Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-08
GENERAL NEWS.
Largest Flood for Fifty Years.
Continuance Of the Wet
Spell Along the Ohio
Valley.
The River Rising at Cincinnati and
Failing at its Upper End.
A Woman in the Flooded Dis
trict Becomes u Raving
Maniac.
National Resolutions Of Respect for
Wendell Phillips.

NauUUdt noSOiuUOHS OI neSpoCl lOT
Wendell Phillips.
High Water the Absorbing Topic.
Cincinnati, Feb. 8, 9 o. m.-The river
is now sixty.two feet four and one.half
inches, rise of four aud onc-haif inches
since q. m. Weather cloudy and cool.
A cold wave flag flying from the signal
Office yesterday has disappeared. Hopes
of o freeze are dissipated and no relief is
expected now on that account.
The river at Portsmouth is sixty feet
and rising fast but it is falling fast at
|head-waters. A further rise must come
before 1t all runs out. Marietta and
Parkersburg were entirely cut off from
all communications for two days and
Portsmouth is the only up river point
heard from so for.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Feb. 8-The river is
rising more rapidly since 9 q. M. At
noon it was sixty-two feet six inches. bo.
ing rise of two inches in three hours.
No additional losses are reported and no
loss on this side of the river. In New.
port. Ky. early this morning VIM.
Buchert, bugler Of the United States
troops at Newport barracks, fell from a
skiff while trying to reach the second
story barracks building and was drowned
He was twenty-five years old aud be.
longed to Baltimore. Mrs. Waddle, a
widow, living at Newport became a raw
ing maniac on account of the flood. She
was poor woman with several children
living in the flooded district. The
neighbors took charge of her children
and of her, but being unable to see he'll
children she imagined them drowning
and today is hopelessly insane.
Cincinnati. Feb. Sat q meeting of the
executive committee of the relief COM
mittee appointed by the chamber of
commerce this morning it was unani-
meusly determined that all money re-.
ceived from other places should be used
for the relief Of suffering in localities
outside of this city, it being the purpose
of the committee to expend tor relief in
Cincinnati only such funds as may be
contributed here.
The river at Trenton at II o'clock was
fifty six feet nine inches and rising two
incher per hour.
At Gallipolis it was two inches higher
than its highest previous record and ris
ing two inches per hour. The Cincinnati.
Washington & Baltimore road has q
washout and flooded track near Atheno.
Stopping through trains expect to have
the track open tonight.
One p. m. the river is sixty.two feet
seven inches. Warmer, drizzling rain.
st. Louis, Mo-, Feb. s-The Iron
Mountain railway stopped taking freight
for points southeast of Cairo and Belmont
on account of the flood. Tue tracks of
the Texas and St. Louis narrow gauge
are now only two feet above water and
probably before evening they will also
stop receiving freight.
Plttsburg, Feb. 8-The rivers are again
within their banks and are steadily re-
ceding. Monongehala marks showed
sixty feet, eleven inches at noon, with
about one foot more in the Allegheny.
The streets Of both cities are almost en-
t;rely clear of water and the people in
the submerged districts are busy to- day
clearing the houses and streets of the
yellow. Shiny mud and debris left behind
as unpleasant mementoes of the largest
food for fifty years. With the decreas-
ing rerils from water come the lurking
dangers from weakened foundations.
which may overthrow buildings, and
from streets ard pavements caving iu
where they have been undermined.
There is grave cause for apprehension
from this and every precaution will be
taken to prevent disaster. Several small
cave-ins occurred in different portions of
the city, but no accidents as yet are re-
ported. Travel by street cars was resumed
this morning between all sections of Al.
legheny and Pittsburg, and the south
side railroads are also getting into shape
and before many hours all roads, it is
thought, will be running trains as usual.
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicugo
road commenced sending out through
trains this morning. Relief commission.
ers have been hard at work distributing
food and fuel to the needy. Liberal do.
nations of money, food, clothing and
fuel continue pouring in from the citi.
zens, no outside aid will be necessary.
Many families are still quartered in the
public halls, and it will he several days
before their houses will be in fit condi-
tion for their return to their homes.
Wheeling. W. Va Feb. S-The river is
tifty-one feet and falling slowly. The
steamer Belleprince went to Benwood
to transfer passengers to MoundsvilIe.
Weather cloudy aud cool.
Evansville. Ind, Feb. 8-The river
rose eight inches last night and is now
forty.thr feet seven inches on the
gorge. DrizzlinR rain and heavy fog.
Prospects still gloomy. Boats and
barges are saving lots Of stock. Families
are all moving. No loss of life yet re.
ported. Arrived, Dexter and Ariadne.
The latter boat spent two days below
helping sufferers. The packets are help.
ing the suffering and doing good. A fog
last night prevented oil the boats from