The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-08
A WATER WILDERNESS
A Sprlg Of Olive Fioatirg on The
iatery Waste.
The Nkito Flss Waving Il Wcieeme
Warning NJ Cincinnati.
4 Singular Absence OF Dliasier TO
Human Life,
But the Destruction OF Property VIII
be Enormous.
Fifteen Thousand IdIe Wages Workers
at Pitlsburg.
Prompt Measures for the Relief Of the
Destitute.
DriftuoOd frem the Raging Current.
DriftuoOd frem the Raging Current
AT CINCfNNATt.

AT cINoINsArt.
CfNcfgaaTf, Feb. 7.--At Q =, m, the river
was 6l feet IL inches and still rising.
There Is no change in the weather, except
perhaps IL is n li,t!e cooler; slight rain at
intervals. telegraph COMMUNICATION with
up river points ~ almost entirely ca OF.
There is no communication with Ports
m uth, If0n'ou, Huntnstsa, Maritt % or
Farktfsbufg tors morning. 6ilipliis p.
ports rise OF three iset last night and it.A
ri mug three iuChes Ter hour. Ihe leyUs vu
the Mi4mi river nc Ltwrruc'burg hrlta at
. O'CLOCK this morning, but t- tuc town ls
already runmergpd Win Wn.rf from toe
Oaia, not much moro dani-So could be
done.
The mos, asgurlng sign 70 be seen to-day
Is the unl.c Il : win The blnrE ultl !Ilt.
ing from the TOP OF PIt1'- uperl lJu u
buildiar from the signal service CihCe, .C
noting oJmilg cod weather. IAiS IS III
iifsf ums 'he signul bns bsen usel aui
could never have been more wr come. -
long AS the wtaLher remained mild the lite
lie Streams would continue leading lhf
Hood end prolong hlgh water Iue neg
VIII pa cleck on tho slurces and h-st'u
the tail now. lC Is thought sbo RIVER VII
CONTINUE to rise here until Saturday or
Sunday. and II 10 more rain comes " viii
then ial rapidly. The view iEom the sus
pension oF.age thls moLIils
i5 not che ring. Along the uog-
river the laud ~ entirely submerged, tue
water ncing in the second story OF dwell
lngs Newport presents the appearance ul
n lake with Z few dwellings, plefclog out
ike small islands. Tho bridge comSar y
tries 10 furnish transportation Bcfoss ths
waite on the Cincinuoti side, butts single
bOyh 10 entirely inadequate 70 the demand
aAd large number OF privAte crafts are en-
pAged ia ferry ing for five cents passenger,
aud earning rich reward Ihs lower
d ,rt OF the city from Second stree to tha
river front IL covered with bDsis today en-.
plnyed for pstrOlling and relief The COM
| mon council nas decided TO UsE authority
| 10 the loan " 500 600 for tht TelIof fuad.
| Ten school houses have been closed Ia ,ha
submerged or uepr the subls rged parts OF
the city and placed ~ ths dlspo.al OF the
relief clmmltte1 for the accommodation
ot people driven on, OF thylr
houses. In CoyIng'o7 to-iay leilel
committee has been organized End lee'sla-
ture been asked rot 20 cJlfs5 THIS years
taxes in th9 hoo6ed di,trlC's. No ioss OF
life and no grea. destruction to properly
has vet occurred Toe story pi loss OF lilo
at Marietta Ohio, IL not credited, but toe
wires nre al down to that point. The
river is rising still, but more slowly. In
the three hours since midnlght the rise has
been only inches. The record ~ p. IN. Is
6i feet inches. Preparations have been
made for doins without gas tonight 4
hrisk trade in coai.oal lamps and candies Is
going on. People still contemplate even
o greater rise thaa last year, but without
alarm. 1t is estimated that the losses from
overflow will be not more than 10 per cent.
as much as last year, OWING 10 better
care 10 prevent loss.