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CoSGREs. appsopria!es S5OO,0OO for the
sufferers in tho Ohio Valley. 1t is that
much better than nothing, bat it falls far
short Of wha. Cougeas could DO and ought
to DO. There is surplus Of one hundred
and fifty millions in the Treasury, and
Congress giyes 100000 for relief where
millions have been swept away and thou.
santsoi people are without homes, food and
clothing. This is not the free hand We have
seen when certain enterprises, engineered
by mil!ionaites, have been presented for
the consideration oi Congress. Congress
hss no, showed the generous inspiration oil
the occasion, which has brought to the
rescue men aud women themselves great
sufferers by the calamity.
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had the usual schools, yesterday, but the
Others were still clo,gd. : - ~ '"'
FACTORIES AND RAILROADS..

FACTORIES AND RAILROADS. la M.
The Bellairs Bottle Works, ono OF the iew
un'njurel factories, was a. work yes,e erday,
as usual. 0N .g'
Tbs B., Z. & @. railroad has lo,, lis long
bridge at Pinch run, as we'll az much OF ity
tracks, lh1gsF' y !
The trestles Of the Ohio Valley railroad
from The y. Il =. depot to Hea.he,iprton's.
aloog The, river irons, had the wstsf oieur
over the top, OF the coke cars holding IL
down, and yet is found to bs very liltls In
jure1. ''''''
What stock Of nai's was a tho Bell ,lre nail
works were all under the water, 90 well an
considerable nail plato ready for nsc. The
greatest dnmsee TO the buildings WAS a hole
knocked In the brick wall OF tie new uower
houte for the company'j water works nnd
inc breaking u the new machinery.
me water works runpu could not be got 10
work yesterday, and Consequently rll scrub.
oinc aud washing has bseu great labor. y
- east and milk are two OF tue APPARENTLY
minor articles needed, but The supply here II
very far short OF the demand. "
Some OF tie later estimates OF Losses 10 Tho
iactotles rra as followB: BelIalre nail works.
10 ooO; National glass works, OF R0defer
Bros, $40 0C0; Bellsire window els,s works.
Sl6, 0C0 umon window slass works Sy 100:
Maritg Hart & Co, 81 600. ,...I' I...''
:, The dian run bridge at Noble street after
hna'ing all over the neighborhood IL in its
place again, but no. safe for tsims.
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STREET spUAPI>Gb.
PlCces OF the heb. is r.chcd Up in the
' , Flooded WA slS, il-t.g .lrE .E

W. Flooded Wn ls. Is.
Nendei & Cc. furnished all the cats tbay
h I'd on hand for tbs aenen. OF the Relief com.
miltee. -Gls-7 Tnslr-Jf
Tre st. Patrick Mutual Relief Society will
hold meeting on Wednesday evening at I
oc'q KIN. .E !ars lTl'
Dr. Baird thinks II 1t we're to ,is, to sizty'
feet 1t cou'd not bring down any more oui.
houses than 1t did, a' ~ .. -
The board OF Public Works vii. probably
procure small portable snsints aad syphons
to pump out tina cellars. - ,'.r-'g.l
Z Wilaon's cooper shop, from North Wheel.
ing, Is high, II not dry, at the lower end OF
MoMahoh's out, below Bsnwood. N, u,
The Ladies Benevo!f n: Society want straw
for bedding ltaay OF the farmers can bripe
It In It will be OF very great service. *
William Graham, grocer, gave Mrs. Coz.
White an older on himse!f for $50 worth Of
groceries for the beaalt Of the sufferers.
DR.. ElSatis, City Health officer, is bns'ly
engaged In looking att.r the cleaning of the
a,resu and the health Of the city in general.
Crcsap's Grove Ia full OF houses, out houses,
stables and Ohio River railroad box cars,
Forty boz cars were counted passing Cler,
inston Gu Thqrsday. = .,.7} .I,s.57'.},
The committee appointed by the Kniehts
Of st. George TO aid In the work OF relief Il
as tollowt; Thos. Fux, r.. = A. Fitzpatrick,
]. Y. GAVIN, y. Haaon, g. Rress, G. Kaiser,
D.. \. Gauyhen, r ponohoe, .j "a 4 ~
Ia mentioning the noble women who have
bean untlring ini their efforts to relieve the
30 f'avers, II wonld be wrong to forget Ma.
Griffith and Miss Gutsie Wright, q, the 81,
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THE COMMITTEES
MeetlnGs Observation-Disclosures Estsl
.t :, IiAheL-COntribuiiu

