The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-02-16
NIGHT DISPATCHES.
The Waters Prevailing Over
the Land.
An Ohio City Completely
Under Water.
Liberal Contributions to the
Relief Fund.
Wants to Capture Sullivan's
Laurels.
MISCELLANEOUS. ErO., ETC.
MISCELLANEOTJS. ErC., ETC.
The Floods.

CiNClNNATI, Feb. l3.-At p. III.
the river reached 50 feet lOl inches,
the rise varying during the forenoon
from TO an inch per hour. A
misty rain Is falling, with wind from
the northwest. The signal service
nag denoting coming cold weather
IiOats to- day for the third time since
the Hood began. Hitherto its pres
ence was welcomed; now it brings
the worst apprehensiOns. Cold
weather now could have no substan-
tlal effect on the water disaster. That
it has about done its worst is admit
ted, but with cold weather the suffer-
ing of the imprisoned people in all
the towns and cities along the Ohio
would be terrible for lack of fuel.
Few people realize the diff
t;culty of getting supplies de-
liyered. There are no landings for
steamers and the damage done to
buildings by the waves caused by
passing steamboats, have been 50
great as to cause occupants Of flooded
houses to fire on steamers bringing
them relief. 1t can readily be seen
how slow would be the work of car
rying any considerable quantity of
fuel to such places as Lawrenceburg,
and New Richmond, Ind, which are
entirely submerged and surrounded
by water.
GALLIOPOLIs, Ohio, Feb. l3.--It is
estimated that 80, 1000 people along the
river within twenty-five miles will
have to be fed 10y charity for two
weeks.
WHEELING, w. ", Feb. l3 The
people of Wellsburg are destitute |
and suffering. A dispatch was sent |
from here asking the War Depart
ment to send $4,000 there at once.
The work of relieving the suffering
progresses favorably, but there is
still great need. The home fund for
relief has reached 5000 cash and |
an equal sum in goods. but this and
outside help disappears as fast as re-
ceived. Among the contributors are
John w. Garrett, of Baltimore, 8. J,
Ti!den nnd James W. Keene, OF New
York. MasOns desiring to contrib
ute can send drafts to the Masonic
Relief Committee. The State Fair
grounds are ruined and
there will be no fair in September.
PORTSMOUTH, O, Feb. 13.-The
entire city is under water, three
fourths of it to the house tops. All
the merchants lose heavily, and half
the citizens will lose all their house,
hold goods. The river has dropped
two inches since last night. Sup
piles are coming in and famine is
being avoided. The lifeboat has
gone to Slocum to obtain several car
loads of supplies, and camp equipage
sent from Columbus. The court
house, school buildings, and many
churches that have second stories are
halt the people. The bal
lnce is scattered in attics and the
upper parts Of factories. The horses
md cattle were all rescued and
ire stabbed on the decks Of barges
in the streets in the center of
he city A hundred and twenty
dwellings, have been carried away
outright, while 500 more are swept
rom their sites and piled in an in.
wreck. 1t is estimated
here are provisions enough on hand I
TO last 48 hours. A telegraph wire {
will soon be stretched to give us COM
with the world. No
mails have come since Friday. Since
he great fire last Sunday no causali- {
ties have occurred. The relief work t
8 thoroughly organized and the peo- t
1le are being fed like vast army. 9
STEUBENvILLE, Ohio, Feb. 13.- t
The damage at Steubenville is con- {
lned principally to the Sixth Ward
nd will not exceed 100000. The Il
amage to private property in Jeffer- b
on county will be a quarter of a mill ii
ion dollars and the number of suf- c
erers 1000. The relief committee
las been doing excellent work, but n
ew cases are presented every hour. Il
he continued rains interfere with |
he progress Of clearing and repair. c
INDIANApOLIs, Feb. l3.-The fol-
owing message has been received i
rom Governor Porter, who is at al
.awrenceburg: The condition of "
is pitiabls in the ex- T
RENE. More houses have been re- Fl
moved from their foundations than r.
ast year. Relief should have refer S
ne. now not only to food but to 81
mailing the people to replace and al
epair their houses.
COLUMBUS, February u. - Both B
ranches of the Legislature passed al
Ill today appropriating $4,000 to OF
he Ohio river sufferers. The men, ol
ers seat purse of $3.50 to the relief tr
olnmlttee. Several bills were passed sc
ulnorlz'ng the river counties to to
orrOW money for local relief and to al