THE RELIEF COMMITTEE: HENRY C. UENER* Chairman. S. F. DANA. Treasurer. SIDNEY D. MAXWELL, Secretary. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. H. C. TTrner, J. L. Stettinius, Thos. J. Stephens, S. F. Dana, Thos. G. Smith, Samuel R. Smith, John E. Bell. Sidney D. Maxwell, L. M. Dayton, G. Lowenstein, OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IT. C. Urner, R. II. Cost, Leopold S. Feehheimer, J. D. Ellison, Michael Ryan, Si Iney D. Maxwell, Howard Douglass, W. P. Walker, Jr. Wm. V. Ebersole. J. L. Keck, M. E. Ingalls, James Lowman, Thos. G. Smith, James M. Glenn, Thomas J. Stephens, E. H. Huntington, • Wm. H. Davis, Burt D. Bishop, James II. Foote, S. F. Dana, B. Eggleston, J. L. Stettinius, L. M. Dayton, A. Hiekenlooper, C. W. Rowland, Frank Alter, John E. Bell. E. O Eshelbv, OH 1 THE COMMON COUNCIL. Thomas J. Stephens, Mayor, L. L. Sadler, J. C. Bruckman. Samuel R. Smith. Casimer Baumann. G. Lowenstein, B. Eggleston, Julius Reis, James B. Wilson, Wm. M. McGarv, Richard C. Rohner, W. A. Watkins, Washington T. Porter. Michael Ryan. John Wevand. 3682527 EEPOET OF Ihe Relief Committee. Cincinnati, June 25, 1884. W. W. PEABODY, Esq., President Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce : Deah Sir —O n the sixth day of February, 1884, the Ohio River, at Cincinnati, at noon, reached a height of fifty-nine feet. This circumstance, added to the rapid rise of the waters at all points above, and the enormous rain-fall that had prevailed for a long time, and still con- tinued, in the territory drained by the river, made it certain that our city was about to be subjected to a flood as great as any that it had experienced in the past, and rendered it probable that all previous expe- riences of floods in the Ohio would be exceeded. In view of this alarming prospect, the Chamber of Commerce was called to order by Mr. C. B. Murray, 6 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE, Secretary, in the absence of the President, when the following* call was read : “Cincinnati, February 6 th, 1884. “W. W. Peabody, Esq., President: “ The alarming increase of the flood renders it certain that great suffering will ensue, unless public provision be made to aid in taking care of the sick and homeless, compelled to move from their houses on the river side; we therefore ask you to call the Chamber of Commerce to order to day, that action may be taken looking to the necessary relief of those in distress. “Signed: Bcnj. Eggleston, C. W. Rowland, IT. Wil«on Brown, J. Kiersted, Francis Ferry, John E. Bell, J. M. Doherty, Thomas G. Smith, Edwin Stevens, L. Mendenhall, J. C. Thomas, A. 1 1 1CKENLOOPER, A. C. 1 1 ORTON, GEO. *W. NeARE, H. C. UrNER, Samuel Lowry, S. F. Covington, Chas. W. Bell, E. S. Johnson, Thos. J. Stephens, F. X. Reno, Enoch Taylor, S. S. Davis Milo G. Dodds, Sidney D. Maxwell.” Upon motion of Hon. Benj. Eggleston, the Chair- man was requested to appoint a Belief Committee, to consist of fifteen members, to receive contributions and to furnish relief to sufferers by the flood; the Com- mittee to have authority to add to its numbers and to fill vacancies. In pursuance of the above action, the Chairman ap- pointed the following persons to serve as the RELIEF COMMITTEE OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. II. C. Urner, J. L. Keck, S. F. Dana, U. II. Cost, M. E. Ingalls, Benj. Eggleston, Thomas G. Smith, Leopold S. Fechheimer, L. M. Dayton, James Lowman, Michael Ryan, John L. Stettinius, James M. Glenn, J. D. Ellison, A. Hickenlooper. Subsequently the following persons were added to the Committee : THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. 7 Sidney D. Maxwell, Thos. J. Stephens, W. P. Walker, .Jr., John E. Bell, C W. Rowland, Howard Douglass, Wm. Y. Ebersole, Wm. n. Davis, E. 0. Eshelby. E. IT. Huntington, Frank Alter, James II. Foote, Burt D. Bishop, Subscriptions to the Relief Fund were at once begun, and before the close of the session of the Chamber a large amount was subscribed. After the appointment of the Committee, the Cham- ber of Commence, by unanimous vote, appropriated .$5,000, as a contribution to the Relief Fund. Immediately after appointment, the gentlemen com- posing the Relief Committee met, and organized by electing Henry C. ITrner, Chairman: S. F. Dana, Treasurer, and Sidney D. Maxwell, Secretary. Subse- quently an Executive Committee was appointed, con- sisting of II. C. Urner, Sidney J ). Maxwell, Thos. G. Smith, S. F. Dana, John L. Stettinius, L M. Dayton. The Executive Commitee was given authority to pro- cure head-quarters, and to make such expenditures as it might deem necessary to relieve suffering; and it was ordered that no expenditure* should be made except upon the order of the Executive Committee. Howard Douglass, President of the Board of Educa- tion, was present, and announced that he would assume the responsibility of ordering the vacation of such school-houses as might be needed to provide shelter for persons driven from their homes by the flood. The Committee availed itself of the proposition of Mr. Douglass, and gave him authority to at once open cer- tain school-houses for sheltering the homeless. 8 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. The free use of the large building on the south-west corner of Fourth and Race streets was tendered to the Committee by Messrs. Shot-well, Clerihew & Lothmann, through their agent, Mr. Robt. J. Cresap. This offer was thankfully accepted, and there the Committee es- tablished its head-quarters on the afternoon of Feb- ruary 6th. The head-quarters of relief thus established remained open until February 22nd, at noon, when they were closed by order of the Committee. During that time the rooms were constantly occupied, and were at all hours open for any proper demand that might be made for relief; and a very large quantity of sup- plies of all kinds was distributed therefrom. In the labor of distribution from the head-quarters the Com- mittee had valuable aid from many persons who de- voted themselves to the good work. For proper ac- knowledgment of such assistance, reference is made to the reports of the various sub-committees. After the close of the head-quarters the distribution of money and supplies was continued through the charitable or- ganizations and other accredited agencies, by a sub- committee appointed for that purpose, consisting of H. C. Urxer, S. Ik Dana, Sidney D. Maxwell, J. L. Stettinius, and Samuel R. Smith, until the work of relief was fully accomplished. A meeting of the Common Council of the city was called February 6th, 1884, at which the following was adopted : Jiesolved , , By the Common Council of the city of Cincinnati, that a Committee of live members of each of the Boards composing it, together with the President of each Board, and the Mayor, be appointed, with power to add to their number by calling in mem- THE RELIEF COMMITTEE 9 bers if found necessary to increase the force, to act in connection with the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce already ap- pointed, for the purpose of relieving the distressed, and for the pro- tection of property, during the continuance of the great flood now coming. Resolved , That the Legislature is hereby requested to authorize the City Comptroller of this city to borrow a. sum not to exceed $100,000, to be placed at the disposal of the Relief Committee of Common Council, to be used for the purpose of relieving the dis- tressed and protecting life and property during the continuance of the great flood now on us. In accordance with this action, the following gentle- men were appointed as the RELIEF COMMITTEE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL. Thos. J Stephens, Mayor, COUXOILMEN. L. L. Sadler, President, Richard C. Ruhner, B. Eggleston, G. Lowenstein, J. C. Bruckman, W. A. Wat kins. John Weyand. ALDERMEN. Samuel R. Smith, President, Michael Ryan, Julius Reis, Washington T. Porter, Casimer Baumann, James B. Wilson, W i i , liam M. McGary. At a meeting of the Relief Committee, held February 7th, the action of the Common Council was reported, and the gentlemen appointed as the Council Committee were added to the Committee, which henceforth was known as The Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Common Council of Cincinnati. For the proper performance of the work devolving upon the Relief Committee, sub-committees were ap- pointed, as follows: 10 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE ON SHELTER (SCHOOL-HOUSES AND CHURCHES). Howard Douglass, L. M. Dayton, E. H. Huntington, W. A. Watkins. COMMITTEE ON SOUP HOUSES AND COOKED FOOD. J. L. Keck, C. W. Rowland, Thus. G. Smith, J. (’. Bruckman, John Weyand. COMMITTEE ON POLICE AND MILITARY PROTECTION, Thos. J. Stephens, Michael Ryan, Benj. Eggleston. W. T. Porter Wm. M. McGary. COMMITTEE ON BEDDING, CLOTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES. J. L. Stettinius, L. S. Fechheimer, J. D. Ellison. J. B. Wilson, Julius Reis. COMMITTEE ON GENERAL SUPPLIES. Thos. G Smith, R. H. Cost, James M. Glenn, Michael Uyan, Richard C. Rohner, Casimer Baumann, Wm. V. Ebersole, Wm. H. Dayis. COMMITTEE' ON SUBSCRIPTIONS AND AUDITING. James Bowman, Frank Alter, Bf.nj. Eggleston. COMMITTEE ON ENTERTAINMENTS. Wm. McAlpin, Geo. Ward Nichols, A. W. Whelpley. James McDonald, Stewart Shillito. CHIEF OF WAGONS AND TRANSPORTATION. Gustave Lowenstein. Mayor Tiios. J. Stephens, Samuel R. Smith, G. Low- enstein, and John E. Bell were added to the Executive Committee. A large number of boats having been found necessary for visiting and distributing supplies in the flooded dis- THE RELIEF COMMITTEE 11 triet, Captain W. P. Walker, Jr., was appointed Ad- miral of the fleet, with Robert J. H. Archiable and J. L. Workum as assistants. The Committees and officers thus appointed, at once proceeded to organize their several departments, and most faithfully and efficiently performed the laborious duties imposed upon them. Attention is called to the reports of the various Committees appended hereto, which exhibit some of the details of their work, and indicate the extent of the labor performed. At a special meeting of the Board of Education, held February 7th, 1884, the following was unanimously adopted : “ Resolved , That the action of Howard Douglass, President of this Board, in closing the schools, and throwing them open to the suffer- ers from the flood in the districts in which they were needed, be and the same is hereby approved and made the act of this Board, and that the thanks of the Board of Education are due President Douglass for his prompt and untiring work at this time, and that he be empowered to close any or all school-houses in charge, of this Board, and use them as may be needed; and that he use his dis- cretion in associating such members of this Board with himself, as a Committee, as he may deem advisable, with full power to act for this Board.” Under this action of the Board of Education, the fol- lowing school-houses were placed under the control of the Relief Committee, and therein, under the direction of the Committee on Shelter, a large number of families were sheltered and fed, as detailed in the report of the sub-committee : Second district, Sycamore, between Fourth and Fifth streets; Third district, Ellen and Kilgour streets; 12 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE Fourth district, East Front street : Fifth district, Third, between Elm and Plum streets; Seventh district, old building, Fourth, near Smith, and new building, Fifth, opposite Mound street; Brac-hman house, Fifth, near Mound street; Twelfth district, Eighth and Donners- berger streets ; Fourteenth district, Freeman and Poplar streets; Seventeenth district, East Front street; old Eighteenth district, Camp Washington ; Twenty -first district (three buildings), Storrs township; Twenty- fourth district (two buildings), Pendleton and Colum- bia; Twenty-fifth district, Fairmount; Twenty-sixth district (two buildings), Cumminsville ; Twenty-seventh district, Kiddle street; First Intermediate, Baymiller, opposite Gest street ; Third street (colored), Third, near John street; Cumminsville colored. The Church of 'the Atonement, Third street, between Central avenue and John street, was placed at the dis- position of the Committee, and, under the care of Rev. Father James Cary, many homeless persons were therein fed and sheltered. The First Regiment, 0. H. G., Colonel C. B. Hunt commanding; the Regiment of Veteran Guards, under Colonel M. L. Hawkins, and the Second Battery, Cap- tain Joyce, tendered their services to assist the po- lice in the preservation of the public peace. This offer was gladly accepted by the Committee, and, under the direction of the Committee on Police, the streets of the city, which, through the failure of the gas supply, were unlighted, were regularly patrolled by the soldiers of these regiments during the continuance of the flood. A bill to provide for the payment of the soldiers on duty was passed by the Legislature, and they were THE RELIEF COMMITTEE 13 paid from the funds of the Ohio State Relief Com- mission. One of the first cares of the Committee was to provide for feeding the hungry and destitute persons who had been driven from their homes by the flood. To accom- plish this, a soup-house was opened at No. 192 West Sixth street, under the direction of the Committee on Cooked Food. This soup-house was maintained during the entire period of the flood, and good, wholesome food was furnished to all who applied ; and, as shown by the report of the sub committee, an enormous quantity of food was consumed, and a very large number of persons were fed. Under ordinary circumstances, the indiscrimi- nate giving of food to all applicants, without investiga- tion, might well be considered injudicious; but the Com- mittee is of opinion that the preservation of the public peace was largely secured by the certainty of food and shelter afforded to the many unruly and vicious persons whom the general disturbance of the business of the city precipitated upon the relief authorities. This conclu- sion was justified by the entire absence of violence and crime that marked the city during the prevalence of the flood. The result showed that the unfortunate classes from whom danger was apprehended, when fully fed and comfortably housed, had the same indisposition to disorder as they had to labor and self-helpful manliness. The unexampled rise of the river rendered the situa- tion of many of the flooded buildings unsafe, and the Committee, through the Police Department, had them under constant inspection, which resulted in the con- demnation of a number of buildings and an order for 14 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. their vacation. This order was executed with some difficulty, the persons living in the condemned houses in many cases being unwilling to abandon their dwell- ings ; but with much persuasion and some exercise of authority, they were all safely removed — it being neces- sary in some instances to seize boats from extortionate owners engaged in the removal. The progress of the rise in the river, although steady, was slow, and for some little time after the organiza- tion of the Committee our citizens did not seem to ap- preciate the magnitude of the impending disaster. That they might be fully informed of the condition of our suffering people, and of the needs of the Committee, the following notice, signed by the Chairman, was pub- lished in the newspapers of the city : “Cincinnati, February 1( Dth, 1884. “ To the People of Cincinnati : — In order to correct a misapprehen- sion that seems to exist in the public mind as to the suffering oc- casioned by the flood, the Relief Committee feels compelled to state that the demands upon it for the relief of distress are fully as great as they were during the flood of last year. Profiting by the experi- ence of the past, it is believed that a better system now prevails in the distribution of all kinds of supplies, and it is confidently ex- pected that the suffering will be relieved at a less cost than last year. Still the demands upon the relief fund are many and con- stant. More rations of food are being issued, and a greater number of persons are being fed at the present time, than at any time during the flood of 1883. The calls for bedding, shoes, and cloth- ing are growing clamorous, and will have to be supplied at a large cost. The subscriptions of money so far have been very much less than last year, and the contributions of food, clothing, and other supplies have been insignificant. The Relief Committee will con- tinue to supply all proper demands for relief, relying upon the co- operation and support of the public; believing that it will only be THE RELIEF COMMITTEE 15 necessary that the condition and necessities of the fund be known, in order to secure sufficient contributions to enable it to carry on its work and fulfill the object for which it was appointed. In the past it has been the pride of our city that all suffering has been relieved by the voluntary contributions of its citizens. The Relief Committee will do its utmost to provide for the present emergency from the same source, without calling upon the municipal funds for assistance. For this reason this statement is made, and largely in- creased subscriptions are urgently solicited.” That our citizens only needed to be informed as to the condition of affairs in order to rise to the impor- tance of the occasion, was evidenced by the prompt and liberal response that was made to this appeal. From the time of its publication until the waters had receded from the inundated parts of the city, the contributions of money and supplies were large and constant. These contributions came from all classes of the people of the city, were gratefully received, and are thankfully acknowledged. Particularly are the thanks of the Com- mittee due to the College of Music, which, in connec- tion with Mr. Henry E. Abbey, projected and carried to a magnificent conclusion a concert for the bene- fit of the Relief Fund, at which the celebrated singers of the Opera Festival gratuitously contributed their ser- vices. By this concert, which took place February 17th, in addition to the grand artistic success that was achieved, the substantial sum of $6,170.14 was realized for the sa- cred cause to which its entire proceeds were devoted. To protect itself from imposition in furnishing relief to persons without investigation, the Committee, at the beginning of its work, decided to distribute relief only through regularly established organizations and agencies, and at all times declined to make any allowance to in- 16 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. dividuals. The charitable organizations .of the city placed themselves at the service of the Committee, and through them the work of relief was prosecuted with a zeal and intelligence that protected the fund from the assaults of imposture, and efficiently contributed to the succor of all persons who after examination were found worthy. The Associated Charities entered most heartily into the work, and through their thoroughly organized dis- trict societies distributed large quantities of supplies throughout the flooded sections of the city with great discretion and without waste. To the ladies and gen- tlemen composing these societies, who so zealously de- voted their time and thoughtful labor to the assistance of the Committee in its charitable work, and particu- larly to Mr. W. Alex. Johnson, the Secretary of the Central Board, the public is under a debt of gratitude that the Committee has much pleasure in acknowledging. The Relief Union, the oldest of our charitable organ- izations, was also of much assistance in distributing supplies to the needy after intelligent investigation, and during the flood, and afterward, abundantly proved its rightful title to its long continued hold upon the sympa- thies and affections of our people. The care of the distressed people of the 25th Ward (Cumminsville), which the flood had converted into a vast lake, was delegated to a Citizens’ Committee, con- sisting of Messrs. Wm. M. McGary, J. C. Bruckman, Ciias. A. Miller, and Thos. L. Macdonald. These gen- tlemen addressed themselves to the relief of their suf- fering neighbors with entire devotion, and accomplished their work to the greatest satisfaction of the Relief Com- THE RELIEF COMMITTEE 17 mittee. The Associated Charities and the Citizens’ Committee of' the 25th Ward, in addition to their la- bors during the flood, after the waters had subsided, took charge of the difficult and protracted work of replacing and repairing the houses of needy persons, which the flood had displaced from their foundations, and through them a large amount of money was expended in this work, and it is believed much good was accomplished. To the Rev. W. E. Stevens and Mr. E. H. Griest, of the Seventh District Society, Associated Charities, the Com- mittee is specially indebted for services rendered in replac- ing houses, and for much assistance in many other ways. The Relief Committee, following the precedent estab- lished during the flood of 1883, decided that no part of the contributions received from places outside of Cin- cinnati should be applied to the relief of persons living- in this city ; but that any such contributions that might be intrusted to the Committee should be distributed for the relief of distress throughout the Ohio Valley out- side of Cincinnati. That this should be thoroughly un- derstood the Committee, through its chairman, published a card through the Associated Press, giving notice of its decision, and offering to take charge of any contri- butions that might be sent it for distribution at outside points. Following this notice contributions in money to the amount of $97,751 22 (including $20,31 5 25, from the Ohio State Relief Commission), were received by the Committee from sources outside of Cincinnati, and the total amount thus received was distributed throughout the entire length of the Ohio Valley. In addition to the contributions in money, quantities of clothing, provis- ions, and other supplies were received from places out- 18 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE side of Cincinnati. These contributions of money and supplies were made up of a vast number of individual donations, and represented every section of our country and parts of the old world. Of them the contributions of corn and flour from the city of Wichita and Sedgwick county, and froniButler county, Kansas, are particularly noteworthy. From the former of these counties came thirty- one car loads of corn, from the latter twenty-six car loads of corn and flour. The trains bearing these contributions were decorated with pictured scenes and stirring inscriptions that indi- cated the prosperous condition and generous hearts of the people from whom the bountiful gifts* emanated. Ac- companying these trains came delegations of the repre- sentative citizens of those counties, who were publicly received and welcomed by the Chamber of Commerce. Subsequently the corn and and flour were sold at auc- tion on ’Change, and prices obtained therefor in advance of the market quotations. These trains were transported free of charge from Kansas to Cincinnati by the Atchi- son, Topeka and Santa Fe, the Chicago and Alton, the St. Louis, Ft. Scott and Wichita, the Missouri Pacific, and the Ohio and Mississippi Railroads. The contribu- tions from outside places continued without intermis- sion until the Committee became convinced that no more were needed, and on April 12th it published a notice, that they were no longer required, and that it would decline to receive any thing further. The condition of the people living on the shores of the river above Cincinnati was deplorable. Sud- denly driven from their homes, and in many in- stances compelled to flee for their lives leaving their THE RELIEF COMMITTEE 19 household necessities behind them, their situation was most distressful, and urgent appeals for assistance reached the Committee. Desiring to contribute to their relief as speedily as possible, the Committee gladly availed itself of the offer of the proprietors of the Commercial Gazette to make use of the steamer Kate Waters, which they had employed to go up the river for newspaper purposes, to transport supplies of food for general distribution. As soon as a sufficient amount was received from outside sources to justify the ex- pense of an independent expedition, the large Steamer Granite State was chartered by the Committee, and loaded with supplies of all kinds. This steamer was placed under the control of J. L. Keck, and, commanded by Captain W. P. Walker, Jr., left the city on the morn- ing of February 16th, and proceeded up the river as far as Ironton, Ohio. The success of this expedition was pronounced, and reference is made to the special report of Mr. Keck, which gives interesting details of his work. The cost of the cargo of the Granite State, to the extent of $15,000, was defrayed by the Ohio State Re- lief Commission; but the distribution of the proceeds of the amount contributed by the Commission being necessarily confined to Ohio, General A. Beckwith, * representing the United States Government, also placed on board supplies to the value of $10,000, that both sides of the river might share ill the distribution. In addiFon to the distribution thus made, consider- able amounts were, during the earlier days of the flood, sent to different places along the river as their wants be- came known. But the Committee, from the experience of last year, was distrustful of many cases of alleged 20 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE suffering, and decided that the money in its hands for outside relief could only be intelligently and satisfac- torily distributed after a personal investigation of each application for relief, by agents specially employed for that purpose. Acting on this decision, the following gentlemen were employed to visit the entire territory bordering the Ohio River, and to administer relief only after a personal inspection of each particular case of suf- fering : Rev. Godfrey I. Reiche, Rev. Isaac DeLaMatkr, Charles Douglass, George L. Barringer, Walter T. Ritchie, Burt D. Bishop, D. M. Barr. These gentlemen made an exhaustive investigation of both sides of the river from the Pennsylvania State line to the river’s mouth, and throughout the extended territory embraced within these limits distributed large amounts of money with an energy and faithfulness that merit the highest public appreciation, and for which the earnest thanks of the Committee are tendered. The Committee is also under obligations to Rev. B. W. Chid- law, Henry De Bus, Abram Brower, and P. T. Turpin, all of Hamilton county, Ohio, for assistance in the distri- bution of outside relief in their respective neighborhoods. A reference to the places in which relief was distributed, as shown in the Treasurer’s Report, will convey some idea of the work performed bj^ these gentlemen. The Ohio Legislature, in accordance with the request of the Common Council, passed a law authorizing the City Comptroller to borrow $50,000, to be expended for the relief of suffering in Cincinnati, upon the order of the Tax Commission. The Tax Commission, at a meet- THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. 21 ing held February 13th, instructed the Comptroller to pay the amount authorized, or any part thereof, upon the order of the Executive Committee of the Relief Com- mittee. The unexampled rise in the river entailed such wide-spread distress among the poor of the city, that the demands for relief exceeded the abil- ity of the Committee to supply from the fund provided by the voluntary contributions of our citi- zens. To meet these demands, the Executive Com- mittee called upon the Comptroller for $25,000 of the city fund that had been placed at its disposal. This amount was received by the Committee and placed in the Relief Fund. Upon the completion of the work, and the final adjustment of accounts, it was found that there was at the credit of the fund for the relief of Cin- cinnati an unexpended balance of $5,260 74, which has been returned to the city through the Sinking Fund Commission. Throughout its work of distributing relief to persons living in Ohio, the Committee acted in correspondence, and in accord, with the Ohio State Relief Commission appointed by the Governor to distribute the fund ap- propriated by the Ohio Legislature for the relief of suf- fering by the fiood in the State of Ohio. The Commis- sion having previously furnished the Committee with a large amount of money for distribution through its agents on the Ohio side of the river, outside of Cincin- nati, offered the Executive Committee $10,000 from its funds for the relief of the flood sufferers in Cincinnati. This offer was submitted to the General Committee, was by it accepted, and the amount paid to the Execu- tive Committee. 