Meetings. Yesterslay-KeiieiSf Stores Estsb.
Iislled-Uontribuiiun
" A meeting OF the Executive and Relief
Committees was held in the City Building
at o o'clock yesterday morning. It was
resolved to establish relief store rooms in
each OF the flooded wards OF the city, these
to be placed in charge Of atore-keeper to
beappointed by the ward committeeman
Mr. Platt Zane offered tho use OF his room.
corner Main and Fourteenth slraets, as a
supply Gepot. twill hereafter be the cen.
sral reliel store room, under the charge of
T. ". BoHley as ore-keeper. Mr.. Ed.
Larkin offered the use OF his room on
Chepline et:eet, above Iwenly.third, as the
relief station for the S xth ward, which was
accepted. The Eighth ward committee
was authorized to select their own station.
1t was also resolved to establish station
on the Island.
The Eighth ward committee WINS in.
creased to six, and the Sixth to three, and
Messrs. Edward Lerkin and G. W. SEA.
bright were added to tho Fifth ward COM
mittee.
d.. Jepson offered resolution that the
ladies Of the city be earnestly requested to
meet at Linsly Institute, February 10, to
help in making clothes for the needy.
Mr.. J. W. Grubb WAS added to the Com.
mittee on Entertainments.
A motion was adopted that the Exscu.
tive Committee, alone, be authorized to
contract for supplies, etc, and that tho FOL-
lowing gentlemen compose the new COM
mitsee:
Mayor J. A. Miller, chairman; First ward
W. A. Wilaoni Second ward, Z. @. Egerter..
Third ward, NJ. Gutman Fourth ward, r.
G. JeGere; Filth ward, Col. N. Wilkinson,
Sixth ward, A. @. +. Ebeling; Seventh
ward, S. P. Hildreth; Eighth ward, L, Mix.
It was resolved that all supplies tend.
cred to tho destitute ba given IN charge to
the Mayor.
THE EXECUTIVE CoMMlTrEE MkETs.
The Executive Committee met at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon with all pres.
ent. An appeal for financial aid from
Benwood WIS presented, and the following
resolution adopted
Reso|rsd, That our present hnancia! con.
dition will not justify us In rendering aid
financially, but we will render all assistance
possible, in the way Of clothing and ea,a.
bles, as far south as Boggs' Run.
Mt. Pleasant, Ohio, offered the services
OF fifteen mechanics, their hoard icing
paid while in the city. It was resolved to
send for them II found necessary.
The following donations were tendered
and accepteds -,'
Dav d on Bros, 2226 Alarkst street, $50
worth Ct crockery; turned oyer TO the
Fifth ward.
L. V. Blond, $50 worth Of shoes and
boots; given to the Sixth ward. 81
. NJ. GutmaD 4 Co., 50 pairs Of pants and
u suits OF clothes. f. a
James <, Acker, use Of express wagon
and driver.
= @. Jeaers, $50 worth Of eroueries.
Neill & Ellingham, ono barrel Of sugar,
E, Levering 4 Co., Of Baltimore, 500
pounds Of roasted coffee. ~
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SOUT Il SIDE SIGH rs,
Work OF the Committee Systematized.

