The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-09

hill. At the eeuth end, and Of many
places near the city, the river 10 lsie
| from one to three miles wide. The Bal
tinore 4 Ohio and O. d P. railways are
under water for miles, and there IL no
railroad traffic nearer than ten miles OF
the city. People are camped on t. Q NIL
tops, besides those Accommodated 10
churches, schools and markets sno
many private stores. The blast furnaces
are chilled in n a,yscsses by water r1sen-
ing the fires. The water Is Sill 'siiins
st the rate Of An inch an hour.
Ironton, Ohio, 8.-The river is
still rising, two inches an hour. All
west of IrOnton is under wster. La
most Of the villages along the Ohio
river the people have left their
houses and gone to the high lands.
Great distress is reported at various
points.
Wheeling, ". Va, Sword has
been received that the people at
Wellsburg, twenty miles up the
river, are absolutely suffering from
famine. At Benw0od. the situa lon
was as bad, but relief party visited
there on the steamer Regular and
left liberal supply of provisions.
Window-glass works, believed TO be
from Mellsburg, lodged at the south
end of the city.
The distress and suffer- G caused
by the foOd is hourly growing
worse. With all the volunteers
who can be employed, the relief
committees are not able to find for
the homeless and destitute supplies
as fast SIS needed. Glass houses,
stores, public and private schools
and churches are converted Into
homes for refugees. The work of
relief ia carried on as rapidly as pos.
sible. The stea Belle Prince was
chartered by r. T. Defries, general
agent of the Burlington & Ohio
road. and taken to MoundsvilIe and
five miles up Grove Creek, the near
est point to which trains could run,
where passengers who have been
food bound for two days were taken
on board and brought to the city
Five immense slides have occurred
covering nearly mile of the Burr
lington & Ohio road between here
and Moundsville, and it will be a
week after the falling of tho waters
before trains can reach the city
Coabocton, Ohio, S.-The food reached |
tie highest point at midnight, being |
xelve inches higher than ever before !
known. Nc trains from the east since |
Wednesday. While crossing swollen |
creek near Otsego, lady. whose name |
ia uns nown, missed her footing and was
drowned. Three Nelson brothers while
,u! boating were struck By driE wood |
md all three drowned. All were under
wenty years of age 49,
Wheeling w. Va, 8-The Burling
on ard Ohio engine shops are carried
away. Two unknown men were upaet st
he head of the island from skif and
;lung to the willows two hours. A
,rowd was watching them but powerless
o save them. Wheeling is in danger OF
anime; near y all the bakeries and
many groceries sre beneath thu water.
The milk supply is exhausted and there
s no meat except sslt meat.
Cincinnati, s. - The river at 6
''clock was 81 feet 1917 inches. AT 8
t was 63 feet, having risen halt an
nch an hour. Relief work continues
Large subscriptions are
made daily on change. A large
'acaut store.room is used as head
uarters, but supplies are distribu-
ed systematically through the vari-
us branch depots located near the
ubmerged district. To-day 1000
iams, 1000 pounds Of corned beef
ooked and 5000 loaves OF bread
we're distributed, besides four
neals given at the market
Iouse to all who apply. Two thou
and people are sleeping tonight in
choolhouses. The relief boats, ten
q number, under the control Of as.
ociated charities, ply through the
Iooded districts and distribute food
nd bedding where necessary to the |
occupants of houses. Colonel Lewis |
wilson, chairman or the knights of
honor, sent the following dispatch
o Thomas E. Richards, GAINESVILLE,
ohio: |,
Grand Dictator, Ohio.-Our central
elief committee are engaged in the work
+ aiding sufferers, without regard to
reed or color.