The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-02-15
washed away. Kentucky river at
Nrankfor is reported rising again.

| this city by the wrecked anu nodt-
ing houses. The wind last nlghI
added 10 the number of VIE exec 10
the eastern part of the city, where
the greatest 10 8 has been felt, there
being more frame houses there
Furtuna ely, so far, no case or loes
OF life has been known, Tn ugn ID
several places families have been
taken from their houses just before
the waters bore them away. AS a
rule people cling to their mouse:
until there is immediate and aoso
Il1te dsnger TIE Chamber OF Com
merce has not organized steam
boat relief service, because the
United States will do that. but has
sent money and supplies to various
places. It sends barge OF coal to
j Lawrenceburg and $500 cash, and
will start two carloads Of provisions
via the Chesapeake and OHIO rail-
road to Iron on.
2p. m-The water is still at II
fee, 81 inch.
$50 D. m.-The first fall since
the beginning Of the floods is re-
corded. The river is now II feet e
inch.
Cairo, Ills, 13-The steamer
Fowler reports the water on the first
floor of buildings on Front street at
Paducah and all the landings on the
Kentucky side are under water, but
there is no suffering, as the people
have gene TO the hills. JOpps, a
small town on the Illinois side. is
Inundated, the water covering the
tops of houses. The town Is COM
pletsly deserted.
Wheeling, 1.-THE weather has
been cold all day, adding to the dis.
comfort of the homeless victims Of
the food. The worst suffering has
been relieved; several car loads OF
coal, which was much needed. was
received to-day from along the Bal
timore and Ohio road. Handsome
donations are received from Chicago
TO- day, and the employees OF the
CIarksburg s Western rail way con-
tributed q days wages. One thons
and two bundled persons are fed by
the relief commute at Martins
Ferry, Ohio, and 200 families at
idgeport, Mayor Miller sent a
supply OF provisions to Wel!sburg
to day. The depots of the G. LIS w.
railway over the river are crowded
with provisions and gods, waiting
shipment to the river fer relief, be-
cause cars can't be procured fast
enough to bring the freight sent by
the small towns on the road. Two
men were arrested to-day for
systematic fraud on the relief COM
mittee. One had procured thirty
and another thirty~seven complete
outfits of clothes, and between them
seventeen pairs of shoes under az
sumed names.
At Metropolis The water is over
the first floors in the buildings on
Front street, and all business has
been removed to back streets. ~
Mound City everything is secure SO
far, and business ia carried Oh as
usual. Mound City, like Cairo, is
protected by system of levees, and
the river will have to rise about 8
feet more to cause much incon-
venience there. It is reported that
the towns of Golconds, Smithfield,
EIizabethtoNn, New Liberty and
are under water.
Louisville, 1.-THE river con
tinues rising. The weather is very
cold, the wind blowing the waves
and tumbling down inundated
houses. The southeastern part of
the city is flooded with water. Men
have been employed in building q
cement wall around the tank and
purifiers of the gssworks all day,
and there is not much fear of the
works shutting down. About 5000
people are out of homes here, but
the relief committees have things
we'll in hand and there Is not much
suffering. All the railroads are still
except the st. Louis air
line. Inch by inch the water has
come up at Jacksonville till nearly
every street has disappeared. II the
water continues to rise at the pre-
sent rate, by noon On Friday there
will not be dry spot in
town. Tbs sight is most
AM distressing. Houses
have caved in and hundreds
OF people are huddied {: gether in
the came building. Many remain in
second stories, shiveging and suffer
ing from dampness and cold. and IN
many cases hunger. The pani-
tentiary is still out of the water, but
little more water and the c9nvicts
will become flood sufferers with
to go. Utica, Indiana, is
almost cut OF sight. The inhabitants
have fed to the hills for fety.
GAINESVILLE is entirely depopulated.
relief is coming in very slow. The
local com missioners are doing their
best under the circumstances. Pro-
visions and subscriptions are ccm-
ing to-day from over the State Of
Indians, but not enough for actual
wants. ALI communication Is cut
off except by boat and telegraph.
General Saxton will start govern
ment relief boat down the river at
daylight on Friday.
Excited Thousands.