Work OF the Committee Systemntized.
hplSs,
For TWO days, in part Of the lower end,
people have baen cleaning out their houses.
Oi COURSE there is an improvement, but It
is scarcely pcrceptible. It will take a sea.
son OF work and food Of water to clean
the dwellings and streets. Down there tho
pavemen.s even are almos. impossible,
and can only be travelled in gum boots.
Postmaster Sterling and some Of bis force
were down fixing up letter boxes, while
the letter carriers waded through mud to
reach their des!ina.ion. n -.
Some Of the grocery and drug stores are
sights, and their contents are dumped into
the streets. This ward needs stsona sani.
tary measures. l-a- Eaf .ala
The headquarters Of the RsIief commit.
tee are still at the Glass house, and Inc
chandelier room will be the chief depot for
the coming week: Wagons have been lis
pensel with, ios the people themselves can
reach the supplies. The committee tor this
ward was subdivided yesterday, one com.
mitteeman going to each district as follows:
From Eogrs Run to Forty.ftth street. r
NJ. Gilleland; Forty, Glib to Fortieth, Faith.
or Schliechei; Fortieth to Thir,y.Dtlb. Rsy.
Mr.. Lyle; Thir.y.lith to Thirty.stescond.. 4.
J. Schulzs;, and Mr.. Hiram shockey. At
headquarters. Having sys,ematizsd the
work, they can accomplish more, s5,ls.&&
CLOTHING ARRlylSe. &: q
Yesterday clothing was sent in some
quantities to this portion Of the city, loc
pairs Of pants, 40 suits Of clothes, over.
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Tie flood hs1 paBsed-let us hope to re.
turn 10 more forever. But the ueed OF re-
lief has not prssed, l! must be relnem.
befea that the number Of people to be
cared for is almost as great as on the FIRST
day. A LOAF Of bresl or a pound OF meat
will not las. forever. There are hundreds
Of women and children living on the
scanties. supply-thousands to be clothed
and blanke,ed. There is scarcely anything
that human being needs that is not
wanted, and wanted now, to prevent more
acute suffering. Relief is not coming in as
fast as it is required, and It'll probable that
the Relief Committee has already incurred
obligations considerably in excess Of it's
receipts. We cannot let these needy ones
perish.
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CAPITAL CHIPS,

Nm' y. Young has been commissioned
p's'Aaster at Queen Shoals, W. Va.
Among the patents issued last week WAS
vae W 10 Jacob Altmeyer, OF Bsnwood, w,
Va 'l metallurgicaI furnace.
according to tho report OF the Commis.
s2aer W Q! Patents there were issued to West
naa Virginia inventors eighty.two patents, or
'ae 10 every l,5i2 inhahitants. e,
w. me Secretary Of War has transmitted to
~ I' u 1Sena,e an abssrac. Of the military force
ei oeilSanized, according to The latest ret rstnrns u
ssss ssessived at the ollics Of The Adiutant Gen.
.ss;, .sa; 1t shows that West Virginia has !
n,s'aen.e!, n,nu tield and STAFF officers, 81 com.
i,sy Ivy olhceTe, Al commissioned officers and
and AM aaon'commissioned officers, musicians
nnm n ppsisa;es, ply making q total Of 524. The
innaeF iu,noeF oi men available Tor military duty
saae'Ssn!1 a,sT N I'd ,l h in West Virginia Is estl.
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THE CI,Y SCHOOLS
In some wards 10 0nen s0.siBy~Clcaning
U ui '"f- the fsInnd House,

In Some Wards TO 0ns.i io.dsy.CIcaning
q vi i"t- the fsInnd House.
By reference 10 .he advertising columns
oithis mornings issue it will be seen that
the First, Second, Third and Fourth ward
public schools and tho oolorsd school will
reopen this morning. Ths other schools,
It is hoped, will bs able to reopen next
Monday. This @ 1od cars ID closing at a
very important time in the school year,
aud the fleet will be seen iu the annual
examination papers and 10 the falling OF
IN attendaRce iof month to come.
Yesterday the law homeless persons re-
maining in the Fifth ward school house
were removed to the q1arters in the Second
ward market housa, where many have
been carefully looked after hJ attentive
committees eonpusri OF leadins ladies'
BY, thus closing the Fifth ward schools the
arduous duties OF the relief CON mi,tses a, q
in part reduced. TIE Sixth ward s:hpol
still haa number Ct homeless ones hous ID
:here.
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EOn l. HEAVY LOSSES
Aud Some Others ws:Gh VIII swci! the
Aggregate.


