Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-02-07
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EXCITING NEWS FROM EGYPT.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF GEN. GORDON
THE DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS.
NEWS FROM THE INUNDATED CITIES.
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
SAD LOSS OF LIFE AT A FIRE
EXCITING NEWS FROM EGYPT.
REPORTED CAPTURE OF GEN. GORDON
THE OBSTRUCTIVE FLOODS.
NEWS FROM THE INUNDATED CITIES.
SERIOUS RAILROAD ACCIDENTS
SAD LOSS OF LIFE AT A FIRE
The Raging Waters.


THE SITUATION MISUNDERSTANDING AT INDIANA
TowN-sUsPESsIoN OF RAILROAD TRAFFIC.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 2, a. m.-The river rose but
one inch between II and l2 O'clock and only a
quarter OF an inch from l2 tol Rain began 10 fan
about O'Clock and is stlll falling. The merchants
IN tne lower part OF the city have already organized
ponce force, and provided boats and lights to be
used IN protecting property against theft. Tele-
grams have been sent to Sandusky, Toledo and
Cleveland asking for boats TO be used for the relief
OF families In the submerged districts All the rail-
roads have stopped receiving freight except the
Chesapeake and Ohio. Kentucky Central. New York.
pennsylvania and Ohio, and Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton. All trains on the Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, ST Louis and Chicago roads, and also the
Cincinnati and Eastern and Cincinnati Georgetown
ana portsmouth roads have been abandoned Re
ports from Laurenceburg, Ind state that the levee
Is stu intact but the water covers the town from
the river front All business has been given up.
and thousands OF people have left the town The
remainder are occupying houses on high ground, or
1ne Ihlrd stories OF the buildings ia the water.
Inere are provisions for several DAYS and the
people are provided with boats.
BAD OUTLOOK AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, February z, a. m.-The Ohio
rlver here Is 81 feet inch in depth, and 1t is still
raining.
THE RIVER STILL RISING AT CINCINNATI
CNC1NNATI, o., Feb. z, Q q. rn.-The river is 81
rect 6b inches, and is still rising. There is no
little cooler. There is slight rain at Intervals.
Ieegraph!c communication with up-river points Is
almost entirely cut of. and there has been com
muncation with Portsmouth. Ironton, Huntington,
Marietta or Parkersburg this morning. Gallipolis
reports rise OF feet last night and IL continues
the rate or inches per hour. The leyee on the
Miami river at LaurencebUrg broke at O'Clock this
morning. but as the town was already submerged
with water from the Ohio not much more damage
could be done.
ICE MOVING IN THE DELAWARE RIVER.
PORT JERvIs y. Y, Feb. 1.-THE Ice In the Della
ware river is moving. That from the east branch
has moved out. reaching Hancock al 80 last night
Al Deposit the west branch broke at IL O'Clock. and
was moving down at the rate OF five miles per hour
The Ice broke at Stockport at 430 this morning: at
Dofdviile al 80: at Basket at 635 at Hawkins at
3. ana at CallicOon few minutes later. The an
nual break mp in the Delaware Occasioned general
alarm TO those living along the river.
BRIDGE SWEPT AWAY NEAR PITTsBCRG.
PITTsBURG. PA, Feb. z, q. m..-The Allegheny
river has fallen half an inch since 12 O'clock Ii f.
again raining Very hard. The bridge at Hero
island, two miles above the city, has been carried
away. Loss, S27 0l1.