Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-15
MIN GREAT FLOODS.
v.,,,. overflow Exceeded FIVE
U.s. ''" Feet at Cincinnati
|, ), Floating Away and md over tue
|'''''' Tall. at Louisville
c,,mInntlon Reached at Lh't-lh'
Ne '' Water Receding'
A. CINCINNATI.

"a F.bruary li-At nine
cincinnihn,g, ,he river was seventy- ,,, at
bis moin,1 W three and a half meme !,
tei, q ne 81 This his morning. Wealth
pee !. V,ISsrmon,tier twenty, degrees Iy,rs
cold ,ne'P Petersburg, West plr-
loye gro, . 6,Il Of twenty inches,
InIs;d I sRG[,s '' eighteen inches in
% Ga snI,rs' At Marysyille, sixty
Ielve nva' Cincinnati, the river Is
Ftlonahn .y more wafer here. Teie-
" iIcna es,mnnication is resumed with
hgh s sS,rp' but Marietta, lronton,
rpSircibsm,ond, Ripley and other
ey W ,d m are entirly cut on -
lsil loNI Tba river is slowly rising,
N Noon now reached sevtnty;one rect rec,
(ving n mvn inches. The sudden cold
Fey ' 1S' made ibe suffering II ore IN,
80 a' g many people in lhs ilo oieh
ls q h AVE- no, facilities for using II.
N y Ky, this morning the
NeT " most desolate. The high
u. u ,s - night moved the waters so
a , IA, l over many more buildings,
\ t,U,,sopilrned others from their founda-
iS They hare swung into the streets
y i y many cases The relief boats
, =, difficulty this morning III
y, around them. The need OF
~ Ssvport is increasing as the
Y. 4 Imprisoned families grow less
t =. fortunately 81 600 was re-
rag hi. morning from secretary |
E" sJ and another $1,000 from the !
kslnnai chamber OF commerce.
1 water is now within a few inches
I'M 1--WE feet higher than the great
N AZ last year. 1t reaches more
n half square above Third street,
! the Iock Street Panhandle depot
srtrply surrounded by water, with
Enl lert on the floor, The Grand
ftra depot has from six to eight
I water on the floor. AT
stnet the water reaches
fpOurth street. Further west it
H. FiNh street, aud at the Cincin-
Hamilton Il Dayton depot it
Sls halfway up TO Sixth. At
Imam il crosses Sixth street, and
I'M West end the encrOachments
I'M eastSsrdly as far AS Freeman.
| b impossible to give details Of
&sip hi. city by the wrecked and
{lipa houses. The wind last night ,
IN iotbe number wrecked in the I
I'm nrt Of the city, where the /
Hal loss has been felt, being more
h houses there Fortunately, so /
Inc case Of loss Of life has been ,
wp though in several eases iami-
have been taken from houses just /
ne The water bore chem away.
b D. m-The first TALL since tue be- 4
hing OfIhp food is recorded The :
h 1: now Il feet an halt an inch. y
t7p n the river had receeded !
e6lhhs Of an inch, and the good /
Ofm actual beginning of Il de- +
sptd Quickly, and has given a +
bund frtl ~ Of relief wherever ii /,
Died. The first notice of a check a
during the afternoon, and the n
ing Of it on cha &c caused an out n
Of applause from people i
hDg for the bulletins. With this II
bed cold weather and wind, the u
las every facility for being con- n
and npid The slight swells ut IL
burg since the first decline there =,
DO! sufli lent TO bring the river i
toihe tremendous proport 'ons it =,
slOnlght after decided fall, such "
pT seelns probable. Still, with 9,
post rapid decline that can be eX- y
twill be days before the houses y
Flltyed, and the process of the fall 4
ught with much dangerto houses. a,
AT LOUISVILLE. "
lisVIIle, February II The river II
nus to ri,e. The canal gauge p
en hrty-fye feet six inches, one Il
lgle' than at any time last year. CO
lsa cold early last night, the ri
disappeared, and the day has ii
lnghl and beautiful. A strong c,
IN night caused the 81
. do much dam Il
Y As submerged district. A il
as'y houses have falien down 81
,Nai, 1t is not uncommon to is
AN frame structure floating al
wa lhe falls. The people were Il
however, and no injury or loss W
nitpIled. The water is still t
~, though the ground is hard fro. CO
wv lnis morning reached the bu
Ms Ooard of trade building, SC
Uu lhe fire in the engine
iatte Is no likelihood of
t.d 'Na and the river is
w to be at n stand
ITivlillg, Local contributions
li,sSsl the sufferers here. Lou.
Sa' no. nol call for any outside
MI my WY try to care for her own, p'
iTfSS snlss.,ils great at jefferson. "
,SSpcple are crowded together 81
10 my ass, and school houses al N
h a.satlon' The relief meas fe
Ea,s, dS d are very inadequate.
Bat sir J inuca damage to prop
vni 'gul Two more feet %
Co Ao w. The penitentiary. u,
b Al 'ls ri 10 families of lime Il
lere "a o .,,% twelve miles u
e6nrelS' s SUI SUI hnddled together .,
Tle town. as g sadly in need Of re. a.
washed =, Ciarksville, Ind is ~
Alsila away. General SAX 81
Iuld, h ' S.1,s Of the government n
relief bd s,''lng ready to start g
eonisr ~ l,,,n, ne e, is waiting for n
Raart b, ,fom :, Washington, and
lo, LOUIS n,ssusscalprleo,ys.
d he s'RsI 1a 1.-THE asso. di
slooO q, sp ~ Cross has raised IA
aIley il,od NJ tn Inc benefit Of the
THAN sufferers (ian w
,vslhce Commoeu 300 to the
y, .eut ,lOe u,'nna,n,dery, Knights q,
aadsry Of ,'iO 20 the Hauselman a. a.
a.
nut SPRINGS sh