Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-02-09
Al C1nctaaalt.

: i.rthsr rise must come before It all
c.smrArr. Feb. s.-The river Is ris-
- .srre RAPIDLY since 8 O'Clock. and at
~. s.srked 81 feet 6 iuches, being
~ of 2 inches in two hours. No ad-
Gs;snai i0aees are reported and no loss
IWp a this side.
n Newport, KY, early this morning,
vaiism Barchart, suGier Of the United
49, troops at Newport barracks, fell
- : Hi while trying 70 reach the
ssoed stoey Of the barracks boilding,
~ - drowned.
~. WaddIe, Q widow, living in New
- became ravinR maniac on ac-
~ of the food. She was poor
~na, With several children, living IN
~ Hooded district. Ths neiRhbors
~ ehsras Of her children aud OF her,
~ betnQ unable TO sse her ohildr IN,
~ imagined them drowned, and today
bhspelsssly insane. i
In m.-The river marks 81 feet Z
$40. Il h warmer, with . drizzlinR
10 .. m.-The Relief COMMITTEES, in
euniane4ion with Mayor Stephens, have
deesded 70 call out the militia tonight
= sogvs ~ assistant patrol on account
e ~ darkness. The Presidents OF the
- company says the supply OF gas will
- b sufficient TO last through tonight.
TASes hundred mon will b placed on
dasy. The river was 62 feet IN inches
at2p. n.
The MaaklnG m River.
ZASHgyILLR, o., Feb. 8.-The Mus
hnaum Yivee IL higher this morning
80 ever known, and 10 still rising an
ia and q half an hoar. The Balti-
more and Ohio bridge 10 touched BY
votee, aud only the alb .ence Of drift
mvos Il. At p. IA. tho river was w
isst W inches.
waters ReceAlng at PttssbarG.
Prrrsyusa, Pa. Feb. 8.-The rivers
~ again within their banks aud stead
" ysoeding. The Mopongahela marks
shoWed rs fest, IL inches, at noon, with
about one foot more ON the Allegheny.
The Streets Of the city are almost en-
tltIy clear of water, and the people in
tho submerged districts are busy today
eIoauinQ the houses and streets of the
yellow slimy mud and tto debris left
behind 40 unpleasant mementOOs Of the
greatest food in fifty years. With the
deoreasing perils from water come the
luYking dangers from weakened found
atoms, Which may overthrow buildings,
end from streets and pavements cavinQ
IN where they have bsen undermined.
There 10 grave cause Of apprehension
from this, aud every precauti0n will be
oaksu TO prevent disaster. several small
ove-ips have occurred in different por-
Gous Of she city, but no accidents are
~ reported. Travel by street oars was
posumsd this morning between all $50
tioos' The relief committees have been |
hasd at work distributing food and fuel |
= The needy. Liberal donations Of
1oney, food, clothing and fuel continue
soaring In from the citizens and NO out- |
6de ed II necessary. Many families are
sotll quaytersd at the public halls. and
h VII b several days before the houses
vii b In Rt condition for their return
b their hOmes.
In Northern ohis.
Toalmo, o., Feb. 8.--AdvIcea from up
Iyee points today report the water 10
o1out up 10 the food mark of last year. |
y The city the water Ia three feet above
~ ordinary stage and stationary. A
hage taG b employed in breaking the
- fIum the front of the city, and up
- down the river, to facilitate the
~ lakeWard and prevent gorge when |
/ - mai crash comes.
A Lsuisviile
InamvILLE, KY. Feb. 8.-The food |
doo1afoa has not materially changed |
9noe yesterday. Tho river continued |
ei1e GloWly till IL o'clock this morn |
~ vhsn it came to u standstill, with |
= ~ inches In the canal. The Ken |
n1eJ River at Frankfort ID falling rap
~ With 2l1f feet IN tho channel. |
Ieoss v but little suffering here aud |
~ viii be relieved promptly by the |
Iolot COMMITTEES. The water u within |
~ f1st ef the highest point last year. |
~ weather IL cold aud Il has not rain |
Aanes midnight.
~ Wheellng.
Wuuno, W. Va, Feb. s.-The river
- bl fest and falling slowly. The
Uanepogt passengors to Moundsville. |
q weather 70 cloudy and cool.
h3m alnoes totally suspeudsd, and the |
80 population is gathered in the |
eeee Watching the slowly recedip0 |
The water has fallen about u |
- 1he weather II cooler. Az the |
- reoede, the full extent of the |
soelatioa becomes more apparept. |
- ars on their aides and washed to |
~ distance from their sites or on
v 0rfied away. Barns and stables |
eulIeoted In great masses where any |
=. .slos intsrfered 70 hold them. One |
e ely hfidees are endangered and |
evoe CAldWell's run were carried |
~ Ies water reaches from hill 10 |
= NE south end, and in many |
eear the city the river 10 lake |
- . three miles vide. The Bal |
-. z Ohio aud Pittsburg. Ciuoin- |
D. Louis Railroads are uuder |
toe mtles, and there 10 no railroad |
ueefer than ten miles to the oity. |
"A ~ eamped on the hilltops b. |
- accommodated in churches, |
- ooeeo. markets and many pri- |
w. eesA Tho blast furnaces are
1S r = many oases BY water reaching
- The water ID atill falling At
- q IN inch an hour.
1eaaDoee 4 Ohio engine shops
- carried away. Two unknown
9pess u the head Of the island
~. and olon0 to the willows
eoarA The crowd watching them
sesien 70 save them. Wheeling
q famine nearly all the
y essxZ 4. end many groceries are be-
- uator. The milk supply ID
and there In NO meat exospt
= ..Im. Tenn, Feb. S.-The river
soday marked feet 7 inches
sanger line and rising at the
- tnoo an hour. From tho
ueook, unless the Tennessee
W. um1ppi YivoPn oornunnu<e vsniuo