The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-16

somsbody get him outi No, be 10 moi
dead. Bes; he's hone. Oh, he had on.
ly died a natural death / could bear it,
Mr.. Kyle, the husband, then came 10 with
out Willie to comfort his wife. but she
WOULD NOT BIZ oUIErED.
At last the father broke down and went
and leaned up against an engine wheel and
sobbee I'LL everybody In the engine house
shed tears with him. There we're two lit
tie children Of Mr.. and Mrs. Barney
Winker. They had been rescued In their
night clothes, and their father and mother
we're buried In the ruins. The little boy
and girl, neither Of them above ten years
old, realized the situation and they wept
as II their little hearts would
break. Mrs. Webb was there too. She
had been rescued unhurt. She said, II
heard the 1ute cracking and cracking all
night. II kept me awake. did not think
Of danger, yet l couldn't seep. At last 1t
began to 20 with crash, aud ran. When
1t fell crawled out; don't know how l
did get out. A fireman took me, and here
am" At the building the police and the
water patrol Joined In the rescue.
The occupants Of the house say they call
ed the attention Of the owner last summer
to the weakness Of the rear wall, but 1t was
not repaired. One Of them thinks the
wooden Intel over the rear cellar door was
broken by the effect Of the water, and 30
let the rear wall open.
FEARFULLY CRUSHED.
The body Of Thos. Burck was recovered
shortly before noon. 1t was crushed
fearfuly.
The accident has spread terror among the
occupants Of similar old buildings In the
flooded districts. As many Is can do so
are getting out to safe quarters.
The disaster Is increased In horror by the
discovery Of two more bodies not hitherto
known TO have been among the victims.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winkelmier have been taken
from the ruins aud Identified. The search
is still in progress for the others.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1o.-More houses
were swept away at Newport last night;
more than hall Of Lawreaoeburg 10 wreck
ed. There /, great suffering from the cold.
The river here Is falling an inch an hour;
1t is falling inches an hour at Portsmouth,
100 miles up. Many wild schemes are pro-
posed to prevent the recurrence OF damage
from future foods. Relief is coming in
bravely. Twelve relief boats patrol the
river from various points, four are from
Cincinnati.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
were fed In Newport this morning, and as
many more In Cincinnati. The Licking
burst through back of Covngton last
night, inundating 100 acres, thickly set.
tied. People fed to the second stories
and now have to get food and fuel
by skiff. There will be much suffering
until the system Of relief is fully or.
gained.
Springfield, O., to-day placed SIS, 900
in the hands Of the Cincinnati committee
for relief up the river. Colonel Beckwith.
U. 8. A.. bands over s10,0 Government
funds. The Cincinnati committee recon.
mends that all contributions be sent to the
commission In Columbus.
CINCINNATI, Feb. D.-At 10 a. N. the
river is 70 feet inches and falling. The
following are advices from other points:
Pittsburg, 20 feet inches and rising;
Gallipolis, the river has fallen ID inches
since last night, Brownsville, 10 feet IL
inches; Hinton, 7 feet 2 inches; Charles.
ton, 90 feet, rising; Louisville 45 feet s
inches, rising; Evansville 46 feet inches;
OIL City, Is feet, rising; Wheeling 20 feet
6 Inches, rising.