Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-02-16
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GENERAL NEWS.
Further Distressing Accounts
Of the Terrible
Flood.
The Devastation Paralyzes
Description.
Two Hundred Children Killed by
the Arabs.
Wendal Phillips Divides His
Property Between Wife
and Daug hter.
GENERAL II: n 1. NEWS.

A@e1
Property Between Wife
and Daug hter.
Tho Latest Fsoad News.
Cincinnati, Feb. l6-At9 O.. m. the
river stood sixty.eixht feet eight inches
\ tall Of seven aud three.fo1rths inches
since 2 o. m. Weather cloudy and
Portsmouth, Feb. 16-Reports indicate
> fall of four feet from the highest point
of the food.
Marietta, Ohio, Feb. l6-The houses
are torn, Rutted and demolished on the
principal streets. There are no inhabi.
tants except in the second stories and
not many there. Farkersburg will be
able to assist its own sufferers. but the
in the smaller settlements is
intense. Before is q wrerk and its
street has entirely disappeared,
with only few piles Of brick to mark
its location. A tow boat, with it's tow
swung abreast, was toved down to the
town Of Ravenswood and held the houses
from being swept away Saturday, other.
wise the town and all its inhsbitants
would have been engulfed. The wires
are down in all directions from
here. The news goes to Baltimore and
from there is transferred. This disar.
interferes with all the trans.
of news and it is doubtful if tel
egraphic matter can be sent after leaving
here. The Stockdale leaves ten tons of
freight here to be distributed by the re.
lief committee at this point for the sui
ferers below. The loss at Parkersburg
is one million dollars.
Cairo, Ills, Feb. 16-The river this
morning was forty.nine feet and eight
inches aud rising very slowly. Weather
cloudy with prospects, of more rain.
Cincinnati, Feb. l6-The river was
falling at noon one inch an hour, but it
is still two feet above the hitherto un.
precedented flood OF last year. 1t will
require at least two days more to enable
the railroads to begin to ascertain the
Of the tracks.
A four story brick building on Central
avenue. near Second street, fell last
night. The last family was removed
from it yesterday afternoon. In all the
submerged portions of the city where
frame houses have been moved from
their positions the owners are endeavor-
ing to float them back to their places.
The same thing is done in Newport, Ky.
There are indications of ram.
Louisville, Ky, Feb. l6-The river
fell one and half inches and is still fall.
ing. The height reached last night ut
$50 was forty.six feet seven inches.
Cloudy and threatening rain. Tue
steamer Render left with food supplies
up the river.
Wheeling, w. Va, Feb 16-The river
is thirty two feet and stationary. The
Stockdale passed last night at eight p.
m. With provisions. Weather cool and
cloudy.
Parkersburg, W. Va, Feb. 16.-The
United States. relief steamer Katie
arrived at Palkersburg this
loaded to the guards with three
hundred tons of relief supplies and one
hundred tons of coal. Tue supplies
aboard were at cost of $4,000 Of the
e75.G00 appropriated. and the govern.
ment has telegraphed the flooded towns
IN the boats route the privilege to
lraw on the remaining $25, 900 IN sums
Of 5000 to St, 1000. according to-their ne.
cessities. The submerged country is
slowly shaking off the waters and the
Devastation paralyzes description. Roofs
of houses on piles of brick and timber
tell tale of the worst description.
Provisions are said to be plentifully
supplied, but the people suffer from the
cold weather.
West Point, KY. Feb. 16.--The Mat.
tie Hayes used by the government as
food relief boat, left Louisville at noon
Oh Friday for points down on the river.
Every where the ravages of the food are
seen. The waters wrought destruction
and desolation on both sides of the
river, though the Kentucky side suffered
the most. Thus for houses are flooded
to the roof and many Of them are in
floating condition. Trees that hedged
the river bank row barely show their
tops IN what seems the middle Of the
waste of waters. Many dwellings are
but many of the inhab.
itants still cling to their houses
and may be seen on the roof and second
stories. There was not much suffering
until the boat reached West Point where
forty out Of two hundred and fifty houses
were flooded and the people driven out.
There is pressing need OF food. Three
days rations were issued and the boat
proceeded to Brandenburg, Ky.
No Public Bequests.
Boston, Feb. l6-The will of Wendell
makes no public bequests, bis
Of two hundred and fifty thou.
,and dollars in value being divided be-
tween his widow and adopted daughter.
Vanderbilt and the Rock Island.
New York, Feb. l6-The Post says
hat there seems to be no doubt but that
has been making decided
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