Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-16
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be ut the serfs of the Mormon thsocracy.
The Flooded Region.
C1NcINSATI. February 15sh.-9 a, M.-The
and cold. The water is rapidly falling all the
way for 100 miles or go up the river.
SrEuEENvILLE tO), February 15th.-The
press relief boat IroR City touched at New
Cumberland, W. Va, az S o'clock this morn
ing, the first stop of the trip. Reports were
thst there ars 116 people washed out, and
many had nos returned to their homes. A
local relief committee had been organized,
and no aid asked.
at Black Horse, one mile below, the boat
drew up to the shore in answer to signal,
but the people only wanted newspapers.
LOUISVILLE, Februsry 15sn.-The river is
on stand here, 46B feet, and falling above.
The weather is clear and cold. The worst is
over. There are no threatening reports from
above or below.
PTrrsBuRG, February 18th -6:25 P. NJ
The river marks 21 feet, and is stationary.
Ths weather is clear and cool.
WHEELING Nv. Vs.l. February 155h.-The
river commenced rising here this morning.
and this evening the marks show 81 feet
inches, and rising.
THE FIRST SERIOUS CATASTROPHE.
CINCINNATI (Ohio), February 15.h.-At
$40 this morning the fire alarm was sounded
for the box at Ludlow and Pearl streets,
where the water surrounds the houses.
When the engines reached the place it was
discovered that the rear part of two brick
buildings 90 the south side of Pearl, near
Ludlow, had fallen, and that ten persons
were buried in the ruins or drowned. The
occupants Of the front part had given the
alarm. The frsmen, in conjunction with the
police with great efforts rescued the living
and the dead The buildings were occupied
as boarding house, and had twenty to thirty
occupants. The living were soon brought
out. -Four members of a family named
Burk, Mr. and Mrs. Coulter, Msude Ellis,
Lydia Ellis, Willie Kyle, and another, name
not known, ere supposed to be crushed to
death or drowned. Mrs Weble, an occupant
of a room in the part that fell, was awakened
by the cracking walls. and tried to awaken
the others but failed. She escaped without
injury All the rescued women were con-
veyed in a patrol wagon to the fire engine
house in the vicinity, where they were made
comfortable. Mrs. Kyle, whose son was lost
in the ruins, is inconsclable. She imsgiues
her boy alive and struggling for his freedom.
Then she gave him up for lost, and her agony
was heartrending.
Mrs Weble, who occupied room IN the
part that fell, says she could not sleep for
cracking of the walls. She thought FIST it
was the paper affected by the water, but
afterwards supposed it something worse. II
got up at last" she said, and awakened
Mary Golfer. and told her we must get cut,
that something was going to happen. went
to the door of the next room, where Maud
Ellis was sleeping, and tried to awaken her;
then 1 called Mary Golfer sgsin to hurry.
- l,,l 7 fha
door. felt the house giving. [ could have
stepped through the door to the front part,
but turned to get Mary. l could not see,
and felt all around for her, and then we all
went down together. l do not know how l
escaped, but l crawled out and screamed"
The accident has spread terror among the
occupants of similar old buildings in the
flooded districts, Many Of those who can do
so are getting out to safer quarters.
A latter dispatch says Tee following are
known to be killed either by falling timbers
or drowning John W. Kyle (son of pro-
prietor), Lille Coulter. Maud Ellis, James
Ogden, Barney Winkler, Mrs. Winkler,
Thomas Burk, Mrs. Lena Burk and two chill
dren, and William and Louis Burk, making
nine lives so far known to be lost.
TWO WOMEN AND THREE CHILDREN DROWNED.
PADUcAH (Ky) February 15tb.-While
wife, three children and two young ladies
named Weatherford across the backwater
near Newburg, on the Tennessee river, the
skiff was dashed arainst tree by the cur
rent and upset. Mrs. Beatty, all the chill
dren, and one of the young ladies' were
drowned.
sHAwNEETowN AND VICINITY.
SHAwNEETewN (IIl.), February 10 5.h.-The
river rose six inches during the past six hours.
The telegraph office was invaded, aud com
munication cut off for several hours. Ths
instruments were removed to the second story
of s. neighboring building, and no similar
trouble is again anticipated unless the poles
wash away. One house was carried from its
foundation this morning, and foated off.
Several foundations have given away, the
houses LEAKING and likely to fall at any mo-
ment. Should wind rise, great damage of
this character viii follow. There is incress-
ing distress in the hills back of town, where
many citizens are encamped. The colony is
well provisioned, but fuel is scarce, aud there
are several cases of serious Sickness. ALI bus
mess is entirely suspended, and must remain
so for several days. The same is true of Ca
SEVILLE Weston, Cave in Rock and two or
three other points below here. Shawneetown
is entirely submerged to an average depth of
eight feet, with the river steadily rising. The
town has population of 1000. not over q
quarter of whom, it is estimated, remain.
Three aud a half miles distant, at Bowles.
vile, the coal mines have been shut down for
some time, and the houses formerly occupied
by the miners are now used by food fu5i-
tives In the same neighborhood many are
living in tents furnished by the Governor of
Illinois. AmOug these latter there is much
suffering on account of the cold weather
Several cases of extreme distress are reported,
but as yet no deaths.
LATER FROM SHAwNEEToWN.
SHAwNEETowN Gil J. February 15th.-The
river is rising rapidly. The town is Row
under water to depth of from 10 to 80 feet
In many places the water has reached the
top of the windows 10 the second stories. In
some cases only the chimneys and roofs mark
the location Of the buildings The hills sur
rounding the town are dotted with tents,
occupied by families driven from thei-' homes
by the flood. and in some cases there is un.
doubted suffering. In visit made by the
Associated Press reporter, several thinly clad
AMI bare!ooted children We're seen shiyeriDP
about the tents. Many more families went
to the hills to-day. and more will likely fol.
low tomorrow. Several houses have been
carried from their foundation, but the en-
baukments about TIE city have kept them
from floating away as yet. No loss of lives
is reported, though there have been several
narrow escapes. There has been great trouble
in maintaining telegrsphic communication
with the outside world, and frequent repairs
during the day have been necessary. Many
poles hsve been washed away, and the water
is so high on others that the wires have to be
removed to trees and house tops. This
trouble is likely to increase as the river rises
STRANGE AND SAD SIGHT.
JEFFERsoNvILLE (Ind.), February 18th
Jeffersonville presents strange and sad
sight by moonlight, with the mad waters of
the Ohio rushing with wonderful force
through the streets, almost equal in velocity
to the current in the middle of the river, and
the waves lsshing the houses and great
many of them toppling over. The scene is
beyond description. Very often cries of peo.
pie calling for boats would be heard. There
is feeling of despair among all citizens.
Ab)ut ninety-nine one-hundredths of the city
is under water.
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE.
CINCINNATI, February 15th.-The Com
mercidt Gdzette's steamer Kate Waters re-
turned tonight from q trip up the river as
far as Msysville. This is the only boat up
the river since the food, and her progress
was exceedingly slow. The men on the
steamer report no bottom lands in sight from
here to Maysville, the river actually extend
ing from hill to hill. This means q vast loss
till the water subsidies. Msysville is in good
condition, because such large portion ia out
of water, but Chester, village at the eastern
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