22 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. The Commissioners of Hamilton county appropriated $3,000 for the relief of distress occasioned by the flood in the city and county, and tendered the same to the Relief Committee,- but the Committee being convinced that it had already received sufficient funds to enable it to fully carry out its work, the offer of the Commission- ers was thankfully declined. The Treasurer’s Report, appended hereto, gives a full account of all moneys received by the Committee, and shows the amounts expended in the varied and extended relief furnished. It is found impossible to give accu- rate details of the distribution of the large quantities of food, bedding, clothing, shoes, and other articles that were distributed — mostly to the poor of our city. That the public may form some idea of the magnitude of the work performed, the following list, taken from the books of the Committee, and which does not include the great quantities of supplies that were donated, and those which were bought by the charitable societies with moneys furnished by the Committee, is given of the numbers and amounts of the principal articles issued in the work of relief: 153,416 loaves bread, 60,720 lbs. crackers and hard bread, 153,181 lbs. hams, 60,220 lbs. shoulders and sides, 50,000 lbs. mess pork, 45,889 lbs. Bologna sausage, 654 lbs. fresh meat, 3,810 lbs. corned beef, 45,398 lbs. coffee, 1,342 lbs. tea, 34,179 lbs. sugar, 25,808 lbs. rice, 60,770 lbs. beans, 153 lbs. pepper, 56 bbls. onions, 122 bbls. potatoes, 11 bbls. salt, 9 bbls. turnips, 37 bbls. flour, 10,896 blankets, 3,678 comforts, 1,097 mattresses, 49 cots, 6,036 pr. shoes, 2,939 pr. stock- ings, 42,947 bushels coal and coke. The Committee has been placed under obligation to THE RELIEF COMMITTEE 2! so many charitably disposed ladies and gentlemen in the prosecution of its work, that it finds difficulty in properly acknowledging its indebtedness for the volun- tary assistance that it has had in every scheme devised for the relief of the great suftiering of the poor of our city. At all times its hands were upheld, and its labor supplemented by the active aid of willing volunteers. This aid came from persons of every class and occupa- tion in the community, and was so generously rendered that a mere enumeration of the persons to whom thanks are due would make a list of names so long as to be practically meaningless. The Committee can only tender its heartiest acknowledgments to all Avho by their aid rendered possible the great work performed, and re- fers to the reports of the sub-committees for a more de- tailed acknowledgment of a part of the work performed by these assistants. The Committee can not, however, omit to give par- ticular expression of its thanks to the railroad, express, steamboat, telegraph, and telephone companies for most valuable service that was gratuitously and most promptly performed. The railroads leading into the city were re- duced by the flood to a single line, but that line, to- gether with the temporary connections by river and ca- nal that were hurriedly established, furnished the trans- portation companies means for the prompt delivery of goods sent for the relief of distress. The telegraph and telephone companies placed their facilities at the dispo- sition of the Committee without charge, and much use was made of them, and by such use the work of relief was much promoted and simplified. In closing this report, and in surrendering the trust 24 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. confided to it, the Committee looks back upon the work accomplished with the satisfaction that must always ac- company earnest endeavor when directed to worthy ends. It gratefully acknowledges the confidence that has been given to it by the people of our city and the country at large; and it indulges the hope that its ful- fillment of the duty assigned to it has been to the rea- sonable satisfaction, both of the givers of the large sums with which it has been intrusted, and of the dis- tressed people whom it has labored faithfully to assist. The chairman, personally, begs to extend his warm- est thanks to the members of the Committee for the constant support and assistance that have lightened his labor, and made forever memorable to him his connec- tion with the Relief Committee. Respectfully, H. C. URNER, Chairman. TREASURER'S REPORT. Cincinnati, June 18 th, 1884. H. C. URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee of Chamber of Commerce and Common Council : Dear Sir: — Herewith I submit account of my receipts and expendi- tures as Treasurer of the Relief Committee: The flood of 1884 far exceeded in height and duration the great flood of 1883, but the citizens of Cincinnati, and those throughout the country, were again equal to the occasion, and, as my report shows, the difference in the receipts for those suffering during the two floods was as great as the difference in the two floods. The amount contributed by persons not citizens of our city is $97,751.22. The Relief Committee pursued the same policy that the Committee of 1888 did, and applied all the money received from non- residents, to different points outside of Cincinnati, paying out the whole amount received, viz.: $97,751.22. The amount received from local sources for the relief of Cincinnati was $96,680.12. Of this amount, $91,419.38 has been expended for the relief of those suffering by the flood in Cincinnati. The balance re- maining unexpended ($5,260.74) has been returned to the city through the Sinking Fund Commission, leaving nothing in the Treasurer’s hands. In closing my report, I desire to thank Mr. W. A. Goodman, Jr., and Mr. C. W. Mayer, for voluntarily rendering me valuable assistance in the performance of the duties of my office. Very respectfully, S. F. DANA, Treasurer. CASH RECEIPTS OF THE CINCINNATI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND COMMON COUNCIL RELIEF COMMITTEE. February 7th, 1884. Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and Merchants’ Exchange, $5000 00 National Insurance Co., 100 00 G. W. Pohlman, 10 00 M. & L. S. Fechheimer & Co., 100 00 S. H. Burton, 150 00 S. F. Dana, 100 00 Cash, 5 00 Hoadly, Johnson & Colston, 100 00 A. W. G., . . 10 00 National Lafayette and Bank of Commerce, .... 100 00 Chas. Anderson, Jr., 25 00 The J. M. Brunswick & Balke Co., 100 00 Seeliler & Co., 50 00 Evans, Lippincott & Cunningham, ^100 00 M. E. Ingalls, loo 00 P. Poland, ICO 00 Edwin Stevens, 100 00 Jno. L. Stettinius, 500 00 Ault & Weborg, 50 00 F. A. Laidley & Co, 100 00 E. H. Cost, 20 00 Am’t for’d, ......... $6920 00 CASH RECEIPTS. 27 Ain’t for’d, $6920 00 Albert Schwill & Co., 50 00 Robt. J. Cresap, 25 00 F. H. Meyers, 10 00 Mrs. P. Britt, 50 00 Van Antwerp, Bragg & Co., ........ 100 00 D. C. Latterly, 20 00 The Post Publishing Co., 50 00 F. A. Hahn, . . 25 00 Bishop & Spear, 25 00 Geo. Schrauder’s Sons, 25 00 American Press Association, ....... 25 00 W. Pv. Williams, 30 00 Alfred White, 25 00 Eeuben R. Springer, 350 00 Gardner Phipps & Co., . . . . . . . 50 00 S. Davis, Jr. & Co., ......... 100 00 Ryan Bros., . . . 100 00 Long, Kramer & Kramer, ........ 100 00 The C. H. Bishop Flour Co., 25 00 Herman Goepper & Co., 50 00 Slimer & Dater, 50 00 Amazon Insurance Co., ........ 100 00 Geo. W. Lowe, 50 00 Mrs. Judge D. K. Este, 100 00 Maria Longworth Nichols, 100 00 Mrs. Larz Anderson, 200 00 M. M. Yorston, 10 00 Dr. E. Williams, 10 00 Estate of Mrs. Sarah B. McLean, ...... 100 00 Yoorheis, Miller & Rupel, 50 00 Cash, Traveler, 1 00 R. A. Dykins & Co., . 30 00 February 8th, 1884. H. Miller, 50 00 Jas. Walsh & Co., 100 00 Jno. A. Gano, 25 00 Ain’t for’d $9131 00 28 TREAS URER’S REPORT. Am’t for’d, . $9131 00 J. Lowman & Bro., . 100 00 Alter, Pinekard & Co., 50 00 Alter, Forward & Co. . . 50 00 J. & A. Simpkinson & Co., 50 00 Edward Sargent, . . 50 00 Speaker, Buddeke & Co., . 50 00 W. S. Dickinson & Co., . 50 00 Third National Bank, 100 00 First National Bank, . 100 00 L. B. Harrison, 100 00 Citizens’ National Bank, . 100 00 Henry Lewis, .... 50 00 Queen City National Bank, . 25 00 Fourth National Bank, 50 00 Exchange National Bank, . 50 00 Franklin Bank, 100 00 Metropolitan National Bank., . 50 00 S. Kuhn & Son, 25 00 German National Bank, . 50 00 Leon, Marks & Co., 20 00 U. W. Burnet, . 100 00 Ca>h, 50 Mrs. N. G. Nettleton, . 25 00 Mrs. Louise N. Anderson, 15 00 H. G. Eoelker, . 15 00 D. H. Baldwin & Co., 50 00 The John Shillito Co., . . 100 00 Me Brair & Sons, 50 00 Berry Bros., by E. B. Ironside, Agent, . 25 00 Cash, 5 00 Eev. Eaphael Benjamin, . 20 00 Cash, . - . 5 00 Davis C. Anderson, . . 25 00 James Morrison & Co., 100 00 E. D. Britton, 5 00 Elliott H. Pendleton, 100 00 Freiberg & Workum, . . 100 00 Am’t for’d, . $11091 50 CASH RECEIPTS. 29 Am’t for’d, $11001 50 Cassilly, Collins & Co., 50 00 L. Norton, 25 00 The Burnet House Co., 50 00 J. Freiberg, 25 00 Samuel Lowry & Co., 25 00 Lewis K. Leibenstein, 5 00 Blackmore & Kinsey, 100 00 K. T. Coverdale, 10 00 Adam Gray & Co., • . . . 50 00 H. Deitz & Co., 25 00 Cash, 5 00 Stephens Bros., 100 00 F. H. Lawson & Co., 50 00 L. Frohman, 25 00 Cash, • . . 3 00 Albert Natter, . . . . • 100 00 Geo. F. Otte & Co., 25 00 H. F. West, Bro. & Co., 50 00 Knost Bro. & Co., 25 00 Both, Bruner, Dreifus & Co., 25 00 David Sinton, ....'. 200 00 Espy, Heidelbach & Co., 100 00 D. J. Fallis, 100 00 Union National Bank, 50 00 Seasongood Sons & Co., 100 00 Bindskoflf, Stern, Lauer & Co., 50 00 Ackerland, Wyler & Co., . 50 00 Adler & Co., 25 00 A. D. Bullock & Co., 100 00 Louis Stix & Co., 100 00 Heidelbach, Friedlander & Co., ...... 50 00 Stix, Krouse & Co., 50 00 Fechheimer Bros. & Co., 25 00 Geo. W. MoAlpin & Co., 100 00 Commercial Bank, ......... 50 00 J. & L. Seasongood & Co., 100 00 Jeffras & Thompson, 50 00 Am’t for’d, $13164 50 30 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $13164 50 Robert Clarke & Co., 50 00 Clemens Hellebush & Co., ....... 25 00 Krebs’ Lithographing Co., . . 25 00 Jos. Maguire & Co., 25 00 Adams Express Co., 500 00 February 9th, 1884. H. M. Harbaugh, 25 00 Geo. 8. Horner, 25 00 Jas. Levy & Bro., 100 00 Mrs. E. L. Dean, 5 00 Dr. W. H. Taylor, 10 00 C. S. Crockett, 50 00 Cash, 1 00 C. P. Cleneay, 25 00 W. H. Allen, 25 00 Vincent Schwab, 10 00 Abe Bloch & Co., 25 00 Mrs. Annie Ti&dale, 5 00 J. N. Harris & Co., 50 00 Thos. H. C. Allen, . 25 00 Cash, 5 00 W. S. Groesbeck, • • 100 00 F. G. Ringgold & Co., 50 00 Stern, Ma) er & Co., 50 00 Jos. R. Peebles’ Sons, 25 00 Gibson, Corre & Co., 50 00 Belding Bros. & Co., . • 25 00 Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., 50 00 A. Beckenstein & Co., 100 00 Eppens, Smith & Co., New York City, 250 00 Aurora Distilling Co., 100 00 Mrs. J. K. Ogden, 25 00 Mrs. E. H. Ross, 10 00 Cincinnati and Pomeroy Packet Co., 100 00 Rheinstrom Bro., 25 00 Strauss, Pritz & Co., . 25 00 . $15160 50 Am’t for’d, CASH RECEIPTS. Am’t for’d, $15160 50 Eureka Insurance Co., 100 00 Mrs. Rachel T. Gaff, 100 00 Stevens, Dair & Co., 100 00 The Parker Wise Co., 50 00 Schmidlapp & Co., 100 00 Thos. Sherlock, 100 00 J. Y. Lewis ’& Co., 100 00 R. B. Bowler, 50 00 Geo. L. Gray, .......... 25 00 J. F. Sadler & Co., 25 00 Cohen & Rust, sale one pair opera-glasses, .... 25 00 •J. J. Higbee, 5 00 Geo. Ellis, . 20 00 Albert Myer, 50 00 J. & S. B. Sachs, 10 00 Shipley, Crane & Co., 25 00 Feder, Silverberg & Co., . 10 00 Plaut & Marks, . . 10 00 Manss Bros. & Co., . 10 00 Grever, Tangetnan & Co., . . . . . . . . 25 00 Goldsmith, Klein & Co , 25 00 Mack, Brennan & Co., 25 00 Bohm Bros. & Co., 25 00 Cash, 1 00 Strobridge Lithographing Co., ...... 50 00 Henry Irving, England, • . 250 00 February lltb, 1884. Little girl, three years old, . . . . . . . 25 G. K. Shoenberger, . 300 00 Louis Ballauf, 35 00 Thos McDougal, . . 25 00 Robert Knight, 20 00 Judge M. W. Oliver, 25 00 A. S. Butterfield, 25 00 Miss Nourse’s Family, 20 00 Jno. C. Bruckman, 25 00 Am’t for’d, $16951 75 32 TREASURER’S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $16951 75 Jno. Kebler & Son, . . . . 50 00 F. G. Roelker, 25 00 C. S. Cheever, 20 00 C. 0. Lockard, 15 00 M. M. Shoemaker, 50 00 Reformed Presbyterian Church, J. N. Foster, pastor, . . 10 00 O. J. Wilson, 100 00 R. A. Holden & Co., 100 00 Nathan F. Baker, 100 00 Edward Sargent, additional, 50 00 Judge Fayette Smith, *25 00 The Pappenheimer Hardware Co., ...... 50 OO Henry Hanna, 100 00 A. Acker! and, 50 00 Dr. John A. Murphy, 20 00 Cash, . 1 00 A Friend of the Sufferers, 1 00 Cincinnati Base Ball Club, 25 00 Richmond Street Christian Church, . . . . . 40 00 Dr. Zenner, 10 00 Gam brinus Stock Co., 100 00 Benj. Strauss, 10 00 Cash, 5 00 M. Heister, 15 00 E. L. Harper & Co,, 100 00 Mack, Stadler & Co., 50 00 N. Menderson & Co., 25 00 Mound Street Temple Sabbath School, 10 00 Krohn, Feiss & Co., 50 00 C. R. Mabley & Co., 100 00 Liverpool, London, and Globe Insurance Co., .... 150 00 J. M. Decamp, 25 00 A Friend to Sufferers, 5 00 H. B. Moorehead & Co., 100 00 Cincinnati Type Foundry, 50 00 Cash, 5 00 Mrs. Samuel McConaha, . 5 00 Am’t for’d, $18598 75 CASH RECEIPTS. 33 Am’t far’d, $18598 75 A. & J. Trounstine & Co., 100 00 Charles Edeler, 10 00 O. J. Patzold, 10 00 Andrew Hickenlooper, 100 00 Cash, 5 00 Mrs. Hannah E. Workum, 50 00 Standard Wagon Co., 25 00 Standard Wheel Co., 25 00 B. Simon & Co, ^25 00 M. A. Dalton, . 5 00 O. D., 2 00 Wra. Gray, 5 00 G. H. Verkamp, 25 00 Evans & Kinney, 100 00 Mrs. A. Howard Hinkle, 100 00 William Resor & Co., . . 50 00 Mrs. William Resor, Clifton, 50 00 W. P. Halbert, 100 00 R. Woolley & Sons, 50 00 C. Bathgate 10 00 Cash, •. . 2 00 A Friend of Sufferers, 2 50 Wm. Me Master, 25 00 McHenry & Co., 25 CO Mrs. C. H. Allen, 25 00 Mrs. Matthew Hopple, 25 00 L. K. Leavitt, 5 00 Yan Antwerp, Bragg & Co., 150 00 Cash, 1 00 A. A. Ferris, 10 00 Cincinnati Union Base Ball Club, 30 00 W. M. Cameron, 50 00 G. C. Ridgeway, Mansfield, O., 1 00 John Church & Co., 50 00 Charles Davis & Co., 50 00 Eugene F. Bliss, 25 00 Chatfield & Woods, 100 00 Am’t far’d, $20022 25 34 TREASURER’ S REPORT, Am’t for’d, $20022 25 Hirsch & Lo wen stein, 25 00 T. B. Stone & Co., 25 00 George W. Neare, 25 00 E. B. Field, 25 00 M. Hart, . 50 00 John Kyle, . 50 00 M. Werk & Co., 100 00 C. H. Kellogg, Jr., 50 00 John yV. Pfaff & Co., 25 00 Alex. Fries & Bros., ......... 50 00 Louis Snider’s Sons, . . . . . . . . 50 00 Sidney D. Maxwell, 25 00 Holmes & Morten, 15 00 • M. Knaul, 10 00 G. V. Stevenson, 10 00 J. Frank Baker, . . - 10 00 Samuel D. Carey, 5 00 Patterson Bros. & Co., 25 00 W. H. Evans & Co., 5 00 Albert C. Barney, 50 00 Inland Oil Co., 100 00 J. Scott Peebles, ......... 40 00 T. N. Withenbury, 10 00 Robert F. Leaman, 100 00 George K. Snider, 10 00 Anchor White Lead Co., 50 00 Cash, 1 00 Employes of D. W. Stadeker & Co., 15 60 Union Baptist Church, 15 55 Eight subscriptions of $1.00 each, 8 00 Philip Haywood, 10 00 Chamberlain Stove Co., 25 00 William Worthington, 50 00 Charles W. Short, 50 00 East Pearl Street Methodist Episcopal Church, .... 100 00 Stallo, Kittredge & Wilby, 25 00 Hattie Wolfstein, 10 00 Am’t for’d, $21272 40 CASH RECEIPTS. 35 Ain’t for’d, $21272 40 Samuel Wolfstein, 10 00, D. J. Workum, Jr., 10 00 William F. Gray, . . 5 00 Helen T. Pierson, 5 00 H. & S. Pogue, 100 00 LeBoutillier & Simpson, • 50 00 Louis Krohn, 25 00 Cincinnati National Bank, 50 00 Nonotuck Silk Co., 50 00 Elsas & Pritz, 50 00 E. M. Roth, 25 00 Bart & Hickcox, *. 25 00 Bell, Miller & Co., 25 00 F. Schultz & Co., 25 00 Fox Bros. & Co., 10 00 Tice & Huntington, 25 00 T. & A. Pickering, 25 00 A. B. Rattermann, 10 00 Kemper Bros., 25 00 B. Kittredge & Co., 50 00 United States Varnish Co., 10 00 Labold & Newburgh, 10 00 Cash, 5 00 George W. Childs, Philadelphia, Pa., 500 00 February 12th, 1884. George W. Sanders, 2 00 Miss Annie Tisdale, 10 00 Cash, 5 00 Charles Cockin, 1 00 W. L. McVey, 5 00 Cash, 20 00 F. Eichberg, 5 00 Phineas Moses, 25 00 Lang & Warner, 25 00 Mrs. James C. Crane, 25 00 Charles E. Smith, 25 00 Am’t for’d, $22545 40 36 TREASURER’S REPORT. Ain’t for’d, $22545 40 , Alfred M. Allen, . 10 00 George K. Thompson, . 50 00 Mrs. L. M. Dayton, 50 00 Cincinnati Printing Pressmen’s Union, 100 00 L. M. Dayton, 25 00 Parkinson & Parkinson, . . . . . . . 50 00 S. E. Warner, 25 00 A little u;irl, 05 G. A. Croft, 5 00 Nat. Henchman Davis, 25 00 Cash, 1 00 H. H. Tinker, 5 00 M. T. Hough, 10 00 Mrs. Elizabeth Frazer, 50 00 Dr. P. S. Conner, 25 00 N. Ropes, 50 00 Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Anderson, 100 00 S. W. Smith, 25 00 George H. Haldy, 10 00 D. W. McClung, 20 00 J. H. Bates, 30 00 F. B., 10 00 Glaser, Straus & Co., 25 00 Cash, '. 1 00 Miss Clara G. Carlisle, 50 00 Miss Florence Carlisle, 50 00 L. Van Antwerp, 100 00 Thomas Cleneay, 20 00 Rufus King, 50 00 Singer Manufacturing Co., 50 00 Cash, 10 00 Benjamin Evans, 5 00 P. R. Forteney, 5 00 T. T. Haydock, 50 00 J. H. Law, Bros. & Co., 200 00 Spence Bros. & Co., 50 00 J. R. Mills & Co., 25 00 Am’t for’d, $23912 45 CASH RECEIPTS. 37 Am’tfor’d, .$23,912 45 H. Rikhoff & Co., 25 00 Cash, 5 00 Howell Gano & Co., 50 00 The Charles Stewart Paper Co., 100 00 United States Express Co., 250 00 Alex. McDonald & Co., 100 00 Cash, 8 00 Master George H. T. Lane, 1 00 Miss Florence B. Lane, 1 00 H. M. Lane, 10 00 John W. Herron, 50 00 J. M. French, Jr., 10 00 Mrs. E. Ferguson, 1 00 Cash, - 2 00 Dr. Millziner, 2 00 E. Millziner, 1 00 Sayler & Sayler, 25 00 Judge Von Martels, 25 00 A. S. Winslow, 50 00 Employes of Mack, Stadler & Co. W. C. Miller, 1 00 L. S. Wiler, 1 00 B. Westendorf, 1 00 George Neuber, 50 J. G. Krebs, 50 C. Pfaukucker, 50 H. Meyer, 50 H. Harvey, ... 50 M. Beierlein, 50 J. Jeffers, 50 B. Burguding, # 25 W. Waterworth, 50 M. Ebel, 25 Joseph Neuber, 50 Nicholas Ollier, 50 Louis Krekler, 50 Am’t for’d, $24,637 45 38 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $24,687 45 P. Mochler, 50 A. Huesman, 50 James George, 5 00 Mrs. Francis, . 2 00 Cash, 5 00 A Jolly Crowd at Weilert’s, 13 50 John Keeshan, 25 00 Mrs. George S. Stearns, 50 00 A Lady, Wyoming, O., 25 00 A Friend in Avondale, 5 00 Putnam, Hooker & Co., 50 00 Cash, 10 00 Weatherby, Stevens & Co., 25 00 Germania Insurance Co., 100 00 D. B. Meyer, 10 00 Standard Insurance Co., 50 00 Daniels, Coombe & Co., 25 00 Peter Rudolph Neff, 100 00 Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, ....... 100 00 J. H. Clemmer, 10 00 E. W. Cunningham, 50 00 Alexander Starbuck, 25 00 William Shaffer & Son, 50 00 The A. Erkenbrecher Co., 100 00 The Stearns & Foster Co., 100 00 Rt. Rev. Archbishop Elder, 100 00 James Griffith & Sons, 50 00 H. W. Bemker, 10 00 William Harvey, 25 00 Cincinnati Times-Star, 50 00 The Lane & Bodley Co., . t 50 00 George F. Davis & Co., 25 00 Hayward & Hurd, 25 00 George Wilshire, 100 00 Commercial Insurance Co., 100 00 Hofflieimer Bros., 50 00 Am’t for’d, ........ $26,158 95 CASH RECEIPTS 39 Ain't for’d, $26,158 95 The Taylor & Faulkner Manufacturing Co., . . . 50 00 William J. Dunlap, 50 00 The C. Klein Flour and Feed Co., 25 00 Rodgers, Brown & Co., 50 00 H. D. Peck, 25 00 Cash, 50 00 Stewart M. Sedzell, 8 00 Burnet & Burnet, 50 00 W. C. Hard, 10 00 W. D. Freeman, 10 00 Henry Klap, St. Louis, Mo., 50 00 H. Freidman, 5 00 J. S. Serbe, 20 00 Drexel & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 500 00 Miss Harbeson, 25 00 Miss Augusta Harbeson, 25 00 Charles Dexter, 100 00 Cash, 4 50 Strobel & Wilken, 25 00 H. Jonap, 15 00 Gottlieb, Straus & Co., 5 00 Bettman, Bloom & Co., 20 00 Henry Straus, 15 00 Goldsmith, Enneking & Co., 10 00 M. Neuberger, 2 00 Ormstein & Rice, ......... 5 00 M. H. Marks, 10 00 Kahn, Sturm & Co., . 25 00 Oppenheimer, Straus & Co., 10 00 Cash, 1 00 Jacob N attar, 5 00 George Feder, 5 00 Katzenstein & Wachtel, 10 00 H. Enneking, Hartkemeyer & Co., 10 00 Cohn Bros. & Co., . . . . . ... 25 00 Wolfson Bros. & Co., 10 00 Heilbrun, Heldman & Co., 10 00 Am’t for’d, . $27,429 45 40 TREASURER' S REPORT. Ain’t for’d, $27,429 45 J. B. Schroder & Co., 10 00 Goodheart Bros. & Co., 25 00 Lewis Wald & Co., 25 00 Kiefer Bros., . . 10 00 Wineman’s Sons & Co., 10 00 May Bros. & Co.,. 10 00 Silvester & Strauss, 5 00 Braehmann & Massard, 10 00 Law & Gansel, 25 00 Simon Sturm, 10 00 Cash, 1 00 Philip Adler, 1 00 Max Isaaes, 10 CO Grabfield, Sickles & Co., 10 00 Brown, Laufer & Co., 10 00 Baum & Balz, 10 00 Charles Meis & Co., 15 00 Kosenfeld, Kaufman & Co., 5 00 Liebman & Schloss, 5 00 Fred. Myer & Co., 10 00 M. Doob & Bro., 5 00 Jacobs & Sachs, 10 00 Mendel, Berman & Co., . 10 00 Cash, 5 00 Cash, 10 00 Charles N. Morris, 25 00 Hugh Cook, 25 00 Thirteenth District School, 31 15 February 13th, 1884. H. C. Urner, 25 00 J. C. Mackenzie, 25 00 A Working Woman, 1 00 A Friend, 1 00 Constance Smith, Avondale, ....... 5 00 Dominick & Dickerman, New York, ...... 200 00 Proceeds Sale 25 Bdls. Batting, donated by E. H. Appleton, . 5 00 Arn’t for’d, $28,029 00 CASH RECEIPTS . 41 Ara’t for’d, $28,029 60 B. Veerkamp & Sons, 25 00 M. S. A 1 bray, 10 00 Herman Loeb & Co., . 25 00 Chas. F. McCann, . . . 10 00 Emily C. Norton, 25 00 E. A. Ferguson, 25 00 Louis Graeser, .......... 5 00 M. Friedberger, 10 00 H. Tietig & Bro., 25 00 H. Riedemann, 10 00 G. R. Martin & Sons 25 00 Walter St. J. Jones, 20 00 Henry Holroyd, Newark, N. J., 25 00 Kate Price, Glendale, O., 2 00 Robt. Groenland & Bro., . . . . . . . 5 00 Miss Laura Seasongood, 50 00 Benj. Nelson, 25 00 Dr. David Judkins, 25 00 Jonathan Ogden, 50 00 H. Lackman, 100 00 M. J. Mack, 10 00 Cash, 3 00 Jas. Wilde, Jr., & Co., 20 00 Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro., 25 00 Robt. Blair, 5 00 Cash, 1 00 Philadelphia, 5 00 Jno. R. Wright, 50 00 Tho. R. Patterson, 10 00 G. H. Muller, 5 00 Jno. F. Wiltsee, 50 00 J. A. Wiltsee, . 25 00 G. A. Wiltsee, 10 00 Dr. Joseph RansohofF, 20 00 White & Beck, Atlanta, Ga., 10 00 Sam’l Fehr, . 10 00 C. T. Webber, 5 00 Am’t for’d, . $28,790 60 42 TREASURER'S REPORT. Am’tfor’d, $28,790 60 Hannah C. Smith, 5 00 A. A. S., 3 00 Cash, 1 00 Cash, 2 00 Ross, Campbell & Co., Baltimore, Md., 50 00 T. L. A. Greve & Bro., 15 00 The Evening Chronicle, St. Louis, Mo., 50 00 W. W. Scarborough, 100 00 Miss Lilly Acker land, 1 00 The Favorite Co., 25 00 Jno. Dickson, 50 00 Chas. Beitmann & Co., . . . . . . . . . 25 00 C. F. Bradley & Co., 25 00 Leroy Brooks, 25 00 Cash, 5 00 Cash, 5 00 C. A. Campbell, 5 CO Mrs. Andrew McCormick, 50 00 Mrs. H. E. Steine, . . , 50 00 Wm. W. Wilson, Lebanon, O., 5 00 S. R. Doolittle and others, Gam bier, O., . . . . . 13 00 Perkins, Campbell & Co., 30 00 Foss & Schneider, Proceeds sale of Beer on “Change/'' . 310. 00 Teachers of Tenth District School, 24 00 Pupils of Tenth District School, 12 00 B. Seinsheimer, . . . . . . . . . 10 00 F. J. Leavitt, 10 00 Globe Insurance Co., . 100 00 Wm. H. Davis & Co., 20 00 The Jessups & Moore Paper Co., New York, .... 300 00 The John Van Range Co 50 00 Cash, 2 00 Henry Hooper, . . . . 10 00 Robt. C. Georgi, 5 00 Chas. R. Nevin 5 00 Cash, 10 00 Master Louis Blair’s Savings Bank, 2 50 Am’tfor’d, $30,201 10 CASH RECEIPTS: 9 43 Am’tfor’d, $30,201 10 Mrs. F. L. Taylor, 2 00 W. & J. Sloan, New York, 500 00 Relief Committee of Philadelphia, Pa., per Drexel & Co., . 2000 00 Kobt. W. Hunt, Troy, N. Y., 50 00 Young, Ladd & Coffin, New York, 50 00 Artists and Printers of the Strobridge Lithographing Co., . 215 00 Cash, 35 Highland Lodge K. P. , 100 CO M iss Blanche Bennett, ....... 25 00 Employes of Chas. Davis & Co., 33 00 Aurora Insurance Co., 50 00 Div. No. 16, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Gallion, O.. 50 00 Fair held by the Little Children of Albert Netter, . . 12 60 Cash, ............ 3 00 Singer Manufacturing Co., ....... 50 00 E. E. Miller, 10 00 Peter A. White, 25 00 Miami Valley Insurance Co., ....... 100 00 G. H. Lounsbery, . 15 00 DeCamp, Levoy & Co., 50 00 Farmers’ Insurance Co., 50 00 Reed Bros. & Co, 10 00 Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro.'(additional), 25 00 J. Trush, 10 00 Germania Fire Insurance Co., New York, .... 100 00 Mosler Safe and Lock Co., 100 00 Buchman Bros. & Co., 25 00 F. Strauss & Co., 20 00 Innes & Co., 25 00 T. D. Lincoln 50 00 Powell Crosley, 25 00 Home Life Insurance Co., . . . . . . . . 20 00 Lea, Sterrett & Co., 25 00 Misses Hillebrand and Bardthauser, 50 00 Cash, . 25 00 J. B. Martin, .... 25 00 G. Henshaw & Son, 25 CO Am’t for’d, $34,152 05 44 TREASURER' S REPORT. Ain’t for'd, . $34,152 05 Peter Schneider, 5 00 V. Herckelrath, 50 00 C. E. Kuersteiner, 3 00 J. Wm, Luhn & Co., 25 00 F. C. Deckebach, . 25 00 H. A. Richey, 25 00 J. R. Blair, ‘ 10 00 Cash, . . . • 5 00 E. E. Townley, . 20 00 C. M. Holloway, . . . * . . 25 00 Hr. T. C. Thorpe, . 25 00 Thorpe & Lloyd Bros., . . . 50 00 Isaac Bloch, . 10 00 J. P. Gay & Co., 50 00 Citizens of Hartwell, . 100 00 C. Kinsinger, Assignee, 50 00 A. W, 1 00 The Wells & Hope Co., Philadelphia, 100 00 Chas. Smith, . 10 00 Mrs. T. T. Gaff, 10 00 Miss H. F. Ellis, 5 00 Estate of Jas. W. Gaff, 100 00 H. K. Este, . 25 oo F. A. Schmidt, 10 00 Merchants and Manufacturers’ Ins. Co., . 100 00 Julius Dexter, . 1000 00 Foss & Schneider, . 100 00 Dr. B. Tauber, 10 00 E. Laralde, . 10 00 Jos. L. Hall, 100 00 Chas. Bonsall & Son, . 25 00 E. Grasselli & Co., 50 00 J. 0. Shiras, . 15 00 John B. Drake, Chicago, 111., . 100 00 C. P. Huntington, New York, . 1000 00 Otto Rauchfuss & Co., . . 25 00 Eighth District School, . 14 31 Am’t for’d, . . $3 <,440 36 CASH RECEIPTS. 45 Am't for’d, $37,440 36 Howard & Son, Providence, R. I., 100 00 Peter F. Tunison, 10 00 Cash, 1 00 J. H. Harris, 5 00 February 14th, 1884. R. B. Hayes, Fremont, O., 100 00 North-western Lodge No. 296, I. O. O. F., . . . . 100 00 M. Ottinger, 25 00 W. W. Wallace, 5 00 Miss Maud Cro;by, 2 00 Graf, Morsbach & Co., 25 00 Mrs. Kate P. Leaman, 50 00 Henrichson Bros., ......... 5 00 City of Lebanon, O., 500 00 George Bewley, 10 00 Queen City Printing Co., 50 00 Dr. N. P. Dandridge, 20 05 Wm. McAlpin 25 00 Campbell’s Creek Coal Co., 100 00 Cigar Packers’ Protective Union, 50 00 Pitman & Howard, 25 00 Dr. Gustavus Bruhl, 25 00 Mrs. M. E. Cooper, 20 00 Isaac Winkler, 10 00 L. Katzenberger, 5 00 Dr. J. Ebersole, 10 00 Cash, 5 00 Mrs. Sarah Kiefer, 10 00 W. L. Thompson, 5 00 Wm. Gibson, 50 00 Cincinnati Insurance Co., 100 00 Mrs. Charles Woodward, 25 00 The Favorite Smokers’ Association, 10 00 White’s Golden Lubricator Co., 100 00 Rev. Alex. H. Young, Newton, N. J., 25 00 The Corporation of Reading, O., 100 00 Am’t for’d, $39,153 36 46 TREASURER' S REPORT, Ain’t for’d, $39,153 36 Two Ladies, 1 50 Madame Valleria Hutchinson, . . . . . . 50 00 Alms & Doepkc, 100 00 Frank Alter, 100 00 Dr. Wm. B. Davis, 10 00 James L. Ruffin, 50 00 B. Trum & Son, 25 00 Dave and Jake Friend, 10 00 Albert Kuhn, 10 00 Wm, Hooper, 100 00 N. Y. Underwriters, composed of Hanover and Cit. Ins. Cos., . 100 00 Cash for Grease sold at Second District School, ... 6 20 Royer Wheel Co., 100 00 W. F. Trent Justis, . 1 00 W. A. Goodman, . . 25 00 Bateman & Harper, 15 00 A Friend, 4 00 Western Insurance Co., 100 00 Miss Mattie Rosenberg, Chicago, 111., 10 00 Wm. Goodall, 75 00 Lewis Yoight & Son, 25 00 Cash, 5 00 Gibson & Krouse, 10 00 Balz, Finn & Co., 25 00 Jacob Kronacher, 10 00 Fred. Rauh & Co., 100 00 HStna Insurance Co., 100 00 A. C. Schuberth & Co., 20 00 George Fisher, . 10 00 S. Levi & Bro., 50 00 Cash, 5 00 A. Hirsch, 10 00 Oberhelman & Steinkamp, 10 00 A. H. Seinsheimer, 10 00 Philip Phillips, 10 CO Lewis Davis, .......... 20 00 H ight Printers of Strobridge Lithographing Co., . . 27 50 $40,493 56 Am’t for’d, CASH RECEIPTS. 47 Am’t for’d, .$40,493 56 Cash, . ... . . . . . . . 5 00 Douglass Lodge No. 21, K. P., 50 00 Clark Montgomery, 25 00 Weidler & Allen 50 00 J. H. Rogers, 50 00 Feehheimer & Amberg, 10 00 J. L. Wayne, Agent, 15 00 Louis N. Ritz, 10 00 Gibson, Wettstein & Co., 15 00 Joseph W. Wayne, . . . . . . . . 25 00 John Zimmerman, ......... 5 00 C. E. Brockman, 5 00 G. A. Roberg, 10 00 Enterprise Insurance Co., 100 00 Golden Eagle Clothing Co., 25 00 G. B. S., 10 00 Abey'S. Feehheimer, ........ 50 Employes of Louis Stix & Co., 24 00 . Cash, Colorado, . 5 00 Von Seggern, Phares & Dewald, 25 00 Miller, Dickerson & Co., 25 00 Hale, Justis & Co., . • 50 00 Mrs. Muscroft, . 5 00 Pupils of Tenth District School, . . . . . 4 50 Benj. Urner, Elizabeth, N. J., 25 00 Mrs. C. H. Keith, 10 ('0 Miss Stella Keith, 1 00 Stanley Keith, 1 00 Collected by Mrs. Isaac Herrman and Mrs. W. B. Thomas, of Ladies of Walnut Hills, 19 00 The J. M. Brunswick & Baike Co. (additional), . . . 50 00 Mrs. J. M. Brunswick, 25 00 Calerdine Bros., 25 00 Cash, “II,” for Blankets, 100 00 Phoenix Benevolent Smoking Casino, . . . . • 25 00 Stephen Richards, 20 00 W. J. M. Gordon, 25 00 Am’t for’d, $41,368 56 48 TREASURER' S REPORT. Ain’t for’d, • $41,368 56 Louis Reemelin, 10 00 Louis Hoffmeister, 5 00 The Bradstreet Co., 50 00 Mrs. Theresa Hirsch, 1 00 Mrs. D. E. Jackson, 10 00 A Little Girl, 50 Cash, 50 00 Achert & Co., 30 00 Marvin, Preston & Co., Detroit, Mich., • 10 00 Mrs. E. P. Vater, 1 00 Elias Longley, 4 00 Crescent Pottery Co., Trenton, N. J., 50 00 Jacoby & Co., New York City, 50 00 E. S. Bates, 100 00 Wm. H. Harrison, 100 00 Harff & Cramer, 25 00 N. G. Olds & Sons, Port Wayne, Ind., 100 00 A. Pluemer & Co., 25 00 Clestino, Palacio & Co., New York, 50 00 Mrs. Ellen M. Pike, New York City, . . . . . 100 00 M. Warth, 20 00 Miss Mary J. Perin, . 100 00 Clifford Perin, 25 00 Nelson Perin, 25 00 Frank L. Perin, 25 00 M. H. Rochester, 5 00 W. H. Rickey, 5 00 T. T. Haydock (additional), 50 00 Solomon May, 25 00 The Thomas Gibson Co., 25 00 Western German Bank, ........ 25 00 Charles Stewart, 10 00 The Gerke Brewing Co., 100 00 The John Hauck Brewing Co., 100 00 J. R. Brown & Co., 25 00 Lewis G. Hopkins, 25 00 Alex. Swift, 50 00 Am’t for’d, $42,780 06 CASH RECEIPTS. 49 Am’t for’d, $42,780 06 Geo. H. Pendleton, 100 00 Pine & Osborn, 25 00 J. M. McCullough’s Sons, 25 00 George S. Gray, 25 00 Cash, for Newport, Ky., . . . . . . 25 00 A. C. Horton, 25 00 C. W. West • . . 100 00 Joseph S. Hill, 25 00 Robert H. Kellogg, 15 00 George McLaughlin, 20 00 Firemen’s Insurance Co., 100 00 The Cincinnati Bell Telephone Co., 100 00 Eighth District School, 5 83 Ivanhoe Council Royal No. 284, 50 00 C. P. Modoc, 5 00 William E. Strong, New York, 100 00 J. L. Stettinius, Jr., 5 00 Meyers, Gibbs & Co., 25 00 H. P. Gravatt, 10 00 February ISth, 1884 Russell, Morgan & Co., 100 00 Sarah E. Patterson, 50 00 Werner Gees, Wm. Robinson, >- Committee from Morrow, O., . . . 100 00 A. D. Harvey, J R. Lanning Hutchins, Paola, Kan., . . . . . 10 00 Jas. W. Sims, 5 00 The “ Willing Workers,” Little Children, Lebanon, O., .5 00 H. Warner Terry, Newcastle, Ind., ...... 15 00 Employes of The Gordon & Maxwell Co., Hamilton, O.. . . 66 25 Robt. Hosea, 25 00 Miss Ida E. Murdock, 5 00 D. Zenner, 10 00 Sullivan Bros., 15 00 Jacob Frohman, 5 00 Glendale Female College, . 55 00 Am’t for’d, $44,031 64 50 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Am’t for’d, . $44,031 64 F. B. Ollendick, 5 00 E. J. Fullman, 1 00 G. Herder, 8 00 F. W. Handy, 50 00 Mrs. Charles E. Wilson,’ 25 00 Miss J. D. Johnston 20 00 Champion Machine Co., of Springfield, O., .... 200 00 City of Lima, O., 500 00 John B. Gibson, 100 00 Lauretta B. Gibson, 100 00 Council of Mason, O., . . 150 00 F. 11. Worldey, 5 00 Ladies’ Society of Relief, Mechanicsburg, O., . . . . 30 00 Alex. Metzger, Indianapolis, Ind., 5 00 Thomas H. Wright, 10 00 Anna Delaney, Dayton, O., 50 S. Steele, Dayton, O., 1 00 Jake Yealey, Dayton, O., 25 F. Stahl, Dayton, O., 1 00 Horaa Most, Dayton, O , 60 G. W. Hartzell, Dayton, O., 1 00 F. Aldrich, Dayton, 0 1 50 W. Warwick, Dayton, O., ....... 1 00 J. Zufang, Dayton, O., . . 1 '00 W. Brown, Dayton, O., 1 00 C. Bolneldt, Dayton, ()., 1 00 R. L. Brown, Dayton, ()., . 50 J. C. Wright, Dayton, O., 1 00 J. E. Whalen, Dayton, O., 1 00 C. W. Ilinman, Dayton, O., 1 00 J. J. Smith, Jr., Dayton, O., 1 00 J. Smith, Jr., Dayton, O., 50 Joe Hatton, Dayton, O., 1 00 Charles Mautz, Dayton, O., 1 00 H. Mullens, Dayton, O., 1 50 E. Brennan, Dayton, O., 1 00 Mary Snyder, Dayton, ()., 50 Am’t for’d, $45,260 49 CASH RECEIPTS. 51 Ain’t for’d, $45,260 49 L. D. Carter, Dayton, O., 1 00 H. Meyer, Dayton, 0 1 00 C. Wright, Dayton, O., . . 50 A. Hockersmith, Dayton, O., 1 00 William Lee, Dayton, ()., 65 W. Welsch, Dayton, O., 1 00 W. Charlton, Dayton, O., 1 00 C. Rankins, Dayton, ()., ........ 1 50 Minnie Yealey, Dayton, O., 50 Fred. Allen, Dayton, O., 65 J. Kirby, Jr., Dayton, O., 10 CO C. H. Raymond, Dayton, O., 5 00 J. Mogel, Dayton, O., 25 J. D. Scarawada, Dayton, O., 3 00 John Page, Dayton, O., 5 00 Philip Yoe, Dayton, O., 3 25 J. A. Savage, Dayton, O., 3 75 R. Ditzel, Dayton, O 3 00 Joseph Wilson, Dayton, O., 2 50 J. Heinerich, Dayton, O., . . . * . . . 1 00 F. B. Keith, Dayton, O., 1 00 J. Scheck. Dayton, ()., 3 00 J. Breeder, Dayton, O., 1 00 A. Blatter, Dayton, O., 2 00 H. O’Neil, Dayton, O., 1 00 D. MedkifF, Dayton, O., 3 50 R. Jenkins, Dayton, O., 1 00 J. O'Leavy, Dayton, O., 2 00 F. Steuden, Dayton, O., 1 00 C. Ventrel, Dayton, O., 1 00 E. R. Jackson, Dayton, O., 3 00 C. Wilson, Dayton, O., 75 'J. A. Whalen, Dayton, O., 1 0Q S. Ladd, Dayton, O., 1 00 L. W. Brown, Dayton, O., 2 00 Joseph Rench, Dayton, O., 1 00 Wm. Thompson, Dayton, O., 1 00 Am’t for’d, $45,332 29 52 TREASURER’S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $45,332 29 C. Kidney* Dayton, 0., 50 J. Ketchum, Dayton, O., 50 J. Huber, Dayton, O., ........ 25 John Martin, Dayton, O., 60 E. Stewart, Dayton, O., . 2 50 0. Colton, Dayton, O., 3 50 Gus. Roberts, Dayton, O., 50 Anton Wonke, Dayton, O., 1 00 T. B. Anspon, Dayton, O.. 50 William Kohoe, Dayton, O., 50 F. Bowen, Dayton, O., . 2 00 S. Winkler, Dayton, O., 1 00 Kate Oliphant, Dayton, O., 50 C. M. Moore 25 00 Ohio State Commission, for outside relief, .... 15,000 00 Hilb & Bauer, ... - 10 00 A. Friend, Terre Haute, Ind., 25 00 L. Hill, New York City, 25 00 L. Denghauser, 10 00 Thomas J. Pope & Bro., Hew York City, . . . . 