. Il
s the first time the signal has been
Used, and it could never have been
more welcome, 80 long as the
weather. remains mild little streams
will continue feeding the food and
,rolong the high water. A freeze
will put a check on the sources and
lasten the fall. It is now thought
he river will continue rising here
Intil Saturday or Sunday, and If no
1ore rain comes then, will fall {
apidly. The view from suspension :
ridge this morning is not cheering. s
long the Covington front to Lick I
lg river is entirely submerged, the l
'ater being in the second story of
he dwellings. Newport presents I
he appearance of lake with a few T
peering out like small ]
lands. The whole lower part of b
ne city from Second street to the i
Yer front is covered with boats to. f
ay employed for patrolling and re- q
ef. The common council decided II
, ask authority for 8 loan of $780, b
DO for the relief fund. Ten school u
ouses have been closed in the sub a
lerged or near the submerged f
arts Of the city and placed at the Il
isposal Of the relief committee for v
ne accommodation OF the people v
riven from their houses. In Gov. n
lgton to-day relief committee has s
zen organized and the legislature
i'll be asked not to collect this O,
3ar's taxes In the flooded districts. O
o loss of life and no great destruc. ii
on of property has yet occurred. O,
he story of loss of life at Marietta, O,
hio, is not credited, but lo
10 wires are all down toI t(
at point. The river is rising ST
i'll, but not so rapidly. In thir- b,
en- hours since midnight the rise do
- been only eight inches. The st
cord at p. m. was 81 feet 8 b,
ches, te
Preparations are made for doing "
ithout gas tonight. A brisk trade be
coal oil lamps and candles Is
ing on. People contemplate even TT
still greater rise than last year, fe
+ without alarm. It is estimated A
3 losses from the overflow will be co