The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-06

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Tho Threatened Flood.
THE SITUATION AT cBCGNSATI.
OGgCI,NATG, o., Feb. 5.-Ine rnin ceased
! hero about II o'clock bis morning, but tho
wind Is from the southwest; Thermometer
59 siill cloudy. Very little business was
done on change. The prospect OF high
water and ditiurbance OF railroad transpor'
tation has checked many kinds Of busi-
ness. Many orders TO stop shipments have
been sent out. Railroads are taking every
precAution TO prevent having freight caught
by the advancing waters. Tho Ohio &
Mississippi road, which last year was
among the first to feel the effects OF the
flood at Lawrepceburg, has since then
raised its track there i've feet, and will not
now be disturbed till the river reaches sixty
feet, unless tho leves breaks The river is
now rising here three inches an hour.
At p. m. the river continues to rise at
an alarming rate. IL now stands 81 feet 2
inches, q rise OF l.2 inches in the last
hour. At this rate gas will DO shu. off by
tomorrow night and the weter-works will
be stopped by Thursday.
Light rain fell during the day, bat for
the last hour heavy rain has been falling
The weather is quite warm. Business in
the lower part OF the city is practi.
are bent to saving property, handling
goods from the lower TO the upper part OF
buildings and to higher localities giving
employment 10 \ great number OF men.
Apparently all teams in the city are gath.
cred in the lower streets, hauling goods to
the higher localities. The flood SO far has
| caused 40 damage to riv err craft nor prop
erty along the shore, more than the mere
overflow OF CELLARS. In all parts
below Second street they are filled with
water. The railroad tracks are beginning
to be covered, but all trains are arriving and
departing as usual to night, except the
| Cincinnati Southern, which cannot reach
the Grand Central depot on account of II
brook N hcLean avenue. No freight Is
| coming sxcept such as can be Immediately
| removed. This gives An idea OF
! one o. tho features OF the
! losses, that lie, the interruption 10
| busipetu. Cost elevators will be Obliged to
Gee Je work by tomorrow and soae OF
| them are already removing their horcns
ald wagons rom the stables. The Licking
| riyar is reported a. hity.Hyo feet and still
I rising q foot higher thaa ever known. Tue
| opinion {, general among citizens who are
watching IN. river aud conditions thst the
| Use ,yill exceed that of last year when IL
/ reached 60 feet iuchos. out it IL not
| lF9'y there Eiu re atytli"G IKE 80 much
a. thea - th" l-oplo viii ie better
o pared.
tLiYELtNp, o.. Fe j.-EIoodl nNve
| been .'plcd ~ thib Dart o. the STATE to-day,
| but thus far no grc1s damage has been
reported. Hero tho river rose nearly to a
| level with the aQcss aud an foe gorge was
! threatened y, the riaduc', On The tugs
! cleared the chgluti aut tonight tang. ~
! y i-e5htt i-'heieved TO te pas. Irsna this
~ -airr on three lines oi railway Hte run.
! ring south through a lew inches Of water
! Ia several place., but the lfeShet has sub
/ sided IN that direction.
! The Nav York PernsylvarlR g. OHIO
| re ports al ice gorge nc SHarOui Iehnsy va
! ria but the track ives c cared hrs s'ier-
noon. At Ioadyilo, Ulere the food
ws1 very destructive year ago, the Ice Is
! going ont of the creek without much gGra-
! ing. Little damage hss been done thus
far anu the dsnpc- u CO sid-red past. The
rain was general ..st night, but ceased this
morning. Temperature, 9prias'lse.
ATIoutsylLLE
LOUISVILLE, Feb 5.--lt has been raining
nearly all day. IN. river "a rl8log Two
inches an hour with % - feet ia the canal.
At thi, rate water viii. be in koussg On the
wharf and shipping partly submerged hy
morning. In anticipation OF Mood many
on the river front are moving into higher
quarters. The canal has been shut of
from boats, the coal men having great
trouble in keeping barges secure.
At Findlay the gas works and streets are
under water. Arlington lin the same coun.
ty y is deluged and great quantities OF lum.
her and ship timber have been swept away.
The Valley &c Connoten Valley railroad
tracks from fifteen to forty miles south are
frequently under water, but no washouts
are feared. On the Cleveland, Lorraine &
Wheeling, there is NO high water north OF
Massillon, but south all streams swelling.
AT PiTrBURo -ANB ALLEGHENY.
PrrTsBURs, Feb. "a warm rain has been
falling almost steadily since last night and
from Indications at IL p. m. Pittsburg and
Allegheny are on the eve OF the greatest
flood for nineteen years. The honongahsa
and Allegheny rivers are rising rapidly at
points from this city 10 the head
waters, and thirty feet OF water is OK.
pected before morning. The stage at 1880
p. m. was twenty four feet four inches and
swelling 10 inches per hour. River avenue
and 8. hool and Robinson rect AL g1tpS
are already partially submerged anu
two feet Of water covers Plttsburg a.
Western tracks for miles, while in this
city portions OF Duquesne wcy and the
South side are inundated. People living
in the low.lands of the two cities are
moving out In anticipation y! Hood.
River crafts are we'll protected and no aam-
ages expected except that resulting from
flooding property.
At midnight the water ached the
tracks OF the Pittsburg Lake Erie and
the Pittsburg, Mckeesport 4 1oughio-
heny railways on the south side. Iraihc on
the latter is entirely suspended. Trains on
the baltimore & Ohio road are delay ed for
several hours by the Youghioheny over
flowing the tracks at different points be-
tween Conn ellsville and Pittsburg.
blackburn Nominated.