The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-14
CINCINNATI AND VICINITY.
Prospect of Unprecedented Suffering in the
Overlooked Towns.


CINCINNATI, Feb l3.--At | p. NJ. the river had
reached sixty-nine feet ten and half inches
the rise varying during the forenoon from one
fourth to onehalf an inch an hour. A misty
rain has been falling with the wind from the
northwest The signal-service flag denoting the
coming of cold weather floats to-day for the
the third time since the flood began Hitherto
its presence was welcomed; now it brings the
worst apprehensons. Cold weather now could
have substantial effect on the water disaster
That has about done its worst, but with cold
weather the suffering of the imprisoned people
in all towns and cities along the Ohio would be
terrible for lack of fuel Few realize the diff
Guilty Of getting supplies delivered. There are
no landings for steamers, and the damage done
to buildings by the waves caused by passing
steamers has been so great as to cause the occu-
pants of flooded houses to fire on the
steamers bringing them relief Re
lief steamers to be of real service
have to be equipped with life-s saving crews and
boats. 1t can readily be seen how slow would
be the work of carrying any considerable guam
tity of fuel to such places as Lawrenceburg, Ind
and New Richmond o., that are entirely sub
merged and surrounded with water. No relief
boat has yet been sent out from here. General
Beckwith, of St Louis, is expected here this
evening to take charge of the work of relief
under the direction of the Secretary of War
He will charter relief boats, and four United
States officers have been ordered here from
Columbus to take charge of the different steam
ers .si -..
Nothing was done on Change, except to re-
ceive subscriptions. To-day dispatches were re-
ceived announcing contributions from various
sources, among them an appropriation of $500
from the town council of Lebanon, O.; $500
from business firm in Chicago and similar
sums from New York and Philadelphia firms
having representatives here. Large subscrp-
tions were also reeei we'd from the citizens
Among these was one Of So, 500 from r. r.
Springer, whose gifts to the city have made him
the most honored man in the city. His is the
largest individual subscription yet received. A
call has been issued by Major L. Lloyd, commander
of the Department of Ohio of the Grand Army of
the Republic, for contributions from various
posts throughout the State.
The heavy current from the Licking river at
3 o'clock this morning dashed away twenty or
thirty houses in Newport Ky. They are hud
died together and thrown in all sorts of shapes
Three streets are completely blocked by houses
removed from their foundations. 1t is reported
that two unknown men fell from skif under
the suspension bridge and were drowned
9P M.-The water has reached seventy feet
two and three-quarter inches, showing rise of
one inch in the last hour There was a heavy
rain from to $780, with slight indications of
colder weather The local observer of weather
g..
rains again for tomorrow. 1t is impossible to
tell what may be the stage in twenty four hours
During the day news from up the river showed
the water falling slowly from Marietta down to
Maysville This, under ordinary circumstances
would mean stationary or falling water here by
Thursday afternoon, but with the heavy rains of
to-day and the thoroughly saturated condition of
the earth. the river seems to respond instantly to
the rainfall Nobody thought, to-day that the
water would exceed seventy feet nobody can
now say it will not reach seventy one feet
Pearl street, which yesterday was closed by
water except a space near Vine is now naviga-
BILE from end to end by skifs In the market
house at Broadway the water covers the floor to
a depth of nearly FIVE feet. Private skiffs are
plying very freely, carrying passengers wherever
they wish to go.
10 p. M.-The river is seventy feet four inches.
A Gallipolis dispatch says 1t is estimated that
80 900 people along the river, within thirty miles
of that place, will have to be fed by charity for
two weeks
Harmar, O., is flooded and the people are des
titute. Hundreds of buildings have been
washed away and the people are camping on the
hillsides. The suffering is great. Harmar has
always responded nobly to the appeals else
where and now asks for those more
fortunate to help her. Money, clothing, OF food
can be sent to George Il. Stevens. Marietta, or
the Harmar relief committee.
A private dispatch from Ashland, KY,
that the public be notified that business ',I I11Tr