Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-02-08

Tho Great Uprising OF the Waters
Millions or Dollars Lost by the
Rushing Floods and Crush ing

at U C'OCh to-n1RnJ the MOnOngahel
marks registered thirty feet six inches
a fall Of nearly three feet since mid
| night. The Allegheny marks shoy
thirty.one feet, and is falling abou
three inches an hour: Many streets II
this city are now clear of water, bnt il
its steal barrels, twisted boards and ie
are piled several feet high, and in man,
cases have been left high on dry lani
by the receding waters. Communica
tiOn with Allegheny City by street car,
is still cut of, but by tomorrow morn
ing it Is thought the cars will be able t.
run. The Allegheny Valley and West
Pennsylvania Railroad are running
trains again AZ usual
At q meeting of citizens this after
noon an executive committee was an
pointed which was instructed to TAX,
Immediate steps to relieve all sufferer
IN the two cities. Committees represent
ing leading business interests were ais,
appointed to solicit donations,
| Two more fatalities have been report
ed William Bowman, aged 80 years,
living In the Eight Ward Of Allegheny
City, while attempting to step out of q
window into skiff fell into the water
and the swift current carried him away
before he could be rescued. Harvey
'irming, aged II years, who has beer
missing from his hoIneI in the, First ward
Of Alleghe City since Tuesday, was
fonnd drowned this afternoon.
The bridge at Herr's Island, two
miles above the city, has been carried
away. Loss 81 900.
Upon calm review Of the situation
to-day II was found that between 5OOO
and 5000 buildings in the two cities
were submerged, including the resi-.
dences Of "a, 200 people, 10000 of whom
are NOT able to occupy their honses.
Fifteen thousand men are temporarily
thrown out of employment by the stop
page OF the mills and factories.
A Beaver (Pa.) dispatch says the
worst disaster there has been the total
destruction of two bridges and the seri-
GUS damaging of another. Last night
the pressure of the water on the Falls
ton bridge caused tito give way, and
the superstructure, carried by the cur
rent against the Cleveland and Pitts
burg bridge, carried itaway bodily, 10.
gether with nearly 400 feet of the ap-
proaches. The two bridges swept down
the Ohio until they came in contact
with the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
Road s iron bridge, just below Beaver.
The apprOaC hes AZ both ends were torn
away and the bridge il in great danger
ofgoing down.
CINCINNATI, Feb. THE weather is
becoming cooler, but no decided change
has yet taken place. The river contin-
ues to rise slowly, standing at 81 feet 10
inches at 10 o'clock, a rise Of half an
inch in an hour.
The price of coal has been advanced
4 cents per bushel, on account of the
increased expense Of getting it from the
barges. 1t has to be loaded in scows
and then tiOated to the water edge and
then loaded by hand.
kilograms have beel sent to Sandusky,
Toledo and Cleveland asking for boats
to be- used for the relief OF families in
the submerged districts.
In Covington, Ky, a relief commit
tee was organized today ,and the Legis.
lsture will be asked not to collect this
years taxes in the flooded districts.
The leve6 on the Miami river a, Law
renceburg, Ind, broke at o'clock this
morning, but ~ the town was already
submerged with water from the Ohio
not much more damage could be done.
WHEELING, w. Va, February T.
The river at d p. m. was tifty-one feet
and six inches, and rising slowly. The
steamers Belle Prince and Princess
have been busily engaged all day in
bringing people from the island. More
damage to property than WAS ever ex-
perienced here before has been done.
The Fair ground is a total wreck, and
three houses came down to-day from
above. The weather is cloudy and
cool.
Vastly larger areas are submerged
than in 1882, and houses, barns and
bridges and straw and haystacks have
been floating past here all day. The
Wheeling Cheese Company loses about
$4,000 by water in the cellars Of its
storage houses.
The water and gas works gave out to-
day. and tonight the city is in dark
ness and at the mercy Of fire if one
should start.
A relief meeting was held this after
noon, and $1,000 raised i'll half an hour,
and committees appointed to look after
the destitute.
VINCENNEs, Ind, February THE
and White rivers are rising
The farmers are moving their
stock and household goods from the
bottoms to higher land in anticipation
Of a great flood.
LOGAN, O., February This is the |
greatest food ever seen in the Hooking
Valley. The fine bridge here of the
Valley Railroad is gone. The
Railroad machine shops arc ruined. The
city Is without gas tonight.
JACKSONVILLE. o., February THE |
entire southwest and south end of this
town is under aater. Many houses
have h+en swept from their fOunda-
lions.
COsHoCToN, O., February This |
while Frank and James |
and James Murphy were
g., 70 ssing TIL" Tuscarawas river, near
Lafay ette, their boat was crushed by |
ioating logs, and the two Hendersons
we're drowned.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February 1.-THE
1oods pouring out Of the upper rivers
ire giving great concern to the people
If this vicinity, who cannot see any
of avoiding one of the most
erious overtlows that ever devastated
he lowlahds.
HARRISBURG, Pa, February 7.-The
liver here began to Grise again to-
light. At dark it indicated seven and
. half feet above low water mark, but
It IL o'clock it had arisen to thirteen
cot. This indicates break in the
,orges above, and has caused consider.
,bIe apprehension. 1t is still raining.
READING, Pa, February THE
Scbuylkill rose two feet during the
tight. In the northern section Of the
ity Katzenmayer's dams, which are
tocked with fish. .overtiowed their banks
md flooded the streets and cellars in
hat vicinity. Tho breast Of Wanner's
am also burst, but tho waters flowed
nto the river. The small streams
boye are all swollen. After the over