50 00 Employes of Howell Gano & Co., 19 00 Richard Woolley & Sons, 150 00 Edith E. Rowe, 27 C. E. Holley, . . 2 50 Equitable Insurance Co., 100 00 B. T. Dale, Bond Hill, O., 5 00 Mrs. B. T. Dale, Bond Hill, O., 1 00 I. Sellew, Bond Hill, O. 1 00 Miss Sellew, Bond Hill, O., 2 00 Mrs. O. Perrin, Bond Hill, O., 1 00 Harry Hoople, Bond Hill, O.. 1 00 John Ferris, Bond Hill, ()., . 1 00 Cash, Bond Hill, O., 5 5(/ Cash, Bond Hill, O., 2 00 H.G. Morse, Youngstown, O., 10 00 A few Employes of the John Shillito Co., . . . . 38 00 O’Keene Bros., Lynn, Mass,, 50 00 Am’t for’d, $60,880 41 CASH RECEIPTS. 53 Am’t for’d, $60,880 41 H. A. Heister, .......... 5 00 William Miller, . . • 25 00 Collections by Lula C. Meyer, Wyoming, ()., . . 11 10 H. G. Roelker, . . . . ’ 25 00 Mrs. B. Stern, 25 00 Fleischmann & Co., New York City, ..... 500 00 A. Heiberg, 5 00 H. S. Chamberlain, Chairman Belief Com., Chattanooga, Tenn., 1,500 00 Guests and Employes of Farmers’ Hotel, 16 60 Miss Sarah Ottinger, 5 00 Miss Emma Ottinger, 3 00 S. M. Carpenter, Cleveland, O., 100 00 H. Schwab & Bro., 15 00 J. A. Henochsberg, 5 00 C. B. Parcells, San Francisco, Cal., 50 00 Presbyterian Church, Morrow, O., 15 00 Citizens of Greensburgh, Pa., through B. Colter, . . . 237 50 Wm. Glenn & Sons (additional), 100 00 Jno. J. Regan, 5 00 F. Johnson, 1 00 Edward Matthews, Zanesville, O., 50 00 The Windisch Muhlhauser Brewing Co., .... 200 00 The Nonotuck Silk Co., 100 00 W. W. Taylor, 25 00 D. Arnheim & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., . . . . . 25 00 Members of New York Stpck Exchange, .... 2,000 00 Teachers and Pupils of White & Syke’s School, Walnut Hills, . 43 50 Cash, 5 00 Dr. T. A. Reamy, 25 00 Warren Buckner, ......... 5 00 Maddux Bros., 25 00 Simon & Heuseman, ......... 25 00 Sun Mutual Insurance Co., ........ 100 00 Nathan Drucker & Co., 25 00 Cash, 10 00 Eagle Insurance Co., 50 00 Wainright Brewing Co., St. Louis, Mo., 100 00 Am’t for’d, $66,343 11 54 TREASURER'S REPORT. Am’t for’d, . $66,343 11 William Young, . . . . 15 00 Cash, 15 00 Louis Newburgh, 25 00 Wm. Sumner & Co., 50 00 L. Newburger & Bro., 25 00 Cash, . 5 00 Mrs. J. L., 10 00 Sherlock Johnston, 3 00 Robin Johnston, .......... 1 00 Bobbie Johnston, 1 00 Parrott Varnish Co., Bridgeport Conn., 100 00 Chicago Varnish Co., Chicago, 111., 25 00 Mrs. Cecelia llentz, 2-> 00 J. E. Lapp, 25 00 D. Wachman, 25 00 R. E. Dunlap, 10 00 Schmidt & Bro., 25 00 Southern Transportation Co.. ....... 100 00 Joseph F. Mills, 25 00 Charlie C. Black more, ........ 1 00 Thos. Emery’s Sons, 100 00 F. Sandman & Co., 20 00 Union Central Life Insurance Co., . . . . . 100 00 The John Kaufman Brewing Co-, 100 00 J. G. Wellman, . 5 00 Eighth District School, 8 15 Fred. Pfiester 5 00 Alfred Friedlander, 1 00 Edgar Friedlander, ......... 1 00 Walter Friedlander, . 1 00 C. B. W., . 10 00 J. C. Wagner 10 00 Cash, 2 00 George A. Clarke & Bro., New York City, .... 1,000 00 John Huff, 10 00 Richard Hopple, 100 00 Mary A. Dodge, Washington, D. C., 20 00 Am’t for’d, $68,347 26 CASH RECEIPTS. Ain’t for’d, $08,347 26 F. Helfferioh & Sons, 25 00 H. B. Bugle & Sons, Ocean Grove, N. J 5 00 German Mutual Insurance Co., 150 00 Antioch College, Yellow Springs, O., 27 25 L. A. llussell, Cleveland, O., 11 00 Miriam Bussell, Cleveland, O., 11 Keene Bros., Lynn, Mass., 50 00 First District School, 51 70 February 16th, 1884. II. H. Rowe & Co., Madison, O., . 51 00 F. W. Pierce, 5 00 A. B. Whitney, Tiffin, O., 100 George McKee, Lathrope, Mo., 5 00 Mrs. John H. CofTing, Van Deusenville, Mass., . . . . 100 00 City of Bellefontaine, O., . . . . . . . 300 00 Willie Sheridan Callahan, 1 00 The Kirk Cadets, of Lima, ()., 250 00 Mrs. Lewis Mayer, 10 00 M. Marbleston, 10 00 H. II. Barnes, 5 00 Employes of Henry L. Fry, . . . . . . 10 00 Follett, Hyman & Kelley, 25 00 Matthew Bj'an, Leavenworth, Kan., . . . . . 100 00 Proceeds of Sale of Grease at Soup House, 192 W. Sixth St., . 14 78 Relief Committee of West Millerslmrg, ()., . . . . 11 50 Mack, Stadler & Co., 50) 0 Herman Mack, . . . 15 00 Mrs. Herman Mack, . . . . . . . . 10 00 Felix Samson, New York City, 50 00 Received through Commercial Gazette, ..... 290 49 J. S. Falls, Pittsburgh, Pa., 10 00 Grand Opera House Orchestra, . . . . . . 20 00 Detroit Evening News, Detroit, through Evening Post, Cin., O., 50 00 Employes of J. B. Peebles’ Sons, Walnut Hills, through Even- ing Post, Cincinnati, 32 50 John E. Bell, 25 00 Am’t for’d, . $70,125 59 56 TREASURER'S REPORT. Am’t far’d, $70,125 59 Agnes Carey 1 00 R. H. Bennett, Mayor of Mason, O., 51 00 Boys’ Branch Y. M. C. A., 3 50 W. B. Wheeler, Eleventh District School, 33 00 Employes of The John Shillito Co. (additional), ... 3 35 Klein Bros. & Hyman, 25 00 j. C. Platt, Scranton, Pa., 10 00 John L. Harris, Winona, Minn., 5 00 R. F. Simmonds, Attleboro Falls, Mass., .... 100 00 Cash, 2 00 Wm. A. Stewart, New York City, 25 00 Catherine L. Anderson, 200 00 N. L. Anderson, 100 00 Mrs. W. J. Flagg, 100 00 N. Longworth, 200 00 I. F. Pollard, St. Louis, Mo., 5 00 Walnut Hills Baptist Church, Walnut Hills, .... 25 00 W. S. Burns, Bath, N. Y., 100 00 Thirteenth District School (additional), 6 00 Charles M. Pfeifer, 5 00 Cash, 1 00 KrofFt Holmes Grocery Co., 50 00 Claflin & Thayer, Boston, Mass., 50 00 R. & J. Plaut, 10 00 Germania Insurance Company, of New York City, . 100 00 Firemen^s Insurance Co., . . . . . . 50 00 Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Detroit, Mich., . 25 00 Citizens of Oxford, O., 207 25 H. H. Devenny, 10 00 The F. F. Adams Co. and Employes, 176 82 Thomas D. Foster, Ottumwa, Iowa, 30 00 Cincinnati Volksblatt Co., 100 00 Clifford Baking Co., Clarksville, Mo., 50 00 J. Hampden liobb, New York City, 100 00 Middletown Relief Fund, by C. N. Wardlow, . . 100 00 James M. Potter, 25 00 Twenty-third District School, Corryville, . . . . 70 00 Am’t far’d. . $72,280 51 CASH RECEIPTS. 57 Ain’t for’d, $72,280 51 William Means, 100 00 Germania Life Insurance Co., New York City, . 100 00 The Phoenix Insurance Co., 100 00 Timothy E. McGarr, Utica, N. Y., 10 00 Michie Bros., 25 00 Louise Karger, Rosa Kaufman, v Three Little Girls’ Collection, . . 21 62 Fanny Mack, j Printing, Book, Paper, and Kindred Trades, Chicago, HI., 1,200 00 Louis Rosin, . . . . . . . . . . 10 00 Mrs. Louis Rosin, ......... 5 00 Minnie Rosin, 1 00 Ida Rosin, 1 00 Helen Rosin, 1 00 May Rosin, 1 00 Lulu Rosin, 1 00 Simons & Drummond, Atlanta, Ga., . . . . . 10 00 Elam Johnson Sons & Co., Atlanta, Ga., . . . . 10 00 Young Ladies of Mt. Auburn Institute, 20 32 Cash, from a Stranger, ........ 5 00 Dr. James E. Hyndman, 10 00 A. R. B., Boston, Mass., 1 00 H. Easter, Sewanee, Tenn., 5 00 J. H. Brunnel & Co., New York City, 250 00 Rochester Axle Co., Rochester, N. Y., 11 69 Mayer, Son & Co., 10 00 A. H. Leitch, Columbus, O., 10 00 J. & D. L. Snyder, Springfield, 0 50 00 W. Hildreth, Lock, O., 10 00 Cincinnati Enquirer, ' . 100 00 Alfred Field & Co., New York City, 100 00 N. B. Ream and N. S. Jones, Chicago, 111., .... 500 00 Cash, 10 00 Thomas Porter, Jr., 5 00 J. N. McConnel, Mayor, Beatrice, Neb., 25 00 Hamilton Club of Young Ladies, Hamilton, ()., ... 2 10 Somebody, 10 00 Am’t for’d, $75,012 24 58 TREASURER’ S REPORT, Am’t for’d, $75,012 24 February 18th, 1884. Friend, from Stone Lake, Iowa, 10 00 Alex. W. Meigs, Philadelphia, 25 00 Cash, 7 00 Pitton Bros., 25 00 M. Heister, Jr." 15 00 Leon Tender, Baltimore, Md., 10 00 V. Duttenhofer, 10 00 Miss Frank Hall, 25 00 Boarders, 11 00 Anderson Deaf Mute Society, 10 00 Ardieu Reinbeck, 1 00 Warren, Fuller & Lange, New York City, 50 00 Williams & Co., 25 00 J. W. Levy, Sherman, Texas, 5 00 Simon Liz, Sherman, Texas, 5 00 Detroit Evening News Collection, Detroit., Mich, through Even- ing Post, Cincinnati, O., 75 00 C. H. Swigett, 5 00 Gen. A. Beckwith, for Mattresses furnished to U. S. Gov., . 87 50 Mills & Spellmire Manufacturing Co., 20 00 Mallory & Barker, 25 00 South worth Paper Co., Mitteneague, Mass., . . . 50 00 Division No. 95 Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers, . . 50 00 Wilferborce University, near Xenia, O., 7 00 Allen Temple, A. M. E. Church, 21 00 Donation from Cumminsville, . . . . . . 8 50 Baltimore and Ohio Express Co., 500 00 Mound Street Temple Sabbath School Children, . . 38 00 Charles P. Cassilly, New York City, 200 00 Joseph Justice, Mayor of Ottawa, O., 54 50 Thomas W. Yardley, Troy, N. Y., 10 00 Amzi McGill, Groesbeck, O., 15 00 Russell, Burdsall & Ward, New York City, .... 200 00 Jareicki Manufacturing Co. and Employes, Erie, Pa., . . 120 00 A. F. Evans, San Francisco, Cal., 150 00 Am’t for’d, $76,872 74 CASH RECEIPTS. 59 Ain't for’d, $76,872 74 Little Baptist Mission, Harrison Street Colored Children, . . 1 50 American Legion of Honor, Titusville, Pa., . . . 10 00 Carroll & Powell, St. Louis Mo., 25 00 Old Cincinnatian, Asheville, N. C., 9 98 Citizens of Harvey sburg, O., 20 00 C. A. Worthington, Colchester, Conn., 25 00 A. S. Lazarus & Co., New York City, 25 00 Leggett & Meyers Tobacco Co., St. Louis, Mo., . . . 300 00 F. Schultz, New York City, 500 00 The John Shillito Co. (additional), 100 00 Louise and Eddie Halsted, Avondale, 10 00 A. W. Goldsmith, . . 5 00 Dr. Joseph Aub, . . 25 00 Little Della Aub, 1 00 Fourth District School, by Dr. Aub, 10 00 Samuel L. Fuller, Grand Rapids, Mich., 5 00 Henry Landefeld-, Monongahela, Pa, . . . . . 10 00 David C. Smaller, Plainfield, N. J., 8 00 Edith Stone, New York City, 10 00 „ Emma Stone, New York City, 10 00 Margot Stone, New York City., 10 00 Dr. James Eichberg, 10 00 J. A. Manns, Clarksville, Mo., 5 00 Max Wocher & Son, 85 00 P. J. Graham, Worcester, Mass., 1 00 Clark Underwood, Worcester, Mass., 1 00 Isaac Franks, Worcester, Mass., 5 00 Charles Moers, Worcester, Mass., . . . . . 5 00 J. H. Bartholomew, Ansonia, Conn., 10 00 Naugatuck Lodge, I. O. O. F., Ansonia, Conn., ... 10 00 Contributions in Box Circulated at Fair, Ansonia, Conn., . . 13 50 Proceeds of Matinee at Ansonia, Conn., . . . . 66 50 Cunningham, Curtis & Co., 20 00 Solomon Martin, 5 00 Fourth Opera Festival Relief Fund Concert, held in Music Hall, Sunday afternoon, February 17th, 1884, . . . 6,170 14 R. Hoe & Co., New York City, 1,000 00 Am’t for’d, $85,350 36 60 TREASURER'S REPORT. Am’t for’d, . $85,350 36 D. Trainer & Sons, Pa., Proceeds of Sale of Ticking, donated, . 86 60 George A. Bowen, Proceeds of Sale of Stained Glass Fire Screen, 25 00 Pine & Osborn, Proceeds of Sale of Stained Glass Fire Screen, redonated, 25 00 A Lady — Proceeds of Sale of a Mantel Lambrequin, . 10 00 A Lady — Proceeds of Sale of Hand-painted Blotters, . 2 50 Freeman, the Perfumer, Proceeds of Sale of Two Bottles of Cologne, 15 00 Cash, Proceeds of Sale of “The Penn. Gazette,” 1750, . . 11 00 Cash, Proceeds of Sale of “ The Penn. Gazette,” . . . .5 50 Employes of Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., viz — Charles Storey, 5 00 George Storey, ......... 2 00 Maggie Storey, . . 2 00 William Storey, 1 00 Mary Storey, 2 00 S. B. Harris, . 2 00 G. D. Jobe, 2 00 G. W. Reed, 1 00 Dena Mack, 2 00 H^nry Shafer, 2 00 Katie Rodgers, 1 00 Anthony Clauss, 2 00 C. C. Startzman, 2 00 Adam Schoefer, 1 00 F. A. H., . . 2 00 H. B. Sander, 2 00 J. L. Kelley, 2 00 Doran ’& Smith, Le Sueur, Minn., 25 00 Samuel Insull, New York City, 25 00 Cash, Found on Floor of Merchants’ Exchange, ... 10 A. L. Webb & Son, Baltimore, Md., 50 00 Mary Sutherland Taylor, 2 50 Annie Stuart Taylor, 2 50 The Christian Moerlein Brewing Co., 100 00 F. H. Bowles & Co., Boston, Mass., . . . . • 25 00 A. Schultze & Co., Baltimore, Md., 10 00 $85,804 06 Am’t for’d CASH RECEIPTS 61 Am’t far’d, $85,804 06 M. H. Fagin, 10 00 Unknown, .......... 2 00 Subscriptions of Various Wall Paper Manufacturers of the United States, through Holmes & Morton, viz. — M. H. Berge & Sons, Buffalo, N. Y., 100 00 R. S. Hobbs & Co., Brooklyn, N. Y., 100 00 F. E. James, New York City, 50 00 , Charles H. Hayden, Boston, Mass., 50 00 F. Beck & Co., New York City, 25 00 H. Bartholomew & Co., New York City, .... 25 00 George W. Allen & Co., New York City, . . . 25 00 Christy, Shepherd & Walcott, New York City, . . 20 00 Donations through Broach, Ormand & Mclnnes, Meridian, Miss., viz. — Meridian Oil Mills, Meridian, Miss., 100 00 First National Bank, Meridian, Miss., .. .. 60 00 Balance in Hands of Yellow Fever Committee of 1878, Me- ridian, Miss., 41 00 Various Firms and Citizens, Meridian, Miss., . . . Ill 25 Small Children of the Misses Storer and Lupton Private School, 22 00 Michigan Stove Co., Detroit, Mich., 100 00 Sallie P. Harrison, 25 00 Employes of Rialto Mills of The Friend & Fox Paper Co., . 38 50 February 19th, 1884. Fountain Lewis, 1 00 Fountain Lewis, Jr., 1 00 C. S. Whitson, • . . 5 00 George W. Nye, 2 00 Clarence C. Hewitt, aged seven years, 1 00 Cash, 1 00 The New Haven Manufacturing Co., Conn., . . . 50 00 J. H. Cohen, New Burlington, O., 31 40 C. E. Rollins, “ The Argus,” Chicago, 111., .... 1000 Watson, Karsch & Co., New York City, 50 00 W. H. Andrew, Toledo, O., 135 00 J. W. Gosling, 25 00 $87,011 21 Am’t for’d, TREASURER’ S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $87,011 21 First Congregational Church, Ashtabula, 0., . 30 00 Sale of Two Photographs of Mme. Nilsson, with Autograph, . 2 00 Sale of Grease from Sixth Street Soup House, . . . 10 04 Citizens of Bridgeport, Conn., 2,000 00 Frank Mayo, Entertainment at Moore’s Opera House, Des Moines, Iowa, 213 50 L. Mendenhall, trip to Ironton, money unused, . . . 38 50 Citizens of Mason, O., R. H. Bennett, Mayor, . . . 16 £0 Belief Committee of Grand Kapids, Mich., H. C. Hollister, Treasurer, 1,700 00 Relief Committee of Grand Rapids, Mich., for relief of Co- lumbia, 300 00 R. B. Mullett, Kansas City, Mo., 10 00 R. A. Wooldridge, Baltimore, Md., 25 00 Subscriptions of Jefferson Club — F. Springmeier, 25 00 C. Baumann, 25 00 Charles Doll, 25 00 Peter Renner, 25 00 Jacob Flick, 5 00 Henry Wernke, 3 00 Isaac West, 1 00 George C. Bloss, 1 00 Nic. Guenther, 1 00 Samuel Dewald, 1 00 William Merke, 1 00 Clem. Homer, 2 00 F. C. Schroeder, 2 00 James Gutzweiler, 1 00 Henry Zurlage, 5 00 John M. Kammeron, . 5 00 T. A. Speller, • . ■ . 5 00 C. M. Steele, 6 00 S. R. M., 8 00 Hat Collection, 6 00 William Schumaker, 1 00 C. A. Zimmerman, 2 00 Am’t for’d, $91,512 75 CASH RECEIPTS. 63 Ain’t for’d, $91,512 75 Subscriptions of Jefferson Club, continued — H. M. Bohmer, 50 H. Schafer, 1 00 George W. Huesmann, 1 00 L. Schafer, 50 C. Wiegland,, 25 David DeHaven, 1 00 Aug. Hoeler,. 1 00 Prank Wormes, 2 00 Jos. Welmans, 1 00 Henry Loke, 1 00 Henry Brokamp, 1 00 Wm. Tilly, 1 00 C. Goasche, 50 Thos. Goding, 50 Jas. O’Kane, 5 00 Joseph Mueller, 1 00 Ben.Shroer, 2 00 H. Steuter, 5 00 C. Vogt, 1 00 W. B. Huesman, . . . . 2 00 B. Augelbecke, 25 A. E. Carr, 1 00 Chas. Doerler, , ... 4 00 C. Niehaus, 1 00 P. Dolle, 3 00 H. Kuhlman, 1 CO Hemmelgarn & Co., 10 00 B. Thomer, 1 00 J. B. Lampke, 50 H. Karting, 2 00. N. H. Hackmann & Co., 2 00 John Hoden, 1 00 Jacob Steutz, 50 Wm. Meyer, 1 00 A. Holkamp, 1 00 B. Heitkamp, 2 00 Am’t for’d, $91,572 25 64 TREASURER' S REPORT. Ain’t for’d, . . $91,572 25 Subscriptions of Jefferson Club, continued — H. Knaul, 1 00 John T. Dorsey, 5 00 Pat. Gleason, 2 00 Henry Turner, 1 00 L. W. Fechheimer, . 1 00 B. L. Dengler, 1 00 E. J. Noble, 50 C. Petri, 1 00 W. Kereran, 1 00 A. J. Hartke, 1 00 John Eggers, 1 00 Chas. Svendsen, 5 00 E. B., 1 00 J. H. Seifke, 1 00 H. Elstn, 1 00 C. Deitz, 1 00 Frank Vohmohr, 5 00 H. Puthoff, 50 H. Westenchoof, 2 00 J. H. Eendigs, 1 00 Charles Behlen, 2 00 Samuel Smiley, 1 00 Kobert Hurburt, 1 00 L. P. Heiman, 1 00 H. J. Frey, 1 00 Daniel Herder, 1 00 E. J. Brauneis, 1 00 T. S. Taylor, . 1 00 S. C. Hughes, 1 00 Chas. E. Miller, 100 F. J. Noble, 1 00 Win. Kleiroehle, 1 00 Geo. B. Tait, 1 00 A. H. Klonne, 1 00 Thos. McLaughlin, 1 00 Nat. Wright, 1 00 Am’t for’d, . $91,622 25 CASH RECEIPTS. 65 Am’t far’d, $91,622 25 Subscriptions of Jefferson Club, continued — K. A. Armstrong, ......... 1 00 Ed. Felix, 2 00 Geo. Twachtman, 1 00 C. F. Blackburn, 1 00 It. C. Robner, 1 00 A. T. White, 1 00 B. C. Rothe, .......... 2 00 C. Fuchs, 2 00 J. N. Rubenstein, 1 00 Jos. Klueber, Jr., 5 00 Louis Ertel, 1 00 Mrs. Ertel, ' '. 1 00 Hudepohl & Roth, 1 00 B. Schepman, 1 00 Adam Geis, 5 00 G. B. Gibson, 1 00 F. E. Seinecke, 2 00 C. N. Yon Kousky, 1 00 W. Jungst, 2 00 P. Y. C. Thilly, 2 00 G. Rabenstein, 2 00 Henry Sulzer, 1 00 Cash, 2 00 H. Schroeter, 1 00 Hurley & Streitman, 5 00 Wm. Fathauer, 1 00 P. Bohmer, 2 00 L. Henrekoth, 1 00 Geo. Gerke Brewing Co., 5 00 E. Klein e, 1 00 F. Thauwald, 2 00 F. Burdick, 1 00 Jake Gobbs, 2 00 C. Haarmann, ......... 1 00 F. Detzel, 1 00 E. Stoz, 1 00 Am’t far’d, $91,685 25 TREASURER’S REPORT. 66 Ain’t for'd, $91,685 25 Subscriptions of Jefferson Club, continued — H. Hildebrandt, . 1 00 W. Oeckerman, 1 00 John Haggerty, 1 00 J. Steocklin, 2 00 Aug. Pepper, 1 00 R. Gohs, 2 00 Neihaus & Klinkhauser, 50 00 Windisch, Muhlhauser & Bro., 50 00 George Mueller, 2 00 Ph. Neuber, 5 00 J. Lackman, . 3 00 H. Klug, . . . . . 1 00 J. LefTkin, 2 00 G. Gordon, 50 F. W. Gerstle, 2 00 W. G. Overbeck, 2 00 G. E. K 2 00 Vincent Schwab, 2 00 M. Levy, , 1 00 D. Patton, 1 00 G. L. Heran court, . 5 00 E. Eberding, 2 00 John Foss, .......... 5 00 G. Kohl brand, 1 00 Thus. Thomann, ......... 1 00 H. Alterogt, 1 00 B. Reh wold, 1 00 H. NiehofF, 1 00 Jos. Belzer, 1 00 F. Thorbeck, 1 00 Chas. Herron, 2 00 B. Ubling, 2 00 B. Miller, 2 00 B. P. Wessell, 2 00 Abe Fuerst 2 00 Jos. Schwartz, 1 00 Am’t for’d, . $91,846 75 CASH RECEIPTS. 67 Am’t for’d, $91,846 75 Subscriptions of Jefferson Club, continued— M. Oesterich, 1 00 Henry Hodopp, ......... 1 00 W. Meyer, 1 00 John Kauffman n, . . . . . . . 10 00 E. Uhn, 1 00 P. Gross, 1 00 F. Kaltermann, 1 00 Dr. Ernst Roth, 1 00 Aug. Ehlers, 1 00 John Broxterman, 2 00 Clemens Homer, 3 50 Schwobisch Mutual Aid Society, 100 00 Mrs. E. P. Bradstreet, 10 00 A. Klotz, Belle Rose, La., fc . . 20 00 L. Hile, . 2 00 Mrs. A. J. Heineman, Mansfield, O., 5 00 John Mundel, Philadelphia, Pa., 100 00 Proceeds of Sale of Tobacco, donated by C. W. Allen, Chicago, 111., . . . 64 50 Samuel G. Hall, Cohoes, N. Y., 5 00 Citizens of Decatur, Ala., . . . . . . 53 00 Loyal Hanna Coal and Coke Co., Latrobe, Penn, ... 47 82 Sale of Grease from Soup House, No. 192 West Sixth street, . 5 09 Col. F. W. Hurtt, New York City, 25 00 F. E. Tow bridge, New York City, . . . . . 25 00 W. C. & L. Lanier, West Point, Ga., 25 00 Conscience Fund, 1 00 Dietz & Berk, 10 00 Christ. Sehetler, Indianapolis, Ind., . . . 5 00 The Marsh & Harwood Co., 50 00 John Seaman, Quincy, 111., 100 00 Eleven Citizens of Johnstown, Pa., ..... 130 00 Cincinnati News Journal Collection, ...... 103 36 Mrs. Pamelia Sawyer, Kalamazoo, Mich., . . . . 36 00 Wm. Howells, 10 00 The “ Episcopal Methodist,” •. . 10 00 Am’t for’d, $92,813 02 TREASURER' S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $92,813 02 Julia Poole, little girl, 05 Wm. R. Morse, . 10 00 February 20th, 1884 J. M. Porter, Garnaville, Iowa, 1 00 Wm. Shumac, Garnaville, Iowa, . . . . 1 00 II. C. Kuntzel, 50 Relief Committee, Adrian, Mich., 132 37 Farmers’ National Bank, Greenville, O., . . . . . 100 00 Second National Bank, Greenville, O., 100 00 Greenville National Bank, Greenville, O., 100 00 Citizens of Greenville O., 501 27 Harry L. Wright, Mother, and Sister, 30 00 Hebrew Young Ladies’ Aid Society, Dayton, O., ... 25 00 A. Ach & Son, Dayton, O., ...... 5 00 J. Wevirew, Dayton, O., 5 00 N. Jacobs, Dayton, O . 5 00 E. Rauh & Sons, Dayton, O., 5 00 I. Weinreidi, Dayton, O., 5 00 C. Jacobs, Dayton, O., 5 00 J. Swaub & Son, Dayton, O., 5 00 L. Jacobs, Dayton, O., 5 00 Mrs. S. W. Heinaman, Dayton, O., 3 00 E. Canby, Dayton, O., 3 00 I. Bomstein, Dayton, O., 2 00 A. A. Winters, Dayton, 0 2 00 Weinreidi Bros., Dayton, O., 2 00 Mrs. M. Glass, Dayton, ()., 2 00 Rauh & Pollock, Dayton, O., 2 00 S. H. Carr, Dayton O., 1 00 C. F. Freeman, Dayton, O. ...... 1 00 Jno. J. Hall, Dayton, O , 1 00 Cash, Dayton, O., 1 00 Ben. B. Scheible, Dayton, O., 1 00 Cash, Dayton, O., 2 00 Chas. E. Swadener, Dayton, O., 1 00 E. G. Hall, Dayton, O., 1 00 Am’t for’d, $93,879 21 CASH RECEIPTS. 69 Ain’t for’d, $93,879 21 Cash, Dayton, 0., . 50 P. Klopper, Dayton, O., 50 M. Mackentire, Dayton, 0., . .... 50 W. W., Dayton, 0., 1 00 Cash, Dayton, O., 1 25 G. D. Lebolt, Dayton, O., 1 00 L. M. Pape, Dayton, O., 1 00 E. B. Kelly, Dayton, O., 1 00 J. A. Mayor, Dayton, O., 50 Theisa Witkosskey, Dayton, O., ..... 25 Mary Eotstein, Dayton, O., • . 25 P. Swartstroter, Dayton, O., 1 00 S. Blau, Dayton, O., 1 00 A. Blau, Dayton, O., . 1 00 C. W. Wood, Dayton, O., 1 00 J. W. Johnston, Dayton, O., 1 00 B. K'. Long, Dayton, O., ........ 50 Samuel Sebold, Dayton, O., ...... 50 Cash, Dayton, O., 25 N. Lyons, Dayton, O., 50 W. H. Long, Dayton, O., 50 Genie Wise, Dayton, O., 1 00 G. K. & F. M. Hogland, Dayton, O., 1 00 Dr. H. C. Smith, Dayton, O., 50 Cash, Dayton, O., 1 00 Mrs. E. Holz, Dayton, O., 1 00 Ernst Rauh, Dayton, O., 1 00 H. E. Eversole, Dayton, O., 1 00 Cash, Dayton, O., . 1 15 I. M. Ire, Dayton, O., 50 I. Aulabaugh, Dayton, O., 1 00 Wm. Wolf, Dayton, O., 1 00 M. Wolf, Dayton, O., 1 00 Mrs. J. Daneman, Dayton, O., 1 00 Cash, Dayton, O., 1 00 Crandall, Stone & Co., New York City, 25 00 Am’t for’d, $93,932 36 70 TREASURER' S REPORT. Ain’t for’d, • $98,932 36 Seed-Leaf and Havana Tobacco Trade of New York City — Chas. F. Tag & Son, . 100 00 Henry W. Fisher & Bro., 25 00 Allmann & Rosenbaum, 25 00 Frese & Voeke, 25 00 S. Eaussen & Son, 25 00 G. Faulk & Bro., 25 00 D. Levy & Son, 25 00 Hirsch, Victor ius & Co., 25 00 B. Diaz & Co., 25 00 I. Hamburger & Co., 25 00 E. Hoffman & Son, 25 00 E. Rosen wald & Bro., ........ 100 .00 Davidson Bros., . . . . . . . . 20 00 A. Cohn & Co., 50 00 Tbo. H. Hall, 25 00 Jos. Mayers & Sons, 50 00 J. Birmzel & Sons, 50 00 C. H. Spitzner & Son, 50 00 L. & E. Weitheimer, 25 00 M. Oppenheimer, 25 00 F. C. Lind, Hamilton & Co., 50 00 L. Neugus, 25 00 I. Bijur, . .25 00 H. Schubart & Co., 50 00 E. &. G. Friend & Co., 25 00 S. Barnett, 25 00 Geo. I. Kugler, 50 00 A. H.Schwill & Co., 25 00 M. Newburger & Co., 25 00 Spear & Held, 25 00 Chas. Schroder, 10 00 A. S. Rosenbaum & Co., 25 00 Strohn & Ritzenstein 25 00 E. Springgarn & Co., . 25 00 V. Maiting & Co., 50 00 N. Lackenbrach & Bro., 25 00 Am’t for’d, .... .... $95,162 36 CASH RECEIPTS. 71 Am’t for’d, ........ $95,162 36 Tobacco Trade of ISIew York City, continued — Basch & Fisher, 25 00 Weis, Ellar & Kaeppel, 25 00 Cohn & Stein, . 25 00 H. Koenig & Co., 25 00 E. Bach & Son, 25 00 Van liandohr & Martinez, 25 00 Aug. Koch, ■ . . . . • . 25 00 Gustave Solomon & Bro., 25 00 Wm. Eckert & Co , 25 00 F. Miranda & Co., 25 00 F. Schulz, . . 50 00 L. Freideman & Co., . . . . . . . . 25 00 Schwaz & Weild, 20 00 Calizto Lopez & Co., 25 00 F. Geisel & Bro., 25 00 Allmirall & Co., 25 00 Simon Ourbaeh & Co., . . . . . . . 25 00 Landman & Burnheimer, ....... 50 00 B. Meyer & Yigilis, 100 00 M. H. Levin, ... 25 00 Weil & Co., . . . 50 00 Carl Lupman, ......... 25 00 J. Burnheim & Son, 25 00 Vega, Morton & Co., 50 00 Ahner & Dells, 20 00 C. S. Philips, 25 00 H. Friedman, 25 00 A. Gonzalez, 25 00 Sartorius & Co., 25 00 H. Schorerling, 25 00 F. Garchier, Bro. & Co., 25 00 F. Giebel, 20 00 Schroder & Baum, • 50 00 A. L. & C. L. Holt, 25 00 L. Pen dash & Co., 50 00 Arendt & Fringant, . . 25 00 Am’t for’d, $96,272 36 TREASURER'S REPORT. Am’t for’d,. $96,272 36 Tobacco Trade of New York City, continued — Jul. Berliner & Son, . . . 20 00 Simon Solomon & Son, 20 00 Pretzfield & Co., 25 00 M. & E. Solomon, ......... 50 00 G. Eeismann, 25 00 I. S. Gaus, Son & Co., 25 00 M. Ertheiler & Son, 10 00 Esberg, Blackman & Co., 25 00 David Cahn, 10 00 Ernst Freise, 10 00 Leichtenstein Bros., 10 00 Alexander Bros., 10 00 Jul. Schack, 10 00 A. Loenson, 10 00 Moyor & Mindelson, 10 00 Fred. Hoffman, 5 00 Cash, “ S,” 5 00 Wm. Dessauer, ......... 5 00 I. Lowenstein, 5 00 S. Wollenberg, 5 00 I. W. Ware, 5 00 F. Schulken, 5 00 P. Kelland 5 00 Wm. Lee 5 00 M. Ludheim 2 00 Members of the Board of Public Works and Employes of the Various Departments — David Baker, 25 00 E. C. Boyce, 25 00 F. H. Tucker, 25 00 D. W. Brown, 10 00 G. T. Seiter, 10 00 J. J. Geiger, 3 00 Tho. S. Stakes, 1 00 H. J. Stanley, 25 00 H. E. Tripp, 10 00 Am’t for’d, . $96,723 36 CASH RECEIPTS. 73 Am’t for’d, . . . . $96,723 36 Members of the Board of Public Works and Employes of the Various Departments, continued — L. W. Mattherson, 10 00 W. H. Harrison, 10 00 J. W. Harper, 10 00 T. N. Ridgeway, 8 00 C. S. Kinsey, 2 00 G. R. Boyce, . 5 00 Wm. F. Nepper, 5 00 Frank J. Seifert, 5 00 E. H. Carey, 5 00 Geo. D. Baker, 2 0) L. A. Marpe, 5 00 E. Bultmann, 2 00 . W. S. McVay, 2 00 B. E. Smith, 1 00 J. P. Thompson, . 1 00 A. E. Moore, 2 00 J. E. Gardner, 2 00 H. Smith, 1 00 Frank Doll, 1 00 Edw. Runck, 1 00 F. Springmeier, 1 00 V. M. Duttenhofer, 1 00 Phil. Winkler, 1 00 A. G. Moore, 25 00 M. McHale, 1 00 Jno. G. Kieborth, 1 00 H. Dusan, 1 00 N. Lehman, 1 00 E. Levy, 1 00 D. C. Doran, 1 CO Geo. Peterman, ......... 1 00 Geo. Prior, .......... 50 J. A. Freytag, .... .... 50 W. E. Cook, 1 00 Jas. Dolan, 1 00 Am’t for’d, $96,811 36 74 TREASURER'S REPORT. Ain’t for’d, $96,841 36 Members of the Board of Public Works and Employes of the Various Departments, continued — L. Drosky, 50 Wm. Steigelman, 50 Jacob Young, 1 00 J. A. Patten, 1 00 E. W. Harden, 50 G. H. McFarland, 1 00 W. W. Miller, 50 J. Lederer, 1 00 B. Ross, 1 00 O. L. Hagans, 1 00 Jno. Beeler, 1 00 D. Bauer, 1 00 Jeff. Eddison, 1 00 C. J. Stager, 1 00 B. S. Wyndman, 1 00 Jas. Farran, 3 00 J. L. Gaul, 2 00 M. Elsbach, 1 00 A. Eiseman, 1 00 Thomas J. Bell, 10 00 C. Zielinski, 50 P. Runk, 1 00 F. Major, 2 00 B. Spangenberg, 1 00 O. F. Wilson, 1 00 J. Snyder, 50 Dankel, 50 J. Draper, 1 00 S. Waller, 1 00 J. B. Caldwell, 1 00 T. B. Armstrong, 1 00 G. A. Hesting, 1 00 F. Buckler, 1 00 A. D. Owens, 1 00 Collin Ford, Jr., 3 00 $96,887 86 Am’t for’d CASH RECEIPTS. 75 Am’t for’d, $96,887 86 Members of the Board of Public Works and Employes of the Various Departments, continued — W. H. Cook, 1 00 M. Klein, 1 00 J. M. Harrison, 1 00 B. T. Gossin, 2 00 R. Gossin, 1 00 G. Stadler, 1 00 G. W. Fisher, 1 00 C. Zorb, 1 00 P. Miller, 2 00 J. T. Voorheis, 1 00 J. Cullim, 1 00 L. Wilson, 1 00 J. Schmidd, 50 J. Gebhardt, 1 00 J. Fife, 50 J. Carney, 50 J. Connelly, 50 W. Smith, 50 N. Weingard, ... 50 P. Kolsnike, 50 H. Hockstedt, 50 J. Reickey, 50 J. Mahen, . 50 F. Snyder, 50 J. Cowe, 25 J. Hastnell, 50 P. Humble, 2 00 Jno. Ryan, 50 M. Seibert, 50 N. Gardner, 50 P. M. Laughlin, 50 J. Leister, 50 C. Seifert, 50 M. Gaffney, 50 L. Rose, • 50 Am’t for’d, . $96,915 11 76 TREASURER’S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $96,915 11 Members of the Board of Public Works and Employes of the Various Departments, continued — • T. Kultz, 50 J. Mahn, 1 00 H. Boss, 1 00 J. Carlon, .......... 50 D. W. Burness, 2 00 L. Browe, 40 P. Calvert, 1 00 A. Hupp 1 00 I. Bitschoff, 1 00 J. W. Hahn, 5 00 F. H. Caldwell, 5 00 G. Eberhardt, 3 00 Geo. Cromins, ......... 8 00 E. Tyrsoll, 2 00 J. Fallon, 1 00 A. R. Brockbank, 1 CO Sam. Hirst, 1 00 Jno. Gaffney, 1 00 W. Hord, 1 00 J. Cain, 2 00 P. Gold, 1 00 A. S. Lister, 1 00 J. Murphy, 1 00 H. Lippmeyer, . 50 W. Kennedy, 1 00 M. Mastin, 1 00 J.Koob, 1 00 J. Henmen, 1 00 F. Frolich, 1 00 Aug. Heill, 1 00 H. Karl, 5 00 J. V. Willis, 1 00 Tho. Young, 1 00 Jno. Bostli, 1 00 P. Kohnli, 1 00 Am’t for’d, $96,967 01 CASH RECEIPTS. 77 Am’t for’d, $96,967 01 Members of the Board of Public Works and Employes of the Various Departments, continued — D. Murphy, 1 00 G. W. Platt, 1 00 J. Murphy, 1 00 J. Farrell, 50 F. Ross, 50 « J. Miller, 1 00 F. Miller, 1 00 C. Wagner, 1 00 W. Niehels, 1 00 L. Singer, 1 00 J. Gebhardt, 1 00 Geo. Levi, 1 00 Dr. F. P. Anderson, Grosse Isle, Mich., 20 00 Sale of Beer, donated by H. Muhlhauser, 30 00 Returned by Samuel Bailey, Jr., for Labor on Granite State, 50 00 Mrs. Catherine C. Merritt, Mt. Holly, N\ Y., .50 00 From Commercial- Gazette Collection, 54 60 W. N. Purnell, Van Wert, O., 200 00 Collected by Fannie Booth, aged ten years, . . . . 6 20 Walnut Hills Baptist Church, 2 00 Collected by Otto Ehresmann, 3 51 Citizens Boston, Mass., per A. P. Martin, Mayor, . . 2,000 00 Belding Bros. & Co., Rockville, Conn., . 100 00 Belding Bros. & Co., Employes, Rockville, Conn., . . . 117 20 Hockemann Co., Rockville, Conn., 100 00 Hockemann Co., Employes, Rockville, Conn., . . 117 00 Rockville Manufacturing Co., Rockville, Conn., .... 100 00 Rockville Manufacturing Co., Employes, Rockville, Conn., . -87 30 White, Corbin & Co., Rockville, Conn., 100 00 White, Corbin & Co., Employes, Rockville, Conn., . . 50 75 New England Co., Rockville, Conn., . . . . : . 50 00 New England Co., Employes, Rockville, Conn., . . . 62 50 White Manufacturing Co., Employes, Rockville, Conn., . 64 20 American Mill Co., Employes, Rockville, Conn., . 64 60 Adams Mill Co., Rockville, Conn., 25 00 Am’t for’d, $100,432 87 78 TREASURER' S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $100,432 87 J. J. Regan, Rockville, Conn., 25 00 S. Fitch & Son, Rockville, Conn., 31 25 Scholars E. Dist. School, Rockville, Conn., .... 33 54 Scholars W. Dist. School, Rockville, Conn., . . . . 13 21 Citizens of Rockville, Conn., ....... 198 10 Citizens of Knoxville, Tenn., 678 40 D. Appleton & Co., New York City, 100 00 A. S. Barnes & Co., New York City, 100 00 Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & Co., New York City, . . . 100 00 Sheldon & Co., New York City, 50 00 Potter, Ainsworth & Co., New York City, .... 100 00 Taintor Bros., Merrill & Co., New York City, . . . 25 00 Clark & Maynard, New York City, 25 00 Ginn, Heath & Co., Boston, Mass., 25 00 Prang Education Co., Boston, Mass., .... 50 00 E. H. Butler & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 50 00 Sale seven Barrels Grease and Offal, 13 00 Employes of John B. Devoto, 7 05 Four Excursions on Miami Canal, given by J. W. Pfaff, Man- ager, and Joseph Durrell, Treasurer, .... 56 50 Rea & Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 50 00 S. S. Jackson, 50 00 Dr. D. R. Burrell, Canandaigua, N. Y., 25 00 John M. Locke, Chicago, 111., 11 00 A Friend, 5 00 Proceeds of Auction Sales on Change, contributed by following: Georgine Justin, one Basket Artificial Flowers, . . 1 50 Georgine Justine, one Pair Decorated Wooden Shoes, . 5 00 E. Tettenborn & Co., one Porcelain Churn, ... 5 00 Holmes & Morton, one Fire. Screen, . . . . 26 00 George Barrie, Philadelphia, Pa., . . . . . 50 00 Ladies’ Aid Society, Pleasant Ridge, O., 32 00 Employes of The Houston Hay Spring and Axle Works, Co- shocton, O., 37 75 Wilkinson Bros & Co., New York City, 150 00 W. H. Parsons & Co., New York City, 150 00 Citizens Jackson, Mich., per Jos. Mabley, Mayor, . . . 721 50 Am’t for’d, $103,433 67 CASH RECEIPTS 79 Am’t for’d, $103,433 67 February 21st, 1884. Mrs. L. H. Scott, Detroit, Mich., 10 00 Mrs. Caruthers, 50 Citizens of Bethany, O., 283 00 Purdy & Nicholas, New York City, 50 00 The Church Messenger, Durham, S. C., 5 00 Percy and Charley True, aged six and eight years, Schuyler, Neb., 1 00 North-western Normal School, per H. S. Lehr, President, Ada, O., 23 38 Cash, Newark, N. J., 66 21 First Baptist Church, Elizabeth, N. J., 37 00 Town of Eaton, O., 500 00 Citizens of Eaton, O., 199 20 Knowles, Anthony & Danielson, Providence, R. I., . . 500 00 Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Field, Philadelphia, Pa., . . 50 00 Bon fort’s Wine and Spirit Circular, New York City, . 25 00 J. L. Keck, amount returned from trip of Granite State, . 