The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-09
THE F0AMING FLOOD.
rhe Swish aud swirl of the Settling
Sea Uuabnled.
wheeling "a Now rruly Threatened by
Grim Starvation.
cIhoINKArI IN Y.olNIIY.


CsSclSsATi, Feb. S.-At0g. m. the river
was o. feet 1 IL inches, rise of l'2 inches
u O. morning. The weather Is cloudy aud
cool The cold wave nsg dying from the
sigual Office yesterday morning has cisap'
reared, Hnd hopes OF freeze are disap.
pointed. No reliel IL expected now on TINT
account. The river at Portsmouth IL Ol
i,tt and rising iast, IL II falling last AT the
head waters, but further rise must come
Def ~ 10 all runs out. Mari.tia and Park
efsburg have been entirely cut on from all
com nunIcation tor two days. Portsmouth
Is the only NJ river point heard from &c
tar.
The river Is rising more rapidly since 0
o'clock. At noon there was " feet u IL
inchs3, hcing Tsce a. two inches ~ thfe.
hours. No additional llsstl are reported
and 40 lose OF life on this side OF the river.
| In Newport, Kentucky, early this morning
| VILLAIN Buchert, bugler OF the Unl,tu
States troops at Newport barracks fell
| from a sEilf while trying 10 reach tho sec
oud story OF the barracks building aud Wa.
drowned. Mrs Waddle, widow living VI
| Newport, has become rHying maniac OF
aoo5nnt of the Hood She was poor wo
man with several children living IN Oh,
flooded distrlct. Ns'glbors took charge OF
her children aud OF her but being uuool'
to see her children she Imagined them
drowned and to-day - h0pele"'lg Insane.
sTuBgHvfLLE AID viCiNiTY.
SrubEnyILLR O., Feb. S.-rhe highes
puitt, 40 ieel, was reached yes erdaY OF q
y. m, . teet higher than 10 1882 the great
es. previous lood. IL hss since rec,dee
, eighteen inches aud oDntiuu Sailing. tht
loss TO private property Ia hero Sl50,OOO and
ltu the railroads iucalculsble. TIE rivei
| division OF the O. & Il. road Is all under
water, aud there Is bad break in tho Pau
| II IL. Of h.r M Ia haa hgen
in this vicinity.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC IMPspED.
ST. LouI-, Feb. S-rhe Iron Mountain
railway has stopped taking fIelsht 1ol
points southeast OF Cairo aud Belmont OF
account of the foods. The tracks of the
Texas & ST. Louis narrow gauge nre nov
only feet above water and probably before
evening they will stop receiving freight.
riTT BURG AND VICINITY.
PfrTsBuRG, Feb..S--The rivers are again
within their banks and are steadily reced-
ilg. The streets OF both cities are almost
entirely clear oil water and the people IN
the submerged districts aro busy clearing
the houses and streets OF mud and debris
LETT behind. With the decreasing periie
from the water come lurking dangers IRON
weakening foundations, which may over.
throw buildings, and from streets and
payements caving n, where ihey nave
been undermined. several smsll cave-i..'
have occurred III different por ions III cItItS
but no accidents have yet been reported.
Travel by street cars WAS Resumed
this morning between MI sections
OF Allegheny, pitsburg and the SCUM
Side. The railroads are also getting intt
shape, and bei1re many hours all roads, u
Is thought, will be running trains a. usual
The relief committees are hard nj wori
di. tributing food and iusl to the needy
Liberia, dohstlons OF money, food, ciothini
and fuel continue pouring in from citizeb
and no outside aid will be necessary. MANI
families are still quartered in the public
halls and IL will be several days before TIT
houses will be In fit condition for tier re
turn 10 their homes.
LOUISVILLE AND VICINITY.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. S.-The situation ha
not materially changed since yesterday
The river continued rising slowly I'LL IL
clock this morning, when II came To I
stand and has remained stationary since
; There Is little suffering here and that ha'
been promptly relieved by the relief com
mittee. The wBter Is within FIVE feet OF MT
highest point last year. The weather u
colder, and II hss.not rained here since mid
night That portion OF the ity known n
"the point" IL covered with twenty feet o
water. The people had Gil moved out
The whole river front is inundated iron
end to end.
WHEELING AND VICINITY.
WHEELING, Feb. Sine Baltimore
Ohio engine shops have been carried away
rhe main street bridge over Jonath .ns
run, North Wheeling caved ~ this af'eI
noon. A boy sank with II, but was saved
Two unknown IN m we're upset NJ the heh1
ct The island from sbiff and cluur 10 tn