St. Landry democrat., 1884-02-16

l Inc rain SGOp Tonight Dub tuS Cl0y
is gloomy with a gray fog, and the clouds
are black with threats of prolonged storm.
No wonder then that the timid and appre-
henslve fear seventy feet of water before
the worst is over. Competent judges look
ing the situation calmly in the lace fear the
rise will exceed seventy-five feet. Prepa-
rations for the worst is the solitary occu-
patton of the people in Cincinnati tonight,
| as it has been all afternoon, and will be here
| after till the worst is over. No one hurrles.
Haste is visible everywhere, but without
excitement. The universal cheerfulness
! which prevails is an astonishing evidence
/ of the universal prevalence of pluck. The
/ cheerfulness almost amounts to JollIty.
On the suspension bridge thousands of
/ people stand gazing up and downthe river,
| looking at Covington and the hills back Of
| it. The city is apparently sunken sixty
| feet, and the high hills back of it dwarfed
| by the towering height of the rolling deluge
in the rivers channel. All signs Of high
| banks are obliterated. The whole front
row of houses in Greenup street are in wa
ter halfway UP to the first story, with
probably ten or twelve feet more water to
come on top of it. On the Cincinnati side
are the steamboats,, adozen of them, penned
in between the suspension bridge and the
Newport bridge by the food, and a score of
steamers below the suspension bridge float
ing on the torrent, but ready for service
. SHOULD bl6Te p5 u6SG VI lu6LIs ne tSGhS
OF these steamers tower up even with the
tops of the tall buildings nextto the waters
edge.
In Columbia, Pendleton and Fulton, on
the Ohio side, above the mouth of Deer
Creek, and in Bellevue, Dayton and New
port, KY, there are many dwellings ex-
posed to utter destruction. They barely
escaped washing away. last year. Back
water up Mill Greek will affect many more
just such people all the way up to lTinton
Place for a distance Of seven miles. Last
year there was dead calm during the
whole time Of the flood. If, with this high
or food there should be strong winds, there
is no telling what ruin may be wrought.
WHEELING, ". VA. Feb. 6.
The Ohio River began rising yesterday
morning, and rose steadily since. 1t is
now forty-fye feet, and still rising The
portion of the city south of Sixteenth street,
embracing a population of 10000, is almost
wholly under water. Hundreds of families
have been driven from their homes. In many
instances property removed in the ear
ly part of the day to places of supposed se-
curity, were foated off by water, causing
great damage. The garden spot on the
island OF 1000 acres, connected with the
city by suspension bridge, and having a
population of $500, with the State Fair
Grounds and many elegant residences, is
submerged to a depth Of six 60 ten feet, and
every family compelled to move. The ex-
citement caused the death of man named
John Hall, The streets and houses in the /
upper part of the city are filled with home
less families. Steamers are traversing the
streets Of the island, taking off families and
property. The whole city front for q dia-
tance of three miles is under water.
At Benwood a party of people were on
the river bank watching the flood when the |
bank caVed in, and a man named Fred |
Knuth was drowned.
AT Maynard, suburb, party of girls |
were on a bridge which gave away and a
girl named Mary Costo was drowned.
At Marietta a large crowd had collected
on the bank of the Muskin gum, a tributary |
of the Ohio. The bank gave way and fifty |
people were precipitated into the food. /
Fifteen lives were lost, mostly children. I
Ii is impossible to obtain the names, as
communication is now closed.
A cradle containing a live baby was taken
from the river this evening by wreckers.
Many farm animals were drowned.
YoUNGsrowN, O., Feb. 8.
The Mahoning River is on the rampage,
having reached the highest point since /
l632. At Warren the west part of the city
Is overhowed and scores of families were
driven from their homes. Manufacturing
on the fats are all closed, |
the Westlake Rolling Mill. So
1850 4
marvellous escapes of people in flats, refus-
ng to leave their homes until actually
1rlven out. Since noon the river has risen
rom four to eight inches an hour. It is
aiming little tonight, and if it contin-
les the damage will be great in the manu-
he Shenango Valley, Sharon and Newcas-
lie, Pa, say that the Shenango River is
Using rapidly and railroad travel is sus-
pended.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. s.
The river rose rapidly all day, and at
lark there was twenty five feet in the ca.
lal, and thlrty-two feet nine inches in the
hute on the falls. Last February the wa
er reached height of fortY-four feet six
inches. These figures plainly indicate that
We are to have another great and damaging
Lood. The rain has been pouring down
teadily all day. All of the shipping part
nd half Of Portland are flooded, and soon
he water will go dashing over the cutoff
nto the Inflated point, where so much
property and several lives were lost
asst year. The name of the point is still
resi- in the minds of the people, and its
istrict is no doubt well defined to every
nan, woman and child from the terrible
avages of the foods of last year. The
Gene in this territory this morning was
ne of the widest hustle and confusion. Ev-
ry street leading from these bottom lands
yas covered with wagons moving hither
nd thither. Little children and old, de-
repit women We're rushing frantically
bout, carrying away what furniture their
,asted strength could support. Every
ling was in confusion, and the terror
5ricken people were rendered almost use.
'ss with fright.
TOLEDO, O., Feb. 8.
Reports from twenty-five towns up the
-aumee valley, within hundred miles Of
oledo, indicate rainfall of varying Sc.
Gritty during the twelve hours ending at J
Don to-day. This afternoon it was rain
lg only slightly. The river here is as vet
1T little above the ordinary stage. The !
e in the Auglaize at Defiance, O., broke
p this afternoon. A gorge formed, but