133 32 Citizens of Greensburg, Pa., 270 71 Congruity Presbyterian Congregation, Greensburg, Pa., . 47 00 First District School, per J. E. Sherwood, Principal, . . . 1 00 F. Rose & Co., New York City, 50 00 J. M. King & Co., Waterford, N. Y., 100 00 Citizens of Sioux City, Iowa, ....... 781 11 Collected by Master J. Strauss, aged nine years, . . . 3 90 Madison Square Company, “Young Mrs. Winthrop,” Matinee, February 21st, 1884, 364 00 Toledo Bee Collection, Toledo, O., '. 253 93 W. A. Roush, Augusta, Ga., 10 00 Frank Brownfield, Uniontown, Pa., 5 00 Roller Skating Rink, Wellington, O., 29 05 Albert Dow, Chicago, 111., 50 00 February 22nd, 1884. J. F., Defiance, O., . 5 00 Collections of Churches at Brookfield, Mo., . . . 27 69 Sarah I. Berney, 25 00 Am’t for’d, $107,340 67 80 TREASURER’S REPORT. Ain’t for’d $107,340 67 Congregational Church, Canandaigua, IS . Y., . . . 57 00 Henry Spick, Fontanelle, Neb,, 6 0 q D. K. Dunton, Avoca, N. Y., 4 00 J. T. Perry, Exeter, N. H., 25 00 Central Presbyterian Sunday-school, 25 00 A. Bierstadt, New York City, 100 00 W. H. Mills, Sandusky, O., Sale of live Cases of Paris “ D’Amer- ique,” Sparkling Catawba sold by Jos. R. Peebles’ Sons, . 70 00 W. F. Brockman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2 00 Fred. C. Tucker, 25 00 Presbyterian Church of Mattoon, 111., 58 00 Grand Army of Republic, Neosho Falls, N. Y., . . . . 5 00 J. K. Fagin, Higbee, Col., 25 00 Sale of two Hatchets and one Saw, 2 75 H. Heuck & Co., Proprietors of Peoples’ Theater, Proceeds of Matinees given February 12tli, 14th, and 16th, . . 43 50 Charles Munro, Sale on Change of Copy of Commercial Adver- tiser, No. 1, Baltimore, Md., 2 50 J. Lee Smith & Co., New York City, 50 00 February 23rd, 1884. Providence Lodge, No. 14, B. P. O. Elks, Providence, R. I., . 160 00 Citizens of Malta Bend, Mo., 86 05 Geo. N. Pierce & Co., Buffalo, N.Y., 50 00 W. B. Wilshire, Walla Walla, Washington, Ter., . . 100 00 Samuel Boyd, Boston, Mass., 100 00 F. Schultze, 50 00 M. Straus, Newark, N. J., 25 00 W. H. Playford, Uniontown, Pa., 100 00 Teutonia Society, Memphis, Tenn., 100 00 Deutscher and Bruderbund, Memphis, Tenn, .... 50 00 German Benevolent Society, Memphis, Tenn., . . . 50 00 W. J. Young, Clinton, Iowa, 150 00 Brown & Earle, New York City 100 00 Young Men’s Christian Union, North Adams, Mass., . . 20 00 V. A. Whitaker’s Bible Class, North Adams, Muss. . . . 8 40 S. H. Douglass, Ann Arbor, Mich., 5 00 Am’t for’d, $ 108,995 87 CASH RECEIPTS. 81 Am’t for’d, ........ $108,995 87 February 25th, 1884. Employes of C. H. & D. R. K., through F. H. Short, . . . 369 90 M. E. Church, Olean, N. Y., through New York Tribune, . 40 00 Citizens of New Haven, Conn., through H. G. Lewis, Mayor, 2,258 32 Pupils of Ohio Commercial College, Hamilton, O., . . 10 00 M. E. Church, Sidney, O., through W. Piper, . . . 3 50 J. H. Breslin & Bro., Gilsey House, New York City, . . 250 00 Guests of Young’s Hotel, Ada, O., 16 00 Fred. Bisener, Greenville, O., : 5 00 Citizens of South Norwalk, Conn., through R. H. Golden, Mayor, 309 72 Samuel Halsey & Son, Newark, N. J., 100 00 J. F. Fradley, New York City, 20 00 C. C. Haughton & Sons, Worcester, Mass, 25 00 Proceeds of sale of Beans, by Wm. Glenn & Sons, . 9 35 Citizens of Johnstown, Pa., 336 50 Miss Payton McNelly, Collection, ... . . . 2 00 Sale of Sealskin Dolman, donated by A. E. Burkhardt & Co., 1,290 00 Proceeds of Concert, given by Col. J. H. Mapleson, in Chicago, 111., 2,500 00 Greef & Co., New York City, 25 00 Master Frank Bugher, 5 00 February 26th, 1884. Carson & Brown Paper Co., Dalton, Mass., .... 100 00 Nashua Card and Glazed Paper Company, Nashua, N. H., . 50 00 Church of the Presentation, Walnut Hills 40 00 George Gaddis, 5 00 Thomas Mullhelland, Butte City, Montana Ter., . . . 5 00 Calvin Adams, Butte City, Montana Ter., .... 5 00 February 27th, 1884. A. W. Dodd & Co., Gloucester, Mass., . . . . . 25 00 Proceeds of sale of Lye, by Wm. Glenn & Sons, ... 80 S. R. Caldwell, Philadelphia, Pa., 25 00 Martha Youngson, Meadville, Pa., 1 00 Citizens of Spring Valley, O., through I. W. Smith, . . . 112 60 G. A Van Slyke, Albany N. Y., 250 00 Am’t for’d, $117,190 56 82 TREASURER' S REPORT, Am’t for’d, • $117,190 56 B. B. Krammes, Reformed Church, Sugar Grove, O., 3 00 Blatt, Deutsch & Meyer, New York City, . . . . 15 00 Detroit Evening News, Detroit, Mich., through Evening Post, Cincinnati, O., 68 37 R. R. Prodfit, Highlands, N. J., 25 00 T. R. Galbreath, Cashier, Sioux City, Iowa, . . . 92 10 Scranton Board of Trade, Scranton Penn., .... 300 00 Proceeds of Entertainment, New Bedford, Mass., . . .56 00 L. M. Hosea, one pound sterling, 4 85 February 28th, 1884. Mrs. Jas. Wiggins, 5 00 Seventh Day Baptist Church, Milton, Wis., .... 28 50 Juliette Shindler, New York City, 25 00 Citizens of Niagara Falls, N. Y., F. R. Delane, Chairman, . 179 00 New York Tribune Collections, 4,651 11 Sale of two Lamps, 2 00 Lutheran Church, Accident, Md., 2 00 Times-Star Dime Collections, 2,170 03 George W. Forbes, Troy, N. Y„ 50 00 Liebenroth, Yon Ann & Co., New York City, ... 50 00 Brooum & Pease, New York City, 50 00 Daniel Slote & Co., New York City, 25 00 Alex. Agar, New York City, 25 00 Kiggins & 'looker Co., New York City, 25 00 J. Q. Preble, New York City, 25 00 Acme Stationery and Paper Co., New York City, ... 25 00 S. E. & M. Yernon, New York City, 10 00 The Saugerties Blank Book Co., New York City, ... 25 00 Henry Bainbridge & Co., New York City, 25 00 O. H. Nelcher, Stringtown, Pa., 5 00 Cowperthwait & Co., Philadelphia, 200 00 National Blank Book Co., New York City, .... 25 00 February 29th, 1884. Sale of Offal by Amor Smith & Co., 26 66 Union Services of Methodists, Congregational, and Derby Line Churches, of Derby Line, N. Y., 23 83 Am’t for’d, . $125,433 01 CASH RECEIPTS. 83 Ain’t for’d, $125,433 01 M. W. Matthews, Urbana, 111., 27 80 C. M. Clay, Richmond, Ky., 40 00 J. M. Emerson, Ansonia, Conn., 25 00 Printing, Book, Paper, etc., Trades, Chicago, 111. (additional), 718 00 Wm. Rain, Fisherville, Ark., 1 00 Collections by John A. Tester, Alma, Wis., .... 39 25 Citizens of Harrisburg, Pa., 64 00 March 1st, 1884. Lobdell Car Wheel Co., Wilmington, Del., .... 150 00 Citizens of Middletown, Conn., through D. W. Northrop, Mayor, 400 00 Camp Dennison Public School, 6 00 Citizens of Montgomery, O., 102 00 Children of Montgomery, O., ....... 4 65 E. L. Tweedy, Chairman, Danbury, Conn., for Augusta, Ky., and Lawrenceburg, Ind., 600 00 Sale of Grease by Amor Smith & Co., . . . . 41 96 Sale of Buckets by Wm. Glenn & Sons, 60 Sale of one hundred and seventy-nine Empty Barrels, . . 8 95 March 3rd, 1884. First Presbyterian Church, Honesdale, Pa., . . . . 65 53 Wallingford Baptist Sunday-school, Wallingford, Conn., . . 25 00 C. S. Stowitt, Niagara Falls, N. Y., 1 00 Mrs. Edwin Whitford, Leonardsville N. Y., . . . . 11 00 Mrs. Sarah Wellman, Three Rivers, Mich., .... 1 00 Mrs. G. Beebe, Three Rivers, Mich., 1 00 Citizens of Hancock, Md., through T. Elison, Mayor, . . 30 00 Middletown Plate Co., Middletown, Conn., . " . . . 50 00 Citizens of Newark, N. J., through J. E. Haynes, Mayor, . 239 51 Presbyterian Church, Mercersburg, Pa., 130 00 Presbyterian Church, Catskill, N. Y., 78 85 Ladies’ Aid Society, Warwick, N. Y., 20 00 March 4th, 1884. Entertainment at Eaton, O., through W. A. Neal, Mayor, . 21 50 German Baptist Church, Spencer, O., 21 04 Am’t for’d, $128,357 65 84 TREASURER'S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $128,357 65 Hon. Benton McMillin, Tenn., 25 00 John C. Pierce, Proceeds of Sale of two sets Dickens’ Works, . 20 00 March 5th, 1884. Wellington Literary' Society, Wellington, 111., . . . 11 23 H. E. Gedney, Ottawa, 111., 6 00 First Congregational Church Sunday-school, Cheyenne, Wyoming, 25 00 Citizens of Saratoga Springs, N., Y., 500 00 Smith & Nixon, Proceeds of Sale of Piano, .... 1,795 00 March 6th, 1884. Catoctin Lodge No. 113, I. O. O. F., Middletown, Md., . 25 00 Mrs. Betsy Elliot, New Haven, Conn., 10 00 Citizens of Eureka, Nevada, 147 50 Ladies’ Aid Society, First Baptist Church, Hackensack, N. J., . 82 25 Presbyterian Church, Mifflintown, Pa., 13 54 March 7th, 1884. Edna B. Wilson, Nelson, O., 3 00 Presbyterian Church, Catskill, N. Y., . . . . 50 00 Sale of seventeen Milk Cans, 50 00 Citizens of Greensburg, Pa., 20 50 March 8th, 1884. School Children, Brooklyn, N. Y., 38 55 March 10th, 1884. Four Ladies, Baptist Church, North Adams, Mass., . . 4 60 Citizens of Le Mars, Iowa, ....... 247 80 Mutual Aid Association, Columbia Heights, N. Y., through G. N. Wilcox, 10 00 Citizens of Burlington, Iowa, through J. Zaiser, Mayor, . 437 28 March 11th, 1884. Schaifer & Finn, Proceeds of Sale of Car of Corn Meal, Sedg- wick, Kan., 227 85 Citizens of Grand Bapids, Mich., ...... 900 00 Am’t for’d, . $133,007 75 CASH RECEIPTS. 85 Am’t for’d, $133,007 75 Christian Sunday-school, Hamersville, O., 7 00 Excelsior Literary Society, Hamersville, O., . . . 1 00 Entertainment at Austin, Texas, through Miss Hettie B. Kinney, 80 00 March 13th, 1884. Entertainment at East Oakland, Cal., through A. E. Magill, of San Francisco., Cal., 84 50 Sale of Grease by Amor Smith & Co., 3 60 Mrs. H. Hamilton, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 5 00 Belief Committee of Grand Junction, Iowa, . . . 13 25 Citizens of New Haven, Conn., ...... 735 00 Buckingham Sunday-school, Norwich, Conn., . . . . 18 66 March 14th, 1884. Collections of Elder J. W. Saunders, Littleton, 111., . . 7 00 Keceived through Ferdinand Yogeler, United States Consul General at Frankfort on the Main — P. S., Frankfort on the Main, . . . 100 Marks C. L. H., Frankfort on the Main, . . 100 Marks Paul & Hauer, Frankfort on the Main, . 10 Marks N. Y., Frankfort on the Main, . . 100 Marks B. S., Frankfort on the Main, ... 20 Marks M. Bothschild, Cincinnati, O., . . . 50 Marks Baur & Lindheimer, Frankfort on the Main, 20 Marks G. A. S., Wiesbaden, .... 500 Marks John Frank, Frankfort on the Main, . . 100 Marks Wilhelm Bieger, Frankfort on the Main, . 40 Marks M. B. G., Frankfort on the Main, . . 200 Marks Bahm, Frankfort on the Main, . . 20 Marks G. B., Wiesbaden, 50 Marks Wm. J., Pickaway Co., O., ... 100 Marks P. P. Cahensly, Lineburg, A. D. Lahn, . 20 Marks Suligman & Stettheimer, Frankfort on the Main, . 300 Marks L. Speyer Elissen, Frankfort on the Main, . 300 Marks H. P., Wiesbaden, 100 Marks Am’t for’d, . $133,962 76 86 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Consul 200 Marks Ain’t for’d, $133,962 76 Received through Ferdinand Yogeler, United States General at Frankfort on the Main — Continued. Consul General Yogeler, Frankfort on the Main, Vice Consul General Hogue, Frankfort on the Main, 50 Marks N. N., Frankfort on the Main, ... 20 Marks A. Lipmann, Frankfort on the Main, . 30 Marks Trapp & Munch, Friedburg, ... 50 Marks Frank Wirth, Frankfort on the Main, . 10 Marks S. Neustadt, Frankfort on the Main, . . 100 Marks Louis Heidenheimer, Frankfort on the Main, 50 Marks S. F., Frankfort on the Main, ... 40 Marks H. J. H., Munich, 5 Marks W. V., Wiesbaden, 50 Marks S. W. Hanauer, Frankfort of the Main, . 40 Marks F. H., Frankfort on the Main, . . 30 Marks Hotel d’ Angleterre, Frankfort on the Main, 50 Marks A. Kuhn, Frankfort on the Main, . . 200 Marks Hauseman Bro., Hamburg, ... 50 Marks C. F. Dormer, Frankfort on the Main, . . 100 Marks Leop. Lindheimer, Frankfort on the Main, 20 Marks J. H. Rossbach, Frankfort on the Main, . 30 Marks H. W. S., Frankfort on the Main, . . 25 Marks L. W. B., New York, 60 Marks Dr. John H. Oswald, Frankfort on the Main, 50 Marks David Ballin, Frankfort on the Main, . . 60 Marks X. , Mayence, 10 Marks A. Schwerin, Wiesbaden, . . . .100 Marks Friede-Beuttenmiller, Stuttgart, . . 20 Marks Skat. Partie, Frankfort on the Main, . . 3.85 “ C. W. Schwarz, Frankfort on the Main, . 20 Marks Dr. Med. Leop. Wilbrand, Frankfort on the Main, 10 Marks Alfred & Lilly, Frankfort on the Main, 1 Mark S. Kuznitzky, Frankfort on the Main,^ . 20 Marks Julius May, Frankfort on the Main, . 100 Marks Am’t for’d, $133,962 76 CASH RECEIPTS. 87 Ain’t for’d, $133,962 76 Received through Ferdinand Vogeler, United States Consul General, at Frankfort on the Main — Continued. O. L., Frankfort on the Main, ... 20 Marks Henrich Levi, Bingen, .... 20 Marks W. H. Ladengurg & Sons, Frankfort on the Main, 300 Marks Fr. Geibel & Co., Frankfort on the Main,. 20 Marks S. H. R., Frankfort on the Main, ... 20 Marks A. L. W., Frankfort on the Main, . . 50 Marks Mrs. Seligsberg, Frankfort on the Main, . 100 Marks Total in United States money, .... 1,000 00 Citizens of Danbury, Conn., through E. S. Tweedy, . . 688 23 Sale of one Tub of Butter, 9 88 Sale of one empty Coal Barge, 50 00 Children of Winfield, Iowa, through Mrs. L. A. Sibert, . 10 20 Proceeds of Raffle of Silver Watch, 15 75 March 15th, 1884. Employes of Illinois Watch Co., Springfield, 111., . . . 328 25 Sale of Peas, Hams and Sugar Corn, byJWm. Glenn & Sons, . 434 13 March 17th, 1884. Citizens of Rock Island, 111., 159 60 March 19th, 1884. Baptist Church, of Union City, Pa., through D. Hiscock, Treas- urer, 4 00 Relief Committee of Ann Arbor, Mich., .... 482 51 Sale of seven small Milk Cans, 10 00 March 20th, 1884. Unity Club of Newport, R. I., 400 00 March 22nd, 1884. Eberhard Faber, New York City, 25 00 Esterbrook Pen" Co., Camden, N. J., 50 00 Tower Manufacturing Co., New York City, . . . . 25 00 . $137,655.^31 Am’t for’d, 88 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Am’t for’d, . . $137,655 31 Edward Kimpton, New York City, 10 00 Citizens of Waterbury, Conn., through H. A. Matthews, Mayor, 1,872 11 March 25th, 1884. Employes of DeGolyer Bros. Varnish Co., Chicago, 111., . 22 00 March 26th, 1884. Employes of Crofut & Knapps Hat Co., Newark, Conn., . 17 15 Julia H. Van Reid, Mountain View, Cal., .... 5 00 March 28th, 1884. Entertainment at College Corner, O., 19 00 Sale of thrity-one Cars of Corn, from City of Wichita and Sedgwick county, Kan., ....... 7,234 57 City of Wichita, and Sedgwick county, Kan., . . .• 350 00 March 29th, 1884. Citizens of Oxford, O., 39 65 Women’s National Relief Association, Jacksonville, Fla., . 30 00 April 2nd, 1884. Proceeds Ball given at Eureka, Nevada, .... 101 00 First M. E. Church, New Haven, Conn, (additional), . . 5 62 April 3rd, 1884. L. S., New York City, 2 00 Citizens Braidwood, 111., through E. W. Fellow, . . . 91 40 Miners of Diamond Mine, Braidwood, 111., . . . . 128 33 April 4th, 1884. Miners at Braidwood, 111., 17 25 Sale Matches donated by Portland Star Match Co., Portland, Me., 29 70 April 5th, 1884. City of Cincinnati, Ohio, 25,000 00 Am’t for’d, $172,630 09 CASH RECEIPTS Am’t for’d, $172,630 09 April 8th, 1884. Ohio State Relief Commission, for outside distribution, 515 25 April lOth, 1884. Ohio State Relief Commission, for outside relief between Big and Little Miami Rivers, 3,000 00 Ohio State Relief Commission, 10,000 00 April 11th, 1884. Received through Ferdinand Yogeler, United States Consul General Frankfort on the Main — (additional.) Geo. Wedeles, Frankfort on the Main, L. Jacobi, Frankfort on the Main, . J. C. Korch, Berlin, .... R. Riesser, Frankfort on the Main, I. S., Frankfort on the Main, Mrs. Martha, Frankfort on the Main, S. N., Frankfort on the Main,. M. M., Frankfort on the Main, Otto Mewe, Shramberg, Mrs. Chas. Zinn, Frankfort on the Main, I. Newberger, Frankfort on the Main, Dr. H. Roessler, Frankfort on the Main, S. Austalt, Frankfort on the Main, H. Roessler, Frankfort on the Main, Yaterlaendischer Frauenverein Zweigverein Neuwied, Frankfort on the Main, E. Bayer, Frankfort on the Main, S. H. Ulmer, Nuremberg, Bavaria, . Chas. Risdorf, Frankfort on the Main, M. K., Frankfort on the Main, L. Wachtel, Frankfort on the Main, . A. Leonhardt & Co., Muehlheim, C. G. Richter, Amorbach, Bavaria, A. Laurenze, Gross Karben, E. G. May & Sons, Frankfort on the Main, Total in United States Money, $314 69 100 Marks 100 Marks 20 Marks 10 Marks 25 Marks 5 Marks 30 Marks 100 Marks 20 Marks 30 Marks 30 Marks 20 Marks 50 Maiks 20 Marks 300 Marks 50 Marks 50 Marks 100 Marks 20 Marks 20 Marks 50 Marks 50 Marks 20 Marks 50 Marks Am’t for’d, . . $186,460 03 90 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Am’t for’d, $186,460 03 April 14th, 1884. W. H. Rison, Treas. Relief Committee, Andover, Kan, . 27 65 L. F. D Mission Band, Seventh Presbyterian Church, . . 5 00 Collection by Providence Daily Journal, Providence, R. I., . 387 63 Citizens Rockville, Conn, (additional), 11 07 May 1st, 1884. Citizens West Point, Iowa, through R. D. Stoddard, . . 31 64 Sale 24 Cars Corn and 1 Car Flour from Citizens Butler Co., Kansas, 5,354 41 May 3rd, 1884. Proceeds Sale of Rope, 41 66 Ohio State Relief Commission, for outside relief in Ohio, . 1,800 00 Sale 1 Car Corn, from Andover, Kansas, 259 35 Cash over, probably contributed by persons whose names were lost in hurry of business, 37 90 Received for Sale of office desk, 15 00 Totar cash receipts, $194,431 34 Cash Disbursements. CASH PAID FOE THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING IN CINCINNATI. Through the Associated Charities — Central Board, $1,277 20 First District, 113 95 Third District, 1,300 00 Fourth District, 50 00 Fifth District, 1,782 75 Sixth District, 1,061 00 Seventh District, ..... 1,159 50 Eighth District, 250 00 Ninth District, 2,297 25 Tenth District, . 100 00 Eleventh District, 3,611 75 Twelfth District, . . . ' . 796 GO- $13,799 40 ■ough the Belief Union, .... 2,610 00 •ough Colonel M. F. Reilly, Chief of Police — Meals furnished police, .... 199 70 Rubber boots for police, .... 281 50 Boat hire and labor in same, 1,142 75 Sundry small item?, .... 164 81— 1,788 76 Through C. W. Rowland, Health Officer, for medi- cines, etc., . Paid for replacing and repairing houses displaced and damaged by the flood, as follows — Twenty -fifth Ward, through Citizens’ Com- mittee, Twenty-fourth Ward, through Associated Char- 513 28 ities, 1,155 11 1,400 40 $2,555 51 $18,711 44 (91) Am’t for’d, » 92 TREASURER' S REPORT . Am’t for’d, $2,555 51 $18,71144 Paid for replacing and repairing houses displaced and damaged by the flood — continued. First Ward, through Seventh District, Asso- ciated Charities, . ■ . . . . 2,895 12 First Ward, through First District, Associated Charities, 125 00 — 5,075 63 Paid for houses totally destroyed by the flood, . 1,065 00 Paid for investigating and ascertaining losses on houses, 45 00 Paid for overcoats for military, .... 218 00 Paid for watching and cooking in school houses while occupied by flood refugees, . . 1,521 16 Paid for moving and replacing desks in school houses, 214 06 Paid for whitewashing and cleaning school houses, 1,541 60 — 3,276 82 Paid for hire of boats and labor in same, . . 1,154 50 Paid for cooking provisions, .... 175 00 Paid for drayage and express charges, . . . 243 80 Paid for sundry small items, .... 331 84 Paid for labor, handling supplies, distributing coal, clerk hire, stationery, publishing report, etc., 1,437 76 Keturned to the City of Cincinnati, through the Sinking Fund Commission, balance of fund for the relief of suffering in Cincinnati, un- used, 5,260 74 CASH PAID FOR MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTED IN CINCINNATI. Paid for mattresses, 1,489 Paid for cots, 24 Paid for blankets, 5,879 Paid for comforts, 2,719 Paid for coal, 2,146 Paid for stockings, ...... 238 Paid for fresh meat, 59 Paid for sausage, 2,076 Paid for hams, 15,476 06 00 76 31 84 5-1 73 00 64 Am’t for’d, . $30,409 85 $36,995 53 CASH DISBURSEMENTS. 93 Ain’t for’d, $30,409 85 $36,995 53 CASH PAID FOR MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTED IN CINCINNA TI— CON TIN UED. Paid for mess pork, .... 543 31 Paid for shoulders and sides, . 4,537 46 Paid for corned beef, .... 294 45 Paid for canned meat, .... 49 50 Paid for coffee, .... 4,477 38 Paid for sugar, ..... . 1,919 61 Paid for tea, 435 35 Paid for bread, . 4,770 42 Paid for crackers and hard bread, 2,023 15 Paid for rice, ..... . 1,274 60 Paid for beans, .... 1,972 60 Paid for onions, ..... 59 90 Paid for potatoes, .... 56 78 Paid for rubber coats and boots, . . 328 55 Paid for tinware, hardware, etc., 866 16 Paid for salt, . . 15 00 Paid for cheese, .... 218 25 Paid for shoes, ..... . 4,995 95 Paid for rope and tackle, . 385 04 Paid for flour, ..... 51 28— 59,684 59 CASH PAID FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERING OUTSIDE OF CINCINNA TI Warrenton, 0., . 775 00 Brilliant, Ohio, . . . 170 00 Newburg Bottom, 0., ... 90 00 West Wheeling, O., 250 00 Bellaire, O., .... . 1,500 00 Bearsville, 0., 210 00 Clarington, 0., . 250 00 Cochranville, 0., .... 1,690 00 Sardis, 0., . 210 00 Little Muskingum, 0., 40 00 Newport, O., . 145 00 Am’t for’d, $5,330 00 $96,680 12 94 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Ain’t for’d, $5,330 00 $96,680 12 CASH PAID FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERING OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI— CONTINUED. Newell’s Run, 0., 350 00 Marietta, O., 1,000 00 Harmar, O., 500 00 Belpre, ()., 640 00 Gaysport, O., 100 00 Coolville, O., 100 00 Hockingport, O., 505 00 Letart Falls, O., 100 00 Long Bottom, O., 350 00 Stringburg and Applegrove, O., . . . . 80 00 Antiquity, O., 600 00 Racine, O., 400 00 Syracuse, ()., 1,555 00 Minersville, O., 1,350 00 Middleport, 0 890 00 Pomeroy, O., 500 00 Cheshire, O., 50 00 Addison, O., 275 00 Mapleshade, O., 300 00 Gallipolis, O., 50 00 Hanging Rock, O., 260 00 Millersport, O., 85 00 Silver Run, O., 125 00 Ironton, O., 2,050 00 Buena Vista, O., 110 00 Between Buena Vista and Pond Run, O., . . 110 00 Franklin Furnace, O., 140 00 Pine Creek, O., 135 00 Pond Run, O., 230 00 Portsmouth, ()., 1,020 00 Manchester, O., 300 00 Between Manchester and Wrights ville, O., . . 255 00 Wrightsville, O., 355 00 Between Wrightsville and Rome, O., . . . 55 00 Am’t for’d, . $20,255 00 $96,680 12 CASH DISBURSEMENTS. 95 Ain’t for’d, $20,255 00 $96,680 12 CASH PAID FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERING OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI— CONTINUED. Rome, O., 85 00 Bouck’s Ferry, O., 170 00 Below Bouek’s Ferry, O., 180 00 Higginsport, O., 330 00 Vicinity above Higginsport, O., . . . . 40 00 Vicinity below Higginsport, O., ... 50 00 Aberdeen, O., 765 00 Vicinity above Aberdeen, O., . . . 315 00 Ripley, O., 1,375 00 Vicinity above Ripley, O., 25 00 Between Ripley and Levanna, O., ... 55 00 Levanna, O., 90 00 Straight Creek, O., 50 00 New Richmond, O., 585 00 New Palestine, O., 200 00 Utopia, O., 255 00 Rural, O., 300 00 Chilo, O., 630 00 Neville, O., 500 00 Vicinity below Chilo, O., 50 00 Moscow, O., 415 00 Point Pleasant, O., 200 00 Sweet Wine, O., 100 00 California, O., 1,150 00 Newtown, O., 300 00 East Columbia and Fleettown, O., . . 1,200 00 Little Miami River, above Union Levee, O., . 435 00 Uniontown, O., 170 00 Gilead, O., 300 00 Delhi and Industry, O., 1,130 00 Elizabethtown and vicinity, O., . . . . 500 00 Riverside, O., 1,460 00 Valley Junction, Cleves and North Bend, O., . 820 00 Ne^y Cumberland. W. Va., .... 185 00 Am’t for’d, $34,670 00 $96,680 12 96 TREASURER’ S REPORT. Am’t far’d, $34,670 00 CASH PAID FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERING OF CINCINNATI— CONTINUED. OUTSIDE Hamilton, W. Va., .... 30 00 Wellsburg, W. Va., .... . 700 00 Wheeling, VV. Va., .... 455 00 Moundsville, W. Va., .... . 610 00 Ben wood, W. Va., 1,350 00 Hew Martinsville, W.Va., . . 930 00 Raven Rock, W. Ya., 300 00 Williamstown, W. Va., . 865 00 Belleville, W. Ya., .... 420 00 Harris’ Ferry, W. Ya., .... 75 00 Davisville, W. Ya., .... 175 00 Parkersburg, W. Va., . . 200 00 Murraysville, W. Ya., 170 00 Ripley Landing, W. Ya., . 100 00 Muse’s bottoms, W. Ya., . 68 00 Leon, W. Ya., 20 00 Beech ville, W. Ya., .... 15 00 Point Pleasant, W. Va., . 1,030 00 Henderson, W. Ya., .... 205 00 West Columbia, W. Ya., . 100 00 Hartford City, W. Ya., 160 00 Letart, W. Va., 150 00 West Huntington, W. Ya., 120 00 Guyandotte, W. Ya., . 140 00 St. Cloud, W. Ya., .... 50 00 Glen wood, W. Va., 60 00 Ceredo, W. Ya., 230 00 Buffalo, W. Ya., 20 00 Woodlands, V/. Ya., .... 55 00 Hew Murraysville, W. Va., 25 00 Sandy City and vicinity, Ky., . 325 00 Ashland and vicinity, Ky., . . 105 00 Bellefante, Ky., . . . . 140 00 Cattlettsburg, Ky., .... . 580 00 Am’t far’d, . $44,648 00 $96,680 12 CASH DISBURSEMENTS 97 Ain’t for’d, $44,648 00 $96,680 12 CASH PAID FOR REL TEF OF S OFFERING 0 UTSIDE OF CINCINNATI— CONTINUED. Greenup, Ky., 260 00 Lime Kiln Landing, Ky., 100 00 Springville, Ky., 305 00 Above Quincy, Ky., 50 00 Keemy Bottom-!, Jenks Run and vicinity, Ky., 270 00 Concord and Wilson’s Bottoms, Ky., . . . 350 00 Vanceburg, Ky., 250 00 Dover, Ky., 110 00 Maysville, Ky., 500 00 Augusta, Ky., 1,300 00 Between Augusta and Dover, Ky., . . . 205 00 Tietzville, Kv., 200 CO Between Tietzville and Four Mile, Ky., . . 20 00 Ball’s Landing, Ky., 80 00 Foster, Ky., 200 00 California, Ky., 725 00 Wellsburg, Ky., 273 00 Bellevue, Ky., 360 00 Dayton, Ky., 1,000 00 Newport, Ky., 1,500 00 Covington, Ky., 150 00 Boone county, Ky, 708 85 Sutlers, Ky., 15 00 Tavlorsport, Ky., 112 00 Glenn’s Landing, Kv., 45 00 Stepstone, Ky., 40 00 Quails’ Hollow, Ky., 10 00 Hodgesville, Ky., 70 00 Bemis, Ky., 20 00 Darcy’s Flats, Ky., 25 00 Coopnrs, Ky., 35 00 Taylors, Ky., 10 00 Bromley, Ky., 145 00 Giesters, Ky., . 110 00 Am’t for’d, $54,201 85 $96,680 12 98 TREASU RER’ S REPORT. Am’t for’d, . ... $54,201 85 $96,680 12 CASH PAID FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERING OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI— CONTINUED. Constance, Ky., . 175 00 Stringtown, Ky., 45 00 North’s Landing, Ky., .... . 90 00 Four Mile. Ky., 20 00 Saddler’s Landing, Ky., .... . 25 00 Above Rabbit Hash, Ky., 45 00 Rabbit Hash, Ky., . 130 00 Anderson’s Landing, Ky., 5 00 Goss, Ky., . 20 00 East Bend, Ky., 40 00 Longley Creek, Ky., ... . 25 00 Above Longley Creek, Ky., 25 00 Milton, Ky., . 590 00 Ludlow, Ky., 50 00 Concordia, Ky., ..... . 15 00 Rome, Ky., 70 00 Brandenburg, Ky., .... . 20 00 Cloverport, Ky., 25 00 Rockport and Enterprise, Ky., . 93 00 Dover, Raleigh, and vicinity, Ky., 120 00 Fair Play, Ky.. . .... . 305 00 Walnut Bottoms, Ky., . 1,110 00 Ford’s Ferry, Ky . 100 00 Smithland, Ky., 375 00 Paducah, Ky., . 115 00 Birdsville, Ky., 50 00 Garrison, Ky., . . 75 00 Caseyville, Ky., 250 00 Uniontown, Ky., ...... . 500 00 Lawrenceburg, Ind., .... . 5.800 00 Alton, Ind., . 10 00 Tanyard, Ind., 20 00 Patriot, Ind., . 155 00 Florence, Ind, 600 00 Am’t for’d, $65,294 85 $96,680 12 CASH DISB URSEMENTS. 99 Am’t for’d, ...... $05,294 85 CASH PAID FOR RELIEF OF SUFFERING OUTSIDE OF CINCINNATI-CONTINUED. Aurora arid Cochran, Ind., 1,500 00 Rising Sun, Ind., ..... 121 10 Fulton, Ind., . . .265 00 Point Township, Ind., .... 420 00 Suntown, Ind., ..... . 15 00 Clifton Ridge, Ind., 15 00 Plow Handle Point, Ind., . 20 00 Pypree’s Bottom, Ind., .... 25 00 Rogers, Ind., ...... . 45 00 Madison, Ind., ...... 1 50 00 New Amsterdam, Ind., .... . 25 00 Mauckport, Ind., . . 95 00 Leaven woith, Ind., . 185 00 Tell City, Ind., 25 00 Shawneetown, 111., ..... 1,000 00 Wabash Bottoms, 111., .... . 3,060 00 Cave in Rock, . 180 00 Elizabethtown, 111., .... 50 00 Rose Claire, 111., . 235 00 Golconda, 111., 1,175 00 New Liberty, 111.. . 490 00 Bay City, 111., 20 00 Metropolis, 111., . 400 00 West Franklin, 195 00 Paid agents employed to distribute outside relief, their services and expenses, 1,636 27 Outside relief charged on account of publishing re- port and general expenses, . 509 81- Am’t for’d, $173,832 15 100 TREAS URER’ S REPORT, Arn’t ford, $173,832 15 CASH PAID FOR MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTED FROM STEAMER GRANITE STATE, ON HER TRIP FROM CINCINNATI TO IRON TON, OHIO, AND RETURN. 1,169 GO 1,426 65 . 190 00 504 70 . 175 00 Paid for blankets, Paid for comforts, Paid for stockings, Paid for shoes, Paid for mattresses, Paid lor cots, Paid for bacon, Paid for mess pork, Paid for cheese, Paid for sausage, . Paid for ham«, Paid for shoulders, Paid lor fresh meat, Paid f«>r coffee, Paid for sugar, . Paid for onions, Paid for salt, Paid for beans, Paid for tea, Paid for rice, Paid for potatoes, Paid for bread, Paid for crackers, 25 00 1,020 00 1,400 00 . 212 63 483 15 3,215 49 429 00 . 25 99 1,233 76 . 515 92 17 40 15 70 425 00 90 00 260 00 18 00 210 00 1,608 00— 14,670 99 PAID FOR EXPENSES OF TRIP OF STEAMER GRAN- ITE STATE. Paid for charter of boat, 240 00 Paid for coal, 158 22 Paid for pay-roll of crew, 367 77 Paid for stores for crew, 86 68 Paid for dray age, 200 00 1,052 67 Am’t for’d. $189,555 81 CASH DISBURSEMENTS. 101 Am’t for’d, $189,555 81 [In addition to the merchandise distributed by' the Granite State here- tofore specified, the United States Government, through General A. Beck- with, Deputy Commissary General, U. S. A furnished supplies to the value of $10,000, which were placed on the said Steamer, and distributed under the direction of Lieutenant Taylor, U. S. A.] CASH PAID FOR MERCHANDISE FOR RELIEF OF S UFFERING 0 UTS IDE CINCINNA 27— (In ad- dition to distribution made bv Steamer Gran- ite State.; Paid for coal, Paid for blankets. Paid for comforts, Paid for mattresses, Paid for sugar. Paid for bread, Paid for coffee, Paid for tea, Paid for beans, Paid for sausage, . Paid for meat, . Paid for cheese, Paid for hams, Paid for crackers, Paid for rice, Paid for shoulders, Paid for pork, . Paid for sundries, 789 15 288 00 110 20 62 70 46 80 213 75 206 04 35 50 120 13 256 50 620 00 33 96 941 60 401 32 81 30 95 20 180 00 393 38— 4,875 53 Total cash disbursements, $194,431 34 Recapitulation. ‘CASH RECEIPTS. A mount of receipts credited to Cincinnati, . $96,680 12 Amount of receipts credited to places outside of Cincinnati, 97,751 22 Total amount of cash received, . $194,431 34 $194,431 34 CASH DISBURSEMENTS. Amount distributed in Cincinnati, . . . $31,734 79 Amount paid for merchandise distributed in Cincinnati, 59,684 59 Total cash paid for city relief . . $91,419 38 Amount distributed in places outside of Cin- cinnati, $77,152 03 Amount paid for merchandise distributed in places outside of Cincinnati, . . 20,599 19 Total cash paid for outside relief, $97,751 22 Amount returned to the City of Cincinnati, being balance unused of fund credited to Cincinnati, 91,419 38 $97,751 22 5,260 74 $194,431 34 S. F. DANA, Treasurer. Cincinnati , June 25th, 1884. H. C. URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee: Dear Sir — The undersigned Committee, appointed to audit the ac- counts of S. F. Dana, Esq., Treasurer, hereby certify that they have carefully examined said accounts and find them correct. FRANK ALTER, JAMES LOWMAN, Committee ( 102 ) DONATIONS OK Merchandise and Supplies. H. C. URNER, ESQ., Cincinnati, June 2 bth , 1884. Chairman Relief Committee : Herewith please find a list of donations of merchandise and supplies contributed to the Relief Committee for the sufferers by the flood. The undersigned take this occasion to express their great obligation to the following gentlemen for very efficient assistance rendered them in the per- formance of their duties: J. Clifford Gould, Lou. Stern, H. G. Roelker, Morris H. Isaacs, Chas. J. Smith, R. M. Bishop, Jr., Chas. E. Wilson, Max Ackerland, Harry Ackerland, Lawrence Mendenhall, Rufus S. Simmons, A. Reinburg. JNO. L. STETTINIUS, Chairman Committee on Bedding, Clothing and Shoes. THUS. G. SMITH, Chairman Committee on General Supplies. Anderson & Stewart, 5 barrels crackers. Adam Geis, 2 pillows and cases. Shipley, Hoover & Co., 1 bale blankets. Sol. Langdon & Son, 1 box cakes. J. Rowan, 25 loaves bread. Bloch & Co., 50 flags and 2 signs. Frank Paffey, 2 barrels bread. A. W. Frank, 50 pounds Turkish coffee. Mr. Ferris, 4 dozen loaves bread. J. A. Moore & Co., 10 barrels kale and 1G gallons oysters. B. Cavagna & Son, 100 loaves bread. Cohen & Rusk, 1 pair opera glasses. ( 103 ) 104 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE Sanford Klein, donation of all prescriptions sent him. Edman Johns, 1 bundle clothing. Casper Gchred, 300 pounds sausage. No name, 1 bundle clothing. J. Oettinger, 1 barrel flour and 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Workum, 1 bundle clothing. A. L. Frazer & Co., 280 pounds coffee. John Bailie & Son, 5 barrels crackers. Wilstach, Baldwin & Co., 2 order books.' Richard Walter, 1 bag bread. Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1 lot twine. Gould, Pearce & Co., 25 bales cotton batting. No name, 1 bundle shoes. Mrs. R. S. Crigler, 100 loaves bread and 1 bundle clothing. Jno. C. Bruckman, 5 gallons milk. A. Heiberg, 2 packages clothing. Mrs. Wartske, 2 bundles clothing. Joseph Weber, 1 bundle clothing. No name, 1 boy’s coat. Card & Evans, 200 loaves bread. No name, one dress. B. Schroeder, 1 bundle men’s clothing. Thirteenth District School, 1 wagon load clothing and provisions. Miss Dusenbery and Mrs. Fox, 1 bundle clothing. Goldsmith, Klaw & Co., 24 pair pants and 12 suits clothing. No name, 1 hat. R. J. McCombs. 10 empty barrels. IT. W. Hodges, 2 empty barrels. Mrs. Ferguson, 4 pounds coffee, 11 pounds sugar, 2 dozen rolls, 6 loav bread. Mrs. Clara Richey, 13 pairs hose, 3 pairs shoes, 1 sacque, and unde wear. L. Rehfus, 1 bushel green peas. Shaker Preserving Co., 25 empty barrels. No name, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. E. E. Rowe, 1 package baby clothing. Carrie Sebree, 5 dresses and underwear. David Benjamin, 1 box caps. No name, 1 bundle clothing. Hurley & Strietman, 4 barrels crackers. MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES. 105 No name, 1 bundle clothing. William Schroder, 1 bundle clothing. C. M. Poor, 40 bushels potatoes. No name, 1 coat. Mrs* Ellis, 1 bundle clothing. Henry Pogue, 1 bundle clothing. J. F. Ostenkamp, 3 barrels bread, 2 barrels potatoes, 1 box butter. No name, 3 bundles clothing. John Keeshan, 20 cases Victor baby food. Cunningham, Curtis & Co., hams to the value of $20.00. Mrs. Daniel Wolf, 1 bundle clothing. Avondale, 2 bundles clothiug. Chas. Erbach, 1 bundle clothing. Sol. Langdon & Son, 1,000 loaves bread. Mrs. Joseph L. Hall, 6 barrels potatoes. J. Kelly, Superintendent Court House, 1 boat. No. 397 West Fourth Street, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Graveson, Walnut Hills, 2 bundles clothing. Miss Helen Stribley, 2 bundles clothing. Miss Hattie Nibron, 2 bundles clothing. No name, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. L. P. Harmon, 1 large package clothing. Wm. Ronsheim, 500 loaves bread. No name, 1 box clothing and shoes. Shane, Waldheim & Co., 100 loaves bread. Henry L. Fry, 1 package coats. W. D. Freeman, 1 bundle clothing and bedding. No name, 1 bundle sundries. Wm. Hubbell Fisher, 1 package clothing. No name, 1 bundle clothing. S. T. Griffith & Bro., 100 pounds ground coffee. Theophilus Wilson, Avondale, 1 lot clothing and shoes. No name, one bundle clothing. Buchman Bros, 1 dozen overalls. Mrs. E. Hawley, 1 bundle clothing. L. Rauch, 25 loaves bread. Miss C. E. Nourse, 1 bundle clothing and one box canned meats. F. X. Merkle, Sr., 40 loaves bread. Mrs. R. H. Sellew, 1 package clothing. Mrs. J. P. Geppert, 70 loaves bread. 106 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. R. L. Hoeflich, Maysville, Ky., 35 loaves bread. Mrs. Francis, 1 barrel potatoes. Chas. Kebler, 3 bundles clothing. Jas. McKeehan & Co., 20 empty barrels. Mrs. Wm. Kesor, Clifton, 10 bushels potatoes and 2 bundles clothing. Mrs. A. Ackerland, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Jerome Smith, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. G. W. Smith, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Fayette Smith, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Augustus Darr, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing and one barrel po- tatoes. Mrs. Dr. Weatherhead, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. G. H. Wilbur, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Charles Thompson, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Hugh McCullum, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Dr. Seudder, Avondale, 1 bundle clothing. J. B. Martin, 1 dozen loaves bread. Ladies of Fairmount, 11 packages clothing. McCabe & Marsh, 1 barrel onions. J. A. Baird & Co., 1 barrel onions. Earl, Lyon & Co., 1 barrel onions. P. J. Rutz & Co., 1 barrel onions. H. H. Miller & Co., 1 barrel onions. John O. Moore, 1 barrel onions. Lahman & Beeching, 1 barrel onions. Bloom Bros., 1 barrel onions. Mrs. Howell Gano, 1 bundle clothing. No name, 1 bundle clothing. C. C. Couden, 1 package clothing. Ladies of Glendale, O., 1 wagon load of clothing. 153 Ohio Avenue, 1 bundle clothing and hats. W. O. Stevens and Mother, 1 lot clothing. Cunningham, Curtis & Co., 20 empty barrels. Richmond Street Christian Church, 11 packages clothing. W. T. Parker, 1 barrel crackers. No name, 1 basket clothing. Mrs. Dr. Potts, Walnut Hills, 2 bundles clothing. Pupils of Tenth District School, 2 wagon loads clothing. T. Jacobs, 1 bundle clothing. No name, 1 package clothing. MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES. 107 Mrs. J. P. O'Connor, 1 package clothing. Mrs. G. Netter, 1 package clothing. Mrs. F. J. Jones, 1 package clothing. Tenth District School, 1 wagon load bread and provisions. L. Rauh, 1 box clothing. Mrs. A. Fechheimer, 1 package clothing. Mrs. Seth Thomas, 2 packages clothing. H. W. Hodges, 2 empty barrels. Mrs. Dr. Trush, 2 bundles clothing. Mrs. Fred. Rauh, 1 bundle clothing. Wm. Rendigs, 2 packages clothing. S. Haas, 1 package clothing. M. Ettinger, 4 packages clothing. Evans Bros., 6 empty barrels. J. R. Monfort, 1 package clothing. J. C. Hopple & Co., 200 pounds roast coffee. Mrs. J. Esselborn, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Charles Fleischmann, 1 bundle clothing. John C. Bruckman, 1 basket eggs. Cleveland, O., 2 barrels bread. Toledo, O., 2 cases clothing. Toledo, O., 1 barrel crackers. Toledo, 0., 1 box shoes. Toledo, O., 1 tub butter. Mrs. M. Davidson, Walnut Hills, 2 packages clothing, 1 cot. Mrs. R. Kellogg, Mt. Auburn, 2 packages children’s clothing. Buchman Bros., 1 package underclothes. B. Cavagna & Son, 100 loaves bread. Pappenheimer Hardware Co., 1 hand-saw. Ho name, 1 bundle clothing. S. W. Weidler, 1 package shoes and stockings. W. A. Clark, 1 package clothing. H. L. Fry, 1 package clothing. J. B. Martin, 12 loaves bread. F. W. Kistorer, 2 packages clothing. George F. Otte, 1 bundle twine. Olney, 111., 1 case shoes. J. & J. M. Johnson, 60 empty boxes. M. Bauer, 1 dozen drawers, 5 shirts, 4 over-shirts. William Moore, 1 bundle clothing. 108 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. S L. Miller, 1 package clothing. Eighth District School, 1 wagon load clothing and provisions. Peter Muschler, Sr., 12 loaves bread. Ladies of Fairmount, 1 basket new underwear. Edw. Graeper, 20 loaves bread. Mr. Hopple, 1 coat. Mrs. L. M. Ringwalt, 2 bundles clothing. No Name, 1 bundle clothing. No Name, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Simms, 1 bundle clothing. A. Sommerfield, 8 pairs new pants. Convent Sacred Heart, 2 baskets bread, 1 basket clothing and shoes. Mrs. L. E. Bruce, 1 package clothing. Mrs. L. H. Wisehart, 1 package clothing. John R. Shafer, 2 barrels bread. Mrs. J. Crain, 36 pair stockings. Mrs. Ambrose White, 2 pair sheets, 6 pair stockings. Mrs. LeBoutillier, 1 bundle clothing. Thomas Lowry, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. A. J. Chappie, 1 bundle clothing. Alfred Spear, 1 bundle clothing. No Name, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Pape, 1 basket bread. Mrs. Schwab, 1 basket bread. Bloch & Co., 50 banners and signs. Tenth District school, 1 wagon load'clothing and bread. George Schmidt, 1 bundle clothing. No Name, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Isaac Herman, 1 bundle clothing and shoes, 1 basket provisions. Mrs. A. W. McCormick, Walnut Hills, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. W. C. Hunt, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Grace May Thomas, Marietta, O., 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Henry Snyder, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Louis L’Hommedieu, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Chas. Fleischmann, J gross new stockings. James Heekin & Co., 1 lot coffee. Mrs. Ellen Moore, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. DeWitt, Walnut Hills, 1 crock baked beans. Mrs. L. D. Johnson, 1 bundle olothing. Mrs. H. C. Urner, 1 bundle clothing. MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES, 109 Ar buckle Bros., New York, 1,000 pounds of roasted coffee. Mrs. F. X. lfeno, Walnut Hills, 1 bundle clothing. No Name, Walnut Hills, 1 bundle clothing. No Name, 1 bundle clothing. Thirteenth District School, 1 wagon load clothing and provisions. Toledo, O., 2 barrels bread. G. Schiller, 90 pounds coffee. Ladies of Avondale, 1 wagon load clothing. J. Abbey & Son, Dayton, O., one case clothing. No Name, 1 bundle shoes. Ladies’ Sewing Society, Church of Epiphany, Walnut Hills, 1 bundle . clothing. Mrs. M. Langdon, Norwood, O., 2 bundles cfothing. Mrs. E. Porter, Walnut Hills, 1 bundle clothing. H. Worth heimer, 1 bundle clothing. Union Villiage Community, of Lebanon, O., 14 barrels corn, 1 barrel ap- ples, 2 barrels turnips, 19 barrels potatoes, 1 barrel beets, 1 bag beans. Mr. James, 1 bundle clothing. Mr. Dunlap, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Wolff, 1 bundle clothing. No. 8 Hopkins St., 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Dunklemeier, 1 bundle clothing. Miss C. E. Nourse, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. F. H. Crawford, 1 bundle clothing. Isabelle and Ruby Covington, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. R. C. Phillips, 7 children’s new dresses. Mrs. Louis Seasongood, 35 pieces clothing. Mrs. R. Archibald, 2 bundles clothing. J. B. Martin, 12 loaves bread. Mrs. Fred. Blind and Mrs. Hal. Berber, Dayton, O., 1 case provisions. Mrs. Donnelly, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. C. Sommer, 1 bundle clothing. B. Cavagna & Son, 100 loaves bread. J. Abbey & Son, Dayton, O., 1 box clothing. No Name, 1 box clothing. Mrs. J. P. Geppert, 50 loaves bread. Owen Bros., 50 loaves bread. Clemens Hassen, 150 loaves bread. Miller & Mollenkamp, 2 hams. no THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. A. W. Frank, 30 pounds coflee. Dr. Geppert, 2 bushel beans, 15 pounds corned beef. Mrs. S. Fhil, 1 bundle clothing. Ladies of Fairraount, O., 1 basket new clothing, 1 lot new clothes. Elmwood School, 1 load bread, potatoes, and clothing. Dr. C. C. Bronson, 1 lot provisions. Ladies of Bellfontaine, O., (5 cases clothing. Adams Express Co., charges on 6 cases clothing. No Name, three pounds tea. Mrs. C. F. Hesser, 1 bundle clothing. E. Dunn, Lima, O., 1 case clothing. Citizens Bond Hill, O., \\ barrels potatoes, 77 bundles clothing, 3 pack- ages groceries. Tenth District School, 14 loaves bread. Collected by J. R. Peebles’ Sons, Walnut Hills, 20 bundles clothing. Cincinnati Manufacturing Co., 1 gross scrubbing brushes. Ladies First Universalist Church, 1 bundle clothing. Twenty-third District School, 122 bundles clothing and provisions. Walnut Hills, 3 bundles clothing. A. A. Taylor, Mt. Yernon, 0., 20 sacks flour. E. E. Evans & Co., 1 load of kindling. Ladies of First Street, Dayton, O., 1 case clothing, 1 case provisions, 1 barrel crackers. Chicago, 111., 1 case clothing. S. Wildberg, 75 loaves bread. H. Watkins, 3 bundles clothing. John Nespers, 72 loaves bread. City Work House, 138 loaves bread. J. Buss, 1 bundle clothing and shoes. Hotel Emery, 5 gallons coffee. B. D. Bishop, 300 gallons milk. Dr. Charles C. Bronson, 1 lot provisions. Mrs. Shipman, 1 bundle clothing. Willie Jobson, 1 overcoat. J. L. Martin, 30 mattresses. W. T. Matthews, 2 blankets. M. Kreidler, 500 loaves bread. No Name, 1 overcoat. Christian Oonradi, 150 pounds flour. B. Cavagna & Son, 100 loaves bread. MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES. Ill A. Mayer & Son, Cardington, 0., 1 barrel hams, 1 barrel potatoes. Springfield, O., 1 case clothing. 415| Broadway, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Isaac Levy, 1 bundle clothing. Central Christian Church, 1 bundle underclothes. Broadway Presbyterian Cnurch, 1 bundle underclothes. S. Dreyfoos, 1 suit clothes. Mrs. E. T. Sprague, 1 bundle clothing. Joseph Traulh, 4 barrels potatoes. Fairbank, Morse & Co., loan of scale. Mr. Jacob Both, 2 bundles clothing. Mrs. E. W. Lippert, 3 bundles clothing. J. C. Bruckman and William M. McGary, 40 gallons milk. Mrs. Dr. E. Freeman, Walnut Hills, 3 comforts. Ladies of Walnut Hills, 4 packages clothing. Burt. D. Bishop, 2 suits clothes. Mrs. Wehrman, Mt. Auburn, 1 barrel potatoes. G. Runyan, 1 sack potatoes. Thomas J. Stephens, 1 box clothing. Kuhn Bros., 2 barrels turnips. John O. Moore, 1 barrel onions. H. S. Williams & Co., 1 barrel turnips. Weil, Cannon & Co., 1 barrel turnips. No Name, 10 barrels potatoes. Rev. J. W. Cracraft, Elmyra, O., 1 large box clothing. B. Ellerinan, 50 loaves bread. Mrs. Lee, Walnut Hills, 1 package clothing. Thomas Bishop, 5 gallons milk. Ladies of Bellfontaine, O., 27 loaves bread. No Name, 2 bundles clothes. Robinson & Spellman, Kenton, O., 1 lot knives, forks, and spoons. Lebanon, O., 6 bundles brooms, 1 sack onions, 1 sack corn. C. E. Brockman, 2 dozen cups, saucers, plates, and tumblers. J. W. Brown, Pleasant Ridge, 1 barrel potatoes. A. R. Robinson, Pleasant Ridge, 2 barrels potatoes. F. Kincaid, Pleasant Ridge, 1 bushel potatoes. J. B. Hayden, Pleasant Ridge, 1 barrel potatoes. C. Dravis, Pleasant Ridge, 1 bushel potatoes. Ed. Clark, Pleasant Ridge, 1 bushel potatoes. J. H. McGowan, Pleasant Ridge, 1 lot sugar and coffee. 112 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE W. S. T., 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Clara Riegelman, 4 dozen socks. First District School, 1 wagon load clothes and provisions. H. C. Frick Coke Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., 5,000 bushels coke. Mrs. F. E. Huntington, 3 bundles clothing. J. B. Martin, 1 bundle clothing. Citizens of West Liberty, O., 4 cases clothing and bedding, 5 cases pro- visions and bread, 6 barrels bread. No Name, 1 bundle clothing. Gray Woolen Co., Piqua O., 16 pair blankets, 8 dozen socks. No Name, 1 bundle clothes. Bloch & Co., 100 flags. Mrs. Hayward, 1 bundle clothing. City Work House, 128 loaves bread. Orange, N. J., 1 case sundries. Mrs. J. M. Birrel, 1 bundle clothing. Akron, O., 1 bale clothing. Mrs. H. J. Ball, Paris, 111., 1 case clothing. Chicago, 111., 5 bales clothing. Mrs. S. M. Barrett, 1 bundle clothing. Mrs. Drisbro, Chicago, 111., 1 bundle clothing. H. C. Stewart, 30 loaves bread. Mrs. J. Forsyth, 100 loaves bread. Joseph Weil, 30. loaves bread. S. Beman, 30 loaves bread. John Grossius, use of large heater. Mrs. J. W. Frank, 1 bundle clothing. City Work House, 150 loaves bread. Fred. Maertz, use of buggy and hacks. The A. Erkenbrecher Co., use of wagon and team. F. Heckerman, use of horse and wagon. D. G. Hunnewell, use of horse and wagon. J. Baile & Co., use of horse and wagon. A. Lotze’s Sons & Co., use of two horses and wagon. J. M. Cook, use of horse and wagon. Royer Wheel Co., use of horse and wagon. Robert Mitchell Furniture Co., use of wagon and team. Singer Manufacturing Co., use of wagon and team. Phoenix Manufacturing Co., use of wagon and team. The Marsh & Harwood Co., use of wagon and team. MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES, Kheinstrom Bros., use of wagon and team. I). P. Critchell, use of wagon and team. J. Schwab, use of wagon and team. C. H. Keith, use of wagon and team. Bruce Carriage Co., use of wagon and team. William White & Co., use of wagon and team. The George Fox Starch Co., use of wagon and team. H. Lackman, use of wagon and team. Holmes & Morton, use of wagon and team. Weyand, Jung & Heilman, use of 3 wagons and teams. J. E. Frey, use of two wagons and teams. E. H. Huntington & Co., use of wagon and team. J. B. Brockman, use of wagon and team. Mrs. C. P. Gorman, Dayton, O., 1 box clothing. Lima, O., 6 boxes sundries. Akron, O., 2 boxes and 2 barrels sundries. Bellefontaine, O., 5 boxes and 1 barrel sundries. C. W. Allen & Co., Chicago, 111., 10 buckets tobacco. Mrs. C. Kebler, 1 bundle clothing. P. P. Bock, Akron, O., 1 barrel bread. G. Peadon, Akron, 0., 1 barrel bread. Ladies of Bellefontaine, O., 1 barrel potatoes. C. Kassen, 50 loaves bread. No Name, 1 box clothing. Mrs. Ben. May, 1 bundle clothing Dayton, O., 1 case bread and groceries. Pilton Bros., 1 bundle clothing. F. Brown, Camp Washington, O., 1J bullock. Bauman & Lackman, Camp Washington, O., 150 loaves bread. S. L. Blaine, 1 box clothing. Mr^. I. A. Frank, 1 pair shoes. F. Strauss, 1 lot potatoes. Miss Whittaker, 1 mattress. Mrs. G. G. S. Judah, 1 bundle children’s clothing. ^ Mrs. W. J. Flagg, New York, 1 box new clothing. No Name, 2 boxes clothing. Ladies of Wyoming, ()., 3 barrels clothing. J. B. Martin, 10 loaves bread, 3 dozen rolls. Mrs. Richey, 1 box provisions. Mrs. F. B. Maertz, 1 bundle clothing. 114 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE Jno. Gardell, 1 bundle clothing. Through Evening Post, 7 barrels and 2 boxes sundries. J. G. Closterman, Jr., 2 barrels potatoes. Ladies, Fairmount, 0., 1 basket new clothing. Thos. Bishop, 5 gallons milk. Citizens Green and Miami Townships, 1 wagon load groceries and pro- visions. Mrs. Echo Hooker, Orange, N. J., 2 cases clothing. No Name, 2 packages clothing. City Work House, 170 loaves bread. R. H. Thorn bury, 1 basket pickles. Mrs. J. L. Hall, 1 lot clothing. D. Trainer & Son, Trainer, Pa., 12 pair omega ticks. Church of the Epiphany, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. A. G. Ridlon, Norwood, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. J. H. Smith, Avondale, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. J. Y. Lewis, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. Hewitt, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. Dav. Hahn, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. William Wood, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. Ellis, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. D. E. Fletcher, Oakley, O., 1 lot clothing. P. J. Ritter, 100 loaves bread. Mrs. J. L. Hall, 15 sacques and cloaks. Mrs. Murray, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. Simpson, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. Scott, 1 lot boots and clothing. Mrs. Sneyder, 25 pounds flour, 1 sack potatoes. Joseph Austrian, Chicago, 111., 1 package clothing. Citizens Elyria, O., 1 case clothing. B. Berhms, Lexington, Ky., 2 packages clothing. Citizens Dayton, O., 1 box clothing. Citizens Eaton, O., 1 box clothing. Ladies Bellefontaine, ()., 1 box clothing. Dickman & Elliot, Wapakoneta, O., 1 churn. Mrs. Charles E. Smith, Mt. Lookout, O., 1 package clothing. S. Klein, 1 bundle shoes. J. B. Martin, 12 loaves bread. No Name, 1 jar pickles. Ladies Fairmount, O., 1 lot new underclothes. MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES. 115 J. H. Enghers, 1 lot clothing. Ladies of Wyoming, 0., 1 barrel clothing. Mrs. Griffiths, Walnut Hills, 1 lot clothing. Ben Bassman, 1 barrel bread. News Journal, 1 lot clothing. P. G. Levonosky, 1 lot clothing. Ladies, Fairmount, O., 9 dozen stockings, 3 hoods, 16 dozen underwear. M iss Lena Hoover, 1 dress. First Congregational Church, 1 lot clothing. Lotze, Stow & Co., clothing. James Schwartz, 1 lot clothing. H. H. Muller, 1 lot clothing. Ninth District School, 4 bundles clothing. J. B. Martin, 10 loaves bread and 3 dozen rolls. Elyria, 0., 1 case clothing. Mrs. C. A. Thompson, 1 lot clothing. Mrs. A. T. Miller, 1 lot clothing. Ladies of Fairmount, 1 lot new underwear. No Name, 1 barrel clothing. Ottawa, O., 5 boxes clothing. No Name, Mechanicsburg, 3 sacks potatoes. Collected by Devote Bros., Walnut Hills, 1 wagon load clothing, 1 barrel potatoes, 1 box coffee, 1 cot. Citizens Albany, N. Y., clothing. D. C. Backus, Jamestown, N. Y., 1 box clothing. J. E. Sherwood, First District School, 5 barrels clothing. James Boss, 1 lot clothing. Spring Valley, ()., 1 box provisions. Citizens Sharon, Pa., 1 box clothing. Citizens Akron, O., 1 box clothing and 1 box provisions. Citizens Elmira, N. Y., 1 box clothing. Citizens Ottawa, O., per Justice Mayor, 2 boxes bread. Union School, Cardington, O., 3 barrels clothing, 4 barrels provisions, 1 bundle clothing. Emery Hotel, 3 barrels dishes. Robt. Groenland & Bro., delivery of medicine free of charge to the colored colony. Ladies of Fairmount, O., 1 lot new underwear. Citizens Adams, Mass., 3 boxes and 1 barrel clothing. Cincinnati Coal and Coke Co., 450 bushels coke. 116 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE .J. H. Manning, pipe and labor. Citizens Wellsville, N. Y., 1 box childrens’ stockings. Rockford, 111., 2 bundles clothing. Ladies of Fairmount, 0., 1 wagon load clothing. Lima, 0., 3 barrels clothing. A. G. Palmer, mess pork. Mrs. J. H. Payne, College Hill, O., 1 box clothing. Madison, O., 2 barrels potatoes. Eaton, O., Relief Committee, 20 pairs hose. West Alexandria, 0., per Commercial Gazette, 3 boxes clothing. Miamisburg, ()., 3 barrels clothing, 1 box provisions. Eaton, O., Citizens, per Geo. H. Kelley, 8 boxes clothing, 2 barrels cloth- ing, 5 barrels potatoes, 1 barrel flour, 1 keg provisions. Citizens Grand Rapids, Mich., 2 boxes clothing, 2 boxes provisions, 1 barrel clothing. Mrs. George Headly, 2 barrels clothing. Mrs. R. Hineman, 2 barrels clothing. Mrs. J. W. Sibley, 1 barrel clothing and 1 pair shoes. Citizens Newport, li. I., 2 barrels and 1 box clothing. Citizens Chicago, 111., 1 box clothing. Citizens Lebanon, O., per J. M. Oglesby, 3 barrels potatoes, 2 bags pota- toes, 1 barrel corn meal, 1 box potatoes, 4 boxes clothing, 4 barrels flour, 1 barrel clothing, 1 bag turnips and cabbage, 1 barrel bedding, 2 barrels onions, 1 box meat. Citizens Sharon, Pa., 1 box clothing. Mrs. H. A. Blowers, President Union Relief Society, Westfield, N. Y., 2 barrels clothing. Mrs. Rightwin, Clinton, Iowa, 1 box clothing. Dr. Aaron Wright, Brooklyn N. Y., 20 barrels flour. Citizens Miamisburg, O., 1 box clothing. Krull & Volger, Milwaukee, Wis., 10 bags green peas. Citizens Bellefoniaine, O., 1 box dry goods. Wm. Clift, Kathburn, Tenn., 6 sacks flour. St. Stevens Parish, Glean, N. Y., per Mrs. M. B. Binnie, 1 box clothing. Congregational Church, S. E. Eastman Pastor, Canandaigua, N. Y., 3 boxes clothing. M. E. Church, Warren, O., 2 boxes clothing. J. N. Nuttle, Cohoes, N. Y., 1 case shirts and drawers. A. H. M., Cohoes, N. Y., 1 case shirts and drawers. Domestic Mills, Cohoes, N. Y., 1 case shirts and drawers. MERCHANDISE AND SUPPLIES 117 Henry F. Hunter, Amsterdam, N. Y., 1 box clothing. Citizens New Haven, Conn., 1 barrel clothing. Citizens Boston, Mass, 1 barrel and 1 box clothing. Citizens Eaton, O., 1 barrel and 1 box clothing. Citizens Morrow, O., 1 barrel corn, 1 box crackers, 1 barrel crackers, 1 case canned corn, 1 case canned peas, \ barrel beans, 1 sack turnips, 10 sacks and 3 barrels flour, 20 barrels potatoes, 1 barrel meat, 1 barrel clothing, 2 packages clothing. Methodist Episcopal Church, Sidney, O., 1 box clothing. S. Goodman, Troy, N. Y., 1 case shirts. Adam Gimmey, Carrolton, 111., 2 boxes clothing. E. Betzer, Mattoon, III., 1 barrel clothing. Citizens Franklin, O., 1 lot underwear. Citizens Passaic, N. J , 1 lot clothing. Jacob Anderson, \ barrel clothing. Hamilton, O., by D. W. Filton & Co., 2 boxes clothing. Presbyterian Church, N. Y., Rev. H. T. Hunter, Pastor, 1 box clothing. Davenport Oat. Meal Co., Davenport, Iowa., 5 cases oat meal. Unknown, 1 barrel clothing. J barrel Clothing. J. I. Van Horne, Franklin, O., 1 box clothing. Lewis Jones, Bristol, Pa., 1 case stockings. J. M. Emery, Le Mars, Plymouth Co., Iowa, 1 bundle, 1 box, and 3 sacks clothing. Citizen's Committee, Franklin, O., to be sent to Rev. H. L. Lockert, Portsmouth, 0., 5 barrels bedding and clothing, 3 boxes shoes and stockings, 2 bundles stockings. H. J. Cromley, Cowan, Pa., 1 pair shoes. Citizens of Spring Valley and vicinity, per J. W. Smith, 1 box shoes, 12 barrels potatoes, 5 sacks potatoes, 7 barrels clothing, 1 sack cloth- ing, 2 barrels meat, 28 sacks flour, 21 sacks meal, 3 barrels flour. Boston Y'oung Men’s Christian Union, 2 boxes and 2 barrels cloth- ing, etc. W. II. Allen, Relief Committee Waynesville, O., 2 boxes and one barrel clothing. Samuel Longfellow Guild, Germantown, Pa., 1 box clothing. Methodist Episcopal Church, Mechanicsburg, O., for Rev. J. T. Hinkle, Manchester, O., 7 barrels clothing and bedding, 1 box provisions. T. N. Cunningham, Sheffield, 111., 5 boxes clothing. J. R. Davison, Secretary Relief Committee Greencastle, Pa., 1 car clothing, provisions, etc. 118 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. Ladies First Presbyterian Church, Greenbush, N. J., 2 boxes clothing and bedding. Ladies Aid Society, Warwick, N. J., per C. A. Crissey, 2 boxes clothing. Ladies First Universalist Church, Providence, R. I., 10 boxes clothing. Citizens of Oxford, ()., 3 boxes provisions and clothing, 8 boxes, 15 bar- rels, and 5 sacks potatoes. Philadelphia, for Red Cross Society, 5 boxes clothing. Hartford, Conn., for Red Cross Society, 1 bundle clothing. Cincinnati Coal and Coke Co., 450 bushels coal. Young Men’s Christian Union, Boston, Mass., 8 barrels clothing. Ottawa, ()., 1 barrel potatoes, 1 case clothing and provisions. II. Olmstead, Danville, Ky., 1 skiff. Robt. J. H. Archiable, 2 bundles clothing. Fred Maertz, use of wagon and team. IL & H. Loewenstein, use of two wagons and teams. H. Schlichte, use of wagon and team. Gus. Loewenstein, Sr., use of wagon and team. Cincinnati Suburban Delivery, one wagon and team. J. A. Stewart, one wagon and team. Carter Cbok, one wagon and team. A. Fischer & Co., one wagon and team. Casper Gerhard, one wagon and team. Soup Houses and Cooked Food. Cincinnati, June 18 th, 1884. H. C. URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee of Chamber of Commerce and Common Council : The undersigned were appointed a Sub-Committee on Food Supplies and Soup Houses by your Committee, at its meeting held in the after- noon of February 6th, 1884, and immediately assumed the duties thereof, by making arrangements with the officers of the Cincinnati Hospital and County Jail, and Messrs. Albert Fischer & Co., and George Elstun & Co., canned goods manufacturers, for the cooking of meats and the making of soup and coffee, we to furnish the material necessary. '1 hat afternoon we purchased, and sent to the Hospital, coffee and sugar; to the Jail, coffee, sugar, beans, pork, onions, salt, etc ; and to Fischer & Co. ham-, with in- structions to have same ready by nine o’clock the next morning. Then made arrangements to furnish meals of these substantial to all callers at the following places: The Sixth Street Market House, for that day alone, in charge of Mr. John F. Colling, Clerk of the Board of Health. On the evening of that same day the Market House was abandoned, and we took charge of the store room No. 192 West Sixth street, at which place good, substantial meals, consisting of bean and oj^ster soup, coffee, meat, and bread, were furnished to all comers. Your Committee also furnished the meat, bread, soup, and coffee, to the following places: First Ward, East Main and Lodwick streets; Eighteen’s Engine House, Delta Station; Church of Atonement; Colony (Colored) School? Fifth District School House; Seventh District School House; Two’s En- gine House, Ninth and Freeman; Bethlehem Mission; Cumminsville ; Eighteenth District School House. The following sanitary officers were in attendance at these several places, and were cheerful, willing, and faithful workers in the cause: Officers Samuel Milligan, J. F. Bollman, James McHale, E. Hopper, John Conolly, H. Shaeffer, John Moran, H. B. Haines, T. J. Kelley, I. N. Theil, O. J. Brigel, John Wagner, J. McClelland. Milk Inspector David Patton took charge of the teams that delivered, to the places above named, the food supplies, and this particular work was done in the best possible manner, and with excellent judgment. ai9) 120 SOUP HOUSES AND COOKED FOOD Assistant Market Master Chris, Roell was Mr. Coding's chief cook at the Sixth Street Soup House; and Officers George Broad well, Moses Joseph, and Frank Huesman,-with citizen John Hester, was on duty there under charge of Mr. Colling. Officer T. J. Mehan was on duty seeing to the delivery of supplies at various places, and notifying your Committee of any requirements. The sanitary force was of the greatest value to us in many ways, and none deserve more praise. We can not furnish abso- lutely correct statistics of what we furnished, but estimate as follows: The Cincinnati Hospital made 1,125 gallons of sweetened coffee. The Hamilton County Jail, 5,120 gallons of soup; 2,380 gallons of sweetened coffee. George Elstun & Co., 1,165 gallons of soup; 3,575 gallons of sweetened coffee. At the Soup House on West Sixth street, in addition to the soup and coffee furnished from Hospital, Jail, and Elstun & Co., there were made over 3,000 gallons of coffed, and soup from 300 cans and several barrels of oysters contributed. We estimate the number of persons fed at the Sixth Street Soup House, during the thirteen days it was in operation, at 65,000, as many as 7,500 in one day. The cooked meats, bread, sausage, and other food furnished to the School Houses and Engine Houses were sent from Head-quarters, corner of Fourth & Race. Messrs. Fischer & Co., George Elstun & Co., Roth, Meyer & Co., and Henry Verhage did all the cooking at their es- tablishments for your Committee, free of charge. The quantity of hams shoulders, and corned beef used by us will be shown in your report of purchases and contributions, as also the quantity of bread and crackers distributed. We all did the best we could, and might have done better. Mr. Smith was at Head-quarters attending to the deliveries from there. Mr. Row- land was in charge of the places named as distributing points, and of the sanitary force, and of the delivery of coffee and soup. Mr. Keck was the purchasing agent, and attended to having supplies delivered to the places at which they were cooked, and the deliveries to Head-quarters. We es- pecially wish to speak of the officers of the Hospital and County Jail, for their willing and inestimable services rendered us, and, through us, to the flood sufferers. Respectfully submitted, J. L. Kkck. Thomas G. Smith, Charles W. Rowland. Food Committee. Military and Police. Cincinnati, June ‘IncL, 1884. H. C. URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee : Dear Sir: — The Sub-committee on Military and Police beg to submit the following report : His Honor, Mayor Stephens, Chairman, promptly called the Commit- tee together, upon the announcement of their names, February 6th and the members proceeded at once to the performance of their duties, which, at the start, seemed of no little magnitude. The river was rising with alarming rapidity; that it was going to exceedthe rise of the preceding year appeared a foregone conclusion, and a feeling of the greatest un- easiness prevailed. Colonel M. F. Reilly, Superintendent of Police, had entire control of the force, and proved himself more than equal to the emergency. So long as the Gas Works continued to furnish light for the city, it was not deemed necessary to increase the patrol by appointment of specials. Gen- eral Hickenlooper’s assurance that, until the river should reach 64 feet, the manufacture of gas would continue, gave some hope that the extremity of darkness might be avoided, but when the steadily advancing flood marked 65-1 1 on the gauge, the fires were put out, and the supply of gas-light ceased. Then it was this Committee called out the First Regi- ment O. N. G., the Second Battery, and the Veteran Guard, in all about 300 militia, who were directed to Report to Colonel Reilly for duty. This action of your Committee met with general approval, and, in a measure, quieted the apprehension felt that the city' was in danger from disorder and plunder. For eleven nights these soldiers did excellent service, and greatly aided the police by partly relieving them of routine patrol duty outside the submerged district. The spectacle of armed men patroling the streets was a suggestion of war times twenty years ago, when martial law governed, and our city teemed with soldiers. It is cause for congratulation that during the continuance of the flood the best of order was preserved, fewer thefts or deeds of violence were reported than usual at any time, and, although there was unavoidable ( 121 ) 122 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. exposure of much valuable property, the losses were trifling. When the Reservoirs were running low, in consequence of the failure of the big Water Works engines, the feeling caused the utmost vigilance on the part of the police and citizens, and happily, during the whole time, there were hardly any alarms of fire. Much of the distress and loss of valua- ble property in 1883 was due to the unprecedented inundation of that year, which covered territory never before reached, and which, in the opinion of old river men, was considered not possible. The severity of this lesson was not lost on our people, and, while the flood of 1884 was greater in extent and man} T more persons were forced to vacate their houses, yet the loss of property and consequent distress was perhaps not more than in the preceding year. Reference to the table, made part of this report, shows that 4,930 houses were inundated and over 21,000 per- sons either compelled to vacate or reach their dwellings by boats. The work of the police, however, was longer, continued, and especially ar- duous, and embraced the most active kind of service; many were on duty for hours in wet clothes, and endured hardships without murmur or complaint. A large number of the relief boats were manned by the police and kept busy from daylight till dark, and regular patrol duty in boats, day and night, was continued throughout. The inspection of all dangerous tenements in the flooded quarter was another duty of the police, and in many cases it was found necessary to compel the vacation of such premises as were deemed unsafe. The only serious accident during all this time was the falling of a house on East Front street, whereby several lives were lost; that no other casualties of this kind occurred, was due to the careful scrutiny of officers who as- sisted and compelled removal from all doubtful places. After the water receded, an examination by the police resulted in over 100 buildings being reported as insecure and dangerous. The extraordinary expense incurred by the Police Department proper, including meals for men at night, hire of boats, pay of oarsmen, purchase of rubber boots, lanterns, etc., in all amounting to $1,788.76, we recom- mended to be paid by the Relief Committee, which was so ordered, and paid by the treasurer, Mr. Dana. The expense of the Militia and Veteran Guard while on duty, the pay of men allowed by the State of $2.00 per day each, and subsistence fur- nished, amounting in round figures to nearly $14,000.00, was, by act of the Legislature, ordered paid out of the fund already appropriated by the State for the sufferers from the flood. The militia were relieved from duty on February 20th, after eleven days of active service. MILITARY AND POLICE. 