The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20

The Flood has Finally Reached
it's Highest Point and Has
Commenced to Recede.
Cold Weather Prevails in the Flood
ed Districts, Causing Intense
Suffering Among the Home
1ess--Gladstone Assaulted.
The Floods.

b Floods.
WHEELING, February IA The wea-
Their has been cold all day, adding to the
discomfort of the homeless victims OF
the flood. All the worst cases of suffer
ing have been relieved. Several car
loads of coal, which was much needed,
were received to-day from along the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. Hand
some donations were received from Chi
cago to-day.
The employees Of the Clarksburg and
Weston road contributed a days wages
to the Daily Intelligencer relief fund.
Twelve hundred persons were fed by
the relief committee at Martinsferry, o.,
and 200 families at Bridgeport,
CINCINNATI, February 1.-THE gen.
eral impression seems to be that the
flood will reach its highest point some
time to-day
IL a. m.-The water is now within a
few inches of being five feet higher than
the great flood of last year. 1t reaches
more than half a square above Third
street. At Lock street the Panhandle
depot is surrounded with water, and
several feet on the floor. The Grand
Central depot has from 6 to s feet of
water on the floor.
5 p. m.-The river is slowly receding,
having reached Il feet | inch at noon.
The sudden cold last night made the
suffering intense, as many people in the
flooded houses were either without fuel
or had no facility for using it. In New
port, KY, this morning the scene was
most desolate. A high wind during the
night moved the waters, and disturbed
the foundations Of many more buildings,
causing them to fall.
$50 p. m.-The first fall since the be-
ginning of the flood is now recorded.
The depth is reported as being Il feet
and one-half inch.
LAWRENCEBURG, February a. "A
fearful wind storm last night added
further desolation to the place by up
property can safely be placed at not less
than $500, 900. Nine inches more water
would have covered the floor of the
highest located house in the city. The
cold weather, though welcome as stop
ping the rise, is bringing much suffer
ing to the people in the cars and other
places. One row Of houses, fvein num-
Der, were swept away this morning.
Four squares are now a total wreck.
From two to five million feet of lumber
are floating on the water. Graham's
saw mill, one of the largest in the coun-
ty, is a total wreck. The court house is
now entered by skiffs.
CINCINNATI, February Is. = James
river is 20 feet 4 inches and falling. 1t
is clear and cold. The waters are fall
ing all the way above very rapidly.
CINCINNATI, February 16.-The river
was falling atnoon at the rate of an inch
per hour, but is still two feet above the
flood of last year. It will require at
least two days more to enable the rail
roads to begin to ascertain the location
of their tracks. A four story brick
building on Central avenue, near Sec
ond street, fell in last night. The last
0 In all the submerged portions of
the city, where frame houses have been
moved from their position, their owners
are endeavoring to float them back to
their places. The same thing is being
done at Newport, Ky. Rain is now
threatened.
LOUISVILLE, February 15.-The river
is at a standstill this morning. The
steamer, Martha Hays, chartered by the
government, and in charge of Major
Burke, started down the river loaded
with $500 worth Of supplies. The pro-
visions consisted of meat, bread, pota-
toes, onions, etc.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, February Is.
This city presents a strange, sad sight
by moonlight, the waters of the Ohio |
rushing with wonderful force through
the streets, about equal in velocity to
the current in the middle of the river,
and the waves dashing against the
houses and a great many of them top
ping over. The scene is beyond de-
scription. Very often the cries Of the
people calling for boats can be heard.
is a feeling of despair among all
the citizens. Nine-tenths of the city is
under water.
PARKERsBURG, February 15.-T'he U. |
S. relief boat Katie Stockdale, in charge
Of Col. Chas. Roe, Of tile l4th infantry,
and conveying 1000, 900 rations of pro-
to the flood sufferers, arrived
here at 7 o'clock this morning. The
.tockdale laid at Marietta, Ohio, from
midnight until morning. The inhabi-
tants OF that city are supplied with pro-
visions, but there is much need for cloth
ing and bedding. They are still in
churches. school houses and barns on
high ground. The water has receded
feet and stood at 6 a. IN. 81 feet
inches. The banks are coming out of
water on both sides of the river and
full destruction is exposed. 1t par
description. The losses at Par
kersburg are $1,000, 900, with more re-
turns to come in. The Katie Stockdale
will proceed from here direct to Ironton.
325 miles west Of Pittsburg.
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