The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1884-02-22

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0McNAAT, fsh 11.-11D day hSa ben
onA Of Tie gfsatose exulosment dnce the
0ood began IAoF 6eage of high Watef laNs
year Wa passed q 1 n m, and 8 s1eady and
hard rain during H. greater pazt 6 the day
together with aEsport Of general rains q
every place whore Il would rum into the
Ohio, made Il certain that . still moee dan
gerous flood would be 'apon Tho already un-
fortunate people Of the Ohio valley. The
experience last year made the people bold
In confronting the danger they once met and
overcome, but Yhen now element Of terror
comes In the form Of Q heightened food, q
new series Of calamities begin TO appear.
Gas was lost yesterday, and tho water supply
ceased to accumulate to-day, There u Ave
days. supply In the reservoir with careful use,
but one big fire would make serious tnroad
on that The worst Of all u, nobody
knows when the limit Of the food
will be reached The rising Of water above
and In oil side tributaries renders II certain
that the river must continue to rise for some
time. How long and how rapid the rise are
points Of conjecture and fear, The rate In.
creased this afternoon to IN inch an hour,
and during the hour from to O the rise was
three quarters Of an inch. Il h hardly DOS
sible to give an idea Of the situation, The
mass Of the people cannot SEQ the great body
Of the river. Approach to the banks has been
cut OF on all streets running to the river at
Pearl street or near It Those familiar with
the city NAV gain an idea Of ita extent when
II Il st.te,i thst the vster "a now hut little .,
more than 600 feet from the Burnett house.
From there TO the river bank proper the dis
lance II between three and four squareA All
that can be seen Il streets inundated and
boats gliding In an direction. The snsnen-
don bridge, loo feet above low water vat marx,
makes low arcn aAove the mad MOOD
The Newport and Southern railroad bridges
almost touch water The view from Prices
hill. in the western matt Of the cltv. 0ivea
49, s.s.-..,,! - y. Wy o''s' eN''
ooAfsshhSsisk oufANE
Of the mood covering portion OF the city.
At the foot OF the hill on the west side Of the
city, Mil creek spreads to IN average of q
mile expanse Of water. and reaches north ont
NJ a,oht Ract,vater mn. hovond tho S,,,;,,,,
1 N.z.. NJ
,iove cemstely 0stsnce OF seven miles up
the river. Cincinnati, C0vington and Newport
houses can be seen peering out Of the water,
while down the river almost from hill ia
| bin. the valley "a covered IN to this time
r-s.s n. - r. 1885, t, " w.. ' ,a. ".o
10y 49,. ~ - s1e ~, maneet' unele nus peeh no
great olsaster. Inc cry OF Distress however,
ID beginning TO grow louder. Manufactures
are stopping, and men thrown out of en-
ployment In Newport II In estimated that
S 49, . or S;Ooo people are homeless, and
'a a.,, supplies o were exnarsted az noon;
eomm1tse e,.. sent to pomeroy has just re;
~, the h,, I.sS ~ 1 t people are campe9
gn !s ns a ha 6le e Tans icr FOOD and
aosseu n I Ooas lana az tne court mouse
s ssspG 81; Inc people are naggard and worn out
h va s.eep, .ooa anu sneIser Nesrly every
~ u.ss. nls" ~ p % Inc coal mnea
ss S sy5sSase are nooded a house went
9 .!aoMepgrt tnis morning with woman
elsIng on INC e1Die emu men roWeu out
enu ~ he5 ~ geS on, Iug sne re.
oiass va i,roEen md the chiiircn ,uare .e.,n
floating dead
MORE AND MORE sERIoua
ClNciHNAM, feb II, iZ:3O m.-With the
t1ver f0ot higher tonight than o year ago
and rising at midnight an inch an hour, the
situation becomes more and more serious
DAYTON road has been able to reach itn tlenot
h VIII be unable to Get trina ont IN
ne morning. ms leaves the Cincinnati
!Moatneln tne only road able to take
its transmission from It's depot Il carries
Rsmengers ior tne Cincinnati, Washington 4
lan 1sa WIN !he Clncinnan, Warrington 1
Ss.s'4ole Ioaa, Whicn ROAD u used ny the
HGn n aA1MS 20 LoveIahG Trans ON the
C,svels9o, ConmD9s, Oinclnnaa q lndianap-
oa s aosa aae oDhge4 70 stoR ss chester Park,
~ even NJ m in OUT umo ana Mississlppi boats
can can no longer land ut storrs station, and
GERS 70 md row ,bo ,.onts rf psee 81.
sSass.ts" o. ann LIoni Ine Doa0A Ine GIN
clnnnu Soutnefn ls arranging Tor Terry
s 20 ieacn tae depog at Gest street. The Ken
no water to trouble them Five thousand
distillery cattle, now at the stockyariis. viii
have to be removed in the morning. The
water has reached Chester mark and Eand 81
md Kittso,,ss hnrsas Viii ,P,,ns,,., =. ~ T.
remonssi frn,,, ths st MtLi naxo " ~
nattpe. 30 ..u ,,n .ne s."o'ea CosinH'on nus
THE MAsoSs
of this city have found II necessary IN t.l.
Saeis,',. .S.,an . ...,. ~ .ns W eeAe
peal:
To the Mason. NJ tba JIn,t., at.t... rh.
Mssons Of Cincinnati represent that s' Calamity
s.Hsssa I'LL ~ Ssei Alow1 y nov upon tnS ONO
tn s:+ rn,ars 's,t Y, ..ss; MOI only Masona
and children arc homeiess. cold and hnnoTv
Every source Of charity must Ina called n
TO relieve their distress. II any Masonic body
desires to contribute to this noble purpose, re.
miteances may be sent to the Masonic Flood
committee. masonic temple, Cincinnati
All tne Masonic bodies In the city will meet
to-moiroW 70 perfect arrangements for sys-
temauc fehef. me river at 10 p. m, was
siAsy,eignt ieet tentn ana one-fourth inches
ana rising half inch per hour; raining hard.
APPEAL TO KNIGHTS OF HONOR
ioikpo. zen. l2-fouowing ts an appeal
1ssuea Dy Ine supreme dictator OF the
hni8nts OF donor:
Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor, Toledo
Feb ~, lss4-Distress call to all lodges anC
AMagats o. Honor: Ihousands Of families art
t,ihntarss .tga Inc n1ods m Inc ONO ano
indnce tnstsnt ~, ,nanh ~ srttSa y naMe1 y
our 5000 lodges and i30o0 n,e .Im eac no y,
distress is too dire to await reiief thronph ns
single channel. Aid sent by telegraph OF other.
wise to either Ct the following persons win b
oissnnatsd IN their own, neiehboring or remote
~ sb ~ aGI w Go Lewis WILSON, Cincinnati
Il. Rreckenriiue IonisS,,in ~ yI is A 0Wa1
johnson, Parkersbur0. ". Va. fiomass = Ri nSs
ards. GAINESVILLE, Ohio; John B. Evan. Coyinr.
| ton, KY; Roseman Gardner, SteubenviIle. OHIO:
6ev: THOMAS Boyle, Allegheny, Pa: and w. b
Godfrey, New Albany, Ind Sufferers in othei
| tne anove.
tsfgnedl R. H. CoCHRANR,
| Supreme Dictator.
| THE GOVERNMENT ACTING
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