The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13
CINCINNATI AND VICINITY.
The Water Still Rising, While Discomfort
and Danger Sta ably Increase.

The Water Still Rising, While Discomfort
and Danger stt adily Increase.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 12-The river is sixty-eight
feet one inch and still rising at the rate of an inch
an hour The weather is foggy and mild.
Gallipolis reports that the river commenced
falling at A NJ. and had fallen four inches up
to o'clock. Portsmouth reports that the river
is still rising steadily. The weather is mild and
foggy.
The sun was shining this morning for the first
time since the flood began. 1t is almost spring
like in temperature. These facts give some
encouragement, but since noon the sky is again
overcast and there is fear of more rain. The
water at l P. NJ. stood sixtyeight feet, three and
half inches, lacking but half an inch of being
two feet higher than last year. The increased
velocity of the current in second and trout
streets, may cut off number of boats that now
ply between the waters edge and the suspension
bridge. This would cut Covington off from Gin
cnnati and materially increase the discomfort of
the situation.
The condition of things at Newport KY, is
growing still more frightful. The worst fears
about the damage to foundations to buildings
are being realized. To-day fine residence, built
last year at cost of $4,000 toppled over, and is
a complete mass of ruins. Fortunately, the fam
lily had removed before the crash. Many more
buildings are in danger, and it is feared this af
ternoon and and to night may bring a calamity
of worse nature. Many people in the houses
are unable to get away and must be lost if the
houses fall The relief committee is receiving
more liberal contributions to-day Mr. Dueber,
who appealed to the jewelers. of the country yes
terday, has already received $500 from Chicago.
He is erecting temporary shelter on high
grounds, and after the flood will give the lumber
to the homeless for rebuilding their houses. Mrs.
Dueber, who has been feeding fifty children at
her home, to-day increased the number to one
hundred.
In Cincinnati there is marked impetus to the
relief subscriptions. The city has taken the
proud position of refusing help from abroad.
The Tmes-Star has started popular dime sub
scription, heading the list with 5000. A consid-
cradle sum has already been collected. At P.
NJ. the river is sixty light feet and six inches.
The river rose almost constantly during the
day from half an inch to an inch an hour, and
was growing from two to three feet above the
highest stage of last year. This is a fact of
great significance, and loses no weight by the
uncertainty of when the rise will end. 1t is sig
nifcant because of the vastly increased territory
flooded, and because of the greatly increased
danger to buildings by the increased leverage
the swaying water has on them, as well as the
injury to foundations One two-story brick
business house. occupied by Charles A Marsh &
Co., on Sixth street, near Freeman, fell with a
great crash, owing to the weakened foundations.
The building weighted with quantity of
hemp which aided in causing the destruction.
This is only the beginning of much apprehen-
sion on this account in Covington and Newport,
where the nature of the soil makes the danger
greater
AS the water creeps up on the houses 1t has
been found necessary to remove families to
other places. The relief committee in charge of