National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-18
THE RAvAeEs or rhn FLOOD.
While Iva Some Pieces the Water IL Fall
ing II Il Rising tn Others and Causing
Increased Alarm.

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While in Some Pieces the Water IL Fall
ing II u Rising In Others and Causing
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ClNclNNATl' oiilo, feo lr-Ihe steamer
Gen. Pike, In command of Capt George
Ruhlen, u. s. N, left at daylight to 20 as
| far as New Albany with poverment re1ief
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o,na,i Iii d ,itJn th o,rr Sho,i ahu IN
az wI'' I Jouu vue t sohaao pion, No.
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y TotI s.a nIh ~. ,ou =, ~, no sCSull,or
io,," oIo ona. M az tne PlanVs
inns conId bo ,,oSo fren, +ho r5o,,tL e ~
riSor irho o sit,a,io,, aS th ~. Vi Suo
n 10 t VI Sno Pian'eis Is cIlCI-
nnnicatio v1 y;th pir MI anu com M
,,astnvSa, Wv" iN0 DAU" vas 'u' U" III
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rising and ,ho anna ,erod ono 1sIu thn was SUI.
botb sidas for n,an, UVu ;ias ,rho %,s nhs ou
bnndroSs 81 norln,,a ~ so.aad "' ,rn mouies oi
nsrts ara hapuioss "a nso,,ot l.. I ouoI'
Tho stean,or npiio con,,or 1aet 49, 10 aIsoueu
sscond roiios nSroS;tior i,,o Isl. ""
Jron,,,n, ~ to.Ia ,.',nh Nv ssoVh nIo
aro bninaS ,,nshod ~ tho nsny HOUSES HOUSES
raiioS H. so"u aSu,jS Az o ny S;r lm un,Iss 80
heavy Rain foIi ali SostordoS Tha ran.Os %i os
riuar had fa1Ian IT, c,ot -
midpioht last ni,bt anS S,as roood;na .nsIa,', ~
PowTpnw Quo Eob - ,Thns T1ppitaaa
statos roI;af hat 9, o,.So,o IA, ,,noh III. I'ou
main IN paroro,, L",S ia diptn;h,',S 10
ont;ro in,d 60, Stn,,oas ia t 5in hoi
tato th;s ,onrso iTSn Sond oo,,ta;,a W ,,i wv.
teen tn,srs arohroai',, 40 600 irh.h,.a's
All of tbn tnu,ns ,toro Sooda5 "a tn
Iosaes ,ra oStiraato5 n, o,,or a. 900
00o Manv Inst thoir ali ond
tho,o ,viii h r. so'
sufPering moy, oconr GaliinoI;s bas baon
made tha bssd of reIios snrrlIos TIon
Five roIios stoamboats notroi tbo ho,d Ii,',nr
ont nrovisions A boat inst from boiows ss,ntns
that much ~ Ironton 4hjo cu,iettsbwrCan
Grennnnshprs Ky arc s,jII nSer vator aonn
honsea have boen estabiiabed NJ Jronton IL
will ha diGicnIt for nnony, T,arohants a. to,yn
to resume bnsiness thar stocks ba1,na boon
destroved Last veal tbonsands of yafroSIo
horses cattle md sbcen were takon from
nsrlors and aIninS ronma os tho ros;danoos IN
Tho farminS conntry, boio,y tbo hond hn
steamers with flat bosts it is renortod that
health IL ovco,Iont in oil d;ract;nns
SuAwSrTToww TND EohNUoayv ro;ns
fell afl ninht and dpr;ng the earlv boprs oS
tbo mornino and tbo indicat;ons are 1hot
thoro will 6o st;ll ,ooro ain THO Iatost
nnys ron tbo Wnhash js t%nt ,ha r;,,an ~
inc a oroat food into tba Ohio snSar.
inc amon~ the refnsees in tbe b;Iia T.
;ne rThoir ,ras,;s;o,s - ho Wv o;',n, ~
and S"e hos boon scpros Fsor, tho stort ouS
manu cases oS sictneas ora renortad Rnt Sn bnd
as tbo S;tuotion ;s ~ ,,';ii ;ra,,;,ahi, hanana
worse rho nayss fror' podmnah ;s far Fuons
osenrir, Hmch 81 tha ,o,u, ;s ma or ratar a.o'
and tha ri,,or ;s r;s;no s,aod;i, Tha nos,,
tbirty.siv hours tho ,yator hos r;sen renidI,,
Tha yoo,,io thauo '.o 90, ao,',,ti.,
fors feat mare rise rybich viii make tba
Bood eTeoter tban that Of last vear 'n'
The situation in ITniontown is hourly orou.
inc more serions The entire town ia several
feet nndor yater and tbo river is stili r;s;na |
steSSiIv Tbsre ,yas n rise dnrng Tho ni,bt
tvoon Sb,,ynaatoyyn a S and ITn;ontnSn tSa
country on botb s;das or the river as far as
tbe ave can reach is one vast sbaet of water
trees alone nsrLing tbe diviSing line batwcon,
tho river and the shores and the general
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