The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-17
THE FLOODS
Tho Waters are Now. R'cediDg-fear.
full Tales Told
OF Wreck and Want-Charlty Calletll
TO the Country.
General High Water Notes and Incidents
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CINCINNATI, Fec. 16.-0a. m.-The river
10 % feet 8 inces, fall Of "a inches since
cS p rns wssssr so SSSdy 1pd %ods,
from the highest point OF the Hood.
SIZING UP THE CALAMITY.
PARKERsBUKo, w. Va, Feb. l6.-The
Emitted States relief steamer Katie Stock
dale arrived here this morning loaded to
the guards with 300 tons Of relief supplies
and 100 tons OF coal supplies aboard,
co,ting $4,000 OF the $4,000
appropriated. and the government has tels.
graphed the flooded towns on the boats
rouie the privilege to draw on the remain
ing $25, 900 In sums Of $500 10 $4,000 &C
corairg to necessities. The submerged
country is slowly shaking Off the waters,
and the devastation p8r'lyz description.
The rooiles houses and piles OF brick and
timber tell tho tale In sll directions, Pro
visions are said to be pl-ntifully supplied,
but the people nrc suffering from cold
weather. Marietts, Ohio In hurricane
wreck, tho houses living Quilted and de-
molished on a the STREETS. There are no
inhabitants except in the second stories
! and not many of them, Pariiersburg WILL
be able TO assist its own sufferers. hut
the destitute In the smaller settlements
is intense. Bel Pre- is wreck and les prin-
cipal street has entirely disappeared with
only few piles of brick 10 mark its loca-
ton. A tow boat with u tow swung abreast
houses from being swept away last Satur-
day; otherwise the town and ~ its inhabi-
tsnis would have been eDgulei The wires
are down 10 all directions. SiocSdale leaves
ten tons of freight here 20 be distributed by
the rcliet committee At this point Tor the
suffering below. Business Is entirely gus
pended. The loss at Parkersourg Is 81
100000.
The people ut Parkersburg are in good
financial condition, and though tho losses
.fs Mill t.l.n - lie 50
suffering. The Tracswell corner has fallen
in. The homeless are in the churches aud
schools. The town OF Bel Pre-, opposite,
Parkersburg is mass OF desolstion. lis
principal street, with Stone 81 Hadley y
flour m III and numerous brick buidings,
has totally Disappeared The losses a.
! Petersburg are FUZZY estimated, 90 date. ~
81 600 600, with more returns u come. The
Parkersburp MIL Co. Loose $50 600 OF this
amount. The Siockdsls vii proceed from
n here direct to ironton, 1926 mil-e west OF
4 Pittaburg, and turning there coming up
stream and deliver 10 the sufferers on
the route. Tn government has notified
towns needing financial aid to RAJ noon
Colonel Il. Rose IN sums OF irom 5000 DO
90 COO. according 20 necessities. The river
p as failen twenty feet from the bigh water
mark. but I IL now stationary. VITA the
present cold weather no more HOOD In x
pected. r yer men state thst It viii be
about ten days bei0re the river recaipa
ltg normal Cnntl.lol. "A lahllf1 IAltFN lice
entered their residence on L st street,
Marietta, and Wednesday night the build
ing fell. They were oil rescued but injured
A lady named Fulton was confined IN q
bont a; Parkersburg, while being conveyed
from second story window be-
Many people are living in tents
on the Island. The deserted district g be-
ing nut slowly ventured into. The Stock
dale leaves with provisions here 10 be dis
tributed by the Parkorsbu-g relief com nit
tee further down. No more wires Will be
reached this side of Point Pleasant. The
Western Union Telegraph company have
only ono wire now IN operation
here. The river is sta ionary at 81 feet.
CHIckGo'R QUOTA.
CHICAGO, Feb 16.-Ihe total subscription
to The Hood sufferers realized in his city no
10 the present time are fully $50 600, of
which the board Of trade raised 81 000 the
hardware men, $1,000; the jewellers, 81 400;
miscellaneous sub criptions, including con
certs yesterday, $500
NOVEL RELIEF METHOD.
CINCINNATI Fsb. 10 The town of Cali
fornia, eight miles above here. has taken
action with reference to the distribution OF
relief that must commend itself to all
Village had not recovered from last years
CROPS. The same thing has
happened now. Ats meeting OF citizens
held to-day . committee was appointed to
mako full assessment OF dam sges on each
person from the Miami river to Four Mile
creek, not only counting losses, nut consid-
eriug the abil ty of each to bear his loss
and then distribute the permanent relief,
Whatever the whole amount may be, In
proportion to the assessed amount OF dam
ages. The committee makes state.
that st' over ioo houses have bsea
flooded already, eight houses have been
entirely. demolished and score OF Others re
homeless till their houses can be repaired
or rebuilt. Those whose houses have been
carried away are least able TO re-
place them. and II IL for them espe.
cislly that 70 lei Is asked. The commit o
be paid out until thorough examination OF
losses and circumstances Of the losers are
made. aud reported to Henry j. Disque.
chairman Of the relief committee, Ci izens
Of the town and people OF the immediate
neiehborhcod have met the current wants
Of the needy.
So far two men. Thomas Lynch and
Michael Stephens, have been drowned, at
the foot OF s. camore street to-day oy being
thrown from skiH under the wheel OF the
steamer X. X. Springer.
ToLrD0's TRIPLE.
TOLEDO. Feb. l6.-Plrsu,n't t. call o meet.
ing Of citizens was held at he CITY hs
| this evening t. organize work 'or the re-
lief OF sufferers by the nJ0d. a committee
.Was appointed to solicit contributions. re-
,eive and for Yard supplies, the shipmen
NJ which will be commenced Immediately.
AT EVANSVILLE
NEvAusvrLLH Fee, l8.-rne river Is rising
Xwly, ana 10 now Al feet. inches, On the
3suRo. THIS lscks four and hall inches 81
lest years rise. Captain MscGo~sn hss
Esrrived and chartered the steamer Carrie
xCaldWeli. lo.ded with Is 200 lions tor
distrii ion bstween here 81 o. 70 10 the
needy. ehs sill Iesvs IN tie mo niog.
THs BgB IlHBs pHrxkPsIss.
CLgvsLAkD, Fep. 10 -ru- Bee Line
managed On. Ut has sttab ished . reeulr ne
Of boeis from LudioW station e. o ncin MT.
eight m les, and through passengers are
Transferred both ways wilnout d,lsy IN the
schedule.
PApxRRssURe, W. Va, Feb. 16.-The
limited States relisf boat, Katie Soc ,d,le.
IN charge Of Col mel Thomas Rose y, The
For, teerth iafantry. conveying provisions
lo the dood suff-rers. arrivet here u
O'Clock thi. evening. The 6.ockd,ie lay ut
Hsristts, OTTO. from midnight moro, y.
8 The iphan ants OF that cry are suo LED
With provision-. hut are IN bad ptce-si'v Tor
elotbipe and hedning. They are II II ~
sobools O. urct es aud barns on h eh sronnd.
Tine w,tr bss Preceded twenty feet snd
stood n 6 q. m. 50 lee inches. The banks
are comiDg out q hr water on o.'n sides oi
The river and ss me fuil DESTINATION Is tx
poeed it psrsl, yes dsscr'It'n.
IN 500 IT, TaE FRONT.
9AN Faancisco. F-b ID The grenn
lodge of N ICONS reports $il JvO sent 10 aiu
y Che Ohio srd snf ere.