Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-08

overflow will be not more than 10 per cent
as much as last year, owing to better care
to prevent loss.
PIrTsBURe, Feb. Measures for the
relief of the u fferers by the food will bt
taken to-day. The Alleghahy Council this
morning appointed a committee to receive
subscriptions and take such other action
as may be found necessary to relieve the
present wants of the needy. This after
noon public meetings will be held in this
city for the same purpose. Donations are
| already pouring in from the citizens, and
it is thought no difficulty will be expe.
| rienced in raising any amount needed,
The public halls Of both cities are filled
with women and children rendered home
less, and everything possible is being done
in the way of furnishing them with food
and raiment to alleviate their sufferings,
In the CITY Hall q number of women and
children are reported very i'll. Only one
| casualty is reported to-day. John Jacobs
of S~harpsburg was catching drift wood
when he fell into the water and was
drowned. Travel on nearly all the rail.
roads is still suspended. Hundreds OF
strangers are forced to remain in the city.
Heavy landslides are reported on all the
roads. The Baltimore q Ohio is running
trains, but makes no effort to arrive and
depart on schedule time. A collision oc-
Cured on the Baltimore & Ohio yesterday
near Fallsbury Station between two pas
senger trains, but no one was fatally
injured.
CLEVELAND, Feb. THE rains have
ceased. The waters are falling in Northern
Ohio. At Youngstown the low lands are
submerged eight inches deeper at z O'Clock
this morning than previously ever known.
The manufactures have shut down. AT
noon the water had fallen two inches and
is receding.
AKRON, Feb. THE water has fallen
three feet. No further damage is expected.
The railways are resuming work in this
vicinity.
Did Not Wish to be Delay ed.
Boston, Feb. Capt. Burnham, of the
Board of Inspectors of Steam Vessels in
Boston District, stated to an Associated
Press representative that the Captain OF
the steamship Glancus admitted to him
privately that the Glancus in passing the
wreck of the steamship City of Columbus,
after daylight on the morning of the dis
aster, recognized that signals Of distress
|awere seen from the Glancus, but the latter
steamer did not stop, because the Captain
did not wish to be delayed on his trip.
''TIis," said Captain Burnham, sis one
OF the most heartless things l ever heard
of. 1t was outrageous" He proposed to
summon the entire crew Of the Glancus
and take their testimony before the Board.
"I never heard of such a violation of that
holy but unwritten law OF humanity, SC
essential, and also generally respected
among seamen."
Strung UP On n Telegraph Post.
OMAHA, Feb. 7.-Mr. Phinney, conduc'
tor on the east-bound freight train, re.
ported a man found hanging to the whist
ling post a half mile east OF Bassett, Brown
| county, this morning. The man is sup.
| posed to be Kid Wade, the notorious horse
| thief. Kid was taken from the Vigilantes
| last night by the Sheriff, who was to take
| the train this morning for O'Neill.
Sports ON the ce.
MONTREAL, Feb. THE ice festival
continues. A vast concourse Of people
including many from the States, witnessed
| the sports, which consisted of bonspiel
hockey, sleighing, parade, tobogganing
and the illumination of the ice palace
which was attacked and defended by par
| ties of Is, 1000 members of the Snow Sho,
Club, brightly costumed and carrying
torches.
A Pardon for Major WATSON.
LE~AvENwoRTH, KS, Feb. IA suit o
citizens clothing has been delivered t.
Major WATSON, paymaster, now serving
term in the Kansas Penitentiary, and h
has been advised that his pardon vii
arrive from Washington e week.
Railroad Collision.
LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. IA construction
train of the Chesapeake & Ohio. between
Morehead & Farmers Station, ran into
caboose Of another train containing q
| section hands, colored. Five were killed
and wounded, Charles Harlan, the conduc
tor, was seriously injured.
Death of an Actress.
New YORK, Feb. miss Clara Belder
Tippets, an actress, whose stage name il
Belden, was taken to the hospital las
night in a condition Of violent insanity
where she died.
Five Firemen Killed.
ALLENTOWN, Pa, Feb. while thu
fremen were working on a fire in the fac
tory of Crossmer 4 Kinchper, the wall
fell outward killing 5 and seriously injur
| snn 1 1 G~apoa Il,