Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1884-02-07

bounded by Duquesne, Wagon on the
north, and Water street On the south, anc
from the junction of the two rivers tt
Sixth street, including Pennsylvania av
enue, Liberty, First to Sixth, Ferry and
Short streets are almost entirely sub
merged, and every street souLh of Penn
sylvania avenue to Sharpsburg, five miles
is under from one to ten feet of water
The water at Library hall, on Pennsylvania
avenue, where Lawrence Barrett was play.
ing, compelled him to suspend the per
formance until it recedes.
The museum on Sixth street is still
open, although surrounded by water, and
the manager offers free transportation to
and from the museum in boats. Tonight
the city is in semi-darkness, as the water
ls up to the works, and while the gas is
still burning, it is very dim. On the south
side every street south of Carson, from
| Charters creek to Thirtieth, is covered,
while all property within three squares of
the river. in Allegheny, is submerged. At
this time it is impossible to estimate the
loss, but it is safe to say it will not fall
short of one million. and may greatly ex-
ceed that amount. TIE loss in some in
|
hundred will cover others. Fully five
| thousand families are rendered homeless
| by the flood. Arrangements have been
| made to shelter them in public halls to-
night, and tomorrow morning, in accord
| ance with the proclamation of Mayor
| Lyon, public meetings will be held in the
Turner hall for the purpose Of making
some provisions for them until the flood
subsidies.
The Allegheny councils also meet to-
morrow to DISCUSS the situation and devise
means for the relief of the unfortunates.
Travel is suspended this evening on every
railroad running out of the city, with the
exception of the Pennsylvania Central,
and many people who left their homes in
the suburts this morning were compelled
to remain in the city over night. The
newspapers are suffering great inconveni-
ence feom the flooding of cellars, and the
Post, Commercial Gazette and Times will
be unable to print their editions this morn
ing on their own presses. The Times and
Commercial Gazette will use the Leader
press, and the Post has arranged to run it's
edition on a job press. The Sixteenth
street bridge, which it WAS feared would be
swept away, is still intact.
RAGING RIVER.
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Feb. 6.-The Mahon-
ing river is on the rampage, having reach
ed the highest point since 1882. At War
rem, the west part of the city is overaowed
and scores of families are driven from
their homes. The manufacturing estab-
lishments on the flats are all closed, in
Guiding the West Lake rolling mill. In
this city the Fifth ward is inundated, on
Mill street and Mahoning avenue, the water
being feet deep. The New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio is open to Cleveland, but
its connection esst,t Pittsturg and Lake
Erie, has abandoned all trains. The Pitts
burg & Ashtabula has had no traine to-day
between here and Pittsburg nor between
here and Ashtabula. The Pains.
vile & Youngstown Railroad is COM
pletely paralyzed and no trains
can possibly run for several days.
The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern is
open to Andover and Ashtabula. The
Pittsburg, Cleveland & Toledo is the only
road open east and west from this city,
and it is feared the bridge at Newton
Falls will go out tonight. An iron bridge
on the roadway went down to- day at that
point. So far there has been no loss of
life but many miraculous escapes of the
people on the flats in refusing to leave
their homes until actually driven out.
Since noon the river has raised from four
to eight inches an hour. Raining but
little tonight, but if it continues the
damage will be great in the manufactur-
andoah valley, Sharon and Newcastle, Pa,
hoe
idly and railroad travel Is suspended.
LATEST FROM CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 6, 9 p. m.-Sixty feet,
eight and half inches is the record at
this hour and the rain mas almost stopped.
This is rise of 6 feet 615 inches in the
past twenty-four hours. The water has
stopped street car travel between Cincin-
natl and Covington and Newport, and
skifs will be carrying passengers to the
suspension bridge before morning. The
lower part of the city is already submerg-
ed, and hundreds. perhaps thousands OF
houses are invaded on the first floors by
ohe water. It has been remarked that
business men show much less anxiety now
than last year, although the promise to-
day is, that the focd will be greater than
last year. They have submitted to the
inevitable with good grace, and will suf
fer comparatively small loss, aside from
the cost of removing the goods and the
suspension of business. There is even
strong talk of raising the low grounds of
the city above the flood height, as one
means Of averting future trouble of this
kind.
Relief work has been started promptly,
with determination that Cincinnati shall
take care of her own poor. A committee
of fifteen, appointed by the chamber of
commerce, held meeting this afternoon,
and put the machinery in Immediate mo-
tion for taking care Of all cases of distress.
Two experienced and efficient men, j. l..
Keck and G. w. Rowland, were sent cut at
once to organize food supply, and they
will allow no worthy person to go hungry.
This work is nearly two days in advance of
last years record in this direction. The
purpose is to prevent the necessity for re-
lief, es far as possible. The gas works
closed when the water reached sixty feet.
Gas in the man and meters is sufficient
for tonight, but tomorrow night
recourse will be bad TO lamps, candles and
electric lights. This fact has given rise TO
many queries whether the opera festival
and the MspIeson opera. announced to
begin on next Monday, viii be performed.
The Music hall managers cay the opera
festival will not be postponed. They have