Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-02-10
The Situation at WheeIinE-A
Town swept Away-Two Chill
dPen dir from Exposure.

rates.
The situation at WheeIing-A
Town swept Away-Two Chill
dren dis from Exposure.
WHEELING, w. Va. Feb. 0.--The
Whitaker Sheet Iron Works aud Chi.
cago Car Roofing Company lose SIS, 600.
The steamer John Lewis arrived from
down the river this evening. She was
rddled with bullets, the passengers lying
on tho cabin floor, covered with mat
trcsses and life preservers. as II protec-
tion from the missiles. The citizens of
West Wheeling and other places fired ON
the boat to prevent her landing, as her
coming in among the submerged houses
would add'greatly to the damage,by the
heavy swa3h The boat, which left
Parkersburg this morning, reports many
houses at New Mnrtinvlle swept away
and the Pittsburgh Stave Works and dry
houses total loss. Not vestige is left
Of Cochransville, an Ohio village in Mon
roe county.
The situation here among The desti
tute grows worse. Clothing, food aud
money are sorely needed. At the glass
house, in the south end, two children
| died to-day from exposure and insuffi-
cient food. The worst has not yet be.
gun, is the conclusion to which the
thoughtful are forced.
Congress- Asked to Increase the
Relief for the Flood sufferers
WHEELING, Feb. 9.--On the represen-
tation of citizens of West Virginia that
the local resources are insufficient to re-
lieve the suffering, the Governor has
telegraphed our Senators and Represen-
tatives in Congress, asking that the joint
resolution for relief be increased to
81, 900, 900. Governor Jackson, at the
request of numerous petitioners, has also
tclegraphed to the Governors Of other |
States ON the river, asking them to CO.
operate through their Senators and |
Representatives in Congress to assist in |
securing he much-needed relief.
Immense Damage from the Flood
ut Marietta and ParkersbuTg.
CINCINNATi, Ohio, Feb. 9.-Marietta
ana Parkersourg have been entirely cut
off by railroad ard telegraph since
Wednesday. This afternoon single
railroad wire was opened TO Belpre,
Ohio, opposite Parkersburg. From this
source it is ascertained that the food has
been terrible at that point, and tonight
the river is still rising. 1t has already
gone nine feet higher than last year. No
details of losses could be gwen, but it is
clear tina. both Pnrkersbsrg and Mari
etta's loss must be immense. 1t is be-
lieved that when the full report of the
flood is known, Marietta will have suf
fered even more than Wheeling, as the
waters from the Muskingum rushed
down at the same time as the Pittsburgh
floods, thus forming a junction.
The River stilI Risia@ ut CincIn-
natl
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Feb. 9.--It is the
opinion Of rivermen that the river will
continue to rise here till Monday and
that, during tonight and tomorrow, the
rise will be increased Already the
river is above the flood OF lS47, making
this the third in rank. 1t lacks five
inches of the flood of 1882. The losses
this yea, with the same stage of water,
are not more than 20 per cent. of those
of last year. The relief more than equals
the demand.
SLOWLY Rising at louisville.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 9.-The river
has boen stationery nearly all day, but
at 10 tonight il is Using very slowly.
Weather cool, with no sign of rain.
Flood in the Cumberland valley
Bridges swept Away and Mills
Destroyed.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Feb. 9.-The ice on
Cenodoquine creek broke to-day and
caused n tremendous food. Four
bridges, valued at over $50, 900, were car
ried away, and considerable damage was
done otherwise. Three dams were
washed out and the mills connected with
them badly injured. The freshet is the
worst ever known in the Cumberland
valley. Portions of the wrecked bridges
are now jammed against the piers of tile
Northern Central Railroad bridge at the
mouth of the creek.
The Danger of u Flood subsiding.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 9.-Reports from
up the river to-day are more favorable.
While the water is still very high, it has
fallen somewhat The ice-gorges remain
firm, the water passing Off The general
feeling now is that Toledo will escape
Hood. All depends upon the ice gorges,
which are holding the water back. They
are reported very strong.
silver. Exchange and Bonds
NEW York, Feb. 9.--Silver, 1000
fine, per ounce, Sl.lli. Sterling bills
on London, 60 days, S4.S6B; Sterling
bills on London, sight drafts, s4S9i; U.
s. AS of 1891, interest quarterly, Sl.l4s;
U. s. A. of 1907, interest quarterly,
Sl.233; U. $. IS, Si0l; Western Union
Telegraph, 764.
Investigating New York POlitf- |
cal Arrangements.
New YORK, Feb. 9.-The legislative |
inquiry into the department OF the |
city aud county government was made |
interesting to-day by the presence in
the witness chair OF Mayor Edison,
John Kelly, John b. Haskins and AL
derman Pearson, parties to the arrange.
ment in the house OF John Kelly,
which resulted in the nomination OF
Mayor Edison, and the election of AL,
derman Kirk, Tammany, President of
the Board OF Alderman. The Mayor
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