New-York tribune., 1886-04-04
DESTITUTION IN ALABAMA.
GREAT LOSS OF LIFE BY THE FLOODS.
INVOKING GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE DISTRESSED
FARMERS RCISED.

INVOKING GOVERNMENT AID FOR THE DISTRESSED
FARMERS RCISED.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 3.-RcpOrts from
the flooded districts continue to show great loss OF iie
and property Mayor Reese, IN view Of the stuation
haszsent this telegram to Senators Pugh and Morgan
appalling Resulting destititIon Will be widespread II
seems syery river in Alabama will have the same re'UIa %
Can not Government aid be invoked Tor sufferers VINO
are mostly poorest peoplol
Two three United States boats are on the Alabama
River and could be used in distributing supplies ana
prcvea starvation. The situation all over the hooded
is deplorable. Many farmers have lost all their
borses mules, and cotton seed along tho Tom
bgbce Cooss Warrior Tallapoosa, CahsOa and Chata-
hooche rivers 1t is safe to estimate the loss by this
food to Alabama at 81, 100000 and possibly several
hundred livos
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., April 3.-Thc river at
IL a registered hftytwo and one-ffth feet ana vas
stationary. Some 1000 persons who are homeless are
we'll taken Of By ths Citizens Relief Committee.
third person was drowned late last night iho damage
to properly cannot be eat mated. though III 'hs
city IL will 10 largo There is foot of water in front
OF The Times Office, two feet in the Union passenger
Depot, and foot in the Read House. Inc weather
is fair. No mails other way yet.
CNCrSSATI Ohio, April 3.-COntrary to the expecti-
tons Of expert river the OHIO river will rise aooye
ffty-fve feet To-day the began melting. The
river falling Portsmouth, $50 miles above this city
No trains have been started yet but in short time
the lower part OF the city are tIled with water.
SELMA, Ala. April 3-The river at this point has
ceased rac after reaching two feet higher than ~
any tino within the recollection OF tho Oldest phaDi
tants. The des'r ton OF property has been grea an
aong the river ana many lives nave been iost me NJ
tire part OF this is Under water bcn1g
two compresses tho East Tennessee, virginia and
Georgia Railroad depot and shops the gas w0EKs Unon
Iron works foundry and ABOUT three hundred aw9nng
houses. Relief committees have been organized ana
have gone rapidly work and parties have been dis
patched with provisions in all directions The soaner
Carrier in the employ OF the people has brougnt III pout
and tree tops ia the overhowed districts.
fire broke out IN the works to-day ana consunen
two OF tho oLthousee causing damage OF Fl,oOo IL
will be two weeks before the city Will again nave gas
NASHVILLE. Tenn, April 3.-Ths Cumberland River Is
for three feet five inches at that pOlht ana rising ah
l. oh 1t IS also rising rapidly at the heah
heavy rain having fallen last Might. The uillmcn ard
lumbermen alarmed that ali RATS viii De swept
away and the shops injured over 200 families nave
bee forced to abandon their homes.
PETERSBURG. Va, April tSpecaD.-The Appomattox
River s rising and threatening the city ln It's lower
parts Several warehouses are on the point OF moving
away with the current. Bridges ara In danger no
old Dominion steamer Roanoke could not go 10 X a.
mond to-day because OF the swift curreAt In the James