Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-02-22

swepG away this morning. Four
squares are now total wreck Two
to five million feet of lumber is float
/ ing about. Grahams saw mill, one
of the largest in the country. is to-
tai wreck below the city The court
| house is now entered by skiffs.
] AT IRoNToN.
Three-fourths of the town is al
under water, including the entire
business portions The water is seven
| feet higher than in 1888. Though 1t
has fallen considerably, it is still
above any kuowa high water mark
The soup houses are open, but they
are inadequate Thousands are home
less and penniless. Every door is
open, but there is not enough
room Frame houses are swept
from their foundations, and
brick buildings crumbled into the
waters There is a strong current
sweeping through the streets. At
Hanging Rock but four houses are
above water Caryviile has but two
houses above the flood. The bottom
lands are devastated. The postotfice
is under water; the mail is delivered
from the court house. The coun-
Gil appointed committee to 60 to
Columbus and ask an appropriation.
Starvation stares thousands in the
face. The iron mills are stopped and
many employees were destitute before
the flood came. Many merchants will
be forced to assign.
AT MAYSyILLE.
The river rose five inches last night,
came to stand this morning. 1t has
since fallen three inches. Fifteen hun
dred people are homeless.
AT ASHLAND.
Great suffering is here because of the
many employees in the iron works who
were thrown out of employment some
time ago ay the burning of the Morton
Iron works. Now the flood has driven
them from their homes. The river is
receding.
AT LOUISVILLE.
The river still rises, the gauge reg
listers As feet and inches-a foot
higher than at any time last year.
1t turned cold early last night, the
clouds disappeared and the day was
bright and beautiful. A strong wind
last night caused much damage in the
submerged districts. A great many
houses have fallen down or floated
off. 1t is not uncommon to witness
those along the river in need of as
sistance display white flag as sig
nal and boats will then make the
nearest landing. The river is rising
again tonight with 46 feet inches at
IL o'clock
HELP FOR THE SUFFERERS.
Measurers for the relief of the suf-
ferers are being pushed with great en-
ergy at Indianapolis. The board of
trade committee has about $1,000 at
its disposal, and the funds will be rap
idly augmented. The steamer Little
Sandy has been chartered at Madison,
and will be loaded with 20, 900 pounds
of provisions and sent up the river
Friday, leaving them wherever need
ed. A large steamer will also be char
tered for similar service on the lower
river. A boat will also be loaded at
Madison. and a train load of provis-
ions will be sent from Indianapolis,
Saturday morning. A steamer will
leave Madison for the scene of distress
Saturday evening.
AT COLUMBUS.
Both branches of the legislature
passed bill to-day appropriating
$500, 900 to the Ohio river sufferers
The members sent purse of $3.50 to
the relief committee. Several bills
were passed authorizing the river
counties to borrow money for local
relief to build bridges and embank
ments.
APPEAL TO KNIGHTS OF HONOR.
The following appeal is issued by
the Supreme Dictator of the Knights
of Honor:
SUPREME LODGE KNIGHTS OF HONOR,
TOLEDO, O.-Distress calls to all lodges
and Knights of Honor: Thousands of
families are suffering from the awful
floods in the Ohio river and tributary
streams. This only need be named
to induce instant aid, much or lit
tie, from each of our 5000 lodges
and 100000 members. The dis
tress is too dire to await relief
through single channel. Aid sent,
by telegraph or otherwise, to either of
the following persons will be distrib
uted in their own neighboring remote
communities to needy sufferers,
whether they are of as or not: Col.
Lewis Wilson, Cincinnati; 0. G.
Schofield, Wheeling, w. Va, Judge
Robt. ]. Breckenridge, Louisville,
KY; Judge Oakley Johnson, Parkers
burg, w. Va; Thomas E. Richards,
GAINESVILLE, O.; John B. Evan,
Covington, Ky; Roseman Gardner,
Steubenville, O.; Rev. Thomas Boyle,
Allegheny, Pa; w. B Godfrey,
New Albany, Ind. Sufferers in
other communities will report their
needs to one of the above.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Congress has appropriated $500, 900
to be used in aid of the flooded dis
tricts of the Ohio and its tributaries
1t will be dispensed under the super
vision of Secretary of War Lincoln.
Story for Critics.
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A story for critics is the one told by
Professor Austen about Coleridge,
who himself related it to the professor
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