Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-02-12
The Raging Floods.
THE SITUATION AT CINCINNATI AND OTHER
PLACES.

CINCINNATI, February S.-The Relief
Committee, in conjunction with Mayor
Stephens, have decided to call out the NIL
litia tonight to serve as assistant patrol on
account of the darkness. The president OF
the gas company says that the supply OF
gas will not be sufficient to last through the
night. Three hundred men have been
placed on duty. The river was 62 feet y
inches at 3 P. NJ. and 60 feet 81 inches at 3
p. M.
A dispatch from GAINESVILLE says the
Muskingum river was higher this morning
than ever known, and is still rising an inch
every half hour The water reaches the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad bridge, and
only the absence of drift saves it.
There has been no loss Of life on this side
of the river. In Newport. KY, early this
morning, William Buchert, bugler of the
United States troops at Newport barracks,
fell from skiff while trying to reach the Sec
ond story of the barracks building, and was
drowned. He was twenty-five years old
and belonged to Baltimore. Mrs Waddler,
widow living in Newport, has become
raving maniac on account of the flood. At
meeting of the executive committe of the
Relief Committee appointed by the Cham
Der of Commerce this morning it was unan-
| imously determined that all money received
| from other places should be used for the re-
lief of suffering in localities outside OF this
city, it being the purpose Of the committee
to expend for the relief of the unfortunates
in Cincinnati only such funds as may be
contributed here.
TIE RIVERS AT PITTSBURGH WITHIN THEIR
| BANKS.
| PITTSBURGH, Pa, February 6.-The riv-
ers are again within their banks and steadi-
ly receding, the Monongahela marks show
| ing twenty-six feet eleven inches at noon,
with about one foot more in the Allegheny.
The streets in both cities are about entirely
clear of water, and the people in the sub
merged districts are busy to-day clearing
the houses and streets of the shiny mud
and debris left behind.
THE WATER FALLING AT WHEELING.
WHEELING, W. VA, February S.-Busi-
ness is still almost totally suspended, and
crowds are gathered on the streets watch
ing the slowly-receding food. The water
has fallen about q foot, and the weather is
cooler.
! THE FLOOD AT OTHER POINTS.
LOUISVILLE, KY, February S.-rhe sit
uation has not materially changed since
yesterday. The river continued rising
slowly till ii o'clock this morning, when it
came to stand, with 80 feet inches in the
channel. 1t has remained stationary since.
The Kentucky river at Frankfort is falling
rapidly, with pig feet in the channel. There
: is but little suffering here and that is
promptly relieved by 6ss Belief Committee
The water is within 5 feet OF tie highes
point of last year.
The weather. is colder. 1t has not rained
since midnight.
CosHocKToN, O., February S.-The ioot
reached its highest point at midnight las
} night, being twelve inches higher than evel
J known. The water is now slowly recening
The Pan Handle track embankment broke
at Morgan run, four miles east, and a
Franklin, five miles west of here last night
| and the track between Dresden Junction
and Adams's Mills is entirely submerged
There have been no trains from the EaS
since Wednesday.
, While crossinga swollen creek near Otse
go lady, whose name could not be learned
missed her footing and was drowned. Three
brothers named Nilsson, while out boating
were struck by drift-wood and all three
drowned. They were all under twenty
years of age.