The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-14

OF people 90 TO and from tho suspension
bridge In Il tbottomed boata, furnished by
The bridge company, aud are. propelled by
polts and having ropfs stretched to tcle.
graph poles 10 assis: the crossing currents
at atree.s. Peop'e fill theeo b,ats by stand.
Ing close together. It has n pericus look,
but no accident has yet occurred. Private
akitis are nlso plying very freely, carrying
passengers wherever they wiah 10 go.
TRANSPORTATION Observation-Disclosures OF
DEEr.
Tho stoppage Of freight trains, except on
the Cincinnati Northern, which is mar.
row gauge road, throws an unueual amount
OF business on tho express companies.
Light freight which must coris through Is
sent as express matt6r,S and oilices and
wagons are taxed to their Utmost to meet
the increased business. The OHIO
x Mississippi Express, unable to
reach the steamers by wagon, have
bad . boat built expressly to carry express
freight to and from tho steamer. Among
other troubles caused by the flood ia that
Of procuring q supply OF beef cattle. None
can come by rail or river except by the
Cincinnati Northern, and that is unable to
meet the demand. The butchers are
securing the adjacent country for such
stock as they can procure. The
canal will be used tomorrow 10
assist in carrying express goods and pas-
sengers out to point where the transfer
can be made 10 9. II. and Dayton trains.
A GENERAL APPEAL FOR RIVER TOWNS.
The telephone lines have been practic-
ally destroyed along The river front from
New Richmond to Aurora, lad. n many
cases the poles have been waahed out. Al
the loot Of freeman street, whore steamers
have been trying : to .,lsnd, many
poles have been broken oil and
the wires broken. Ths two telephone
exchanges in the city are in the aubmere-
ed part and operators are taken infoEthe
Office by boats.F Among tho methods Of
procuring relief is the issuance ot'tan ap.
peal to newspapers Of the country, by one
OF the newspaper advertising agencies here
asking them to nrganiza relief funds and
send to Henry g. Urner, chairman OF tile
Chamber OF Commerce relief committee.
According to the regolution OF this commit
tee all such. funds will be distributed 10
points outside OF Cincinnati.
10 FEET 7!1ScltEs.
CINCINNATI, O., Februalyr!3-I Tho air ,iH
becoming Chilly. Since midnight tic river
hEs aeeh ffsfas III inch hsa5, estsp,
from till II, when the RS, was greater.
at 10 p. NJ. It had reached 10 feet a inchis.
EVANSVILLE AND HEIGHHOEaSOn.
Fnrmern auf:srius Eenvffy-Ncnoyfn Wing
Kentucky Families Across the River.
EVANSVILLE, IND, February l3.-Tho
river continues 10 rise sIowly bat steadily,
the gauge OF 10 A. NJ. marking 46 ieet lilo
inches with light rain al! night and mist.
ing this morning. Evansville is still high
and dry with several feet to spare. All
the manufacturing establishments are run:
ming without interruption. The river is
still one foot and seven-tenshs Of au inch
lower than last year, aud in the opinion of
boatmen will rise two or three feet more.
ONLY TIE TOPS OF HOUSES vlsIELE.
While Evansville does not suir.r, the
country round about is u vast sea Of water,
w., ..an . A1'. ',.:.,s, ,7' ~ ..,et ~
:, , ,a W. : ~ ao..o ~. ,n.1 as.D, a. .'.ous' the
Thar losses are vreat Thc ~ ,vort ."'l n e,.. ra
moving corn from the elevated cribs in the
submerged region is still in progress. but
harbor boats are unable 70 answer half the
calls made upon them. Many families Of
farmers have been removed here and
others are being brought hourly. AS yet
no casual'tles are known TO have occurred.
At noon the river WAS rising very slowly
with II feet = inches on the gauge. 1t was
cooler and the rain had nearly stopped:
The boats arc about through below, and
have saved about all that can be saved.
A heavy current from the. Lick
ing river at three o'clock this morning
washed away twenty or more houses in
Newport, NY. Iaey are huddled together
aud thrown IN al! sorts OF shapes. Three
streets are completely blocked by houses
removed from their fouudatlous: It is re-
ported that Two unknown men fell from a
skill under the suspension bridge and we're
drowned.
W." v.T WATERS STILL Rising.
EVANSVILLE, February l3.-At 8 o'clock
tho rivsr was ~ feat irch.o and ,;;s;r,
~. .s:. Ioa t,,,s. III H., MI M, '.'ns'
L'sht ram has 'a'len "'i' oay. 1hefe IS no
damage additional to what has already
oeeA Aopo 49,, no'su"otaoou. itsA
40 miles below, are h;ch and dry above
danger. The embankments at Shawnee.
town are intact, and n large force OF men
are at work strengthening them, but the