The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-12
The Message On a Card in a
Floating Bottle.
Sad Scenes in the Submerged
Districts.
And the Tale of Woe is Not
Over Yet.
The Floods.

river is rising; raining steadily all
day and raining now; the general
situation is unchanged, both here
and at New Albany.
Repley, o, 10.-The day has been
q 81 omy one. The river is still
rising raining steadily since p. M.
many houses that stood through the
food last year, have been reached
now and swept entirely away. The
water is p inches higher than last
year.
Aurora, Ind, 10.-The water is
still rising 1t is at the door of the
American National Bank. Only one
drug store remains out of water;
raining this evening.
Wheeling, W. V, 10.-Tbe river
has Fsceded more slowly than was
expected, and part of the city and
country above and below is still unS
der water, though the inhabited
portions are for the most part for.
saken by the waters. The disap-
pearance of water shows the extent
OF the ravages of the f1oad and the
sight exposed to the eye to-day is
indeed heartrending. Huge rocks,
board piles, trees, driftwcod and
small shanties cover parts Of many
streets and hundreds of large
houses and barns are gathered at
points where the surface of the
water was INSTRUCTED. Fifty houses
are damned upon and against each
other at the south end of the city.
The Baltimore & Ohio track between
here and Benwood was cYvered
with buildings and drift which were
pulled to pieces by engines to clear
the track. The first mail since
Wednesday,, four tons, arrived.
Boats and a few trains on
the roads least damaged
have opened communication with
the outside Worli. Every blanket
Ia the city has been distributed to
homeless sufferers. There is great |
scarcity OF bed clothes. Country |
people on both sides OF the river are |
doing their utmost to supply the
needy with provisions. Wagons
loaded with provisions are arriving
here and at Benwood, Bsllaire,
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry, all |
coming from points as far back as
twenty miles. Probably 10000 |
people have to be fed and clothed |
foom Wellsburg and Moundsv1lle.
At Martins Ferry, last night, DR..
Hirerman, now under bail for abor-
ton, was caught robbing the food
ed stores, and was nearly beaten
dead. He is missing to-day, much
to the sorrow of his bondsmen.
People are moving back to their
houses, and the scene to-day
was busy one. Everywhere the
streets are being washed and
to prevent bad e.
fect on health. Many kind offers of
lid are received, but with so many
on the relief committee
The outlook for the future is gloomy.
Many cases of premature confne-
nent OF women are reported. No
leaths from this cause yet. A bottle
vas found to-day with the names
II four young ladies, said to be
at the time the card was
written.
The card contained the words:
Farewell, friends" aud the names
Annie CLARK, MolGe Scage, Minnie
Hawk, Bernice RABBIT. " The Ma
ons have systemstized the work of
iding in the relief. A roll of all
dasons was prepared, and those not
hemeelves sufferers, will be called
pom for aid. Odd Fellows and
ther secret orders are also work
1g. It is reported that some suffer
rs on the south side are reduced to
be extremity Of cutting meat from 6
Ows found dead as the foods re-
EIDE. The Ohio River railroad is {
6lieved to be entirely ruined. Sec
ON after section OF trestle work,
ridges and cars are washed away
Washington, 10.-A meeting of
from Ohio, Kentucky Q
ad West Virginia was held to-day q
} take steps to secure an immediate :
pprorriation for the relief OF the I
lfferers by the food in the Ohio {
alley. Senator Sherman presided. {
was decided to ask Congress to q
rlke out the words 100000 in the i
passed by the House on
riday last, and insert $250,000 for I
le purpose OF securing Immediate
ID. A meeting of the appropriation I
)mmittee of the House will be 8
slled to. morrow. S
Cincinnati, 10, midnight.-The f
age OF the river is 65 feet 4 inches. a
risk rain is falling. The water '
'orks department will order all !
ydraulic elevators stopped to- 8
lorrow. The big shields pumping f
lgine is the only one that can WORK {
/ this stage of the floods, and 66 d
et 10 inches will stop it. Thej
servoir has FIVE days supply of +
'ater in it. lii
News Journals Galiipolis: The i
yer is rising; raining heavily at 5 v
M; water is now seven feet above E
le high water OF last year. The u
Gamer Telephone went to the relief G
Point Pleasant to day; that town f
completely submerged; inhabi- K
.nts gone to high ground. Chesh. s.
e, Addison and other small towns a
e suffering in the same way. o
Cottlettsburg, KY, 10.-The rise O
IS increased from one inch last b
ght to two inches per hour this a