River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-02-21
The Recent Mad Waters.

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year was passed at 1 p. m, and steady ant /
hard rain during the greater part of the day |
together with a report of general rains Al
every place where it would run into the
Ohio, made it certain that a still more dan
gerous flood would be lpon the already IN
fortunate people of the Ohio valley The
experience last year made the people bold
in confronting the danger they once met and
overcome. but when a new element OF terror
comes in the form of a heightened flood, q
new series of ealamities begin 10 appear
Gas was lost yesterday, and the water supply
ceased to accumulate to-day, There is i've
days supply in the reservoir with careful use,
but one big fire would make serious inroad
on that The worst of all is, nobody
knows when the limit of the food
viii be reached. The rising of water above
and in all side tributaries renders it certain
that the river must continue to rise for some
time. How long and how rapid the rise are
points OF conjecture and fear The rate in
creased this afternoon to an inch an hour,
and during the hour from to 6 the rise was
quarters of an inch. 1t is hardly pos
sible to give an idea of the situation. The
mass of the people cannot see the great body
of the river. Approach to the banks has been
cut off ON all streets running to the river at
Go41 SlICCG VI It1l III LnOSC 4aAhiAAst% "-eAA
the city may gain am idea of its extent when
it is stated that the water is now but little
more than 600 feet from the Burnett house.
From there to the river bank proper the dis
tance is between three and four squares All
that can be seen is streets inundated anu
boats gliding in all directions. The suspen-
sion bridge, 100 feet above low water mark,
makes a low arch above the mad flood
The Newport and Southern railroad bridges
almost touch water. The view from Prices
hill in the western part of the city, gives
A COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE
Of the flood GOVERNS 1 portion of the city.
At the foot of the hill on the west side of the
city, Mill creek spreads to an average of
mile expanse of water, and reaches north out
of sight Backwater runs beyond the Spring
Grove cemetery a distance Of seven miles up
the river Cincinnati, Covington and Newport
houses can be seen peering out of the water,
while down the river almost from hill to
hill the valley is covered. Up to this time,
great as is the danger, there has been no
great disaster. The cry of Distress however,
is beginning to grow louder. Manufactures
are stopping, and men thrown out of en-
ployment In Newport it is estimated that
5000 or 6,000 people are homeless, and
their supplies were exhausted at noon.
NTAIIlPOlIS. Ol1O, req I1-iAc A6llVl
committee sent TO Pomeroy has just re-
turned Five thousand people are camped
on the hills in terrible want for food and
shelter One hundred and fifty houses have
loated away. Boats land at the court house
steps The people are haggard and worn out
for sleep. food and shelter Nearly every
business man is bankrupt. The coal mines
at Syracuse are flooded A house went
by Middleport this morning with a woman
sitting the gable end Men rowed out
Id ha,- 10, rNfph hut olnnV
fused saving she had four babies below. A
glass was broken and the children were seen
BOATING dead
MORE AND MORE SERIOUS
CINCINNATI. Feb. ~, 1890 a. m.-With the
river a foot higher tonight than a year ago
and rising at midnight an inch an hour, the
situation becomes more and more serious
Up to tonight the Cincinnati, Hamilton u
Dayton road has been able to reach its depot
IL will be unable to get trains out in
the morning. This leaves the Cincinnati
Northern the only road able TO take
its transmission from its depot 1t carries
passengers for the Cincinnati, Washington Il
Baltimore and for the Pan Handle out to the
junction with the Cincinnati Washington
Baltimore road, which road is used by the
Pan Handle to Loveland. Trains ON the
Cleveland Columbus, Cincinnati &4ndidnap
oils road are obliged to stop at Chester Park,
seven miles out Ohio and Mississippi BOATS
can no longer land at Storrs station, and
will use q ferry to convey passion
gers to and from the boats. The Gin
cinnati Southern is arranging Tor a Terry
to reach the depot at Gest street. The Ken
lucky Central and Chesapeake * ONO have
no water to trouble them Five thousand
distillery cattle, now at the stockyards, will
have to be removed in the morning. The
water has reached Chester park, and MaudS,
and Kittson's horses viii probably have to be
removed from the stables Covlngton mas
neither gas nor water.
THE MkSONS
of this city have found it necessary to take
decisive action, and issue the following APP
peal;
To the Masons of the United States The
| Masons of Cincinnati represent that a calamity
greater than ever known Is now upon the Ohio
valley For hundreds of miles, not only Masons
in great numbers, but thousands of men, women
and children are homeless, cold and hungry.
