The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-02-19

passed down; in one of the bureaus Wa
a Bible with the name OF Robert an,
Hannah McCage on the fy-leaf. Til
lower part of Glasgow has all the smal
frames fl 'ated from lbe foundations, an,
their occupants barely hid time to saw
their household goods.
Cincinnati News Journal, 18th inst
For the twenty-four hours ending q
midnight last night the river rose a. hi
point twenty-five inches A little afe
noon the high wafer mark of last Feb
ruarY, sixty-six feet four inches-th
highest on record-was reached, md b.
midnight it had been exceeded by on
loot, the gsuge showing sixty seven fee
four inches. At that time the rate o
the rise had increased to one inch and
half per hour, and al o'clock thi
morning had reached sixty-seven fee
Il inches. A slight fall is reported q
GAliipolis, but there is another rise q
Pl.tsburg, and rain continued through
out the Ohio Valley.
1t is idle to attempt prediction as t
what limit the food will reach, or whei
a decline may be hoped for. The ter
rible story of human suffering and lht
destruction of property is but PARTIAL,
told in our local and telegrapaic reports
The country has at last grasped some.
thing OF the extent of the calamity tha
has betailen the riparian dwellers in the
great Valley Of the Ohio, and its hear
and hand are responding generously to
the calls for help. Congress yesterday
appropriated 100000 to aid the food
sufferers, and states, municipalities, and
individuals will quickly add to the sum
Reports from number of up river
towns are of the most distressing char
acter. At Pomeroy 5000 people are
eamped upon the hills; Marietta and
Aberdeen, Ohio, Point Pleasant, W.
Va; Catle!tsburg, Chester, and Angus
ia. Ky, and many other towns above,
and, below Cincinnati, have
been overwhelmed by the unprecedented
heaping up of waters, and only the most
active relief measures can put an early
end to the untold suffering.
Clarington.
The Independent sums up the losses
in Clarington by the food as follows:
G. L. T7ler d Co.'s loss will probably
be from 80 600 to $4,000; B. n. Nal.
lory, $4,000; Jacob Roemer, $4,000 !:
Hahermehl, Urpman d Co, 81 SEQ to
$4,000; Cats & Thomas, 81 900 to ST.
500; Planning Mill & Furniture Co., $500
to 81 600; o Atkinson Dc Co., $4,000 i:
Chas. Lobenstein. $500; A. A. Bald.
win, $500 to $1,000; G. W. Greenlee,
S400; J. W. McKimmie, $4,000; Ssm'l
Tschappat, $4,000; W. W. Messerly,
$500 to S400 Messrs. Topp & Son,
and John Messerly, merchant tailors,
lost heavily, Their shops were aoated
from their foundations and Mr.. Messer-
ly's was carried by thAflood more than
100 yards and lodgedon the lot hack of
bis residence. Mrs. E II Hopper says
their loss will reach $1,000. Cochran
& Booth also lose considerable. The
pianos of Mrs. Cochran. Henry Haher-
mehl, 6 L. Tyler, Chas. Cramer, Capt.
5. Thompson and John Habermehl we're
ruined in the water and are alwost to-
tai loss.
Many lost heavily on buildings which
we're either carried away, wrenched from
heir foundations, or badly wrecked
W. I. Hurd, Esq, had two houses
swept entirely away. Chas. Lobenstein
had one carried away and several badly
damaged. o. Atkinson also had sever
II houses badly wrecked, besides many
sho had their residences, their only
home, either partially or totally wreck
I'd. The ice in the ice honse of A. f
Michel is total loss, and the house was
carried from its foundation and badly
lamsged. Richard Morland, Jacob Pc
en-, Josh Brown, Chris Blszsr and Thos
Steenrod, who occupied the houses that
we're carried entirely away, lost more or
ess of their household goods. Mr.. Po
en- lost everything and Mrs. Morland
saved only few articles.
STEUBENvILLE, o., Feb. o. The email
osses in this city, compared to onr slater
titles, speaks well of Steubenvi!e as
manufacturing point. The Panhandle
,ar shops in this city present deserted
appearance all hands being at work on
he washout at Mingo, where they are
night and day to open traffic
West. The loss to the glass-pot works
of this city is $500 At McCoy's Sta
ion on the Cleveland & Pittsburg, Miner.
Porter q Co.'s brick works suffer loss
of $1,000. while the Calumet works SUI
'er 81 600 loss, Captain O'Neal, of the
D Neal, who took chartered load Of
to Wheeling, says that IN
some places the river is six miles wide.
Shutter & Co.'S foundry at New Cumber.
and is complete loss, $1,000. King,
he gardener. near this city, will lose
about $4,000. Relief Committees re-
port everything necessary being done
'or the needy, numbering nearly one
lundred. At Warrerton, this county,
% houses were entirely swept away.
Council is severely criticised for ap-
only $4,000 for & ,od suffer
,rs. Their excuse vas that il could not
1e done legally. The Mingn Iron Fur
1ace expects to start up to morrow.
Captain Carleton Cable, who pilots the
owhoat George Roberts. landed at Bril-.
liant, below this city, and telegraphed
he safety of the tow to the owners in
Pittsburgh. AT Welishurg the river ex
lends from hill to hill, When the food
struck Brilliant. it swept through the
streets taking number OF houses from
heir foundations. AT Welsburg the
whole town was q ,oded up to the seeon,l
stories Of the highest built houses. and
he natural gas was extinguished. The
people are in dealorable condition.
PARKERsBURe ". VA, Feb. Il-Ar-
rived here nv skiff from Marietta this
afternoon. Fully two-thirds Of that city
jf 5000 peope are submerged in from
i've to fourteen feet OF water. On We'd
1esday evening the business portion was
abandoned to the merc:less food The
Ohio and Muskingum continued to grad
lallv rise IN il on Friday evening, when
;he lower stories of all dwellings in the
n