The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-12
Wheeling, 1o.-A heavy and


and the fact often alluded to that
Wheeling was the first to subscribe
for the benefit Of the sufferers rom
the great Chicago fire, the Counc
appropriated $500 at that time.
About $4,000 has been raised here,
but all has been e. emit, much In the
relief of Other ,uffering towns.
Washington, 1.-THE House com
mitt on appropriations in meet
ing this morning, agreed TO report d
bill for the i'm mediate appropriation
of $500. 600 for the sufferers by the
foods along the Ohio and tributaries.
The bill will be reported to the
House to-dsy.
Gallipolis, il. = The river rose
eight inches the last Twelve hours,
and is sing half an inch an hour.
Rain all night and indica ions for
M re this morning The river has
fallen five f.e' at Belp~e, twelve
miles below Marietta. Telegraph
communication Nith al up river
towns exce0r G.ilepol Ripley and
MaysvI lie, is siill iuIerrU pted.
umbls, o, IL An engineer
of the Scioto Valley railway waded
out t. ,Por smouth his morni and
telegra phed from Piketpp, twenty
four miles north, that the water is
FIVE feet higher in that city thsn
last yeer. The steamer Bona "a IS
Isl ing afioat on the sidewalk and
people ara entering the hotel
through the second story windows.
When he left the city three houses
were burning which the engines
could not reach.
Cincinnati, IL, 9 m.-The river
is sixty-six feet and rising an inch
an hour; drilling rain.
Cincinnati, IL, II q. m.-The river
Is &c feet ~ inches, and is rising an
inch an hour.
Louisville, KY, II, nOon.-It has
been raining here almost constantly
since Sunday noon. The weather
has moderated and it is still drizzl~
ing. The river rose five inches last
night and is now rising three quar-
tiers of 81 inch an hour, with Al
feet in the canal. within a foot
and hall of last years highest
point. A flood sufferer, named
Adam Frink, on account of the loss
of property, poisoned himself early
this morning and will probably de.
The food of 1882 was surpassed
this morning and the river has been
rising all day. There is hardly a
shadow of doubt that the mark Of |
last year will be reached and passed
the next thirty hours. The
river has been rising ut points above
with continuous rains. The
people have lost faith in
,he signal service reports. Twice
while the flag has been raised,
10 denote cod Wave Was coming,
he first tine the temperature rose
instead of falling, and the second
here was slight fall, followed now
~ rain, and the highest Water here
most be postponed II the present
continue. The rect
am pc are unlighted and gss is
burning in very few places. The
ables OF the Western Union opera
Ors' room are supplied with candles
Theatres are running with electric
nd calcium lights. The opera fes {
ival building Is supplied with g.
rom the Cincinnati hospital, con- j
eyed in pipes supper ed on trestles
IN the outside of the hail an cleo. t
TIC light will be used to illuminate t
he streets. The attendance on {
his the opening night is nece ssarily s
diminished. The number Of yer
ons needing relief incI eases daily, | i,
'ut the city is determined to care I
or her own people. In anticipation
f preferred assistance, the relief !
ommittee Of this city has author {
zed the following; Il
% the Public: d
The committee of the Cincinnati .
chamber Of Commerce and the Com. j.,
non Council. In view Of the steadily
dvancing floods in adjacent cities Z
nd towns, and along such Of the !
Upper Ohio where great suffering
nd restitution are being entailed,
eg to assure the outside public that !
ny contributions made for suffer- .
rs will be expended for the relief :
{ the distressed in other territory,
18th the same diligence and care
hitch are exercised in relieving thei
micted here, upon whom it is the
urpose of the committee to bestow o
nly such contributions as may be .
lade in Cincinnati.
(Signed) URNEK, r
Chairman. /
Additional railroads have been :,
tabled to-day, and one, the Bald =
ore, Washington and Cincinnati, &
as opened to Parkersburg, and q
trough trains will be resumed in !.
le morning. at o'clock tonight :
le water was IS feet inches. The
ighest last year was 81 feet
lcheS.
Washington, 10.-Miss Clara
srton, president of the American q
ational Association of the Red n
ross, accompanied by DR.. Hubbell, E
,ecial field agent Of the association, G
art to moro " for the scenes of the S
pods. She goes first to Pittsburg Il
Id will follow the Ohio river down, .
sitting such places as have suffered. Z
.iss Barton requests that Red Gre: q
cieties in the north will until u
lrther notice forward supnIies IN