, 1884-02-12
Desolation and Despair Arising
Out of the Angry Waters.
Alarming Condition of Affairs
Upon the Texas Borders.
Terrible Tragedies and Horrl-
BILE Scenes at Many Points.
Chaos After the Flood.


The river has receded more slowly thar
was expected, and a part of the city
and country above and below is still
under water, though the inhabited por-
tion, for the most part, is forsaken by
the water. The disappearance of the
water only reveals the extent Of the
ravages of the flood, and the sight
which is exposed to-day Is indeed dis
heartening. Piles Of rocks, board
piles, trees, driftwood and small shan
ties cover parts of many Of the streets.
A bottle was found to-day containing
the names of four young ladies' who
were said to be drowning at the time
the card was written. AS none of the
names are in the directory and nobody
knows the persons, 1t is believed to
have ONE from some point up the
river. The lard contained the words,
Farewell, friends" and the names of
Annie Clark, Mollie Scage, Minnie
Hawk and Bernie Robit.
1t is reported that some Of the suffer-
ers on the South Side have been re-
duced to the extremity of cutting meat
from the bodies of COWS found dead in
the water, as the floods recede.
Wheeling, w. Va, February H.
The water recedes 80 slowly that the
lowlands in some places are still GOV
cred. but nov it is 30 low that boats
can navigate without injury to property
through washing Of waves. There is
yet more firing on relief boats. Accu-
INFLATED mail is pouring in on a few
trains, so far resumed. An unknown
boy vas drowned on the South Side to-
day by the caving in of a bank. About
half of the homeless people returned to
their houses or found quarters else
where. Other houses are swept away
or destroyed and fully five thousand
people are homeless, helpless and desti-
tute and will have to be fed by relief
committees for weeks. Damaged
mills cannot start for weeks.
Pittsburg, February 1.-THE rivers
are again rising at their headwaters
and considerable rain has fallen in the
last 4S hours. Another flood which
will at least inundate the lower portion
of the Alleghena, is feared.
Cincinnati, July 1.-THE day has
been one Of the greatest excitement
since the flood began. The stage of
high water last year was passed at l p.
m. There have been steady and hard
rains during the greater part Of the
day, together with reports OF general
rains.
Cincinnati, February 1.-THE News
Journals specials:
At Maysville, Kentucky, it has been
raining steadily all day. Business Of
all kinds is suspended. The citizens
are at work helping the needy.
At Chester, a small village above
here, a thousand people have left their
homes and are camped on the hills.
Several houses have passed down the
river. The houses at Aberdeen are
beginning to fall into the river.
New Richmond, Ohio, February IL.
This town has been cut off from the
outside world for six days except by
means Of skiffs. There is water in
every building. A hundred houses are
submerged and n third Of the popu-
lstion depend on outsiders for support.
The water is twenty. six inches higher
than a year ago, and the highest ever
known. =
G~allipolis, Ohio, February 1.-THE
relief committee sent to Pomeroy has
just returned. Five thousand people
are camped on the hills and are in ter
rible want for food and shelter. One
hundred and fifty houses have ioated
away.
Memphis, Tenn, February 1.-THE
river here this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
attained thirty-two feet on the guage,
which is two feet below the danger line.
The river continues to rise at the rate
Of nine inches daily. 1t has gone over
the banks both above and below here
in two places, but 30 far no damage has
been done.
Louisville, Kentucky, noon, February
11.-It has been raining here almost
constantly since Sunday noon. The
weather has moderates, but a drizzline
rain still continues. The river rose
Ave inches last. and is now rising three
quarters of an inch per hour, will
forty one feet Of water now in tn,
canal.