Aud Some Others wb:ch will swci! the
Aggregate.
Leases canno. yet be definitely stated.
The followinga are some Of those not hereto.
fore mentioned, and will serye to give a
general idea Of the severity OF the effects
Of the hood /:
Warren's oil refinery, $4,000.
Reymann Brewing Company, 5000.
NJ. NJ. March 4 Son, cigars, $40 1000.
Pollack's cigar works, 81 600.
Eagle brewery, $1,000
y + G'thn.seedsand implements, s.. 900.
e s Feeny, fancy groceries. s. 900.
Mhea. 4 Naylor, notions, S3,OU0.
n. Reilly, groceries, $1,000.
Laughlin Bros, drugs, 5000
Greer 4 Laiuy, hardware. So GOO.
speyer Bros, millinery, So Ooo. d
McCoiloch X Heiner, hardware, $4,000,
Kline Bros, clo;h:ng, S. 900
Charles II nike, cigars, $1,000.
+. II: Lange 4 Co., wholesale druggists,
3 Fisher, s:ar Foundry, 5000.
O!t, Bros. 4 Co., hardware, $500.
Jacob Fuhr, baker, 5000. ..
O.cAr SAndrock, South Front street,
81, 400.
James Taney, South Front street, 81, 400.
John R. Mendcl, Island, 81 500.
LIZ, Waterman, Island, $1,000
Q. II. Collier, John Freide', Win Gushing
and J. Pollock, Island, average $500 each.
9. Il. Nichols, island, $500. n
George Hess, Jacob street., butcher,
about $500, snti ii he cannot saye his nea.
In MANCHESTER slaughter house, bis loss
will reach 50 900. .I
James MeAdams, painter and dealer in
paints, Market street, 81 100.
John Butterfleld, sr, loss on stock in
malt house $4,000. b
9. W. Seabright, loss on stock, 81 900.
James Reed, druggist, Main and Twenty
second streets, loss on stock 81 900.
B. Schook, Main street, bsloa Twenty.
second. 5000. S.d1 !. =
George Richie, Main and Twenty.third
streets, loss on stock and damage 10 property
81 100.
Belmont nail factory, loss 81 800 to 1000,
LaBelle store, no estimate Of loss, but
large. aaH.nGa' n
Hobbs, Brockunier 4 Co., less $500 to
S400. - ' IVA
r. W. Gille!and, corrected loss S2,5OO.
Charles Busiman, loss $500.
W. S MCCULLOUGH, druggist, 374G Jacob
street, $500 to $1,000. &
Chris. Viewg. sr., three houses total
wrecks, s'S6,000. ..
h. W. Shreoe, Jacob and Forty. eight
streets, lost on stock $1,000.
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not begin 10 realize how bad It is. Tho
marrow eacape many houses had from
being utterly annfhitated is wonderful.
Huge trees that would raze a heavy brick
house had 1t been struck were stopped in
some miraculous manner within a few feet
Of Trail frame cottages. The pianos and
organs that were ruined will number
over sixty in this ward alone. Many were
thought TO be elevated on chuils high
enough to be out Of tho way OF all danger,
but they iloated Of, turned on end, upside
down and in every other way possible.
Tho residents vera nearly all too much
worn out or depressed to have formed any
OF their losses. Many OF those
who loe. four and five hundred and even
one thousand dollars expressed themselves
rs willing to aid Others who were In u
worae condition. There ID loss everywhere,
but few estimates have beer made.
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TIRE HiILH &SD :HLEa xkP4S,
Communicniion q CO M"re E,tabllshetl
NIl;} }lg Hnrll - 80 EI.tE +

Communica,i"" q &c M"re E,taolisheA
Az Niia ihe +NaTl1. er;.,:. {l35!
As stated Yesterday, mails began to ar.
rive OF Sunday. Pouches which had been
on the road since las. Tuesday were de-
livefed at :he ol!ice hers yesterday, and the
accumulated ,na3s y. nearly a Week poured
in by the car lopd. The entire force was
worked tolls utmost eapsrsty sorting and
distributing, and deliveries we're made yes.
terday ns usual so far 20 possible, excepting
in the:Seyen,h and Eighth wards. This
mailswera also forwarded from this point
promptly On moet roads. q TE1.Iz-ri = e, -
l Tho Western Union Company has fur
ufahed about the only means Of communi.
eating with tho outsidS world ior the past
Edve. days, nnd Manager Tracy deserves
much credit for his enterprise Hnd his On.
tire force for their disinlsrested and laith.
inl work. The office Is still in the People'a
bank, but will !bs moved back downstairs
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coats, etc. These were under The cbaroe; ;ol