123 Credit is due and acknowledgment is hereby made to Colonels C. B. Hunt, M. L. Hawkins, and M. F. Beilly, and Captain Joyce, and their sev- eral commands, all of whom rendered faithful service, but with an earn- est hope that never again will such service be required of our fellow- citizens, or that a committee of this kind be called into being. We have the honor to be, very truly yours, Thomas J. Stephens, Chairman. Eenjamin Eggleston, Michael Ryan. POLICE REPORT OF HOUSES, ETC., INUNDATED. Cincinnati, February, 1884. Police Districts. BOUNDARY OF EACH DISTRICT. Business Houses. 1 Residences and Tenements. No. of Families Inundated. No. of People Inundated. 2 Parsons to Vine Street. 857 289 685 2947 4 Vine to Mill Creek, North to GestSt. 679 974 1213 4697 5 Gest to C. Washington, W.to Lickrun. 157 704 2134 7693 6 Parson St. to Corporation Line. 69 427 611 2489 9 Millcreek S. of Liberty, W.to Sedam. 47 107 207 917 10 Twenty-fifth Ward — Cumminsville. 147 493 679 3113 Totals 1956 2944 5479 21856 Police Districts. Railroad Depots. 1 Police Station Houses. Fire Engine Houses. Water Works. Gas Works. Coal Yards. School Houses. 2 4 1 4 1 4 11 1 2 1 12 1 5 2 1 6 1 3 3 9 i 1 10 i 1 1 Totals. 19 3 2 1 1 21 6 (1-24) The Boat Fleet. Cincinnati, March 1st , 1884. H. C URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee, Cincinnati, Ohio : Sir — The following report of services performed by the fleet of Relief Boats of the Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Com- mon Council, while under my charge, from February 7th to 19th, 1884, is respectfully submitted. My commission as “Admiral of Relief Boat Fleet” was given me at your meeting on the morning of February 7th, and the fleet, as organized and put into service the following day, with such subsequent changes and additions as emergencies required, comprised the following boats and officers. Cruising Stations. Name of Boat. Oars- men. Captain. Columbia and Fulton, 1 west to Washington l street j Washington street to 1 Sycamore street j do do Sycamore street to 1 Race street } Front and Water,) Vine to Elm / Race to Smith... Smith to Wood Smith to Carr Freeman to Eighth Freeman to Eighth Millereek front Millcreek front Millereek front Millcreek front Surgeon’s Boat Dispatch Boat Granite State and three Skiffs. Potomac U. P. Schenck R. R. Springer Will. Kyle Court He use Boat... Buckeye State Wyoming John Gilbert Flat Flat Two Skiffs Daisy Lincoln Park Boat.. Two Skiffs Lily Iris 12 John T. Sconce. 2 3 3 3 1 3 2 2 1 2 5 2 1 1 2 1 Captain Newton. T. H. Kelly. C. S. Walker. Maurice J. Freiberg. C. C. Marshall. J. L. Workum. John Hill. W. H. Jordan. W. W. Forbus. O. L. Hagan. P. Dewald. J. Weyand. Rev. F. G. Mitchell. J. W. Wayne. Dr. H. W. Austin. Robt.J. H.Archiable. 125 126 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE Making a total of twenty-two boats, forty-six oarsmen, and nineteen officers, including two required in shore service. Your instructions to work the boats in connection with the Associated Charities were fully observed, and under their supervision, trips of in- spection were made in each district, and, wherever required, their agents were supplied with boats and crews, and relief given under their directions. From the General Head-quarters and supply rooms of your Committee, and the Associated Charities, hundred of calls for relief or assistance were given me daily, and from my head-quarters at water front, on Kace and Pearl streets, boats were dispatched at once to answer every requisi- tion. The experience gained during last year’s flood, enabled us to an- swer all demands, and distribute food, clothing, and fuel to much better advantage, and our efforts to slight none of our many old friends of 1883 were, I am happy to say, very successful ; and if there was any person in the entire flooded district who was deserving of and needed assistance of any kind, and did not receive it from the boats, it was because they did not make it known, as every opportunity was given them so to do. Commander Kellogg of the Fourteenth Lighthouse District, through Cap- tain Vandergrift, of the steamer “Lily,” kindly gave us the use of a splendid two-oared boat and crew, and Dr. Austin, surgeon in charge of U. S. Marine Hospital, who had volunteered his service, was put in command of this boat, and this gentlemen and his crew rendered in- valuable services in answering all calls for a physician. Drs. Carr and Kaisner also rendered efficient professional services. The cold and dis- agreeable weather and almost continual rain during our thirteen days of service made it very severe, and the men and officers of boats are to be congratulated upon remaining at their posts during the entire time. As per vouchers on file in your office, the entire cost of the relief boat service, for wages for oarsmen, boat hire, supplies, and repairs amounts to one thousand and fifty dollars and fifty cents ($1,050.50). Thanks are due, and are hereby tendered, to the captains of boats, as named above, who volunteered their services, and to whom the greater part of the success, as attained by this branch of the relief service, is in- debted. The Big Sandy Packet Co., and the owners of the steamers Granite State, Buckeye State, U. P. Sehenck, John Gilbert, and Wyo- ming, kindly tendered the free use of their boats, and are hereby cordi- ally thanked for same. On Friday, February 15th, under “special detail” from you, I took com- mand of the steamer “Granite State,” and, under proper orders, loaded her with supplies for a relief expedition up the river, under the command of THE BOAT FLEET. 127 J. L. Keck, Esq., and, on Saturday, 16th, started on the trip, and re- turned home Wednesday, 20th. While absent, on the “Granite State,” •the relief fleet was in charge of J. L. Workum and Robt. J. H. Archiable, and they deserve special mention for the efficient service and manage- ment they rendered. Permit me to thank yourself, and the gentlemen of the Committee, for the honor conferred upon me in my appointment, and the hearty co- operation given me in endeavoring to carry out the attendant duties. Very respectfully, W. P. Walker, Jr., Commanding Relief Fleet. Wagon Transportation. Cincinnati, February 21$?!, 1884. To the Chamber of Commerce and Common Council Relief Committee : Gentlemen — I have the honor to report to you the names of the fol- lowing individuals and firms who have so kindly and cheerfully donated the use of their wagons and teams to your Committee during the late flood. The number of wagons and days employed are given: The A. Erkenbrecher Co., one wagon, four days; F. Heekerman, one wagon, one day; D. G. Hunnewell, one wagon, two days; J. Bailie & Co., one wagon, two daj's ; A. Lotze’s Sons& Co., one wagon, four days; J.M. Cook, one wagon, three days; Boyer Wheel Co., one wagon, three days; Kobt. Mitchell Furniture Co., one wagon, seven days; Wm. White & Co., one wagon, two days; George Fox Starch Co., one wagon, two days; J. E. Frey, three wagons, twelve days ; Bruce Carriage Co., one wagon, two days; C. H. Keith, one wagon, two days; Singer Manufacturing Co.» one wagon, four days; Phoenix Manufacturing Co., one wagon, two and one-half days ; Marsh & Harwood Co., one wagon, five and one-half days ; Bheinstrom Bros., one wagon, two days; B. P. Critchell, one wagon, one day; Fred. Maertz, one wagon, two days; J. Schwab, two wagons, five days; Holmes & Morton, one wagon, four days; Weyand, Jung & Hell- man, three wagons, twelve days; E. H. Huntington & Co., one wagon, three days; H. Lackman, one wagon, eight days; H. & H. Lowenstein, two wagons, two days; H. Schlichte, one wagon, one day; Gus. Lowen- stein, Sr., one wagon, four days; Cincinnati Suburban Delivery, one wagon, three days; J. A. Stewart, one wagon, two days; Carter Cook, one wagon, two days; A. Fischer & Co., one wagon, twelve days; Casper Gerhard, one wagon, two days. Kespeetfully submitted, Gus. Lowenstein, Sr., Chairman Committee on Transportation. ( 128 ) Work of the Boat Granite State, Cincinnati, February 21 st, 1884. HENRY C. URNER, ESQ. Chairman Relief Committee : I herewith hand you the details of distribution of the supplies that the Committee placed on board the Steamer Granite State, and the record as kept by Mr. Geo. W. Hirst, Chief Clerk. We were not furnished with a manifest, nor were there dray tickets with much of the supplies. There was an attempt made to keep a full record of all that was received, but owing to the fact that a large part of the supplies were received after dark, and in £uch a rush (20 to 80 wagons unloading at a time), I am certain that our record is not complete. The government was also de- livering, at the same time, a large lot of flour, bacon, sugar, and coffee which, with the supplies of the Committee, filled the streets for some dis tance from the junction of Front and Washington streets. You thought that the steamer would be ready to receive cargo by 10 a. m., Friday, Feb- ruary 15th, but, in fact, it did not get to the landing in front of the above junction until about 6 p. m., after which she had to be coaled and loaded. This was not accomplished until 11 A. m., of Saturday, 16th, at which time we started upon our voyage. Early Friday morning, I telegraphed Justice Stanley Matthews, of Washington city, and lvobert Garrett, Esq., of Baltimore, Md., stating that I expected to be at Parkersburg, W. Va., on Tuesday night, and asking that a return load of supplies be furnished at that point,. so that we could distribute the same upon our return trip, and received answers from both of these gentlemen saying the Secretary of War, -Lincoln, would furnish supplies through Captain Morgan, U. S. A. Upon arrival at Portsmouth, we found that several boats were delivering supplies both up and down the river from that point, and at all points the people of the State were furnishing in abundance,, and the prospect was that this work of distribution would be overdone and that much would be wasted. I also received a dispatch from Captain Morgan that supplies were hard to obtain. After consultation with Captain Walker, I telegraphed Cap- tain Morgan my judgment as to the situation, and that we would not go to Parkersburg, but return to Cincinnati. The record herewith shows (129) 130 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. all points at which we landed and made deliveries from Cincinnati to Ironton and return. At Portsmouth, returning, I received a request from State Commissioner Constantine to turn over to his representative the balance of our cargo. In accordance therewith, I left for the State Committee all that I thought we should not require on our down trip, and took receipt for same. I also furnished the Gallipolis Relief Committee, on board the Steamer Chesapeake, the supplies herein noted, with the understanding with that Committee that they would distribute same at all points visited by them, they having a boat better fitted for landing than ours. It was our in- tention to land at all points south of Maysville, Ky., but owing to the severe storm on the river, we were unable to land at any distributing point between Ripley and New Richmond. From the latter place to Cincinnati, we made all landings and filled all requirements, and re- turned with the limited amounts herein noted. I herewith assume for the Committee, the pleasure of thanking the following gentlemen, who volunteered their services and rendered invaluable assistance in carrying out the intentions of the Committee: Samuel Bailey, Jr., in charge of loading the cargo — no one could possibly have done better; Geo. W. Hirst, as Chief Clerk; Mathew Ryan, the delivery of the provisions; and to Messrs. D. J. Jones, W. A. Hopkins, and F. B. Lotz, in the delivery of the balance of these supplies. All were willing, cheerful, constant and able assistants. C. W. Constantine, Esq., of the State Commission, accompanied us as far as Portsmouth, and furnished money orders to such places as in his judg- ment required such aid, and otherwise assisted us with his suggestions and encouragement. Lieutenant Taylor, U. S. A., was in charge of the govern- ment supplies, and distributed them with great liberality and judgment. Our crew did all the loading and unloading for the government. I here take the liberty to quote from Lieutenant Taylor’s report, as it is a con- firmation of my own judgment on the situation. “ To the best of my judgment, the necessities of the people in the way of food have been sup- plied In every town and village between Ironton and Cincinnati for at least ten days. Some places of two or three houses have been supplied for twenty days. From a careful study of the situation, it would not be advisable to supply more provisions than will last each place, say a week or ten days after the waters have receded from the dwellings, which is already the case to a very great extent. In the large towns, notably Ironton, Portsmouth, and Maysville, there is a large number of the laboring population who are now demoralized by the gratuitous distri RELIEF BOAT GRANITE STATE, 131 bution of food, and great difficulty is experienced in getting them to work. So far as fuel is concerned, there may be a need of a distribution of it to a limited extent in the larger towns, but in the smaller towns there is on hand an unlimited quantity of driftwood at command for fires. It might be justifiable to issue some clothing upon the Kentucky side, the other side having been generously provided for by the State of Ohio; but great care should be exercised in doing it to prevent unequal distri- bution and hurtful abuse, which might otherwise occur.” You “builded wiser than you knew,” when you selected Captain W. P. Walker, Jr., to take command of the steamer and crew. If we were successful in the discharge of our trust, it was largely due to the admir- able manner in which he handled the boat, and the willing and cheerful assistance of himself and his brew, from pilots to roustabouts. Respectfully yours, J. L. Keck. Relief to Ironton and Hanging Rock by Railroad. Cincinnati, February \Wi, 1884. HENRY C. URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee : Dear Sir — I herewith submit my report of the distribution of supplies, and trip to Ironton and Hanging Rock. Left Cincinnati. February 14th, for Oakley, where we arrived at 6 p. m. Found freight cars in readiness, and no time was lost in unloading our transfer wagons and transferring the supplies to the cars. The hard rains, aided by frost, etc., had made the road quite heavy, thus necessitating slow and careful driving. It was midnight before the last wagon arrived and its supplies transferred to the freight cars. W e then left for Chillicothe, arriving there by 3 a. m. Friday. Hearing that the Chillicothe Committee were about to send supplies to Portsmouth, I inquired of them the shortest and best route, and found that, by transferring at Wellston, to the Toledo, Cincinnati, and St. Louis Railroad, we could reach Ironton by Saturday afternoon. After considerable trouble, telegraphing, and running, I succeeded in having the cars, which had been billed through to Sciotoville, stopped at Wellston, at which point they arrived by 7 o’clock Saturday morning. Willing hands were lound, and the provisions soon transferred. Cars of food in charge of Committees from Cleveland, Columbus, Coalton, and Chillicothe, numbering, together with our two, eight well filled, were soon on the way to Ironton. Steep grades, heavy cars, and wash-outs made quick time impossible, seven hours being consumed in making fifty -three miles. About two miles from Ironton, the train was compelled to stop, backwater covering the track in some places to the depth of ten and fifteen feet. Found the Ironton Committee waiting with skiffs and flat- boats, to take us to town, where we arrived about 4:30 p. m. The ride from the cars to Ironton was in many ways dangerous, as you were apt to strike sunken cars, trees, telegraph wires and poles, and fences. It is along this route through West Ironton, that you first see the terrible de- struction and suffering, almost the entire expanse of water being covered with debris and floating houses, etc., while the shore has its share of (132) RELIEF TO IRONTON AND HANGING ROCK 133 wrecked homes left hisjh and dry by the receding water. The rolling- mills suffered severe losses in the flooding, and afterward corroding of stock ready for market. The Ironton Committee, when I reported, was greatly surprised at, and thankful for, Cincinnati’s large contribution, and a vote of thanks went through with a whirl. I afterward, with Mr. Frantz, hunted up the Hanging Rock Committee, and returned to the ears with four boats, which were soon loaded with a fair and generous share of supplies. The return trip, with loaded boats, made us feel some- what nervous, as the night was “dark as Egypt,” and cars, wires, etc., easily seen going up, were almost invisible returning. However, we ar- rived safely at Ironton, and had the satisfaction of knowing that Hang- ing Rock was being fed that night, and desolate homes made in a degree comfortable. The following statement will show the exact amount of supplies left at the two places: Ironton: Beans, 4 bags; coffee, 6 boxes; rice, 2 barrels; sausage, 7 barrels; pork, 8 barrels; hams, 10 barrels; sugar, 5 barrels; crackers, 50 barrels; blankets, 5 dozen ; teas, 50 pounds; bread, 3,000 loaves. Hanging Rock: Beans, 2 bags; coffee, 2 boxes; rice, 1 barrel; sausage, 3 barrels; pork, 2 barrels; hams, 5 barrels; sugar, 2 barrels; crackers, 25 barrels; blankets, 5 dozen. I can assure you that the above was gratefully received. In the two days stay at Ironton, fifteen carloads of provisions were received, not in- cluding supplies left there by the United States relief boat. Hanging Rock, of course, receives her portion, and the people are now being fed and taken care of. The description in the daily journals in no way exaggerate the suffering and destruction at these two points; Hang- ing Rock being entirely and nearly two-thirds of Ironton flooded. The loss of property will be great; brick and frame houses sharing alike by foundations caving in. Even after the river subsides, I fear that many houses will have to be destroyed on account of being unsafe. On my trip I was ably assisted by Mr. J. H. Frantz, and the thanks of the Committee are due him; the Cincinnati, Washington, and Baltimore, and the Toledo, Cincinnati, and St. Louis Railroads; the Steamer Louise, at Ironton ; and the proprietor of the Sheridan House, Ironton, for free transportation, board, and universal courtesy. Trusting that my actions will meet with the Committee’s approval, and respect- fully submitting this report, I am, Yours truly, Lawrence Mendenhall. Work of the Associated Charities, Cincinnati, June 20 th, 1884. H. C. URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee : On the morning of the fifth of February, as the conviction became ir- resistible that the high water of 1883 was to be equaled if not exceeded by a flood this year, the Superintendents of the river-side districts began taking urgent measures of preparation, getting some of. their poor clients to move to higher ground, advancing money for rent and paying ex- penses of moving. On the same day, the General Secretary sent notices to the Presidents of districts, to meet with the Executive Committee of the Central Board, at its regular session, on Wednesday, the 6th, to con- sider the steps necessary to meet the emergency. On the morning of the 6th, the Secretary called on the President and Treasurer of last year’s Relief Committee, and suggested the need of such action as was taken during the flood of 1883, urging, at the same time, that the Associated Charities, being in much better organization, as a whole, than at the same time last year, was both willing and able to undertake and carry through the work of relief on a large scale if the means were furnished. The Executive Committee met on Wednesday, the 6th, at two o’clock, and nearly all the districts were represented by their Presidents. A Committee was appointed to wait upon the Chamber of Commerce Relief Committee, then in session, and offered to do the work of relief if that body would furnish the means. A Committee on district work was ap- pointed, with orders to consider and report what, if any, changes were needed in the district organizations, in view of the large amount of un- usual work likely to devolve upon them. They reported, after consideration, that the existing organization was fully equal to the emergency; all the change necessary being to increase the number of workers, and slightly relax the rules with respect to investigation, etc. The Executive Com- mittee was then declared in permanent session until the end of the flood. During Wednesday evening several of the districts were visited, and some of them were found already at work — all were getting ready. Ap- peals for volunteer workers were sent to the papers, and all was done that was thought of, to prepare for the duty that was to commence on the morrow. On Thursday morning, the Committee which was ap- 134 WORK OF THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES. 135 pointed to wait on the Relief Committee reported that the offer of the Society was accepted, that its Executive was invited to make its Head- quarters with those of the Relief Committee, at Fourth and Race Streets, and that the Relief Committee had agreed to furnish provisions and bed- ding, on the order of the Executive of the Central Board Associated Charities, to the District Societies, in such quantity as might be necessary, and also would furnish boats and wagons to distribute the same. Accord- ingly, on the 7th of February, at noon, the Executive of the Associated Charities took possession of a desk in the building at Fourth and Race Streets, and from that time, until Saturday the 23rd, a quorum might al- ways be found in or near the building during business hours. Each of the twelve Associated Charieties Districts of the city was now called on for its share of the work, although three of them had no flooded ground within their boundaries, as the refugees from the flooded districts, and the many persons without employment, owing to the total cessation of work in the bottoms, brought some of the relief work on the districts most remote from the river. Beginning with Thursday, the 7th, the river-side offices were open all day, until Saturday, the 30th. The other office^ soon fell into line, and by Saturday, the 9th, at noon, they were all busily engaged. The system of the Society, by which a large number of directors and volunteer visitors are regularly enrolled upon the books of the districts, and accustomed to work together under the direction of its officers, proved admirably adapted to the sudden increase of relief work that so great a calamity as the flood made necessary. The slight difficulty occasioned by dividing the work among the districts, and the consequent necessity of sending applicants to the districts in which they lived, was partly met by a liberal distribution of circulars giving the boundaries of the districts and the location of the temporary offices. The crooked lines of many of the districts, arising from their being composed of two or more wards,® still gave much annoyance, which was only overcome by adopting a tem- porary boundary line between the two principal inland districts, and the use of direction cards with the address of the applicant’s district very legibly printed, and recording that he had received one half-day’s rations for the number of persons he claimed to have in the family; these cards were given to all the district offices, and their use insured, first, that no person who applied could go unrelieved of his pressing necessities, and, second, that no fraudulent applicant could receive more than one half- * Since the flood these boundaries have been revised, and are now simple and easily defined. 