The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-02-21

it has fallen considerably, 1t is still above
any known high water mark. Soup houses
open; but inadequate. Thousands are home
less and penniless. Frame houses have been
swept from their foundations and brick build
ings crumbled into the waters. At Hanging
Rock but four houses are above water. Cary
vile has but two houses above the flood The
bottom lands are devastated Starvation stares
thousands in the face.
The waters have receded about six feet in
the Kanawh Ia 1t Point Pleasant, leaving many
houses upturned and twisted from their foun-
dations.
Losses on property at LAwerenceburg Ind. can
be safely placed ct not less than 34OO 600 Nine
inches more would have flooded the floor of the
highest located house in the city. Wind and
terrified tho inmates of flooded houses. One
row of houses, five in number, was swept away
on the 18th. Four squares are now total
wreck.
In Boston, 81, 500 has been subscribed in aid
OF sufferers, and 81, OOO forwarded The wool
merchants sent 81 200 worth of blankets
About 5000 people are out of homes, at
have things well in hand, and there is not much
suffering. Inch by inch the water has come up
at Jeffersonyillc, Ind till nearly every street
has disappeared If the water continues to rise
at the present rate, there will not be dry spot
The sights are most distressing Houses have
caved in, and hundreds of people are huddled
together in the same building. Many remain
in the second stories, shivering and suffering
from dampness and cold and in many cases,
hunger.
The secretary of war has telegraphed the
mayors of number of towns in West Virginia,
Indiana and Ohio authorizing the purchase Of
supplies for immediate use and directing them
to make returns, properly authenticated, to
the military officers. He estimates the cost of
their expenditures and the cost of expeditions
e ESQ OF s6o, 4sG IL. being an an increase over
1857 OF $33S, 757.A in gross earnings and
So, S31. 81 in taxes.
A, d. Charlton, recently appointed general
western passenger agent of the Northern Pa
to the sufferers from Pittsburg and Louisville
will aggregate $4,000!
The Association of the Red Cross at St. Louis
as raised nearly q, 600 for the benefit of the
500 to the fund 1vanhoe commandery,
Knights Templar sent 500 to Hanselmann
commandery, Cincinnati
The towns OF Northern Ohio are generously
contributing money and supplies for the dis
tressed people of the Ohio Valley Children of
the Mansfield schools contributed their Valen-
tine money
The subscriptions at Cleveland for sufferers
exceed 500 Mrs. Garfield contributes 800
The committee is still forwarding supplies to
various points.
Jappa, I'LL, is inundated, water covering the
tops of houses
The rise of the river at Cincinnati was over
q feet.
AT Catlettsburg, Ky., many streets are
blocked with houses that have foated from
their foundations.
The gross receipts of the matinee in Chicago
were given by the Mapleson company, includ-
ing Patti and Gerster, for the benefit of the
Ohio flood sufferers and were over $1,000
After a hard fight against the rising water,
Shawneetown, ILL.,, has succumbed, and the
streets are now five to fifteen feet under water
Harmar, Ohio, is flooded, and the people
destitute. Hundreds of buildings have been
washed away, and people are camping on the
hillsides. Harmar asks for relief.
The latest kilograms say that the Ohio is
slowly subsidins and people are hopeful that
the worst is past