coats, etc. These were under the charge iol
two representatives OF the I.adies' Beneyo.
lent Society, Mrs. McMechen and Mrs,
Iiszlett. Later In the evening this cloth.
Ing was all moved to Squire Mix's Office,
which will in iuturo be the depot Of cloth.
ing supplies. Mr.. Gilleland, late In The
afternoon, left for Boggs' Run with large
supply ol food and clothing. In that i'm.
mediate neighborhood the water has gone
down, and the inhabitants ars cleaning up
as well al they can. .E|sysE -
Fred Eberwein and Henry Blumenbere
sent down Il load Of women's clothing to
tho glass house. 1870 ~ ~ I;
One man wanted an overcoat, and Mrs,
Mcslechen gave him Capt. Noises. Mr..
Phillips noticed the mistake, and made an
exchange. s.lfF,g5Hsi
Mrs. Crockenburg fell from flat, while
moving from her house, and was with dill.
Guilty rescued by another lady. rp0
The second floor Of Butterleld's malt
house had from twenty-five to thirty thou
sand bushels OF malt on IT, The water un-
dermined the props and 1t was with great
difficulty that the building was saved.
NOTES.
Mr. Maf Gutman and the Misses Baird
put in the day helping at the glass house.
@. ". Saabrjght had his damaged goods
spread on tho pavement, covered with um-
brellas.
Joln Samsel, OF Wilson & Banners had
finger Of his right hand cut of while
moving q piano.
John Kline and William Crosby worked
for sixteen hours with their sklfs in
moving families, charging nothing. No
comment Is necessary in such cases.
seventy-fye chickens OF a Gpe variety,
owned by Mr.. Bu.terGsld, were all drown.
ed, while some individuals helped them
selves to some Of his black leg Muscoyeys
Philip kuntz. manager OF the B7ggs Run
mining company, lives in q Bmall house
Of two rooms and a basement, vet he found
room to store away from $50 to 800 women
and children during the night Of the rising
water. -
Mr. Louis Bishop, poor map, lost all
his goods while saving hia neighbors OF
Forty.fourth street from drowning. For
all his services he would take no pay. Had
II not been for him several persons would
have been drowned.
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CoFT6it'Htltilct Of he INltUiyenotr.
kEssEs, ". Va, February l0.-The
books, deeds, valuable papers and a ten
dollar gold piece belongingto John Hughes.
OF heyser, whose store was burglarized q
month Or so $50, have been found by a
BOY about one mile east of here, up in the
mountains. They were in first cless con.
,tItlon, the parties having spread gum
blanket over them,
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Qbe gutelli!seutea:
-; ,... 81 nnh ~ Fourteenth street:

ror WEEKLY iSrELL'dEScsa' oi this
-, viii be almost exclusively devoted
ns a,oI. II will be Il cmpttte record OF
~.1..o,o,ion, covering Wheeling and Vi
Unity and points above and below on both
.t,os ot The river The WEEKLY lSrELLl'
s..crn will bs ready Thursday. Persons
li,jur in ,hc city will find this paper
very acceptable to friends at " distance.
min, dOul b. sent in at once.
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RnilrUal! 1lIicerH Elected,

sNtiI D;.atca 10 The IahEigtnetr.
FA'RuoSr, ". Va, February 1.-THE
Faisnoat, Morssntown & Pittsburgh rail-
road was organized here to-day and the fol-
lowing officers and directors elected: W.
NJ. Clements, president; W. G. McGrew, vice.
president; and James Morrow, Jr., @. B.
Gs'aey, h. T. Devrie., 8. Spencer, J.. W.
Mason, John Dtadshsw, nnd A. Fsirohild,
Di'sVsors A portion Of the road will be at
oace, put under contract, and the remaining
portions ss rapidly as circumstances will
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WuEgLlyG's loc2es can not be estimated
until her merchants have heard from the
towns along the river TO which they sell
largely and where many Of the storekeep.
eys have been wiped out. This kind Of
loss promises TO iall heavily on Wheeling.
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Drunken louyl,s Cau,urenTrntu.

