Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-11
THE WESTERN OVERFLOW
NINE FEET HIGHER THAN LAST
YEARS RISE.

ersburg-Two Thousand Persons Home
ss-Catletttsburg Completely Sub
merged and the Water Still Rising
Houses Washed off their Foundations.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 1O.-Marietta and
Parkersburg have been entirely cut off by
railroad and telegraph lines from Wednes-
day until yesterday afternoon, when a
single railroad wire was opened to
Belpre, o., opposite Parkersburg. From
this source it was asceItained that the
flood has been terrible at that point, and
at Z 80 p. IN, the river was still rising. 1t
has already gone nine feet higher than
last years flood. No details of losses
could be given, but it is clear that both
Parkersburg and Marietta must sustain
immense losses. At Gallipolis, o., at 6:30
O'Clock last night the river was five feet
eight inches higher than last year, and
was rising at the rate of an inch an hour,
During the day large number of houses
and other property fioated by.
STILL RISING AT CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10, 10 P. M.-The
flood of 1892 was surpassed at l O'Clock
this morning, and the river has been ris-
/ ing almost constantly all day. Hardly a
of last year will be reached and passed
within the next 30 hours. Indeed at 8
O'Clock tonight the prospects decidedly
indicated a more rapid rise during the
night, for in addition to reports of rises
at points above, the rain has been falling
here steadily since 4 O'Clock. 1t is not
/ heavy, but persistent enough to indicate
an all nights rain. The same condition
exists at Ripley and Maysville, 80 and 60
miles up the river.
If the rain continues all night it will
! exert decided influence on the stage of
the water here, as side streams viii be
pouring in additional floods. The people
have lost confidence in the prognostica-
| tiOns of the Signal service. Twice a FLAG
has been raised to denote a cold wave
coming. The first time the temperature
| rose instead of falling, and the second
time there was a slight fall followed by
rain. The prediction that the river would
/ reach the maximum to-day is also
false. On the contrary the maximum has
not yet been reached at points 200 miles
| above Cincinnati, and new floods are
pouring in from the Kanawha river. The
! arrival of the highest water here must
now be delayed several days if the pres
| ent conditions continue. By extreme
| care and ingenuity the gas company has
managed to keep the gas supply up until
| tonight, but now the street lamps are I'M
lighted and gas is burning in very few
places. The tables in the Western Union
! Telegraph operators rooms are
supplied with candles. The thea
| tres are running with electric
and calcium lights and private gas ma
| chimes. Warning had been so long given
that the absence Of gas was scarcely felt.
! At Music Hall a tWO-inch pipe is sup
ported on trestles, leading from the Gin
| cinnati Hospital across to Music Hall, to
supply the latter with gas manufactured
by the hospital This gives the Opera
/ Festival. which begins tonight, its Ordi-
nary supply of gaslight. On the outside
of the hall electric lights will be used to
illuminate the streets.
The number of persons needing relief
! increases with each days continuance of
/ the Hood, but Cincinnati is determined to
take care Of her own people. The high
standing of the lhen comprising the
| Relief Committee and the good
work done by the committee
last year in points outside of Cincinnati
| led many to send contributions here in an
ticipatiOn of the same thing now. The
Relief Committee has authorized the fol-
lowing:
70 the PubJic:
"The Relief Committee of the Cincinnati
/ Chamber of Commerce and Common Council.
! in view of the steadily advancing floods in adj
/ jacent cities and towns along much of the
! Upper ONO river, where great suffering and
destitution are being entailed. begs to assure
the public that any contributions made for
| the sufferers will be expended for the relief
( of the distressed in other localities with the
same diligence and care which are exercised
| in relieving the afflicted here upon whom it
is the purpose of the committee to bestow only
| such contributions as may be made in Gin
| cinnati
[signedl "H. c. URNER. Chairman"
THE DAMAGE TO THE RAILROADS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10, II P. M.-The
water to-day on both sides of the embank-
! ment sustaining the tracks of the Cincin-
/ natl, Washington and Baltimore Rail-
/ road in Mold Greek valley has so sOftened
the earth as to cause two slides, leaving
the track unsupported. This cOmpels the
trains OF this road to enter Cincinnati on
/ the Hamilton and Dayton track, at the
junction miles from the city. 1t does not
/ hinder the running of trains. The Bee
line trains will be compelled to make
their terminus at the stock yards, about 3
| miles from the regular depot. The Gin
cinnati, Washington and Baltimore Road
has been opened through to Parkersburg,
| and through trains viii be resumed at 8
p. m. The stage of water here was 60
feet pa inches.
THE WORK OF RELIEF.
WHEELING, w. VA, Feb. 10, P. NJ
The river has receded more slowly than
was expected, and portions of the city and
country above and below are still under
| water. The disappearance of the water
| only reveals the extent of the ravages of
the flood and the sight exposed to the eye
to-day is indeed disheartening. Huge
| rocks. trees, driftWOOd and small shan
ties cover parts of many streets, and hun
| dreds of houses and barns are gathered
at points where the surface of the water
was obstructed by trees. Fifty houses are
| iammed upon and against each other at the
/ h anH n tho pifV Tho Ralfin1nrn a nd
Ohio track between here and BenwoOd
was covered with buildings and drift
wood, which had to be pulled to pieces by
| engines to clear the road. The first mail
| since Wednesday, consisting of over four
tons, has arrived by boat. few trains
are arriving, the least damaged lines
| having opened communication with the
outside world. All the blankets that
could be procured have been distributed
among the homeless sufferers. There is
a great scarcity of bed.clothes. Country
people on both sides of the river are do
ing their utmost to supply the needy
with provisions. Wagons loaded with
provisions are arriving here and at Ben
wood, Bellaire, Bridgeport and Martins
Ferry, from points as far back as twenty
miles. There are probably 10000 persons
| to be fed and clothed from Wellsburg to
7 Moundsville. At Martins Ferry last
night DIR. Hineman, now under bail for
| abortion, was caught rODbIng a Hooded
store and was badly beaten. He is MISS
ing to-day, much to the sorrow of his
bOndsmen. People are moving back to
their houses and the scene to-day was
! busy one everywhere. Streets are being
disinfected for the protection of public
health. Many kind offers of aid have been
received, but with so many persons
| depending on the Relief Committee the
outlook for the future is gloomy Many
| cases of premature confinement are re-
ported, but there are no deaths from this
cause as vet. The MasOns have systema-
tized the work of relief. A roll of all Ma
sons has been prepared, and those not
themselves sufferers will be called on for
aid The Odd Fellows and other societies
are also working. 1t is reported that
some of the sufferers ON the south side
have been reduced to the extremity of
cutting meat from cows found dead. The
Ohio River Railroad is believed to be en-
tirely ruined. Section after section of
Trestle work, bridges and cars have
been washed away.
PORTSMOUTH UNDER WATER.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 10, P. M.-The fol-
| lowing description of the condition of af-
fairs at Portsmouth, Ohio, and appeal
from J. j. McFardin, Mayor of that city,
has been read:
PORTSMOUTH, o., Feb. 10.-The city is
almost entirely under water and commu-
nicatiOn with other points is shut off. The
water is higher than during the flood of
1882 when the river was higher than ever
known before. The river is still rising
One-half of those who moved into their
second stories are moving from their
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