Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-12
THE GREAT FLOODS.
A Delugc of Rain and the River Still
Rising Rapidly.
Dismay of the People OF Cincinna
Over the Situation.
Last Years Waters Excccdcd-Appeal
for Prompt Relief.
AT EEILNG.

AT WI EELING.
Wheeling, February 1.-THE water
recedes so slowly that the lowlands in
some places are still covered, but now
IL go low that boats navigate without
i injury to property through the wash
of the waves. No more firing on re-
lief bonts is reported. The Baltimore
* Ohio depot and the bridge adjacent
are endangered by the flood, and
trains now stop mt Water street,
south of the creek. Accumu-
hating mails ARE now pouring
in on the few trains 80 far resumed.
An unknown body was drowned on
the south side to-day by the caving in
of the bank. About half of the home
less people have returned TO their hols-
os or found quarters elsewhere. Other
houses were swept away or destroyed +,
and fully 5000 people are homeless,
destitute and hopeless, and will have
To be fed by the relief committee for
weeks. The damaged mills cannot
start for weeks.
Ar CHARLESTON.
Charleston, w. ", February H.
An appeal for help came from Point
Pleasant aud other towns on the
Kanawha river this morning. where
! upon the city council donated $500 in
cash, and the citizens $780, in money
| and provisions. The government boat
bee" left this afternoon loaded with
! provisions, The steamer Louis follows
| tonight,
Cairo, February ll.--1heTe has been
heavy fog over the river and city all
! the afternoon, and the weather mild.
| The river ~ forty-siX feet and three
inches, aud IA rising about hal an inch
AN hour. 81. Louis d Cairo railroad IL
shut out by the food. All other roads
running regularly.
An LOUISVILLE.
LouisVille, February ll.-Ncon.--l II
| has been raining here almost constant
! ~ since Saturday noon. The weather
| has moderated, and ii IL still driZzling
The river rose five inches last night
and Is now rising threc-lourihs OF an
inch an hour.
AT NEWPORT.
Newport, Ky, February ll.-Th,
calamity that has helitllen this city II
| terrible, and the worst is yet TO come
We appeal TO the generosity Of IN,
jewellers OF the United States for aid
for the homeless and hungry. Con
tributiOns sent 10 as will be distributed
amongst the most deserving suffers
and receipt duly acknowledged.
tSignod) The Dueber Watch Case
Manufacturing Co,
JNo. G. DuEBER, Pres't.
Mrs, Dueber, has, since the Hood
began, been feeding tity homeless,
children every day mt her house.
Al CINCINNATI.
Cincin natl February I'LL n. m. 49,
The river is sixly.slx teet, one and
threo-fourth inches, aud risiig an inch
an hour, It is raining hard. II lacks
now but four and Il quarter inches OF
the Hood of last year, with rains gen.
eral and the tributaries all rising. II
Il impossible 10 predict what height
| may yet bo reached or when the rlse
! VIII stop. ~ II certain now that last
years record will be surpassed before
night. sun there are no eaaunltlca Ia
report IN Cincinnati, except the drown.
I ing OF two dlsreputable women, who
/ were cnrouoing In boat In the
lower part of the city yes,erdlv.
Hid FELL INTO tbs water, Their
/ male companions made no effort Ia
/ ave them. the increased stage ol
water has no eject 70 change tho rail.
road situation. Cincinnati, Hamilton
/ d Dayton trains San reach their depot
until the water reaches slxty.seven
feel, aud then ean land their passen.
( gers I'll the stock yards, three nlilea
out. Speaking Of the proprlety of
holding an opera festival, the j'om.
/ merclal.Gazetto eays II tie abandon.
nipnt OF the feotiYal could have n ala.
uhet or even remote tendency 10 aid
ana sullefefs from The widespread des,
uml .pI or the valley OF the Ohio, there
Woula iiot 90 an instant Of hesitation.
nc SITUATION u not OF that sort.
nolthilds haye. direct Interests IN the
conllnuAnoe Of tho festival, NOT oua A.