Delaware gazette and state journal., 1884-02-14
From Fs days Every Evening.


A Philadelphia Ledger special from
Pittsburg, at midnight, states 1.-THE waters
have bsen reeedins siDes O'Clock this
morning and the worst ia over"
The flood has rendered nearly 10000
Pittsburg people homeless, while fully
1900 more are unable to get to aid
from their homes without the aid Of
skiffs The suffering among the unior
tunates has been terrible, and many have
been unable to get from their houses
since Tuesday morning on account OF the
water, and during that time have been
doing without fire or food Everything
possible has been done to alleviate their
suffering, and the people have been or
dered to Investigate snd report all cases
Of distress. Hundreds uf women and
children were housed and fed in MUM
cipal Hall, Turner Hall, Salisbury Hall
aud the Allegheny post oifcs yesterday.
Four oaees of drowning Lave been re-
ported in all
Travel on all the railroads, except the
Pennsylvania Central road, Baltimore &
Ohio, Allegheny Valley and the West
Pennsylvania roads, is still suspended.
Wash0uts and heavy slides are reported
in all directions, aud 1t will bs several
days befors trains will be running as
usuai. The loss probably will excetd
three million dollars although, at this
time, it id utterly impossitlu 70 givs any
thing like correct estimats
CIECISSATl, Feb. The weather il
becoming cooler, but no decided change
has a. yet taken plsoe a light drizzlipg
rain has been falling portion Of tie day
4 hakk mi q - If.N1 ft...
east
The river continuas to rise slowly,
staudiug at 81 feet IL iGoLts at 10 o'clock
arise of half ali inch 10 an hour Contrary
to expectation the gas is busniAg to. night,
and there is hope that tie supply may
not b. cut ctf al all
Tho submerged teirittry is row pras.
tioaily a. great a. last year IL the city
proper the watoi is within zoe ie-t Di .h-
limit on the atrest- last y-sr, the unly
difference b-ing f-w fest in is,th The
day has passed with no di aster to re-
port. The most careful Si'eutioG har
been given everywhere to tha ssviag OF
property
WHEELING, West VA, Feb, 7.-Th-
river at q p IN was 81 fact aud inches,
ard rising slowly. The steamers Belle
Prii O. and Princess have been busiiy
ergsged all day IN bringing people fTou
the islaui More damage 60 property
than WAS ever experienced here before
hts been done. The fair ground is 9
total wreck, aud three hou5es came down
to day from above. The weather il
cloudy and cool Vastly larger areas arc
submerged Than In 1892, aud Lauses
baros ard bridges, aud straw ard bay
-tecks have besn tlla"ng pas hers al
day,
The Wheeling Cheese Company loses
about $50 500 by water 10 the g. liars o,
its storage houea The merchants OF
Mair, Water sud Market a,rssts also LOSE
etvily in perishsble goods now under
water Several h uses tioGted off on tbt
Island and south side &c day. The losses
Will sggregste ever 81 900, 900.
No loss Of life Is reported here, bat the
fatality among sick persons, who wert
removed from exposed h0n6es will prob,
ably be great. The Western Union Tel
egIsph COmpany's office can only b.
resched by boats. The wir.8 of the Bal
timore Ohio Company ar AZ down
Telephone mmu lication ~ b the
suburbs ia cut f.
The water and gas works gAvs ont to-
day, and tonight the city is in darkness
sad A. tbs mercy of tiee if one should
start The streets of tslf the ci.y ar.
navigable only in boats, and all sorts ot
improvsed craft are plying as .rrieF
Many people ars still exposed ou tLe
island, not spot of which remains abov,
water. The work of removing them zoe.
bravely on by skitfs and steam boats.