Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-17

lies Just north of the loYee over which
the current is so swift that the Oarsmen
were unable to stem its force. The Park
House is strongly built, but its position
is perilous and communication with the
outside dangerous. The boat passed over
the roofs of brick buildings, the site of
which was marked only by their chimney
tops. POwelPs five story Touring mill is
tenanted by seven families. Many houses
are missing from their sites, and more are
abandoned and falling. Four families,
comprising twenty-five people, are quar-
tered in a shoot house.
FEVER AMONG THE DESTITUTE.
SHAwNEETOwN, Ill, Feb. 16.-Several
camps of those driven from their homes
by the flood, were visited to-day, and con-
siderable sickness discovered. Malarial
fevers are beginning to appear, and
much suffering during the next week or
two is expected. Several small buildings
in more exposed positions were washed
from their foundations, and foot more of
water will carry away others. In this
respect the present flood is likely
to prove more disastrous than last years.
The current over the levees is running
from eight to ten miles an hour and
through some of the streets, and the foun-
datiOns of buildings are being weakened.
AS vet there has been no loss of life, either
here or in this neighborhood, and none is
likely to occur. The people, with the ex-
perience of last years flood before them,
have gone to places of safety. Several
additional families left here this morning
for the hills, and it is doubtful if more
than 400 people remain in town. 1t has
clouded up again and more rain is eX-
pected. At Z O'Clock tonight the river
was "a feet II inches high, and was ris-
ing quarter Of an inch per hour.
MORE HEARTRENDING PICTURES.
WHEELING, w. V. Feb. Is, IL P.M.-The
greatest financial loss is that of the Ohio
River Railroad. For hundreds Of miles
the track and rOadbed have almost en-
tirely disappeared, and the bridges have
all been swept away. At Mounds
vile about twenty families
have been rendered homeless
and entirely destitute, but the wealthy
people of the town have refused to accept
aid, and are doing everything possible to
! alleviate the suffering.
/ At BenwOod $500 persons, three-fOurths
of the entire population, are in absolute
want. The manufacturing establish
ments, from which they gain their living,
/ are all flooded and will be unable to re-
/ sumo operations for weeks. Forty fam
/ lies there have been rendered homeless.
/ WHITE RIVERS HIGHEST NOTCH.
/ LITTLE Rock, ARK, Feb. 16.-A special
i from Newport, Ark, says that the over
/ flow from the White river is the greatest
/ ever known, and the river is still rising.
JACKsONPORT's ISOLATION.
Communication with Jacksonport is cut
/ off. One hundred fam lies are reported to
4 be lodging in the court house at the latter
/ place, and many others have been COM
/ PEELED to leave their homes. The New
/ port Academy is crowded with sufferers.
/ The Iron Mountain Railway leVee threat
ened to give way last night If it does
break it will cause the water to rise feet
4 higher. Business is entirely suspended.
NEW YORK CONTRIBUTORS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16-The Advisory
| Committee, appointed to receive aid for
! the sufferers by the Ohio floods, report
subscriptions to the amount Of $4350. OF
this amount $4,000 will be placed at the
disposal of the Ohio State Relief Commit
tee at Columbus, and $1,000 will be sent
to Miss Barton at Cincinnati on behalf of
the Red Cross Society. Mayor Edison has
/ received a dispatch from Mayor j. j.
White, of MiddlepOrt, Ohio, stating that
/ the raYages of the flood has left 1000 citi-
zens there destitute, asking for help, and
saying that supplies could be had near
| there if they had funds.
GENEROUS PHILADELPHIA.
/ PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16.-At to-day's
( nGcblnS VI bne CbIuhtlllGe Vi ClllL6HS dD-
| pointed to raise funds for the relief of the
/ sufferers by the floods along the Ohio
| river, the Secretary announced that the
4 total subscription up to noon had
amounted to $4,000, S, 900 of which has
been forwarded tor distribution among
the various towns along the inundated
/ district. The committee decided to ap-
prOpriate 5000 each to the towns Of Ports
mouth and MiddlepOrt, Ohio.
CATTLE FLOATING TO DESTRUCTION.
FULTON, ARK, Feb. 16.-Red river
rose one foot in the twenty-four hours end
ing at II O'Clock last night, and is still
rising. The whole country is a vast sea
/ Hundreds of families are fleeing from the
raging waters. Dead mules and cattle
are floating down with the current. Herds
of cattle can be seen standing on the
small islands patiently awaiting their
doom.
FALLING AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 16. P. NAT noon
to-day the river had fallen 10 inches, land
is still falling. At 9:30 O'Clock last night
the river marked 46 feet inches
The weather is cloudy and threatening
rain. The steamer Reindeer has left with
supplies for the sufferers up the river.