136 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. day’s supply of food at any office. Coal piles were established at the water’s edge on Broadway and also on Central Avenue, in charge of men whose instructions were to supply coal to all who came for it from the water, freely, and to those who came from land, on orders issued by the district offices. By Tuesday, the l‘2th of February, a large quantity of new and second-hand clothing had been received at Head-quarters, and turned over to the Associated Charities, and it seemed necessary to adopt some plan to handle and distribute it intelligently. A large room on the second floor of 179 Race Street was kindly placed at the disposal of the Society by Sol. Langdon & Sons, and as fast as contributions of clothing came in they were taken there, the cases opened, goods assorted and made up into dozens and half-dozens, and sent out in business-like shape. It was thought necessary to first give the refugees in the school houses a change of clothing, and they were accordingly supplied as fast as pos- sible, after which the district offices of the Associated Charities received the remainder. The work was very ably performed by a corps of volun- teers, and their efforts were, in nearly all cases, very highly appreciated by those who received the clothing from them, for distribution to the sufferers. The total number of new and second-hand garments assorted and distributed from the clothing room during the ten days, ending Saturday, February 23rd, was 15,901, besides several dozens of comforts and blankets, 2,237 pairs second-hand hose, 836 pairs boots and shoes, and 940 hats, bonnets, and hoods. Of these 4,891 garments and 947 pairs hose were sent to the school houses, the remainder to the district offices. All the clothing received after February 22nd was sent to the district offices in bulk, with the exception of two cases of new underwear and a case of hosiery, which were divided between different districts. The various supplies issued by the Relief Committee are reported un- der the heading of the separte districts. The method of supply net admit- ting of accurate record as to quantity, the provisions are reported as so many days’ supply of food for persons of all ages. The amount of rations issued to adults was based on the United States Government standard, but as the supplies became varied in their character, the quantities of bread and meat were appropriately lessened, and the consideration that the persons fed were not engaged in active work was also taken into ac- count. There is no reason to suppose that there was any suffering not re- lieved, and it is certain that a great many persons were much better fed than usual. Physicians volunteered their services and drug stores furnished medicine gratuitously; both were frequently called upon for help; and there was a constant stream of offers of help of all kinds being made. WORK OF THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES 137 The relations between the Associated Charities Districts and other forms of relief were most cordial and satisfactory — notably was this the case with respect to the arrangements of the school houses under the manage- ment of the School Board and Board of Health. After the general work of relief was over, the question of compensa- tion to poor persons who had owned their own houses, which had been either entirely lost, or needed repairs which the owner was unable to make, was considered by the Relief Committee. A special investigation from the Central Office was made with respect to these matters, and also in certain special cases which were referred by the Relief Committee to that office, and the compensation deemed advisable was given through the district in which the sufferers lived. These investigations were among the most difficult work which the Society was called upon to perform. They were made with conscientious care, and it is believed that the most needy and worthy were assisted. Special contributions were received by the Central Board and by some of the districts, in some cases from regular subscribers, in others from be- nevolent individuals who had confidence in the methods of the Society. The fund so constituted was very useful in matters not specially arranged for between the Relief Committee and the Society. The work of repairing and replacing houses was done upon a large scale in the First and Twenty-fourth Wards, under the direction of the Directors of the Seventh and Sixth Districts, respectively, and is reported with the work of those districts. A summary of the work of the Society will be found on a subsequent page. Relief Work of the District Societies of the Associated Charities. The boundaries of the districts given below are those as at present ex- isting, having been revised April, 1884. The temporary changes that were needed during flood relief, and the location of the temporary offices, when such were used, are given in the account of the work of the dis- tricts. FIRST OR WALNUT HILLS DISTRICT. (From the north city limits to the river, between Burnet Avenue and Hunt Street on the west, and Hackberry and Woodburn Streets on the east. Office, 475 McMillan Street.) This large district, prior to the flood, included but a small strip of the 138 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE river front — its western boundary being at Willow Street. To assist the neighboring districts of the Seventh and Third, whose flooded areas were very large, the Directors of the First District volunteered to extend their lines during flood relief from the Pendleton car barns on the east to Washington Street on the west, with a temporary office at Fulton Police Station. Their distribution over that extent of territory lasted for six- teen days, from the 8th to the 23rd of February, inclusive, and the sup- plies given out were principally those received from Head-quarters, which are reported as days’ supplies of food and coal. The distribution of bedding, furniture, shoes, and clothing was mostly confined to the territory proper of the district. The quantities reported are as fol- lows: Total number of families relieved, ..... 347 Total number of individuals relieved, ..... 1,824 No. of days’ supplies of food issued (persons of all ages), 17,948 Shoes, pairs, 100 Hose (new), pairs, 36 Blankets and comforts, 100 Mattresses, 18 Coal, bushels, 1,200 Furniture and furniture repairing, amount, . . . $159 92 Kepairs to houses, amount, 85 00 Clothing (estimated value), amount, 200 00 Besides the above items, the district has received and distributed con- tributions of many valuable articles, some coming from the Belief Com- mittee, through the Central Office, Associated Charities, and some di- rectly from private donors. SECOND OR MT. AUBURN DISTRICT. (From the north city limits to the canal, between Clifton Avenue and Vine Street on the west, and Burnet Avenue and Hunt Street on the east. Office, 18 East Mulberry Street.) The Second District, not being in the inundated portion of the city, was not seriously affected by the flood. From the experience of last year, the Directors felt that they could do the most good by taking their corps of visitors to assist in the distribution of food and clothing in the suffering districts. After visiting the different offices, and giving what help was required, the field was found more than full of laborers. In the meantime, the office on Mulberry Street was kept open every day and WORK OF THE ASSOCiA TED CHARITIES 139 all day, ready for the applicants, who, at first, came very slowly. By the end of the week, however, so many refugees from the river banks had come, that the Directors were glad to accept the proffered assistance of the Chamber of Commerce Relief Fund, and for two weeks, each day and sometimes twice a day, liberal supplies of food were received from that source. "The District Relief Committee and visitors were kept busy the entire time in visiting and distributing, and tried, to the best of their ability, to carry out the rules of the Associated Charities, and also to further the plans of the Chamber of Commerce Relief Committee — that no one should suffer. In addition to the refugees, a great number of families required temporary assistance, as the husbands and sons were out of work owing to the flood. These largely swelled the number of 'applicants, and it has taken much time and labor since then to settle the work of the district down to its usual level. After the return of the refugees to their old homes near the river, they were visited, to see that they were comfortably settled, to render any assistance required, and to report their situation to their respective offices. Clothing, both old and new, was sent from many private families, and also from the different churches and schools, and was distributed as needed. Clothing was also received from other cities, and special cash contributions, amounting to $73.00, were thankfully acknowledged. The statistics of the district re- lief work are as follows: Number of families registered as receiving food, . . . 131 Number of persons registered as receiving food, . • . 620 Total number days food supplies, ...... 4,471 Blankets distributed, 62 Comforts distributed, ........ 23 Mattresses distributed, 3 Shoes distributed, pairs, 147 The only article of furniture was a rocking chair for a sick girl. THIRD OR MT. ADAMS DISTRICT. (From Hunt Street to the river, between Washington Street and Broad- way. Office, Lorraine Building.) This district includes a long strip of river front, part of which is very densely peopled by the poorest class of citizens. The organization of the District Society was, however, equal to the demand upon it, and the re- lief was administered with care and economy, although it is confidently believed that every needy person received adequate assistance. After 140 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. the first three days, the entire distribution was made from the boats, and consequently the precise number fed can not be set down with cer- tainty. Total number of families registered as receiving relief, Total number persons, estimated, receiving relief, '. Number days’ supplies of food for persons of all ages, Coal, besides that given from coal pile at Broadway, bushels, Number of families receiving clothing, . . Number of persons receiving clothing, .... Number of articles of clothing (mostly new), Number of pairs shoes, ....... Number of comforts and blankets received from Head- quarters, New furniture and repairing the same, stoves and stove re- pairs, bedding and other necessaries, including provisions purchased since the supply from Head-quarters ceased, total value, $1,060 00 Besides the provisions received from Head-quarters, there was a large quantity received from the Eelief Committee, through the Central Office Associated Charities, and from private donors. Also a large quantity of clothing from churches in the city and out of it. Cash contri- butions were also received to the amount of, . . . $361 80 839 6,676 80,000 1,225 305 960 2,57o 390 215 FOUETH OE CITY HALL DISTEICT. (From Canal Street to Fifth, between John and Broadway. Office, 29 College Street.) This district, like the second, had none of the flooded ground within its borders, but a large number of those driven from their houses found temporary shelter with friends there, and the number of bread-winners out of work was also large. The number supplied was as follows: Number of families registered as receiving food, . . . 154 Number of persons registered as receiving food, . . . 770 Number of days’ food supplies to persons of all ages, . 12,320 Number of comforts and blankets, ..... Ill Number of families supplied with clothing, .... 19 Number of pairs shoes given, ..*.... 42 Value of furniture for four families supplied, . . . $63 00 WORK OF THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES. 141 FIFTH OR CENTRAL RIVER DISTRICT. (From Fifth Street to the river, between Broadway andfrjohn Streets, Office, 57 W. Third Street.) This district, though geographically one of the smaller ones, owing to its dense population, and the fact that nearly all its inhabitants are of the poorest class, and that fully two-thirds of its area was below high- water mark, presented a very large field for relief. The flood of last year was unprecedented in the memory of the oldest inhabitant, and the uni- versal opinion was that if goods were moved above the level of last year’s inundation, they were certainly safe. Unfortunately, this was not so, and the result was that the last four feet of the rise did more damage than all the rest, and the district was called upon for very large supplies of furniture, etc. A large proportion of the food supply during the actual flood was distributed from the fleet of boats, so that it is impossible to tell the exact number fed during that period, as the houses were not entered. The figures given below are as near an approximation as pos- sible, and it is believed are within the mark. The distribution of bedding and furniture was in no case made without a visit to the family relieved, and as thorough an investigation into their circumstances as time would allow. Number of families fed, 1,137 Number of persons fed, 5,685 Days’ supplies of food for persons of all ages, . . . 85,275 Number of comforts and blankets, ...... 881 Number of mattresses, 317 Number of shoes, pairs, 1,213 Number of hose (new), pairs, 470 Number of hose (second-hand), pairs, 600 Number of articles of clothing (new), ..... 250 Number of articles of clothing (second-hand), about, . . 5,000 Number of bushels coal, 8,786 Amount of furniture and repairing done, . . . $1,128 10 Amount of stoves and repairing done, .... $483 12 Amount of groceries purchased since food supply ceased, $102 35 In addition to the daily food supply given above, which includes the regular rations of bread, meat, coffee, sugar, beans, etc., there was a large quantity of supplies received and distributed later, some from the Relief Committee, through the Central Office, Associated Charities, and others 142 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. from private donors. Special cash contributions amounting to $993,85 were also received, including the sum of $741.85 which was collected by the Eighteenth Ward Relief Committee. SIXTH OR YORK STREET DISTRICT. (From Liberty Street to the Canal and McMicken Avenue, between Vine Street and McLean Avenue. Office 458 Baymiller Street.) The usual boundary of this district includes but a very small portion of the flooded territory, but the exigencies of the relief demanded that the Directors undertake the whole of the eastern side of Mill Creek, from Liberty to Thomas Street. This the district did in a very efficient man- ner, being ably seconded by a branch office at Weyand, Jung & Heilman’s brewery until after the waters subsided, and the officers of the Twelfth District were able to reach the whole of their own territory. The work of restoring and replacing houses throughout the whole of the Twenty-fourth W ard, and the extensive help needed by the numerous gardeners in the bottom lands near Mill Creek, was also done under the direction of Mr. S. L. Snodgrass, President of the Sixth District, and is re- ported with that district’s work. Total number families relieved, 417 Total number persons relieved, 2,085 Total days’ supplies food issued persons of all ages, . . 16,680 Coal, bushels, 600 Blankets and comforts, ........ 228 Mattresses, 50 Shoes, pairs, 420 Hose (new), pairs, . . . . . . . • .50 Garments (new and second-hand), besides second-hand hosier}^ and shoes), more than 2,550 Expenses for furniture, stoves, etc., .... $154 00 Expenses for provisions since supply from Head-quarters, $200 00 The necessity of supplying food after the going down of the waters was much more extensive than last year. The total amount expended in raising and replacing houses has been $1,400.40. This includes compen- sation to several persons whose property was so badly wrecked as to be irreparable, and some who were located in places which could not be reached with the necessary machinery to do the work of raising and re- placing. The total number of buildings repaired, all but one of which was in the Twenty-fourth ward, was as follows: WORK OF THE ASSOCIAT ED CHARITIES 143 Two houses of four rooms each turned over on side. Five kitchens and sheds turned over on side. Two stables of three apartments turned over on side. Ten houses, stables, and sheds replaced on foundations. Sixteen stables and sheds rebuilt. Special contributions in provisions and in cash were received and used; a large quantity of supplies being received from the Relief Committee, through the Central Office, Associated Charities. SEVENTH OR EAST END DISTRICT. (From north city limits to river, between Hackberry and Woodburn Streets on the west and the limits on the east. Office, 1305 Eastern Avenue.) The work was nowhere more interesting, nor of a more varied char- acter, than in this large district, which included Pendleton, Tusculum, and Columbia, and, for the purposes of flood relief, took in also East Columbia and Linwood. Besides the work of feeding the hungry, and clothing the naked, the Directors, as in the Sixth District, undertook the task of restoring the numerous houses belonging to poor persons, which had been moved off their foundations, and compensating some of those whose property was entirely destroyed. The distribution of food was as follows: Number of families registered as receiving relief, . . 334 Number of persons registered as receiving relief, . . 1,575 Number of days’ supplies of food (persons of all ages), . 28,310 (The above consisted principally of the provisions received from the Relief Head-quarters.) Coal supplied was, bushels, 2,290 In addition to these supplies, there were very large donations received directly from neighboring villages, especially Madisonville, Oakley and Mt. Lookout, and from Springboro’, O. The village of Columbia was cut off from the rest of the district for several days, and was, during that period, supplied entirely from Madisonville and Mt. Lookout. There were also extensive supplies received from the Relief Committee, through the Central Office Associated Charities, after the Head-quarters were closed, and clothing and money were received and expended by private persons, in co-operatiun with the district work. The cash received from the Relief Committee was as follows : For furniture, stoves, bedding, provisions, etc., . . $1,159 50 144 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. For replacing and repairing houses, .... 2,455 12 For compensation to persons whose houses were totally de- stroyed, 400 00 The buildings replaced on their foundations, some of them being moved considerable distances, consisted of 82 dwellings, 19 kitchens, 24 barns and sheds, and 6 out-houses — total, 181. Many of these buildings needed much work in repairing, some before they were moved, and some afterward. The amount needed for furniture and bedding was very much lessened from what it would otherwise have been by the prompt action of the district officers, during the early days of the flood, in engaging wagons and boats to remove the goods of persons whose houses were endangered. The Head-quarters of the district during the relief were at the Engine House Delta. It is confidently believed that no case of real distress was refused relief, while many persons had help tendered them unasked. EIGHTH OB MUSIC HALL DISTRICT. (From Liberty Street to Court Street and the canal, between Vine and Baymiller. Office, 58 Clark Street.) Like the Second and Fourth, this district had no flooded territory, but was very largely called on for help by refugees who were temporarily located within its boundaries, and by those of its inhabitants whose means of subsistence were cut off by the flooding of the bottoms. The active work began on Monday, the 11th of February. Before that day, there had been only the ordinary number of applicants. From then to the 30th, the office was kept very busy. No applicant was refused tem- porary help of one-half day's rations, and none was helped a second time without investigation having been made, as the opportunities of fraud in such a district were very great. Two buggies with horses were kept going all day for over a week, used by Directors and visitors in the work of investigation. Total number of families registered as fed, . . . 505 Total number of persons registered as fed, . . . 2,525 Total number of days’ supplies of food (persons of all ages), 20,200 Comforts and blankets distributed, 184 Shoes, pairs, 100 Coal, bushels, 725 WORK OF THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES. 145 Articles purchased after the supply from Head-quarters had ceased — Furniture, bedding, etc.., . . . ; . . . $150 00 Shoes and stockings, 50 00 Provisions, 25 00 Besides the above, there has been given out a very large quantity of clothing and provisions, received from the Belief Committee, through the Central Office Associated Charities, and from private donors. The distress occasioned by the flood was not ended when the water went down, and it was fully two months before the district got down to its usual level of work. Special flood contributions, amounting to $150.00, were received from two churches in the district. NINTH OB HUGHES HIGH SCHOOL DISTBICT. (From Court Street to the river, between John and Baymiller. Office, Northwest Corner Seventh and Mound.) This district was perhaps more thoroughly prepared for the great emergency of the flood than any of the others, and it began its flood re- lief before the supplies were ready to be issued from Head-quarters. Notwithstanding the fact that the houses of nearly all the applicants were in the water, not one case escaped investigation, and it is at the same time confidently believed that not one poor family in the district suffered from lack of food. A street register of the lower part of the dis- trict, compiled after last year’s flood, now did excellent service, and greatly facilitated the work of investigation. The statistics of the district are as follows: Total families relieved, . 1,116 Total persons relieved, 5,580 Total days’ supplies of food for persons of all ages, 101,800 Families received clothing, 405 Families received shoes, 340 Families received furniture, 178 Families received bedding, 00 od, with the necessary food or clothing, etc., as circumstances called for, I have managed to the best of my ability. I received from headquarters: 3,300 loaves bread, 7 boxes coffee, 14 barrels meat, 2 boxes crackers, 11 barrels sausaere, 7 sacks beans, 12 barrels potatoes and tur- nips, 32 pairs shoes, a quantity of sugar and rice, 25 quilts, 99 blankets (of which 1 1 were returned) and 8 lanterns (for the use of the boats), which I judiciously distributed in flooded districts, from Lincoln Park up to Harrison Avenue, west of Freeman Avenue. Messrs. Weyand, Jung & Heilman kindly gave me the unlimited use of their wagons, besides putting one skiff and three flat-boats at my dis- posal, thus enabling me, still more successfully, to carry out my mission. The four boats, which regularly, twice a day, made their trips, were in the hands of the following gentlemen, who kindly volunteered their services: Councilman Jacob Ungeheuer, and Messrs, Chas. Kimbal, J. Deck, C. Luckey, E. Shaeppel, Ch. Burnette, and Jos. A. Shiffers. Every one of the above-named gentlemen, through cold and rain, at day and night, with unfaltering energy, stuck to their work, and most decidedly deserve great credit. Outside donations I received from: Mr. Luppert, 24 cans preserves. Messrs. Weyand, Jung & Heilman, 145 bushels coal, and about $70.00 worth of groceries. The Associated Charities, Sixth District, 458 Baymiller Street, occa- sionally, were running short of blankets, shoes, etc., and, acting on their recommendation, as well as Mr. Gustav Loewenstein, Colonel (153) 154 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE, M. L. Hawkins, and others, etc.), I have supplied parties that no doubt needed assistance, although they were not exactly in my district. I am convinced, that by our help, we have succeeded in relieving the distress of a great many of our fellow-citizens, and, in extending here- with my cordial thanks to all those who kindly assisted me in my work of charity, I remain. Very respectfully, yours, John Weyand. Work of Citizens Committee, 25th Ward. Cincinnati, June 2bth, 1884. H. C. U.RNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee : I beg to submit the following summary of the work performed by the Citizens’ Committee of the Twenty-fiiftli Ward, in connection with the flood of February, 1884: Number of families relieved, .... . 504 Number of persons relieved daily, 1,382 Greatest number of persons relieved, . 2,105 Total number of days food supplied, 23 Articles of clothing issued, .... . 643 Number of pairs of shoes issued, .... 517 Number of pairs of hose issued, . 674 Number of blankets issued, ..... 1,645 Number of comforts issued, .... . 560 Number of mattresses issued, .... 150 Number of cots issued, ..... 12 Number of bushels of coal issued, 7,116 Amount of money used in replacing and repairing houses in- jured by the flood, . . . 11, 800 Owing to the unprecedented height of the flood this year, many per- sons who were prepared for a flood similar to the one of last year, be- came eventually heavy losers in the way of clothing, bedding, and house- hold lurniture, as it was too late to find the means of saving them after the water had risen beyond the highest point of last year. An appeal for assistance was made by the Relief Committee of this ward to the farmers of the surrounding country and to the people, in general of the surrounding towns, who responded most nobly with sup- plies of potatoes, meat, bread, other provisions, and clothing in sufficient quantities, with what was received from the Chamber of Commerce, to supply the temporary wants of all of the needy who applied. Respectfully submitted, John C. Heywood, Secretary. (155) Physical History of the Flood. By R. B. Stephenson. The causes which combined to produce the flood of 1884 in the Ohio river were geographical, topographical, and meteorological. The river is formed at Pittsburg by the confluence of the Alleghany and Monon- gahela rivers, coming from opposite directions. The sources of the Alleghany are numerous creeks in the mountains of New York, and it is fed by hundreds of other tributaries that traverse Western Pennsyl- vania and parts of Ohio, draining an area of 18,000 square miles. The sources of the Monongahela river are not large streams, consisting of the Tygart Valley branch, in Maryland, and the West Fork, in West Virginia, uniting at Fairmont, below which point, on the east side, enter a large number of small streams. A short distance below Fairmont, on the west side, enters the Cheat river, which is the largest tributary of the upper Monongahela, draining much mountainous territory, and appropriately named, by reason of its sudden fluctuations, which are sometimes without cause apparent to the people who live upon its shores. Also among the streams that enter the Monongahela, on the west side, are the Redstone and the Youghiogheny, the latter being its largest tributary, having its source in the glades of Maryland, and emptying into it a few miles above Pittsburg. At Confluence, Pa., the Youghiogheny is joined by the Laurel Hill creek and Castleman creek, all draining small mountainous districts on one side of the Alleghany range, while a much larger volume of water finds its way from the same range to the Potomac, on the other side. Below Confluence, the feeders of the Youghiogheny are numerous. The estimated drainage of the Youghiogheny and its tributaries is 2,100 square miles, and of the Monongahela and its other tributaries, 4,900 square miles, making the total water-shed of the Monongahela 7,000 square miles, which, added to that of the Alleghany, gives a grand total area of 20,000 square miles drained by the sources of the Ohio river, the waters of which were augmented below, during the first week of February, by the Muskingum river and tributaries, draining the south- western portion of Ohio; the Little Kanawha river, draining the west- (156) THE FLOOD. 157 ern slopes of West Virginia; the Elk river, supplied by springs on the south side of Rich Mountain, and rising and spreading out until it be- came navigable 80 miles for steamboats, and emptying, at Charleston, into the Kanawha, which, with its tributaries, drains the entire southern half of West Virginia; and yet below these there were added to the waters of the Ohio those of the Guyandotte,- Big Sandy, Little Guyandotte, Licking Kentucky, Green, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers, on the south side, and the Scioto, Little Miami, Great Miami, White, and Wabash rivers, on the north side, nearly all being navigable rivers, and the hundreds of streams tributary to these, as well as many small streams that empty di- rectly into the Ohio, on both sides. The meteorological causes of the flood began on the 14th day of Decem- ber, 1888, when the winter’s first fall of snow occurred in the Ohio Valley, less than 1 inch in depth at Cincinnati, where the stage of the Ohio river was 10 feet 7 inches on that day, a minimum to which it did not again decline for a period of 6 months or more. To the snow, on the date named, was added rainfall to the depth of sixteen-hundredths of an inch. Light snows fell on the 15th, 16th, 18th, and 19th of December, followed 15y a heavier snow on the 20th, and twelve hours of snow on the 22nd, the fall of the day last indicated measuring 6| inches in depth. The snow then on the ground was partly removed and partly more closely packed by a fall of sleet and rain on the 28rd that equaled a rainfall of 2.57 inches, after which the temperature became so cold that ice appeared in the river the following day, which disappeared on the 28th, under the influence of light rains which fell on the 27th. Light rains, but enough to carry much of the snow into the river, and solidify that which remained on the ground, fell also on the 30th and 31st. The total fall of snow, sleet, and rain, during the month of December, reduced to rainfall, was 5.61 inches. The highest stage of the river during the month was 49J feet, on the 28th, when it began to decline. Light snows were frequent, and a cold temperature prevailed from the 1st to the 14th of January, 1884, when a heavy snow set in at 5 p. m., and continued until the following day, and on the 19th there was an- other light fall of snow. These alternated with sleet and rain, and the temperature varied, during the last 5 days, between zero and 60 degrees above. The first half of the month was generally cold, but there were slight variations in the weather conditions. These variations and other influences were sufficient to cause the river to fall, first, from 49 J feet on December 28th, to 15 feet 5 inches on January 13th, then rise to 24 feet 1 inch on the 19th, th^i fall to 15 feet 9 inches on the 29th, and rise again 158 HISTORY OF to 31 feet 3 inches on the 31st, when the flood of 1884 properly began. The 30th of January found upon the ground much of the previous fall of 18 inches to 4 feet of solidifed snow, packed upon the hills, and moun- tains, and valleys of the Ohio river and its tributaries, and the smaller streams tributary to the latter. The depth of snow that fell at Cincin- nati during the month of January was 10 inches, and much more had fallen at other locaties that would affect the condition of the river. The rain- fall of the month was 1.23 inches. The snow, sleet, and rain, reduced to rainfall, was 2.21 inches. One rain followed another from the 30th of January to the 13th of February, which affected the river accordingly. During the two or three closing days of January, a warm temperature spread itself over a territory represented by the length of the Ohio river, but events in March showed that it did not extend more than 100 miles on either side of the same, nor up the Alleghany Valley, nor up the tributaries on the east side of the Monongahela, else the magnitude of the flood of 1884 would have been much greater. On the 29th there was a general rain over the southern half of the water-shed heretofore described, but it missed the Alleghany drainage, the snow being scarcely disturbed, and the ice remained firm in the Alleghany and Youghiogheny rivers and their tributaries. The rain and warm weather continued up the Monongahela and some of its tributaries, and that river continued to rise, while, simultaneously, all tributaries of the Ohio below poured, out floods of water, not all, however, from their headwaters. But, restricted as was the territory covered by the warm temperature, which, at Cincin- nati, was 59 degrees, at 2:30 p. m., of January 31st, it was fraught with grave consequences. The ice which had held firm in the Youghiogheny river throughout the winter, was, on that day, partially broken up, and, while it did not pass into the Monongahela until the 5th, it piled up in its own bed, caused adjacent territory to be overflowed by back water, and destroyed much property. The Monongahela rose, on January 31, to a depth of 29 feet at Brownsville and 21 feet at Pitts- burgh, and much coal property was carried away. The ice in the Muskingum and Little Kanawha rivers gave way on the same day, and both of those tributaries poured their floods into the Ohio, the stage of the Ohio at Marietta being 21 feet, and at Parkersburg 24 feet. Freshets in the Elk river and Paint creek caused the Kanawha river to swell to 19 feet at Charleston on January 31st, and this water was be- ing added to that in the Ohio at Point Pleasant during the 24 hours that the latter rose 12 feet at Catlettsburg, the result of a flood in the Big Sandy, from Louisa to the mouth. The Scioto fiver also poured out THE FLOOD. 