Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-14
7Hg GREAT FLOODS.
-, md Incident. in the, The Submerged
scenes ''t cities Of the Vest
,.,,,,.,. Of Generous ,,,,. Relief for the
H''p''''' Homeless sufferers

NJ Generous hei'e' w.
Responses 10 sufferers
ali February S-Ihe So
Cincinns,n,, . denotlng coming col
nal .sIvlcfd , ats to-day for th Hi,b In
wcsli l;nc,. the flood began ,,, h, nnw
time since Since wv was welcomed, but now woi
lie presence, v "nJ spprrhensions. COZ
weather .ct "I on the water, wien ,.,,l, n na
,lsl eil scaa IL its worst, but with cor ~
about dO me suffering of the imP PIE
onsu the ono "o"'" s,al
alc1g, for lack OF , insl
terrible .,i,o The difficulty OF gettln.
Few lea' diseJlivered. There are no lana
supplies ' wy" and the damage u
,an gsd in by the waves cSu USED, o ~
Oullai ,, Steamers has been so great At
Passl ,,ss tbe occupants of the llooneo
10 csu'e VI, ,ire an the steamers bringing
i lOuse, ,sljrf The relief steamers, u
thel,e real real' service, have to be equipped
ee 81. =. ~, is saving crews and boats, ana
WIN ~ NV readily be seen now
ny esp ,,cnld be the work
W" carrying any cohSluerao, u,
Sol ,, i Of fuel to such places as
( 9asSwr,,eaSceburg, Ind, aud New Ken,
LaNiern,N ,haI are entirely submerged
4 in M Surrounded with water; No relief
<snu y, I sa. VET been sent out from here;
gCa, r. P.ck with of st. Louis is eNpected
e'su ecu nj, Ma evening to take charge OF tie
ne a', Of Of relief under direction OF the
vU .,s,srr of war He viii charter re-
M Hsts. and four Uuiled States Off
~ ~ v have bppn ordered here from Co
smA. 10 take charge of the different
steamers, -, ,,Ion,o nv
Wa IA receive subscriptions to-day
|E nlrfr,,rbes were received announcing
y .oriIbalions from various sources.
Emcug lh,nl an appropriation of 81 500
,if,nm the town council of Lebanon,
<bbiO s;OO from business firm in Chi
,sro and similar sums FIR m New York
,rd Philadelphia firms having repre-
,ienln,lye, here. Large subscriptions
:Eere also received from citizens,
Among them was one OF
3sN from r. r. Springer,
Ebose gifts to the city have made him
I'M most honOred man in The city,
IN, i. the largest individual sub-crip-
z OD vel received, A call has been is
3usi6y Major Lloyd, commander of
I'm depsrtment of the Ohio Grand
krny Of the Republic, for contribu-
lions from various posts throughout
+ HE Stale,
II A dispatch from Evansville, Ind,
az during severe rain storm yester'
AZ evening a party of thirteen
IA three sSllls, while attempting
cross from the Kentucky
More, were drowned Ii has not been
bcssible to procure their names.
n The heavy current from the Licking
liver this morning washed away Iwen-
N OF more houses In Newport, Ky.
hey are hudded together and thrown
I b all SORTS u shapes Three streets are
completely bl@kei by houses moved
81 fom their foundations. IL il reported
hal two unknown men fell FROM IL
4 Eitf nesr the saspensiOn bridge and
drowned,
TheNeU'Jonmal received a special
fOm Portsmouth o., dated yesterday,
nd forwarded 10 Srlotuville, the near
Telegraph station, saying that there
not an acre OF dry ground in the
" and not n hundred houses not
lder water. Man, houses have float
'oi. The pOstOilice and banks are
Ihed, ,.r,,I.
Al 9f m. lbse""' tseventy |
e. Two a.. tnie. ,Iarter inches,
lowing a rse OF one inch in the last |
ONr' There was II heavy rain from 6 |
SSV, with a slight Indication of |
plder weather. The local observer of |
weather for the Commercial. |
arel,e predict heavy rains again for
morrow Pearl street, which YES
Tday was closed by water, except a
ace near Vine, is nov navigable
pm end to end by skitfs. AT the
hke,h Onss on Broadway. the water
ven 'ae benches, making a depth of
uy i've leet on the floor Vast
ilOeis OIL people go to and from the
slsGslon bridge in hat-bottomed
ny furnished by the bridge compa-
plopelled by poles aud having
t~sMslched To the telegraph poles |
SIN Crossing the currents at the |
.ai People fill these boats by
!. gclose together. 1t has a per-
M nsA, olt ho accident has yet oc-
~, ro rrlvaie skill- are also Diving
Y Freely, carry ing passengers
MI sS' y 'hey wish TO go. AS inti-
y ~ ~uaS, no news from Lawrence
y, sS good news. There were
0Isl's Of disaster to that town |
IN v Sas heard from there till to. |
~ Ss when the News Journals |
si,n 's' y Us That the wind mad no |
IN ssd 1.'as'rols effect, though last |
t1 Anxiety 'i''' Vi
c.m AT GALLIpoLIS.
i1 al,, Ohio, February lat il
a, within IlA !, 81 80 900 neople along the
"a "A ALUM W. u twenty-five miles, have |
NV, Oy CHARITY for two weeks.
ps sGssS FROM rHlLAprLpurA
EstD,o ,, february l8-At n
enls,a,' ~, ", cltlz.ns' committee for
dsy, a.. 'he sufferers by the floods |
O "A uo w. Childs subscr,hsd |
Fided n pfexel & Co. $500. IL was |
''nu sl,WO to Cincinnati.
i,.,. AT LAwREycEBuRe.
ItiS 'a ,.;ii,F February ls.-suspense
3 Ias n.ase to hear definite news
bad oCcs, disaster involvi e loss of
Fe been ru Some means wouId |
srencrbo,v,a hu TO get word from
be ne, Ualg to Aurora, Ind where
aerStsrs' telegraph office. The |
. a. H., aurora, Ind, special saws
srencsL,.'h ere was no news frn,n
p aaatIu, Many houses We're
Anxiety |, aown this morning. and
i'iugsis' j mg;teat, The water now now
aie lon" 'usn an hour. More dwell.
lsvtls n'aP !, FROM CLEVELAND.