Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-02-11
The Great Flood.

The Great Flood.
| CINCINNATI, February 10sh-2 A. M.-The
river Is Ga feet inches and rising. Already
the river is above the food of 1S47, making
this one the third in rank. 1t lacks but five
! inches of the fiosd of 1882. It is cloudy and
not growing colder as expected. There were
two csses of drowning yesterday. Ed. Welsh
| snd Michael Luckner. falling from boats.
THE FLOOD OF 1882 SURPASSED.
C1Nc1YSATI, February 10sh.-The food of
| 1882 was surpassed this morning, and the
river has been rising all dsy. There is hardly
| the shadow of doubt that the mark of last
year will be reached and passed within the
next thirty hours. The river has been rising
at points above with continuous rains The
| people have lost faith in the Signal Service
reports. Twice the white flag has been raised
| TO denote a cold wave coming. The first time
| the temperature rose Instead Of fell the Sec
ond was a slight fall, followed now by rain,
| and the highest water here must be postp oned
several days, if the present conditions con-
tinue The street lamps are unlighted, and
the gas is burning in very few place.. The
| tables Of the Western Z nion operators room
are supplied with candles, and the theaters
| are running with electric and calcium lights.
| The opera festival building is supplied with
| gas from the Cincinnati Hospital conveyed
| in pipes supported on trestles. On the on
| side of the nall sn electric light will be u !
| to illuruinate the streets. The att eadance on
this opening night was fair. The number of
persons needing relief increases daily, but the
city is determined to care for her own people.
| In anticipation of proffered assistance the
relief committee OF this city has authorized
the following:
| To the Public The Relief Committee Of the
| Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and Common
Council in view of the steadily advancing floods in
| adjacent cities and towns, and along such of the
upper Ohio where great suffering and dtstitution
! are being entaed, begs TO assure the outside public
that any contributions made for the sufferers will be
expended for the relief of distressed in other terri
tories with the same diligence and care which
exercised in relieving the afflicted here, upon whom
it is the purpose Of the committee ito bestow only
| such contributions may be made in Cincinnati.
URNER, Chairman.
At9 O'Clock tonight the water marks Go
] feet inches. The highest last year was &C
| feet 4.
MIDNIGHT IN CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, February 10.h-Midnigbt.-
| The stage of the river is 65 feet inches. a
| brisk rain is falling. The water works de-
partment will order all hydraulic elevators to
stop to morrow. The big Shields pumping
engine is the only one that can work in this
stage of the food-66 feet 10 inches will stop
| it. The reservoir has five days supply of
| water in it.
A STRICKEN TOWN.
COLUMBUS 70 J, February 10.h--An engi-
neer on the Scioto Valley Railroad waded
out from Portsmouth this morning, and tele-
| graphs from Piketon, "a miles north, that the
water is five feet higher in that city than last
year. The steamer Bonanza ID lying ahoat on
the sidewalk. and people are entering the
hotel through the second story windows.
When be left the city three houses were burn
ing. which the engines could not reach.
WOMAN AND CHILD DROWNED.
WHEELING wv. Va.). February 10th.-An
unknown woman was drowned in the Fifth
| Ward last night by falling from a second
| story window. The baby of family named
Lash, on the island, also fell snd disappeared
| from sight; neither body was recovered.
| many narrow escapes sre reported, and
| doubtless seversl lives have been lost. An
| increased force from the Firs Department is
puu ping out flooded easements and drawing
water from gas pipes. Tim McCarty, on the
island, lost g, 500 in gold in his house, which
was swept away. Many other large sums of
money have been lost. Il is estimated that
the total loss in this vicinity on both sides of
the river will reach Sc 600, 900. The WHIT
taker Sheetiron Works and the Chicago Car
J Roofing Company lose SIS 600 A boat
which left Parkersburg yesterday reports
many houses at Msrtinsville swept away.
The Pittsburg staveworks and dryhouse sre
a total LOSE. Not vestige is left of Cochrans-
vile, O.. village 10 Monroe county. Tha
situation here among the destitute grows
worse. Clothing, focd and money is badly
needed. Al the Glass House, in the gouth
| end, two children died from exposure ard in
sufficient food.
| A DIsEEARTFNINC SIGHT