Every source OF charity must pc calle9 on
to relieve their distress. If any Masonic body
desires to contribute to this noble purpose, re-
mittances may be sent to the Masonic Flood
Committee, Masonic Temple, Cincinnati
All the Masonic bodies in the city viii meet
| tomorrow to perfect arrangements for sys-
| tematic relief. The river at 10 p M, was
sixty eight feet tenth and one-fourth inches,
| and rising half inch per hour; raining hard
APPEAL TO KNIGHTS or HONOR
| TOLEDO, Feb 12.-Following is an appeal
issued by the supreme dictator of the
Knights of Honor:
| Supreme Lodge Knights of Honor, Toledo.
| Feb. /, 1S84.-DistTess call TO all lodges ano
| knights of Honor: Thousands OF families arc
| suffering from the awful floods ia the Ohio anc
| tributary streams. This only need be named tC
| induce instant aid, much or little, from each OF
| our 3 600 lodges and 100 900 members, The
| distress is too dire to await relief through 6
| single channel. Aid sent by telegraph or other
! wise to either of the following persons win be
distributed in their own neigh boring or remote
| communities, to needy sufferers, whether they
be OF us or not: Col Lewis wilson, CllcInatl
| L. Breckenridge, Louisville, Ky; Judge OKey
Johnson, Parkershurg, w. Va Thomas Il. Rich
ards GAINESVILLE, Ohio; John j. Evan, Coving.
| ton, XIV; Roseman Gardner, Stsubenvile, Ohio;
Rev Thomas BOYLE, Allegheny, Pa. and w. b
Godfrey New Albany, Ind Sufferers in other
| communities viii report their needs to one OF
tSignedl F. H. CocHRANE.
Supreme Dictator.
THE GOVERNMENT ACTING
| washington, Feb 12.-The secretary OF
1 war is taking active measures for the imme-
| date relief of sufferers by the overflow OF
! the Ohio and tributaries, in accordance with
| the act appropriating $500, 600 for that pur.
| pose Orders were issued to-day for Gen.
| Amos Beckwith, assistant commissary gen
| eral stationed at ST. Louis to proceed to Gin
cinnad, where he will have general charge
| of the distribution of supplies. He will es
i Suhlish eadquarbers at Cincinnati and acf
| directly under orders from the secretary o.
i war Orders We're also issued for the puT
| chase of supplies and the charter of suff
| cient number of boats to distribute then
| where most needed it has also been ar
| ranged that an officer of the army shall ac
| company each boat and superintend the issue
| of the supplies The general plan or relief
| determined upon is the same as that pursued
| In affording relief to sufferers from tho over
| aow Of the Mississippi last year. In order e
| give his personal attention TO this subject
| Secretary lincoln has abandoned his pro
rosed trip to Chicago.
GOV HoADIlY PRoCIAIAI3
| CoYUMBus. Feb. 12--Ihe following
! proc anation wa issued this evening;
| 10 the people of Ohio: The distress existing
along cur western border cannot well be exagger-
/ ated. Many thousands of our fellow citizens
brought wildly to the afternoon OF us all the de
tails of the SORROW and suffering when the pres
| emit food has entailed upon our people. Inc
duty of the citizens of Ohio Is to furnish reileI
| and that Immediately. | urge upon every
| community in the stale 70 orgaHIzt
at once for the purpose of providing for the re-
lief Of their unfortunate fellowcitiz9ns who liVt
/ on the banks OF the Ohio. Everything Is needed
| and at every point along the state boundary
| except al Cincinnati, which Is taxing care OF
| lar own sufferers Money, clothing, shelter ana
| cd must be provided, and that speedily. or loss
II lite will be the reSaib. An energetic commit
i tee OF which p w. Huntington IS chairman
| $ sen organized in Columbus. This commit
| ti Si1 u1sia-sSIcc tho TASK Of distrbutlon II
tie general assembly should provide fol
| hs creation Of state relief committee
| hsa rrcsr Arle.1ts will be made Immediately, and
| he said commission VIII also undertake the
| task al distribution No time shodid be lost
)rx snizstE-r s.Szu4d b. perfected a1d Wat may
be given z / { = uaTDcss forwarded immediately
1 a95oesl ta5.-sf1re, +, all the good people 0!
/ Ohio ID Isks s4zls without delay to assist tbs
jrris fqg committees in their efforts TO STAY