Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-02-14
TuE WESTERN FLOODS.
Misery and Suffering Everywhere In Their
Train-A Terrible state of Anairs.

Misery and Suffering Everywhere In Their
Train-A Terrible state of Affairs
The Ohio river at Cincinnati Wednesday
night was "A feet 5 inches at II O'Clock,
and is still slowly rising. The distress is
beyond description, and the reports of
houses undermined and lives lost, coming
in from quarters where verihcation is i'm
possible, Increase the general consterna.
ton Third street, the Wall street of
Cincinnati, is completely under water, and
the Burnet house, still one OF the most
most fashionable hotels, is now at the
edge of the rising flood.
The local observer of tho weather for
the Commercial Gazette predicts heavy
rains again for Thursday. A steamer has
been chartered at Madison and will be
loaded with 10000 pounds of provisions
and sent up the river Friday to distribute
supplies wherever needed A large
steamer will also be chartered for similar
service on the lower part of the river. n
trainload of provisions will be sent from
Indianapolis Saturday morning TO Madi-
son, and the steamer will leave that point
for the scenes OF distress Saturday even
ing.
The following message has been TO
ceived from Governor Porter The condi'
ton of Lawrenceburg is pitiable in the
from their foundations than last year.
Relief should have reference now not only
to the flood, but to enabling poor people
to replace and repair their homes"
Thirteen People Drowned In SKINS.
During a severe storm Monday after
noon party of 10 persons in three skiffs
while attempting to cross from tho Ken
lucky shore, were drowned. 1t is believed
that the people embarked in the frail craft
at their disposal rather than take the
chances Of staying in tho insecure habta
| tiOns. The boats were sunk in plain view
of the shore, and the number of persons in
each could be easily counted, but it was
impossible for witnesses to say who they
were, or whether they were white OF
colored. They were all making straight
for tho nearest point on the Indiana side
JenerEonviIIe Under Water.
There is little suffering in Louisville,
but news from Jacksonville, KY, is of the
most deplorable character. OF a popula
tion of 900 at the place, about Que half
have been compelled to leave their homes
aud seek higher ground. Four-tifths of
the city is inundated. The people are
suffering and are begging contributions OF
food. The Kentucky river is falling at its
head waters, but Ia still rising an inch an
hour at Frankfort.
ATexas Tornado.
A tornado in Waco, Texas, Wednesday
morning, demolished several private resi-
| dences and the Waco university. Buildings
were blown to pieces at Bartlett and Ran
ger. Heavy washouts have occurred on
tho International railway near Mineola
and the Texas Pacific near sherman, and
| all trains are abandoned.
Floating by In Their Tomb.
A woman and four children tloated pas
Middleport, Ohio, on Monday, in cot
tage. When rescued the children were al
dead and the mother was insane. From
Ashton Landing every house has beer
washed away.
Tho Loss at steubenviIlo.
The losses by tho flood at Steubenyille,
O., aggregate sl00,00 while the losses IL
the vicinity make $50, 600 additional IL
families in the lower wards have baer
relieved by the city.
Farms Thirty Feet Under water.
The country rouud about Evansville
Ind, is a vast sea. Many farms are COW
cred with 80 feet of water. Only the tops
OF the houses across the river, in Kentucky
arc now visible.
Portsmouth Submerged.
Only 90 houses in Portsmouth, o., {
city of $4,000 inhabitants, are out o
water, and all the people are tired of care
and toll. Help must quickly come