Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-02-14
EASTERN NEWS.
Unexpected Swelling ofthe
Disastrous Floods.
A NARRATIVE OF SUFFERING
AND DISTRESS.
Houses Slapped at the Founda-
ton TOpple Over.
RELIEF BOATS FIRED ON AND
WARNED OFF.
Thousands Praying for the Return o.
Sunshine again.
A CONSULTATION IN REGARD TO THE
MORMON QUESTION.
RELIEF BOATS FIRED ON AN
WARNED OFF.
Thousands Praying for the Return
Sunshine Again.
A CONSULTATION IN REGARD TO II
MORMON QUESTION.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL.

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CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. 13.-The
Government boat Bee, and the towooaf
John D. Lewis returned here from dis
| tributing provisions to the flood sufferers
along the Kanawahs river yesterday and
last night. No such suffering has ever
been caused by high water on the Kama
| waha river. At Buffalo half the town is
submerged, but the people as q general
thing are well supplied with food. At
Leon Place 200 houses are under water,
and there are many people suffering for
food and clothing. At Point Pleasantown
there are 5000 people, and there is not q
foot of ground which is not at least six
| feet under water. S~torehouses, goods,
dwellings, in fact all kinds of houses, are
hid from the second story by water.
Fully 100 houses have been upset and car
ried away. The people are living on the
decks of barges, in the Courthouse, and in
fact wherever they can get shelter. Many
have gone to the hills for safety. This
city has sent at least 81, 900 worth of cooked
1 l1Of4e4OA5 W bAC 4 eA0N 49, 's
and tomorrow the Government boat Bee
will leave with a second Dad of provisions
for the river towns. The steamer Winona
left here to-day with q load of provisions
for the various towns along the kanawaha
river. The whole lower part of the Kama
waha river valley is overlooked. The
river at many places is from three to five
miles wide. The city sent provisions to
Guyandotts, on the c.. d o. Railroad, for
the food sufferers. The people will have
TO be fed for fully eight days yet. The
people are truly in a deplorable condition.
Many OF the farmers have lost all their
corn, wheat, hay, oats, and also some
stock along the Kanawaha river, and
help is needed forthwith.
RIPLEY, o., Feb. 13.-The river is 5 feet
4 inches higher than ever known, and is
rising q quarter of an inch an hour. The
supply of provisions is about exhausted,
and there is much suffering from van of
food. The local committee is doing every
thing in its power to relieve the distressed.
Twenty-six houses were wrecked last night
and eight we're swept down the river. The
loss here will be double that Of last year.
A brave girl. who is a telegraph operator,
was perched on the door of q house as the
last resort, and remained at her post till
the wires refused TO work. More than two
thirds of the town is under water. Edna,
Lebanon, Chillicothe and other towns TO-
day held public meetings to organize for
gathering contributions for the food suf-
ferers.
PonERoY, O., Feb. 13.-The Hooking
Valley & Toledo road hoated off Friday
afternoon, and was followed on Saturday
and Sunday by numerous stores, build
ings, residences, barns, etc. Many labor
ing people have been out of employment
for some time, and being driven from
their houses by the flood, are more or less
destitute. In many cases they had re-
moved their household effects and provis-
ions to the second stories, and had them
destroyed or damaged by water. Yester-
day morning the water stood Is inches OF
the second floor of the Grand Delcher, the
, principal hotel. The coal mines at Min
e~rsville, Syracuse, Hartford City and the
neighboring villages are full, and will re-
quire months Of time and large expense to
free them from water.
DAYTON, O., Feb. 13.-At q public meet
ing tonight q resolution was adopted
p~etitioning the Legislature to appropriate
$500, 900 for the relief of the flood suffer
ers in Ohio. A special meeting of the City
Council was called. at which the action oil
the citizens meeting was adopted.
LAwRENcEBURG, Ind, Feb. 13.-The
condition is growing worse. More houses
are floating away and there is only ont
days rations of bread. Plenty Of beef has
! been sent here, but the only mode of access
is in boats from Blaisdells. The people q,
last will be compelled to make an appeal to
! the general public for help. They say thai
thousands have been driven from theiI
homes, and fully 1000 must be fed daily
while q hundred houses have been swept
away.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1873 A. M.-The
river is 50 feet TN inches, and is rising an
inch an hour. The weather Ia cloudy,
cool and damp. There is NO wind this
morning.
G~ALLIopoLIs, o., Feb. 13,-The river hai
} fallen 8 inches in IL hours and still falling
slowly.
NASHVILLE, Feb. 13.-The river is rising
a quarter of an inch an hour. It rose AZ
J inches last night.
AURORA. Ind, Feb. 13.-Reports show
but little damage lone by the storm last
night. Four small honses and barns were
washed away.
CINCINNATI, Feb. f3.-The suspense over
the failure to hear definite new from
tempered by the belief that If o seri-
Gus disaster, involving the loss of life,
had occurred, some means would have been
, found to get word from Lawrenceburg to
Aurora, Indiana.
, AURORA, Ind, Feb 1910 A. Mo
news from Lawrenceburg. Many houses
were seen floating down this morning,
and the anxiety is great. The water is
now rising an inch an hour. More dwell.
lings are topping over.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 49, P. M.-The river
has reached SO feet 10k inches, the rise
/, varying during the forenoon from a quar-
ter TO . half inch an hour. A misty rain
is falling. with the wind from the north
west. The Signal Service flag, denoting
: coming cold weather, floats to-day for the
! third time since the food began. Hith-
! erto its presence was welcomed; now it
brings the worst apprehensions. Gold