Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-07


News from the Eastern Deluge.
Cincinnati, Feb. THE river is sixty
one feet six inches and half and still
rising. No change in the weather. ex.
cept perhaps little cooler and slight
rain at intervals. Telegraph communica.
tion with up river points is almost
entirely cut off. No communication with
Portsmouth, Trenton. Huntington,
Marietta or Parkersburg this morning
Gallipolis reports rise of three feet last
night, and still rising at the rate of three
inches per hour. The levee on the
Miami river at Lawrenceburg broke OF
two o'clock this morning, but as the town
was already submerged with water
from the Ohio not much more damage
could be done.
Cincinnati, Feb. 7-The signal service
indicates colder weather for this region.
This is welcome news to Cincinnati to-
day as SO long as the weather remained
mild little streams would continue feed
ing the flood and prolong high water. A
freeze will put check on its sources aud
hasten fall. 1t is now thought that the
river will continue to rise here until
Saturday or Sunday, and if no more rain
comes. it will then fall rapidly. The
view from the suspension bridge this
morning was not cheering.
Along the Covington front
to the Licking river is entirely sub.
merged, the water being IN the second
story of the dwellings. Newport presents
the appearance of d lake with few
dwellings peering out like small islands
The bridge company tried to furnish
transportation across the water on the
Cincinnati side but its single beat is
entirely inadequate to the demand.
Cincinnati, Feb. 7-The whole lower
part of the city from Second street to the
river front is covered with boats to-day
employed for patrolling relief. The COM
mon council has decided to ask authority
to loan 100000 for relief fund. Ten
school houses have been closed in OF
near the submerged parts OF the city
and placed ut the disposal of the relief
committee for the accommodation OF
people driven from their houses.
In Covlngton to-day relief commit.
tee has been organized. and the legisla.
ture will be asked not to collect this
years taxes in the flooded districts. Nc
loss of life and no great destruction te
property has as yet occurred.
The story of the loss of life at Mariet.
ia is not credited, but the wires are ali
down to that point.
The river is rising still, but more
slowly. In thirteen hours, since mid.
night, the rise has been only eight lnche;
and the record at one p. m. is sixty.ope
feet, eight inches. Preparations are made
for doing without gas tonight. A brisl
trade in coal oil lamps, and candles is
going on. The people still contemplate
even greater rise than laet year. bul
they are without alarm. 1t is estimated
that the losses from the overflow will be
not more than ten per cent. as much Of
last year owing to better care to prevent
loss. Donations are pouring in from the
citizens and it is thought that no diff
Guilty will be experienced in raising any
amount needed. The public halls oi
both cities are filled with women and
children rendered homeless. Everything
possible is being done IN the way of fur
nishing them food and raiment. In The
city hall a number of women and chill
dren are reported very ill, but only one
casualty is reported to-day. Travel or
nearly all the railroads is still suspended
and hundreds Of strangers are unwilling
ly forced to remain in the city
Heavy land slides are reported
on all the roads. The Baltimore & Ohio
are running trains but they make no ef
fort to arrive or depart on schedule time
A collision occurred on the Baltimore
Ohio yesterday near Fallsburs station
between two passenger trains, but for
tunately no one was fatally injured. The
West Newton accommodation going east
and McKeesport accommodation coming
west came together at that point and
both engines were badly wrecked anG
the baggage cars rendered useless
Conductor Thos. Drake of the down trair
was severely hurt; Andrew Robinson ol
McKeesport had his ribs broken and
Internally injured; VIM. T. Hart police
officer and Alexander Trick of McKees
port are painfully injured. The acciden,
was caused by land slide. The Par
Handle road is also running trains, but
very late. The Pittsburg & Western
Allegheny Valley. Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne Chicago and West Pennsylva.
nia roads have not made any attempt tc
send trains out.
Pittsburg, Feb. 7-The river is reced.
ing here and at all points along the AL.
legheny, but is rising slowly at its head
waters. The Monongehala at eleven a.
m. indicated thirty.two feet, a fall Of
sixteen inches since midnight. The AL.
legheny is declining less rapidly. with
thirty-three feet, o ten iHch drop from
the highest point reached. 1t is believed
the worst is over and that the water will
now rapidly decline. Rain fell all night
and tbs indications this morning are