DAYTON O., February ll,-Eighteen
drunken men boarded q Cincinnati, Pitts
'aisa& St, Louis coal train Saturday night.
~ ~ A''le'Si'le, aud took possession, driving
'ae conductor, Thomas Curtis, away, and
seriously ipiarlng him, while brakeman I.
:. COLLINS, who came to the rescue, was
Masen in irghttul manner. He was
w. TTposhs to the city, and cannot survive.
1ae engineer was compelled 10 cut loose the
,as'ne ,a from the train and run 10 Edgeville
soAVe his lie. No arrests.
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WHOEVER wih make inquiry on the
S,u,h SIDE will find iamilies who have not
spalied Tor reliei-peop!e who have gone
back into their wet houses, gathered coal
ea9ush 10 make 3 fire, and ars sitting
there in dumb despair.
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Arsw sick persons have been sent to
,bs hospital. There will be more. What
.re We going to do with them? This is go
in, ,obe a serious question, and we shall
tara 10 mfe! i.
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TnE lSrrLEuENcEG is printed on It's own
r,,ss this morning for the first time since
Welnvsday. lhe friends. who have 80
kindly assisted us will once more acCep.
or y;s.eiul thanks.
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hS's, Pa, February 1.-Early this morn.
ioS a'e at Albion, this county, nearly de-
sEHaJed the postotlice. Odd Fellows Hall,
iosh Hall. the general store Of Ira Harrirsn
anI lae tnt'rs block were burned, The loss
4sapout ~ 600, fully insured. eMgI.
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If friends will kindly send shoes, cloth.
IN, 70, men, women and children, and bed
rore,ipy,, they may bo assured that their
Altering, will be put to good use.
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NASSAU, Via, February 1.-THE county
!ni wy burned here early this morning.
aaks &cDonald and Ed Carr, desperadoes
eoaaaed in the jail, were burned 10 death.
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DlMcniiy SIN Net in H8.h Depart.

difficulty Still Net in Haih Rebart.
NUn, Meits.
The gas burned well enough In tho business
parts Of town last night. bnt In those houses
where the wh.er had been over tho metres
was OF scarcely auy uss. Ga the Island and
south Of the creek everything was In stygian
darkness. aph nayig.llo for pedestrians was
dangerous or impossible without tLs aid OF
ian!erns The wa es. Ia the pipeg was the
dfhicaitr In both cases. III the lNrgLL1axy.
GER ohce candles, gaso Inc or kcrossne lamps
again aid duty. aud all over the flooded paris
OF Main, Market aud other streats in tie vi
cinity the same primitive method OF lighting
was again In vogue.
;, tbs main s.re.ta north OF the creek bad gas
light, but In some localities even hero the
rayb we're tlieksring and Uncertain,
At least tfty Of tha cas posts on tho Island
are broken down, aud on the South Side
nearly az many moresutfsred the same usseo,
The Gas Trustees have oil the men employed
who arc competent 10 adjust mo.rea, and the
force Is inadequate 10 the work. Tslegramo
were sent to Washington, Pa, and Pitts.
ouTen s'erdsy tor moremsn, aud an in
creased lorcs Will be at work te-day. The
metres which were under water will ill have
to be detached, empiied and feadjused, and
every one Of the flooded premises gone over
BY the force, aud this Will require time. The
Trustees are doing all that can be done, aud
the consumers will have to be ra,ient and
look upon the difficulties in getting light as
patt, OF the unavoidable annoyance Of the
il,od.
ut THE WATER turrLY.
There was difllc1lty in keeping up the
water supply yesterday, Tho pump. working
badly, and .hero being an uncertainty as to
whas moment they might play out. The
superin tendent was obliged to uhut off the
xater ior awhile yesterday afternoon, but
shoosas last night that the difficulty would
be over by this foienoon. Soma inconyeni-
encs may be suffered by wa.os consnmeys for
fey dsys yss, bat tho works viii bs run
steadily, std thasnpply furnished as literally
as possible without disabling or eud.ngaring
the works. Mucn more water ia used now
than usual, which, With the embar,assmerts
Under which the pumps are run, makes 1t
difficult to keep supply in tbs reservoir for
an emergency.