Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-08
WATERY WASTES.
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE
TO PROPERTY.

The Allegheny and MOnonsahela Reced- |
ing-Gas still Burning In Cincinnati
No Great Loss of Life rs Iet-Waters |
Falling in Northern OhiO-Manufacf-
ories Shut Down-LandslIdes on Rail-
rOads-Etc.
SPECIAL BY TELEGRAPH TO THE REcoRD-UNIoNl
CINCINNATI, February 7th-2:30 P. M-The |
river marks 81 feet inches, and is apparently |
stationary. News from Lawrenceburg indi- |
Gates much fright but not much danger. |
When the levees broke this morning the |
water from the Ohio had already entered, so
that when tie Miami water came in there
was not such current as had been feared. |
The danger now lies in the crumbling fouuda- |
tions and in high winds, Many small freight !
houses will be moved from their foundations. |
The people are well provisioned and cheer I
full. Advices from Columbus say the bill is !
now law authorizing the use Of $4,000 for |
relief. Teleg-sphic communication with up !
river points is almos. entirely cut off. There |
is no communication with Portsmouth. Scrau.
ton, Huntington, Marietta Parkersburg |
this morning. Gslliopolis reports a rise of |
three feet last night, and still rising at the |
rate Of three inches per hour. No loss of
life and 10 great loss of property has yet oc-
Cured. The story of the loss of life at Ma
rietta, O., was not credited, but the wires are
all down to that point Preparations are |
made for doing without gas tonight. a brisk |
trade in coal-oil lamps and candles is going |
Oh. The people still contemplate even a
greater rise h IN last year, but without alarm.
1t is estimated that the losses from the over
flow will not be mere than 10 per cent. as
much as last year, owing to better care to |
prevent loss.
THE OUTCOME STILL IN DOUBT.
CINCINNATI, February 7th.-Contrary to
expectation the gss is burning tonight, and |
there is hope that the supply may not be cut |
off at ali. This, however, depends on the
future rise being very slight. There was
much speculation to-day over what ID to
come and opinions vary. The most hopeful !
say there cannot be more than a foot more |
wa'e-, while others say the extraordinary !
amount of water at Pittsburg and Wheeling, |
coupled with the fact that the tributaries In |
OHIO and Kentucky, both above and below, |
are nearly all rising, must make continued |
rise here for several days. in which case il |
will exceed the food of last year. The sub |
merged territory is now practically as great |
ss last year. LII Tue Guy ptHpeF Tic "atei Is
within 200 feet or the limit on streets OF last |
year Theonly difference is a few feet of dep.h !
The day has passed with no disaster to re- |
port The most careful attention is given |
everywhere for saving property. The let's |
of coal bsrges are full manned and closely |
watched day and night. Not a single barge |
has yet been lost. The absence of 8 high !
wind hiss been favorable TO this property, as |
well as to submerged frame-houses. Food |
NIL furDiaEaI tD-daV and |
boats patrol the flooded district to s1e that no |
cases of necessity are neglected. Two flee |
engines, floating on scows, are kept ready to |
be drawn to any place where fire may break |
out in the flooded district.
THE LATEST FROM CINCINNATI. |
CINCINNATI, February S,h.-2 A. M-The |
river is now 62 feet-s rise of an inch and a
quarter since midnight. 1t now lacks l foot |
inches Of the food of 1917, 2feet inches of
the fl pod of 1882, Snd feet inches Of the |
food of last year The weather is cloudy and !
warmer.
THE WATER BEcEDIYG AT PITTsBURG.
PITTsBURG, February 7th.-The river is
recediug at all points along the Allegheny, |
but is rising slowly at the headwaters of the |
MonoDgahela. At II a, NJ, the Monongs- |
hela marks indicated hight Of 80 feat, a
fall of 1G inches since midnight. The Ale
gheny is declining less rapidly, with hight
of SO feet 10 inches, drop of inch S from |
the highest point reached. 1t is believed the |
worst is over, aGd that the water will now
rapidly decline. No accurate figures can yet |
be given as to tie damage, but the most con-
servative admit that it will amount up in the |
millions. A calm review Cf the situation |
this N lrning found between ) 600 and 6,000 |
buildings 10 the two cities submerged, and |
the residences of % 600 people, 10000 Of |
whom were not able to occupy their houses. |
Fifteen thousand men are temporarily thrown |
ous Of employment by the stoppage OF mills |
and factories. Travel on nearly all the rail |
70 ids is still Suspended, and hundreds of |
strangers are uuwiIlingy forced to remain in |
the city. Heavy landslides are reported on |
all roads. The Baltimore aud Ohio is run
ming trains, bus makes no effort to arrive |
and depart on schedule time. A collision oc-
Cured on the Baltimore and Ohio yester- |
day near FallsburG station betwesn two pas
senger trains, but no one was fatally injured. |
SUFFERING FAMILIES Two FATALITIES.
Many families living in the pecond stories |
of their houses have been without food or fire |
for thirty six hours.
Two more fatalities have been reported. |
Wm Bowman, aged 80, of the Eighth Ward, |
Allegheny, while attempting to step out of
window into elkiff, fell into the water, and |
he was swept away before he could be !
rescued. Harry Genung, aged II, who has
been missing from his home in the First |
Ward of Allegheny since Tuesday, wss found |
drowned this afternoon.
TOTAL LOSS OF $4,000, 000
PiTTsBURG, February 7sh-Midnight.-Th |
water IS still receding. A careful estimate of
the loss from the food in this county gives q |
total of $3. 600 600. This is largely due to the
facs, discovered to-day, that q msjority of the |
manufacturers viii not be able to resume
operations before Monday week. All the |
mills lie low, and will be inundated long after
the streets are clear.
At LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, February 7th.-The situation
has not materially changed here since yester-
day. 1t rsined steadily all night, but had
nearly ceased at dsybreak, and has been only
drizzling since. The rlver has been rising
from two to four inches an hour. At noon
the canal gauge registered SS feet l inch, and
rising rapidly. The flood has not been at
tended with 30 much suffering SIS last year