New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-14
THE OHIo'S HIGHEST RISE
ovrp sEyENTY FEET AT CINCINNATI.
ar WATER STILL RIsING-HEAvY RAlNS-schNh'
OF DEsoLATIoN.

rar WATER STILL R1siNG-HEANh NAA''
OF DEsoLATIoN.
tiny TELEGRAPH TO THE TRI1UNE.l
c,xc,Sv.TI. Feb. 13-At 8 o'clock tonight the
~ rorce showed 20 feet 2sa inches, and still
- ot the rate of an inch an hour IL mas
soan raining almost without cessation since
4 o'clock this morning, and is still coming down
j.; torrents with no indications of an early change
for the better The situation in Cincinnati has not
ntcralIv changed since last night, except that the
,oter is spreading over more ground, and causing
more people 10 seek higher localities Inc water ~
moving up gradually toward some OF the me
mansions ON West Fourth-st; but thls is
only the back water that borders the lower ana
western portions of the CITY, Thousands OF people,
who have been forced out of employment throng
The liver front and the hilltops, to watch
,ho mighty river and the scenes
Of destruction. All day the river mas
been covered with drift from above houses, barns
fences RATS of logs and other loose property
Rr5s 'bo hotels are crowded with strangers, some
driven from their homes III the towns ABOVE Ill anu
below and some are here on acGoS oi 70 'Iu make any
while few are here perfoTce tearing 70 Inano any any
a,tempt 10 get away owing to the uncertain con-
dition of the railways.
crXrRoUsIY THINKING or OTHER TOWNS.
The work of the local relief committees goes on
favorablv. and the contributions are coming In TO
meet all uCma0uS. luclV 10 PiN"''
needs and something to spare Tor more un-
fortunate neighbors. As stated in dispatches 10
Tur TrIBUNE last night, the great neeo ol
immediate help is for the people III TIE smaller
Towns above and below. Food and clothing are
most desired but money can beused 10 great au
toge Food prepared and shipped direct tne
towns could be distributed quickly Wlthou1 aar ome
DELAYS of buvng and shipping here. me CO"neu-
cioI GCzefie chartered steamer ana sent ~ up Vno
river to-day distributing supplies IN the toWns as
far np as Ripley, but as the boat mas not {et IT,
tnrned the success of the expedition Is not known.
DIFFICULTY OF DELIVERING SUPPLIES.
Cold weather now could have no substantial enect
IN the food that has about done its worst !;
but with cold weather the imprisoned people
in all the towus and cities along the
Ohio would suffer terribly for lack Of fuel Few
realize the difficulty of getting supplies delivered
There are no landings for steamers, and the
damage done to buildings by the waves
caused by passing steamers has been SO
great as TO cause the occupants of Hooded
bonses to fire ON the steamers bringing them relief
The relief steamers to be OF real service VIII hdEe
TO be equipped with life saving crews ana ooatS
can readily be seen how slow would DC tlie WORK 0l
CARRYING any considerable quantity OF fnel 20 such
nlaces as Lawrenceburg lnd and NeW-klchmohd;
Ohio that are entirely submerged ana suIIounueu
with water. o ,,
STREETS BIoCKEDewITH DRIFTING HOUSES
The heavy current from the Licking River TINS
morning washed away twenty or more houses III
Newport. Ky. They were huddled together ana
thrown into all sorts of shapes Three streets are
completely blocked by houses when nave oeeh It.
moved from their foundations.