Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-15

n flooded store, and was beaten nearly dead
lie is missing to-day. The outlook for the
future is gloomy. Many cases of prcma-
ture confinement arc reported. Some of the
sufferers on the south side are reduced to the
extremity OF cutting meat from cows found
dead. AS the floods recedc the Ohio River
railroad is believed to be entirely ruined.
Section after section Of the trestlc work
bridges ard cars arc washed away.
The Flood Of 1892 surpassed.
| ClNclNNATI, o., Feb. 10.-The food of
1882 was surpassed at one o'clock this morn
ing, and the river has been rising almost
constantly all day. At nine o'clock this
evening the water was sixty-fve feet two
and three quarters inches.
CITY Buildings fired by shaking Lime.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, Feb 10.-This place is
almost entirely under water and is complete
| ly cut Off from outside communication. The
wafer is fourteen inches higher than the
| flood Of 1852. The river is still rising. There
ls great suffering now and worse is ex-
pected. AT daylight this morning fire
| broke out in feed store in the business pOr-
ton OF the city. caused by the shaking of
lime submerged in the rising water. Six
buildings burned to the water edge and the
walls fell in. The churches are under water.
Every engine house and school house is filled
with our drowned people. The river is
rising over half an inch an hour and it is rain
ing hard yet. We have not heard from any
place for three days. The people are in great
distress
The Situation ut Cincinnati.
CINCISNATI. Feb. 1.-THE day has been
one of the greatest excitement since the
flood began. The stage of the highwater
last year was passed at one p. IN. The
steady and hard ram during the greater part
of the day together with the reports of gen.
eral rains every place where it would run
into the Ohio make it.certain still more dan
gerous flood will be upon the unfortunate
people of the Ohio valley. The rate of rise
increased this afternoon to an inch an hour
and during the hour from 5 to three
to give an idea OF the situation.
| The water is but little more
than six hundred feet from the Burnett house.
From there to the river bank the proper
distance Is between three and four squares.
All that can be seen is the street inundated
and boats gliding in all directions. The
| manufactures are stopping and the number
| OF men thrown out of employment in New
port is estimated at five to six thousand
| People are homeless and their supplies were
| exhausted at noon. Many will 60 without
their supper tonight because the supplies
of the relief committee are exhausted At
p. M, the water is &C feet 1 inches.
Help Asked for Twenty Thousand
| People.
| PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ia despatch to
the mayor from Athens, OHIO, asks that re-
lief be sent by telegraph as the wants of the
people are urgent. 1t adds that large part
of the business property and more than one
hundred and fifty dwellings have been swept
away. Another despatch of similar nature
| was received from the mayor Of Gallipolis,
Ohio, and the demands that come from
| Point Pleasant, Mlddlesport, Pomeroy, and
places ~ miles below make the population
~, 900 that requires help.
New YORK, Feb. 11.-Mayor Edson has
received dispatches from Portsmouth, Gal
| lipolis and Athens, Ohio, praying for aid for
the sufferers from the food. The appeals
have been referred to various commercial
bodies who have been urged to take immcdi
| ate action.
| Homeless and Helpless
| WHEELING, w. Va, Feb. 1.-THE water
recedes SO slowly from the lowlands that
some places are still covered. A boy was
drowned at Southside by the cavng 10 Of a
bank. About half the homeless people have
returned to their houses. Fully 5000 people
are homeless, destitute and helpless, and
will have to be fed by the relief committee
| for weeks.
4 10,
| sibIe.
| pITTsBURG, Feb. 1l.-The river is rising
at head waters and considerable rain has
fallen during the last As hours and another
flood which will inundatc the lower portions
OF the Allegheny at least is feared
| 4 Terrible Scene
| PoNEEoY, o., Feb. 11.-Flvc thousand
people are clmped on the hills with terrible
want of food and shelter. One hundred and
fifty houses have foated away. The people
are haggard and worn out from want of
sleep, food and shelter. Nearly every bust
ness man is bankrupt. A house went by
MiddlepOrt this morning with woman sit
ting on the gable end. Men rowed ont and
appealed TO her to get off but she refused
|
glass was broken and the children were seen
| floating dead.
| 10 Relieve the Sunercrs.
| COLUMBUS, o., Feb. II AT the meeting
of the citizens called this evening, S2200 in
cash was raised 10 a short time. The first
train loaded with bread and hams will be
sent down the river by the Hooking Valley
road to Kcrrs station in the morning from
which point the provisions will be conveyed
to the sufferers.
An inundation OF the Mississippi Val
| ley Not Feared.
| MEMPHIS Tenn, Feb. 1.-THE river here
this afternoon at two o'clock attained a
height OF 80 feet being two feet below the
danger liue, and it continues rising at the
rate of nine inches daily. The general i'm
preston among steamboat men is that the
Mississippi valley will not be subjected to q
serious lnundatiOn.
Reports from other Points.
i CosHERToN, OHIO, Feb. s.-The foot
reached Its highest point at midnight beinl
twelve inches higher than ever known. The
, water is now slowly receding
: JACKSONVILLE, Ohio, Feb. THE enlir,
southwest and south end of the town is undo
water, Many house have been swept away
and the covered bridge hnre Of the Columbu
!. and Hooking Valley road, with IS coal cars
S was earned away last night.
: HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. THE live
here began to rise again tonight and at !:
: O'Clock had risen IS feet above low waite
g mark. 1t indicates break in the gorge
j above which causes considerable apprehen
sion.
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