Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-10
A FREsHET AT HARRISBURG.

HARRISBURG, Feb. 9.-The ice in Cen
Od0quinet creek, on the opposite side of
the Susquehanna river, broke to-day and
caused a tremendous flood. Four bridges
over the creek, between Carlisle and the
river, valued at over $50, 900, were crushed
and carried away, and considerable dam
age was done otherwise. Three dams
were washed out, and the mills connected
with them were so badly injured as to
prevent their running until repaired. The
freshet is the worst ever known in the
Cumberland Valley. Portions of the
wrecked bridges are now jammed against
the piers of the Northern Central Rail
road bridge at the mouth of the creek.
LYNCHBURG THREATENED.
LYNCHBURG, Feb. 9.-Recent rains
have swollen the James river nine feet
above the low water mark at this point,
and the river is still rising rapidly.
Great fears are entertained ola disastrous
flood. The water guards at the first lock
above the city are gradually giving way
under the pressure of the water, and should
they break loose every vestige of property
IN that section of the city will be swept
away.
THE WORST OVER AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, Feb. 8, 8 P. Mas the
waters are steadily receding, affairs are
resuming their usual condition, and in a
few days all traces of the flood will be OBJ
liberated. The effective arrangements
made for relief prevents much of the suf-
fering which would otherwise have been
experienced. Many manufacturing estab-
lshments resumed operations this morn
ing, and others will do so Monday. With
the exception of the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie and the Pittsburg, McKeesport and
1oughiogheny, all the railroads are run
ming as usual. The first named road eX-
poets to resume Monday.
FOUR FEET AHEAD OF THE FLOOD.
CAIRO. ILL, Feb. 8, 8 P. M.-The river
is 43 feet 10 inches high and is rising three
quarters of an inch per hour. The wealth
er is cloudy and colder. The probability
is that the flood will hardly reach 80 feet
here, and the people are prepared for even
53 or 54 feet.
HOPE DASHED TO EARTH.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 8, A. M.-The river
came to stand yesterday about noon,
but has since been rising p inch per hour.
At 10 last night it registered 40 feet 9
inches. The worst situation is at Jeffer-
sOnville. 1t is feared that the railroad
fill will give away and inundate the town.
A Frankfort dispatch says that the
Kentucky river is falling, and that all
danger of an overflow has passed.
DEPLORABLE SITUATION.
CATLETTsBURG, KY, Feb. 8, 7 A. NJ
The situation here is deplorable. Only
one hotel and one grocery store are open.
The people are occupying the court house
and school house. The river is rising two
inches per hour.
HUNDREDS HOMELESS.
RIPLEY, OHIO, Feb. 8, 8 A. M.-The loss
by the fleOd here will be fully equal to
that of last year Many houses have been
swept from their foundations and whole
families are homeless. The river is ris-
ing p inches per hour. A relief commit
tee has been organized and the citizens
are taking care of their unfortunate
nelghbOrs.
ONE HUNDRED HOURS OF RAIN.
GALVESTON, Feb. "a special from
Longview says "It has been raining here
continually for nearly one hundred hours.
The bottoms in every direction are flood
ed. Many extensive washouts and slides
on railways are reported"