The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-08

ing appointed a committee TO r
ceive subscriptions, and take sue
other action as was found necessaI
to relieve the present wants OF tt
needy. This afternoon publ
, meetings will be held in this city II
the came purpose. Donations al
already pouring in from citizen
and it is thought no difficulty Wi
be experienced in raising an
amount needed Publ halls in bot
cities are filed with women al
children rendered homeless, an
everything possible is being done il
the way of furnishing them foo
and raiment to alleviate their suf
feripgs. In the city hall a humble
of women and children are reportet
very i'll. Only one casualty is re-
ported to day. John Jacobs, o
Sharpsburg was catching driftwOod
when he fell in the water and wa
drowned. Travel on nearly all til,
railroads is still suspended, and hun
dredS of strangers are unwillingly
forced to remain in the city. Heavy
laudslideS are reported on all roads
The Baltimore g. Ohio is running
trains, but makes no effort to arrive
and depart on schedule time. A
collision occurred on the B. q o.
yesterday, near Fallsburg station,
between two passenger trains, but
no one was fatally injured.
Cleveland, o., 7.-fhe rains have
ceased, and the waters are falling In
Northern Ohio. At Youngstown
the low lands were submerged eight
inches deeper, at Z o'clock this morn
ing than prev ously known. Manu-
factories are shut down. At noon
the water had fallen two inches, and
was recediDg.
Akron, 1.-THE water has fallen
three feet. No further damage is
expected. The railways are re-
Stunning.
Wheeling, W. Va, THE river
is 81 feet and rising. The island is
Overfi0wed as high as the houses IN
some parts.
Louisville, KY, THE situation
hasn't materially changed here since
yesterday. 1t rained steadily all
night, but turned at daybreak, and
has been only drizz'ing since. The
river has been rising from two to
four inches an hour. At noon the
caoal gauger regi-tered 80 feet / |
inch and rising two inches an hour |
The flood has not been attende |
with 80 much suffering as last year.
People In dangerous localities have |
nearly all moved out and have taken |
many necessities which in 1883 they |
tidn't have time to take. Most of the
,eople haYe found homes. The
3oard of Trade started relief meas
Tres this morning and sent out a
'oat with provisions to the cub
nerged districts. But little suffer-
ng is reported yet.
JeffersOnville and New Albany
re waiting patiently for their in
ndatlon, but have suffered nothing
s yet from the water. The Courier
Ou7n0ls Frankfort noon special
avs: The Kentucky river is ris-
lg very slowly. The rain has ceased
nd it is cold"
wheeling, 1.-The river has
cached Sc feet and is still rising.
here was great distress during the
|ght, The steamer Belle Prince
lis morning has been engaged tax.
e families off the island where,
)wever, many still remain. Skiffs g
ave ALEC done good work. Many
'sualties are reported, but invests
alton shows slight foundation for
ost of them. Many heartrending 8
stances OF sick people imprisoned t
l night amid the waste OF waters | Z
me to light this morning. II
Bellaire, THE goblet works O
'ught fire this morning from lime q
aking in water, but the flames did '
tile harm. The scenes around the {
ty are unprecedented within the b
injury. There is four feet more of n
alter than in the former flood of s
SO; two or three feet more is ex- g
'cted. 1t Is impossible at this q
,ur to give an estimate Of the dam C
q. Business is nearly suspended. 9
Evansville, Ind, THE river is Il
Ill rising inches an hour; AZ feet, y
inches on the guage. Men are fl
lsy saving stock, grain and fami, v
IS. No change In the weather.
arm and drilling rain. News 81
pm Wabash and White Rivers is p
oomy. "
Pittshurg, Z, 2 pm. The Monon. ii
bella fell 1 foot, and the Allegheny &
inches, since IL o'clock. Marks b
ow 81 feet for the former and 50 I
st the latter. No rain since day. IL
hit, and The weather is raw. al
Cincinnati, (2.90 pm) The tt
'er lis 81 feet 9 inches, and APP it
rently stationary. News from ct
urenceburg indicate much fright, OF
t not much danger. When the te
zee broke this morning the water fe
m the Ohio had already entered, tr
that when the Miami water came
there was not such q current as
i been feared. The chief danger
W is in crumbling foundations
d in high winds. Many email tc
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