Daily Republican., 1884-02-18
THE WESTERN FLOODS
THE WATERE RECEBJNG ATCIN
CINNACI AND RISING IN
THE MISsISsIPPl.

| CINCINNATI, Feb. H. The river i
rereding at the rate of abJnt one and
ono-halt inche, an hour, and at II
O'Clock .o-night stood at sixty-iive feet.
II rained hard this afternoon.
PoMEROY, o Feb. 1.-The u s. re-
lief boat StockdaIe viii probably re.
main in Pomeroy Bend and distribute
her entire load. Circumstances have
had to dictate this course. The bend
contains nineteen towns, embracing Az, :
600 inhabitants. All the towns are
flooded, and the losses are estimated at
1000, 900. Many lost the all, and, AZ
there will be no work for some time,
much suffering may occur.
| Gallipclis has been made the head
quarters of relief supplies. Five relief
steamboats, patrol the bend, giving out
provisions.
A boat inst from below states that
much of Ironton, Ohio, Catlettsburs
and Greenupsburg, KY, are still under
water. Soup houses have been estab
lished at Ironton. II will be difficult
for many merchants in town to resume
business, their stock having been de.
stroyed.
ses, cattle and sheep were taken from
parlors of the residences In the farm
ing country below the bend by steamers
with fiat boats. 1t is reported
that health is excellent in all direc-
tiODs.
SHAwNEETowN, Ind. Feb. H.
Heavy rain fell, and during the early
hours Of the morning, and the indica-
tions are that there will be still more
rain. The latest news from the Wabash
is that the river is still rising that
the Tennessee is pouring q great flood
into the Ohio, and that there is great
suffering among the refugees on the
hills. Their provisions are giving out,
and fuel has teeL scarcn from the start,
and many additiona, cases are report.
will become worse.
News from Paducah, Ky, is far from
reassuIing. Most of the town is under
water, and the river is rising steadily.
In the past thirty-six hours the water
has risen rapidly. The people are
counting on three or four feet more,
which will make the food greater than
last year.
The situation in UDiOntown is grow
ing more serious. The entire town is
several feet under water, and the river
is still rising steadily. There was
rise during the night of five inches,
and the river is still rising Between
Shawneetown and Uniontown the
country on both sides of the river as
far as the eye can reach is one vast
oh rf oil n i'm I 1Il
dividing line between the river and the
shores. Several houses have been
washed away.
LATER.-The situation at Paducah is
worse than has been generally supposed.
Last night One.third of that place was
under water, aud it is estimated that a
rise of two feet more would cover the
entire town
PINE BLUFF, Ark, Feb. 1.-THE
steamer Il. l.. Cobb, reports that nearly
all the plantations be.ow are more or
less submerged. Only four landings
could be made from the mouth of the
river. The situation Of the planters is
critical. All the streams are swollen,
and communication with Pine Bluff
was cut off yesterday.
At Fulton last night the Red river
was still rising, and the food covered
the banks on both sides for many miles.
The homes Of hundreds of persons are
flooded. The occupants are helpless,
and cannot be rescued. The steamer
Belle Cooper left last night on a second
relief expedition. Live stock are drown
ming in large numbers.
Many houses are being washed into
the river, and unless relief is soon offer.
ed, the loss of life will be heavy. Rain
fell all yesterday. The Arkansas river
at Fort Smith had fallen feet at mid
night last night, and was recedjng rap
idly.