The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-14
Thursday February IA. 1884.
DELEGE AND DEATH.
TIE gataclyam in the Ohio Valley
Getting Beyond Description
Nearly Seventy Feet Of Water at
Cincinnati and Still Rising.
The Angry Waters and wild Winds
Threaten bire Destruction OF
Property Loss of Life---
Destruction in Texas.

CHICAGO, Feb. 14-EarIy morning dis
patches say that the horror of the situation
at daylight has never been equaled in the
history of American foundations, with re-
newed terror inspired by this mornings re-
port Of the weather bureau that the foods
VIII continue to increase. The water at Gin
cinnai was rising steadily all night, the wind
blowing a hurricane, and score of houses
swept from their foundations. The militia
is compelling the people to leave their houses
to avoid sudden danger.
Newport, KY, is raging sea; hundreds of
families are water-bound. A water famine
is imminent at Cincinnati. At Lawrence
burg the water is rising fast and a steady
current likely to wash away two hundred
houses before night. At Newton, Ind, every
block is under water and at daylight the
people were flying to the hills, leaving every
thing. At Shawneetown the citizens have
abandoned work on the levees ami are pre-
pairing for the worst Uniontown and
Smithland, KY, are both completely under
water. In Jacksonville, Ind, nine thousand
people are living in the second stories
at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 14.-It rained all night
and in the forenoon. The weather is warm
ana the river steadily rising, having reached
siXty-nine feet eight and ee-fourths
inches Five men in boat, returning home
to Paramount, were capSized, and George
Pollus and Jacob Bruce, both dairymen,
were drowned Three young men
When near the suspension bridge
the frail craft suddenly lurched and threw
them al out. Twowere drawn under and
drowned, the othes foated off struggling for
life, and probably met a similar fate. This
accident occurred in full view of hun
dre1s on the bridge. Their names are
not known, and their bodies not recovered.
Three boats approaching Evansville, Ind,
from the Kentucky shore, one containing
seven persons and the others two or three
each, were lost during the storm, and it is
supposed that all persisted. 1t is impossible
for the witness to tell whether they were
white or black. They were making straight
for the nearest point on the Indiana shore
when they suddenly disappeared
The Cincinnati Northern is the only road
having an outlet from this city.
LATEsT.-At p. N. the river reached sixty
AAAiAC ACCb tGlA anu OLe-ldiL IuGubS, bL6 TISe
VARYING during the forenoon from one-quar-
ter TO one-half inch an hour The signal SER
vice flag denoting coming cold weather floats,
the third time since the food began. Hitherto
its presence was welcomed; now it brings
the worst apprehensions Cold weather
now could have no substantial effect on the
water disaster-that has about done its worst
but with Geld weather the suffering of the in-
prisoned people in all the towns and cities
along the Ohio would terrible for lack
of fuel Few realize the difficulty of getting
supplies delivered. There are no landings
for steamers, and the damage done to build
ings by waves caused by passing steamers
has been so great as to cause the occupants of
flooded houses to fire on steamers bringing
them relief. Relief steamers to be of real
service, have to be equipped with LIES saving
crews and boatz Itcan readily be seen how
slow would be the work of carrying any con-
siderable quanty of fuel to such places as
Lawrenceburg Ind, and New Richmond,
that are entirely submerged and surrounded
with water
Nothing has been done on change, except
to receive subscriptions. Dispatches were re-
ceiyed announcing contributions from
various sources. Among the appropriations
are $500 from the town council Of Lebanon,
Ohio: $500 from business firm in Chicago
and similar sums from New York
and Philadelphia firms having repre-
sentatiyes here. Large subscriptions
are also received from citizens; among these
YVES one Of $3.50 from r. R. Springer This
is the largest Individual subscription yet re-
eeived A cali has been issued by Maj.
Lloyd, commander of the department of
Ohio, Grand Army of the Republic, for con-
tributions from various posts throughout the
state.
a heavy current from the Licking river
washed away twenty or more houses in New
port, KY" They are huddled together and
thrown mall sorts of shapes Three streets
are completely blocked by houses removed
from their foundations.
A special from Portsmouth, Ohio says
there is not ACRE Of dry land in the city, and
not hundred houses are not under water
GALLIPoLIs, Ohio, Feb. dit is estimated
that 10000 people along the river within
twenty-five miles will have to be fed by char
ity for twosweeks.
$50 p m.-Riyer sixty nine feet eleven
inches.