Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-02-13

ceived $500 from Chicago. He is erecting
temporary shelter on high grounds, and
after the food will give the lumber to the
homeless for rebuilding their houses. Mrs.
Deuber, who has been feeding fifty chill
dren at her home, to-day increased the
number TO 100. In Cincinnati there is a
marked impetus to relief subscriptions.
The city has taken to the proposition of
refusing help from abroad. The Times
Star has started a popular dime subscrip-
ton, heading the list with $500. 4 con-
siderable sum has already been collected
in response. The troubles of the postofice
and mail-carriers increase. All the North
ern, Eastern and Northwestern mails must
be carried by wagon to Chester Park, by
way OF Clifton, directly northward from
the city, distance of seven miles.
Night.-The situation to-day has been
more gloomy than eyer. The river rose
almost constantly from half to an inch
an hour, and was growing from two to
year. This is regarded as Gf dsead signifi-
cance, and loses no weight by the uncer-
tainty when the rise will end-si"-,.,nr, .,r,c.r+
because OF the --ssuy.ircreased territory
fH,a fHcoaeu, and because oil the greatly in
creased danger to buildings by the In
creased leverage the swaying water has OF,
them, as well as injury to the foundations.
One twe-story brick business house, oc-
cupied by Charles Maish & Co... on Sixth
street, near Freeman, feli With great
crash, owing to weakened. foundations.
The building uas weighted with aquantity
of hemp, which aided in causing the de-
struction. This is only the beginning.
There is much apprehension on this ac-
count in Covington and Newport, where
the nature OF the soil makes the danger
4 oNor. n Bt,,
II has been fotrd necessary to remove
families TO other places. The Relief Com
mittee in charge OF Ibis work Fave to act
arbitrarily in soms Eases, and compel pe0=-
pie 70 leave their houses. In two or
three cases the houses are now off
their foundations, or washed away,
and there would undoubtedly have
been loss of life if the people
had been left TO act in their own Behalf
SO tenaciously do they cling to tneif
little all of property. Owing 10 the gem
eral impression here that the food would
not exceed last year, and that the losses
would he less, and tne.sufferinR less, CEN
tr.vutiops are much slower coming in.
They h1ve now reached about S25, 900,
exclusive OF $4,000 appropriated by the
Council. This has been anticipated al
ready, and drafts will have to be made
soon on the appropriation, unless funds
come in faster. The representative here
of the Columbus Buggy Company of
Columbus O., received a telegram
stating that the employees had Civ
en- days wages, amounting to $1,000,
and many were doubling their subscrip-
tions. Among the people from abroad
who have contributed are Geo. w. Childs,
OF Philadelphia, $500, and Henry Irving,
$3.50. The committee will persist in the
determination to disburse all contributions
from abroad among the sufferers outside
of Cincinnati. Tonight had a frightful
beginning by reason OF a high wind, which
threatened for a time to be severe gale !;
but, though strong; il was not steady
| enough to start thn waves SO as
to do any great damage. So far
as can be ascertained now there is
great danger, however, that the agitation
of the water by the wind Nill loosen the
houses from their foundations. Several
| more houses at Newport have left their
| foundations, and some are tumbled over.
Fortunately, all were deserted beforehand.
| The occupants of water bound houses,
| some with no lights to break the gloom,
must have heard the bowling wind and
| beating rain to night with feeling of
almost hopeless helplessness. The news
| from the more exposed places, like New
Richmond, o., and Lawrenceburg, Ind, is
awaited with dread. Reports received to-
| night from Newport on this point are
reassuring
The Masons OF this city have found it
necessary to take decisive action, and issue
the following appeal:
''rO the Masons Of the United States:
''The Masons of Cincinnati represent
that calamity greater than ever known
is now upon our valley. For hundreds of
miles, not only Masons in great num-
| bers, but thousands of men, women
aud children are homeless, cold
and hungry. Every source of charity
must be called on to relieve their distress.
If any Masonic body desires to contribute
to this noble purpose, remittances may be
sent to the Masonic Flood Committee, Ma
sonic Temple, Cincinnati"
All Masonic bodies in the city meet to-
morrow TO perfect arrangements for sys-
tematic relief.
10 OCIock P.M.-River siXty-eight feet
ten and one-quarter inches, aud rising
half an inch an hour. 1t is raining hard
> OCiock 1.M.-Gov. Hoadley has is
sued proclamation calling on the people
OF the State for aid