The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-16
CAUSED BY THE FLOODS.
FEARFUL CALAMITY IN CINCINNATI
Two ioardlng- Houses, Undermined by tho
water, Coilapse--A Number ~ Inmates
Crushed 10 Dcath--rhe River Fall
ing-News from Other Points.
FALLING BUILDINGS,

rounds the houses, and, when the engines
reached that place, II was discovered that
the rear part Of the two brick buildings on
tho south Side Of Pearl street. near Ludlow,
had lullon, aud ton persons were buried In
tho ruins or drowned. The occupants OF
tho front portion had given tho alarm, and,
before the real cause could be ascerlalned,
the fire alarm was sounded, Tho llremen,
IN conjunction with the police, used strenu-
Gus efforts 10 rescue the living and dead,
Tho buildings that fell were occupied as
boarding houses by Robert Kyle aud George
| Oyster There we're about thllty'lyo peO.
ple In the buildings at the time, The fol-
lowing are known TO have been killed either
by failing timbers or drownngi John w,
Kyle, son OF proprietor; Mary H. Golfer
Maud ELLIS, james Ogden, Barney Wlntor,
MA Wlnkler, Thomas Burke Mrs, Lena
Burke and two children, William and Louis
Burke, making ten lives 80 far known ~
| have been lost,
Mm, Webb, who occupied u room m tho
part that fell, says she could not sleep for
tho cracking of the walls She thought
FIRST that II was the paper, affected by tho
water, but altorward supposed II something
worse, 81 got up NJ last she said, "and
| awakened Mary COlttE and told her we must
got out, something was going u happen, l
went TO tho door Of tho next room where
! Maud ELLIS was sleeping and tried ~ awaken
her rhcn called Mary COllOr again 10
| hurry; she was sitting In bed, | was near
the door | iolt the house going | could
have stepped through tho door 10 tho front
part but turned 70 got Mary, couldn't
800 and | felt all around for her, aud then
we all went down together | do not know
| how escaped, but | crawl0d out and
screamed" Tnla was told between sobs
~ tho poor woman bemoanod hor room
mates Mary Golfer aud tho girl Maud Ellis
Tho occupants OF the house say that thoy
| had called the attention OF tho owner last
summer 10 the weakness OF the roar wall,
but Il was not repaired, One OF thom thinks
| tho wooden llnlol over tho rear cellar door
broke by the effect OF tho water and 80 lot
the rear wall down. Tho body OF Thomas
| liurko was recovered shortly before noon,
II was crushed fomlully, The aoci.
don't has spread terror among 90
oupants OF similar old buildings In the
flooded districts, Many who can do NO are
| getting out 10 safer quarters, Tho reS-
| ouod women were conveyed In tho
| UNlInlHMNEhl w llN INV NllkttlNHlhNNt
| In tho vicinity, whore thuy were
made comfortable by the llronlon, Mrs.
| Kyle, whose son was lost IN the ruins, was
| inoonsOnble, She Imagined hor boy was
| alive aud struggling for his freedom, then
eho gave him up for lost and her agony
was hcarlrondlng
1ItE FLOOD.
CINCINNATI, Fob. i6,-At two p m.
| Thursday tho rlyor was stationary at
scyonly-ono feet and tlif0G quarters OF
| Rn Inch, aud ono hour aitorwNrd
the water began To fall, and has continued
| 10 recedo slondly ever since, Tho fall II
very gradual, but II Ia believed that tho
| flood VIII now steadily foccdo
Tho rly0r IL 10 feet Inches and falling.
For hundred miles OF no mp tho river II ls
falling rapidly Weather clear and cold.
L0ulsvlLLE, KY, Fob 10, Tho river Ia
ON stand NJ a6N foUt, Failing above
Weather cuar aud cold, Tho worst II
over
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Fob, i5,-The river
rose two Inches during the lo6t twoly0 hours,
aud now marks forty.aoyon foot on tho
gauge. Weather clear and cold.
WneEMSo, W. Va, Feb lb,--A oorro
| Gp0ndunt accompanied q relief expedition
| from Charleston 10 the flooded towns on tho
| kannWhn and those noM tho junction OF
that river with tho Ohio, Buffalo, tho first
| point touched, IN under walor and almost
deserted, Three large tow.boata Ito IN
| port, crowded with refugees ProylalOna
were judIclously distributed hero and nj all
points down 10 Point Pleasant In e0n0
caaoa food was furnished 10 families who
| had hnd nothing alncO Monday From Buff
| 81. "a Ii.l.I IflauaauN .alaul.
| from hill 10 hill, and tho inhabitants have
| fled 10 tho hlgh lands, Hundreds ar0 living
| m tcnla aud hastily constructed cabins
| Many cnaoa OF oxlfomo hardship arc 10,
ported and incidents OF elckonlng dotall
related. Q
The supplies aro distributed from boats,
tiayor 'rOnlnson and tho Relief Commit.
| toe nro doing MI In tholr power ~ aid tho
Aeody Six tons OF provisions were loft NJ
| GalllpOls for distribution among tho towns
0f MlddlcpOrt, MI Pleasant and pomoroy
Galllpolu, which suffered ltlo has taken
saro Of her destitute aud contributed largo
| ~ 10 other places, Tho situation NJ Mid.
ilcpoft, pomoroy, and IN that populoua
| bend IA probably worse than any point In
| tho Ohio Valley
suAwgrrrowN, Ill.,, Feb ib.-Tho river
IA rising here NJ the rate OF about u foot In
twcnly'four hours, aud floods from above
Wlll II IA now generally thought, surpasa
| laal yonr'a record, No houses hayO yut
| been moved from their foundations, but
| there IA u great dread OF wind, which would
| Inevitably do great damage. Tho cold
weather caused great suffering, II being
dllllCnlL aud IN some oesos impossible, 10
| procure fuel
| OALt1roiia o. Fob, 10, THE relief
steamers Nora Belle aud Jim Montgomery
| have returned from n trip down The river
md report tho village Of Athalla almost
bntlfoly swept away Az Mlllorsport twenty
| or thirty houses are gone NJ ptoclosyllc
| The Walor untofp The second stories OF bullda
lnga Cerodo, W, W., has loat 100000
worth Of lumber Supplies arc greatly
needed everywhere,
Game, III, Feb, ib,--'fhe steamer Fow.
| lef reports water on tho hrpl floor OF build
| lngH on Front street, paducah, and all land.
lngs on the Kentucky aldo arc under wntor,
| hnl there In no suffering, nH tho
people have gone 70 The hllla Joppa,
small town on the Illinois sldo,
| ID inundated, the water covering tho
| l0pa OF tho houses, tho town Ia complete
| ~ deserted, Al Metropolis the wntor IA
over The frat iloom on Front street. and all
| business has been removed 10 back streets,
| Al ihis point tho river Ia iOity.elght feot dix
mches and rising slowly, being now four
| lpel lower than last year, II Ia expected tho
liver will reach ifty.one feet
| LAwnnNcicBuno Ind, Feb, lb,-A fear
| hil wlnd'Hl0im wednesday hight added FUR
hcr dpaolatlen 10 thla place by uplutncg
more houseA The losses ON property cgi
~ safely placed NJ siUo, 900. Nine lnchJs
moro o water would have flooded the high.
Atlocalod house IN tho city, The cold
Weather, though welcome m stopping the
Ase, brings much suffering 10 people In ears
ind other places not prepared for frs.
| I'u wind and waves not only caused moro
Dsu, but terrified tho inmates OF flooded