The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-08

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PirfsBUgG, Feb 7.-Tne rivers are reced-
inl here aud at all points along tho Allie
gheny, but rising slowly at the headwaters.
The Monongaheia ut IL u. m. at the Mo-
nongahela works indicated 81 ieet, fall OF
20 incnes since midnight Inc Allegheny
is declining less rapidly. with 33 ieet III
inches, a drop OF 8 inches from the highest
point reached. IL Ia believed the worst IS
over and that the water will nOw rapidly
decline. Rain Tell all night and the indics.
tions this morning are for continuance OF
light riius through the day, '!ioN,d by
colder and clearing weather. N lnicurdte
figures can ye be given o. TO tie dam se.
nut the most conservative admit hat II VIII
amount into the miilions, 1t'e- cam we"
oi the situation This morning
found between five and siX thoussnd ou!ld'
inrs IN the 80 ci les SUBMERGED, end lhe
residences oi 20 600 people, 1900 OF when
are not ,ble to occupy n u,t'. Fifteen
thgussud men are temporarily thrown ont
o employ ment by the siupiags OF mus
aud The factories in the Il ludrt dis'ritt'
last uight presented vivid pIcure. All
NIGHT long the police pairOil,d ihe disirIcls
in ooais, aud all skins oi Hhic1 lhs occu'
pan Is were nuabe 10 give II Gtod account
oi themselves we're taken in. | was itsred
thieves would take advantage OF
tho deserted stores and dwellings, %
p.!laga them. No gas ghs burning "n the
streets and intense dlkutss pf,NSueU,
which was relieved by an CCctsiunni eiec-
tric light. There were pleu,v OF deserted
residpnrer, where people hai iiel, huI ihefe
were iust ~ May who stayed ''" . ept
while Others VINO declined TO se-R safety ny
removing, had not tho clurugt Ia sleep
while the danger wss.imminent. The cur
tains were drawn back and out oi the Nin-
dows hung The occupants, who nervousy
Inquired OF the pollcs patrol ns II pas-.d III
boats what the age OF the Naler was shu
II the rivers were still rising. The g'uttit-
ing news that the wa'er was sttupnsrV NJ
midnight was received ON Il sides With eK-
prpssiuns OF joy and thankfulness.
Measures for the re!eil OF suffering oy me
flo I'd were taken up TO da. The Alle-
gheny uncil met this morning and np-
pointed com mis- .ioner to receive ,ub,crip-
tions and to lake such other action AS ma
be found necessary for the reiief OF the
needy. Donations are alr.sdy pouring IN
from citizens, and It is thouRht NJ d fhcuiiy
will be experienced IN RAISING any amount
needed. The publ halls oi both cites are
tiled with women and children rendered
homeless. aud everything possible is being
done in the way OF purchasing thtm 1000
aud raiment to alleviae their sui
ferings. In the city han
numb OF women and chcr-n are ereportPd
very i'll. Only one casualty wHs reported
TODAY. JOnu JnCDDSs oi COhflFphiEs WIS
ciiching driitwood, when NJ tel in'o The
water ard drowned. Travel 1v,r nearl all
railroads is still suspended, and hundreds
# strangers are unwiliugly eHiorcea TO
remain IN the city. Heavy land-siides afe
reported on all roads.
A Beaver, Penusy lvsris, cispatch ssys;
The most seriou- disaster has b en the toisl
des ruction of tvo bridges aud the serious
damage OF another, last night Tue pres
su,e of wai,r on Fall river br dge caused II
TO give wav, and the sipersruciure was
carried bya strong cufrent against the
CIey.lsnd 4 PittsDurg bridge with irresist
ib. force, carrying IL away bodily. together
rib nearly 4lU feet OF approaches. The
two bridges swept down thc Ono until l.
came IN con'sct with the Pitisburs Il Lahe
Fr,e bridge, an iron structure jus. belor
beaver. The approaches Of no h sides we're
,orn nvay. aud the bridge is Ia great danger
OF gong down.
ALL TsaRs ovER.
COLUMNS, Feb. The sciota river st
ihs pcint tell over two let since morni' Z
NJ i..rs ~ further damage from hoods are
entertsined.
AT cLtvsLAEp.
CLrvRLArD, Feb. The rams have
90, sed spd the vsters are falling In north
rrp Oaio. At Youngsto va the low lands
we're submerged eight inches deeper a. 7