159 strong, causing the Ohio to swell 8 inches per hour at Portsmouth, where its stage, on January 31st, was 30 feet. It will be observed that at all of the points named above, on the Ohio river, the rises were simultaneous, being due to local streams and local causes alone. This was also the case at Cincinnati, where the river rose 12J feet during the same 24 hours, the Little Miami river and smaller streams on its north side and the Licking river and smaller streams on its south side, pouring into it their floods of water. The stage of the Licking, at Butler Station, was 21 \ feet, and while its flood was being emptied into the Ohio, the water was prevented from passing off so rapidly by the strong cross-currents at points below, where the Great Miami river on the north side, and the Kentucky river on the south side, formed a barrier to its swift progress. The latter river was rising 3 inches per hour at Frankfort, where the stage of water reported was 22 feet, and all streams that empty into the Ohio river below Carrollton were also rising. "With a change to cold weather during the night, the month of January closed, and the memorable February opened with the mercury 30 de- grees lower than on the previous day; but, notwithstanding this, the Ohio, Licking, and Little Miami rivers continued to rise. The Alle- ghany was swelling some, but the river was falling at Pittsburg, and all of the upper tributaries had ceased to rise except the Scioto, and the Kentucky river was falling at Frankfort. The Ohio continued to rise from Steubenville to Portsmouth, the rise at the latter place being 6 inches per hour, and the stage of the river there had reached 43 feet. The further rise at Cincinnati during the 24 hours ending at 6 p. m. of February 1st was 7 feet 10 inches, and, at the hour named, the stage of the river was 40 feet 5^ inches. During the next two days no rain fell in the Ohio Valley, and the Licking river was falling. The Ohio was falling, on February 3rd, from Pittsburg to the mouth of the Big Sandy, and the decline extended, on the 4th, to Portsmouth, where the stage of water had, on the previous day, reached 47 feet. But the river continued to rise steadily and rapidly at Cincinnati, having entered the buildings at the foot of Main and Wal- nut Streets, on the morning of the 2nd, and those at the fi.ot of Broad- way on the same day, the river’s upward tendency being aided by the ar- rival of waters from upper tributaries, in quick succession, until it reached 49 feet 1 1 £ inches, on the 4th, at 7 a. m., when it declined so perceptibly that at 2 p. M. the surface of the water was 1 inch lower; but between 2 and 3 p. m. there was a heavy fall of rain that carried much of the solidified snow 160 HISTORY OF into the river and local tributaries, and a rise again set in that did not cease until noon of the 14th, when it culminated in the highest stage of water at the mouth of the Licking river that had ever been seen at that point by an enlightened people. The rainfall of the 4th amounted to 1.35 inches, and the temperature had risen to 62 degrees. A dense fog hung in the bottoms at 3 p. m. — so dense that artificial light was neces- sary in all buildings south of Third street. Rain was falling at all points above, and the Licking and Little Miami rivers were again rising, and also the Monongahela. At midnight the stars appeared, but the river continued to rise nearly 2 inches per hour, and before daylight all buildings fronting on the river, between the Suspension Bridge and Main street, and between Ludlow street and Broadway, had been invaded by the water, the advance being due to local causes. The conditions of February 5th were such that a few close observers of river phenomena believed that in them existed the germs of a flood greater than that of the previous February, but no alarm was excited among the mass of the people, although the bottoms of Cincinnati were covered by water, and Lawrenceburg and Aurora, Ind., were partially submerged. The temperature at Cincinnati ranged from 49 to 62 de- grees, and the rainfall of the day was 1.56 inches, and it was equally as much at points above on the Ohio river and along its tributaries. The rainfall of the first five days of February. 1884, was 1.11 inches more than during the first five days of the previous February. More rain had fallen between 6:30 a. m. of the 4th and 2:30 p. m. of the 5th, than fell dur- ing the entire four days that immediately preceded the same stage of water on February 8th, 1883. The river was 20 feet and \ inch higher than at the same time of the previous year, and there had been but nine years in which the stage of the water exceeded that at midnight of the 5th. The LickiDg river was rising 12 inches per hour at Cynthiana and Boston Station, with 18 feet of water at the latter place; the Ohio was again rising at Portsmouth, with 45 feet 10 inches of water; there had again been heavy rains up the Big Sandy, and that river was exhibiting the effects; the New river had swelled to 6 feet at Hinton, and was yet rising, while the Kanawha was already rising, with 15 feet of water at Charleston and 23 feet at Raymond City. Rain was causing the Muskingum to pour out again, and the rise of the Ohio at Marietta was at the rate of 4 inches per hour. Rain had fallen constantly 24 hours at Pittsburg, and there the stage of the river was 18 feet and rising, and at Wheeling 26 feet and rising. The ice poured out of the Youghiogheny river and into the Monongahela, carrying with it houses, stables, and other property. THE FLOOD 161 The stage of the Monongahela at Greensboro was 26J feet, and at Brownsville 24J feet, and it was rising at both places, with rain yet fall- ing. The Alleghany had risen to 10 feet at Oil City, and was yet rising, and rain falling. The Kentucky river, which, when it pours into the Ohio, prevents the water of the latter from passing off freely, and is thus a factor in producing high water at Cincinnati, was on a stand at 19 feet at Frankfort, but a heavy rain was falling. The belief indulged by the few on the 5th, as to the possibility of a repetition of the calamity of the previous year — a possibility founded upon the foregoing conditions — was strengthened, and secured many ad- ditional adherents on the 6th, when, with much snow yet remaining on the ground, the mercury ranged from 45 to 58 degrees, and the additional rain and snow that fell at Cincinnati equaled a rainfall of 1.65 inches, one inch more of rain having fallen in the 64 hours preceding 2:30 p. m., than had fallen in 72 hours immediately preceding the same stage of water in the previous year, which was 59 feet inches, on February 11th. It is proper to note here, that at Pittsburg the rainfall on the first six days of February, 1883, was 1.53 inches, while that on the first six days of February, 1884, amounted to 1.96 inches. At 6 p. m., on Feb- ruary 6th, 1883, the river at Cincinnati was 30 feet 5 inches lower than at the same hour on February 6th, 1884. At noon of February 6th, 1883 and 1884, the stages of the Ohio, at different points, and some of its tributaries, compared as follows: 1883. 1884. Points of Observation. Ft. In. Ft. In. Oil City, 10 00 13 00 Brownsville, .... . 11 04 29 00 Pittsburg, 10 00 32 03 Hinlon, ..... . . .7 05 7 05 Charleston, ..... 14 00 18 08 Portsmouth, .... . 35 00 48 00 Cincinnati, ..... 29 05 59 00 The belief that there was an approaching calamity was further strengthened by telegraphic reports from other points, which indicated the conditions at 6 p. m. to be as follows: The stage of the Licking river was 35 feet and rising at Cynthiana, and 32 feet and rising 3 inches per hour at Boston Station, and rain had fallen 24 hours. The Little Miami at night was falling 3 inches per hour at Loveland, but had only com- menced to decline at 3 p. m. At Portsmouth the stage of the Ohio was 50 feet, and it was rising 3 inches per hour, with continued rain. The 162 HISTORY OF rise was in proportion at all points as far up as Marietta, where the stage of the river was 41 feet 2 inches and rising. At Charleston the Kanawha had come to a stand at 19 feet, but a steady rain was in progress. At Zanesville the Muskingum river was within two feet of the highest stage ever known. At Wheeling the stage of the Ohio was 43 feet and rising, and at Pittsburg there had been 35 hours of rain, and the stage of the river was 33 feet 3 inches and rising. The Monongahela was falling at all points, with 28 feet of water at Brownsville and 25 feet at Greens- boro, but rain was reported up that river. The Allegheny was falling at Oil City, with 13 feet of water. The levee at Lawrenceburg had given way at 1 o’clock in the morn- ing; the water extended above Second street on Sycamore and Broad- way in Cincinnati; it was two feet deep at the corner of Third and Wood streets, and communication with the suspension bridge was cut off except by boats. These were the conditions and considerations that in- duced active gentlemen to circulate a petition asking the President of the Chamber of Commerce to call a meeting of that body that measures of relief to future sufferers might be devised. The opinion began to prevail on the 7th, and was strengthened as the day advanced, that all of the prompt measures for relief that had been adopted at Cincinnati were not justified by the actual situation. The temperature became cooler, the mercury ranging from 40 to 43 degrees; and although the aggregate of rainfall since the river began to rise was 5 inches, the light sprinkle of rain that fell on the 7th amounted to only twenty-three hundredths of an inch. The river came to a stand several times, one of which was from 5 to 9 p. m., when its stage was 61 feet 9£ inches. The rain, which had been almost constant up the Licking river for five days, was reduced to a mist, and both the Main and South Lick- ing were falling. The Little Miami had fallen 5 feet from Morrow down. The Great Miami was falling at Dayton, and while the Kentucky river was reported rising at points above Frankfort, it was on a stand at Frankfort. At Pittsburg the river was falling nearly 3 inches per hour, after having reached during the previous night the stage of 34 feet 8f inches by the Monongahela marks, having failed by 3| inches to reach the high water mark at that point on February 10, 1832. At Steubenville it reached its maximum at 3 p. m. on the 7th, 49 feet, which was 2 feet higher than in 1832, the highest previous flood. The Allegheny was falling at Oil City, with 11 feet 11 inches of water, and the Monongahela was falling at Brownsville, with 23 feet of water, at the same time that it was reported rising slowly at Greensboro, with 20| feet THE FLOOD 163 of water, a rise that never was afterward observed at Pittsburg, but served to unsettle opinions in a measure. But even without more rain, there was yet a great body of water to come from above. The rise was not yet checked from Wheeling down. At Marietta both the Ohio and Muskingum were rising. At Pomeroy the Ohio was only 2 feet below the mark of 1883, and was rising inches per hour. The New river was falling at Hinton, with only 6 feet of water, but the Kanawha and Elk rivers were rising at Charleston, with 20 feet of water, and light rain had fallen 24 hours. The Big Sandy was also rising. At Ironton, at 8 p. M , the river was within 6 feet of the mark of 1883, and was rising 3 inches per hour. The Scioto river was falling at Columbus, but was rising at Circleville, and besides spreading over the adjacent territory, was pouring an immense volume of water into the Ohio at Portsmouth, where the stage of the latter was 56 feet, and it was rising 4 inches per hour, the rise being assisted by the Big Sandy and Kanawha. At Maysville the water was yet 6J feet below the high water mark of 1883, but it was rising 2 inches per hour. At Cincinnati the water had covered Second street at Vine, Walnut and Main streets, and the interest in the condition of the rivers had be- come so universal that the Superintendent of the Chamber of Commerce not only caused half-hourly bulletins of the sta;e of the river at Cincin- nati to be posted, but also organized a thorough system of intelligence by telegraph, embracing such points on the Ohio and other rivers as would affect the stage of the river at Cincinnati. So full were the reports thus obtained that at no time during the flood was he asked to secure others. The doors of the Chamber of Commerce were thrown open to the public from early morning till midnight, that none might be uninformed of the situation. The newspaper offices and some of the business houses of Cin- cinnati also displayed bulletins. Although there was no rainfall at Cincinnati on the 8th, the condition was reversed up the Licking river, and also up the Ohio. Snow con- tinued to di-appear under a temperature of 46 to 53 degrees, and the river continued to rise more than a half inch per hour, affected partly by the advance of previous rises from the Scioto and Big Sandy rivers. The Allegheny and Monongahela were falling; the Ohio was falling as far down as Marietta, and the Licking, Little Miami, Great Miami, and Kentucky rivers were falling, and thus drawing from the Ohio. The Muskingum river had reached a point at Zanesville 14 inches higher than in 1860, and was still rising, and one of its tributaries, known as the Licking, had backed up till one-fourth of the city of Zanesville 164 HISTORY OF was under water. At midnight the Muskingum reached its maximum at Coshocton, being 8 inches higher there than ever before known. The New river was reported rising again, with 7 feet of water at Hinton. The Kanawha and Elk rivers were rising slowly at Charles- ton, and small tributaries of the Kanawha were reported running out. At Gallipolis the Ohio was 2 inches higher than in 1883, but had not reached the high water mark of 1832. At Huntington it was within 9 inches of the high water of 1883, and was rising 2 inches pe-r hour. At Ironton its stage was 58 feet 3 inches, and it was rising 2 inches per hour, the whole of West Ironton being covered by water. At Portsmouth, “60 feet and rising fast,” was reported. At Maysville it was within 1 foot of 1883, having risen 4 feet in 24 hours, and was still rising 2 inches per hour, being over the bank at the highest point, and submerging part of the town. At Ripley it lacked 14 inches of the extreme height of 1883, but was rising 1£ inches per hour. At Cincinnati the Gas Works were submerged at noon, when the stage of the water was 62 feet 6^ inches. On the 9th the Allegheny was on a stand at Oil City, at 8 feet 11 inches, and the stage of the river at Pittsburg was 21 feet and falling, with considerable rain, but the temperature was becoming colder. . The river was falling rapidly at Wheeling, where it had reached a stage 15 feet higher than in 1883. The Muskingum was falling at Zanesville, and had reached its highest stage at McConnellsville, which was 22 inches higher than in 1860, when it was higher than ever before known. The Ohio reached its maximum at Marietta at 6 o’clock in the morning, being 3 feet 2 inches higher than in 1832, and at 5 p. m. it was falling at the rate of 4 inches per hour. The highest stage reached at Parkersburg was 53 feet 3 inches, on the same day. The Licking river continued to fall, with 11J feet of water at Boston Station, where the weather was cooler, but cloudy. The^e conditions were favorable to an early decline at Cincinnati, where the rainfall of the day amounted to only six-hundredths of an inch ; the wind shifted from the south-west to the north-west, and the mercury fell from 57 to 30 degrees during the day. But the conditions were such at points on the Ohio below Marietta, and in the Kanawha Valley, that rendered it almost certain by noon that all previous flood visitations at Cincinnati were to be eclipsed. The river swelled more than a half inch per hour throughout the day. At 9 a. m. it reached 63 feet 7 inches, the high water mark of December 17, 1847, and by midnight it covered 64 feet 3 inches, the high water mark of February 18, 1332, The Coving- THE FLOOD. 165 ton Gas Works had ceased to supply light, and 8,000 people of Newport were homeless. New Richmond was all under water, and the people of California, Ohio, were suffering for food. At Ripley, yet farther up the river, the water reached the mark of 1888 at 8 p. m., and at 9 p. M. it was 2J inches higher, and rising 1 inch per hour. At Mavsville it reached the mark of 1883 at 10 A. m., and at 3 p. m. was within 3 inches of that of 1832. The conditions above there were yet more alarming. The New river had risen to 10 feet at Hinton, and was still rising ; the tempera- ture was warm, and rain was falling. The Kanawha was rising 6 inches per hour at Charleston, with 26^- feet of water there, with light showers of rain, and the Elk river was rising slowly. At Gallipolis the Ohio river was 5 feet higher at 8 p. M. than in 1883, and 3£ feet higher than in 1832, and it continued to rise 1 inch per hour. At Huntington the rate of the rise was the same, and it was 22 inches higher than in 1883. At Catlettsburg, at 3 p. m., it was 18 inches higher than in 1883, the rise being equally as rapid as at the points above, and there had been several hours of rain, which would affect the Big Sandy. Both the Alleghany and Monongahela rivers continued to decline on the 10th, and at Pittsburg the weather was cold, and the snow had all disappeared. But at Wheeling a heavy rain set in at 10 p. m. The New river was swelling again, and the Kanawha was yet rising 2 inches per hour at Charleston, with 27^- feet of water. Point Pleasant was entirely inundated, there being 4 feet of water in parts of the town that had escaped the flood of 1883, and the backwater from the Ohio extended up the Kanawha 50 miles, inundating all farms, houses, and villages in the valley, and entirely wrecking the track of the Ohio Central Railroad. The width of the Kanawha varied from 3 to 5 miles. At Gallipolis the Ohio was 6 feet 11 inches higher than in 1883, and 5 feet higher than in 1832, and was still rising 1 inch per hour. At Catlettsburg, which is lo- cated at the mouth of the Big Sandy river, rain was reported coming down in torrents, at 5 p. m., and the Ohio was 3 feet higher than in 1883, the water extending back 6 squares from the river, submerging all houses to the hillside. The water at Portsmouth was 5 feet higher than in 1883, the Scioto, at Waverly, having reached a point 4 feet higher than ever before known. At Ripley the water was yet rising a half inch per hour, and was 22 inches higher that in 1883, and 11 inches higher than in 1832. A light rain prevailed up the Licking river, but that stream continued to decline at Falmouth. Although the wind continued to come from the north-east, the mer- cury rose from 36 to 43 degrees at Cincinnati, culminating in fourteen- 166 HISTORY OF hundredths of an inch of rainfall during the evening. The water con- tinued to rise at the same rate as during the previous day. At Aurora, Ind., the water was yet 3 feet lower than in 1883. At New Albany, Ind., rain was reported, and the river was still rising, having reached the highest stage of 1847, and being within 11 inches of that of 1832, and within 3 feet 11 inches of that of 1883. The Wabash was rising, the Cumberland was again rising, with more than 40 feet of water at Nash- ville, and 4 inches of rainfall in the mountains of East Tennessee had caused the Tennessee river to rise 13 feet 8 inches in 48 hours, at Chat- tanooga, where its stage was 35 feet 1 inch. At 12:45 p. m. of the 11th, the stage of the water at Cincinnati was 66 feet 4 inches, which was the maximum reached by the flood, at 4 a. m., on February 15th, 1883. During the day the mercury ranged from 44 to 51 degrees, and the rainfall was fifty-nine hundredths of an inch. The rain and snow of the 12 days, during which the river had been rising, had equaled a rainfall of 5.77 inches, and there was yet much snow in the streets and alleys of the city, and on the ground elsewhere, which ren- dered it plain that no limit could be fixed to either the extent or duration of the existing flood. At Oil City the stage of the Alleghany was 8 feet, and falling, with light rain reported. Rain was falling along the Monongahe.la, and that stream was rising its entire length, with 11 feet of water at Morgantown, 20 feet at Greensboro, and 14 feet 8 inches at Brownsville. Rain had fallen 24 hours at Pittsburg, and checked the decline of the river, the stage of which, at that point, was 17 feet. The Ohio was falling at Steubenville, but rain fell all day. The Ohio was also falling at Marietta, where 24 hours of rain had been experienced. At Hinton the rise of the New river had amounted to 8 inches, and it had come to a stand at 8 feet 8 inches. The Kanawha was rising, with 15 feet of water at the falls, and 29 feet at Charleston, and the Elk river was very high, and rising slowly, all the result of local rains. At Gallipolis, the Ohio was rising a half inch per hour, and the water was 7 feet 8 inches above the mark of 1883. At Ashland the river was 6 feet higher than ever before known. The Scioto river was again rising at Waverly, and at Portsmouth the water was three feet 11 inches above the highest mark of 1883, and was rising a half inch per hour. At Maysville it was 30 inches above the mark of 1832, and 44 inches above that of 1883. At Ripley, it was 2 feet 7 inches above 1883, and rising a half inch per hour. At New Richmond it was 26 inches higher than in 1883. Between Ripley and Cincinnati all houses, on both flanks of the river, that remained in their places, were THE FLOOD 167 invaded or entirely covered by water, and soma towns were nearly washed out of existence. The Ohio backwater extended up the Little Miami to Milford, and the Little Miami was also rising. Rain fell 24 hours up the Licking river. The Main Licking rose G feet 3 inches at Park’s Ferry, and all small streams were running out. It rose 5 feet 9 inches at Butler, and its stage was 13 feet at Boston Station, a rise of 4 J feet, and rising 2 inches per hour. The South Licking was also rising rapidly. The Licking river was on Thirteenth and Richie streets, in Newport, and Third street, west of Madison, and many yards of Fourth street, were covered. The pumping engines, that supplied that city with water, were stopped in the afternoon. The Kentucky river had risen 3J feet, at Frankfort, within 2 days, the result of heavy rains. The stage of the Ohio, at New Albany, was 68 feet 8 inches; in 1832 it was 69 feet, and in 1883 it was 72 feet. The Tennessee river swelled 21 inches more at Chattanooga, and the Cum- berland rose 14 inches more at Nashville, with 42 feet 7 inches of water. On the 12th the range of the mercury at Cincinnati was from 48 to 66 degrees; a light rain fell in the afternoon, the snow continued to melt in the streets and alleys, and some of the tributaries continued to rise. A windstorm from the south at midnight rocked from their foundations, in the vicinity, many houses in the water that had withstood the force and buoyancy of the current. Dayton and Bellevue, Kentucky, were invaded, and the greater part of the north-west portion of Covington was covered, the water from Willow run being a foot deep on the Lex- ington pike, and a foot deep also on the Independence pike, one mile from Latonia Springs. There were 13,000 applicants for relief in New- port, half of the city being under water. At Boston Station, where the stage of the Licking was \ 1 \ feet, it began to fall at noon, and had fallen 2 feet by evening, but was still rising 2 inches per hour at Butler Sta- tion. The condition of the Little Miami river caused the Ohio to be relatively 6 inches higher at New Richmond than at Cincinnati. At Ripley it was rising a quarter inch per hour, and was 5 feet 4 inches higher than in 1883. The rise at Maysville was less than a half inch per hour, and it was 5 feet higher than in 1883, and 4 feet higher than in 1832. At Portsmouth it was reported nearly on a stand, at 65 feet 11 inches. At Ashland it was 5 feet higher than in 1883. At Ironton it was 7 feet higher than in 1883, and two-thirds of the territory occupied by the town was under water. The New, Kanawha, and Elk rivers were falling, after the Kanawha had reached 28 feet 3 inches at Charleston, but the Guyandotte river, which empties into the Ohio lower down, was ris- 168 HISTORY OF ins: after a night of rain, and the Ohio was reported rising one inch per hour at Huntington, where its stage was 5 feet higher than in 1883. This rise was not observed ten miles below, where much of it was backed up the falling Big Sandy, and the Ohio was falling at Catlettsburg, where, on the corresponding day of the previous year, the highest water was 6J feet lower than the maximum of 1884. The Monongahela was falling at Morgantown, with 14 feet of water, and was on a stand at Brownsville, at 22 feet. The river was falling at Pittsburg at midnight, with 19 feet 3 inches of water. At Pomeroy it was falling, after having been 7 feet higher than in 1883, and creating 10,000 needy people in what is known as Pomeroy Bend, comprising 19 towns. At Frankort the Ken" tucky river was falling, with 28 feet of water. Jeffersonville, Indiana, was all under water, except a strip one square in width along Front street. The White and Wabash rivers were rising rapidly, but the Cum- berland had come to a stand, and the Tennessee was falling. If the almost hourly varying conditions had heretofore rendered the future of the flood in some degree uncertain at times, there appeared natural causes on the 1 3th which gave assurance that its climax was near. At Portsmouth the water had declined 6 inches from the highest point which it had reached at 3 p. m. of the previous day, 67 feet 5 inches. The light rain that fell there was not regarded as likely to otherwise affect its course. The New, Kanawha, and Flk rivers were falling, and the Ohio was falling from Parkersburg down, except at Huntington, where it was on a stand, 7 feet higher than in 1883. The Guyandotte continued to rise some, but the Big Sandy river continued to decline, and the effect of one was neutralized by the other. At Boston Station the Licking river had come to a stand, at 17 feet, and it was raining, and rain was falling along the Kentucky river, the upper end of which was on a stand, while it was falling at Frankfort. These conditions all favored an early check to the rise here, but they were supplemented by another, that was destined to exert more force in that direction than all combined, and to overcome the effect of unfa- vorable conditions yet to be named. During the day there was a rain- fall of 1.18 inches at Cincinnati, but the mercury fell from 55 to 42 de- grees, the forerunner of a cold wave that was coming from the north- west. After a knowledge of this fact, no alarm was excited by the in- telligence that the Alleghany was again rising at Oil City, where a driz- zling rain was falling, and that the Ohio was rising at Wheeling. The stage of the river at Ripley, where a light rain was falling, was 71 feet 9 inches, which was 2J feet higher than in 1883. THE FLOOD 1(59 The Great Miami was rushing through Lawrenceburg destructively. At Madison the river was higher than had ever been known, and at Louisville it was within 6 inches of any former height. At New Albany it was within 5 inches of 1883. The White and Wabash rivers were still rising, the Cumberland was rising again, and the Tennessee was falling. The temperature grew colder and colder at Cincinnati, the highest on the 14th being 28 degrees, which lowered during the day to 20 degrees, and the great flood of 1884 reached its maximum at noon. The bulletins were eagerly watched by hundreds, whose hearts throbbed alternately with hope and fear, while the water lingered at 71 feet and f of an inch for the next 90 minutes, at the end of which time the announcement that it had declined one-quarter of an inch was received with emphatic demonstrations of joy, that were participated in to some extent by a whole nation of people, who had assisted to feed, clothe, and shelter fully 100,000 of their fellow-countrymen. Five hours the water again lingered at one stage, while a fierce contest was raging between cold weather on one side and constantly arriving floods from upper tributaries on the other, and then a steady decline set in at the rate of one-quarter of an inch per hour, which satisfied waiting millions that the flood was actually abating, and that the water was seeking its natural bed, after having been recorded as the highest ever known of the Ohio river — a record that millions of people hope may never be made again. While the water was on a stand at its highest stage the authorities of the Chamber of Commerce had agents employed to indicate high water marks at various convenient points of observation near the Public Land- ing, that were reached by the use of skiffs, where permanent marks were afterward established, in some places being located immediately above the permanent high water marks of previous floods. By these it was ascer- tained that the height of the flood above that of February 15, 1883, was 4 feet 8| inches; above that of February 18, 1832, 6 feet 9f inches ; and above that of 1847, 7 feet 5| inches. The snow and rain which directly produced this greatest of floods, when reduced to rainfall, amounted to 7.03 inches, of which 6.82 inches fell in February before the 14th. The total rainfall during the remainder of the month of February was 2.05 inches, in- cluding a level of ten inches of melted snow that fell on the 19th. With the mercury between 19 and 20 degrees, the receding water left a fringe of ice, by which the limit of the flood was easily traced at all points, where this sudden cold temperature had checked its upward progress at Cincinnati and in the vicinity. Not a street in Pendleton was free from 170 HISTORY OF water, and the line extended up the Deercreek valley to the foot of the Highland House Inclined Plane. Up the Millcreek valley it had spread eastwardly until Lincoln Park was entirely covered, and reached Baymil- ler street on Clark. It was 4 feet deep on the Colerain pike at Hameltown. The fringe of ice was left north of Pearl street at Race, Vine, Walnut, Main, and Sycamore streets, and the first floors of buildings at the north side of Lower Market were covered with water to Broadway. The water from the Ohio river, on the south, and from the Millcreek bottoms, on the west, met and commingled at the south-west corner of Fourth and Mill streets. It extended above Longworth street on Hoadly, and, from the west, on Sixth street, it covered some of the railroad tracks that lead out of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad Passenger Depot. On Eighth street the water extended eastwardly to Harriet. The usual avenues of promenade, traffic, and trade, south of Third street and west of a diagonal line from Third and Rose and extending north-westwardly past Clark and Bay miller streets, were navigated by small boats, of which thousands had come into existence as if by magic. The Millcreek bottom was a great bay of water, so deep that the largest steamboat that navigates the Ohio river could have passed over Eighth street; and, had there been no telegraph wires and other artificial obstructions, the valley could have been navi- gable to Cumminsville by Ohio river vessels of any class. The Licking and Ohio rivers met in Newport at the corner of Columbia and Madison streets; half of the city of Newport was under water, and part of the Newport and Covington Suspension Bridge, that spans the Licking river, was covered by water several feet deep. The Ohio backed up the Great Miami to Miamitown, and at Madison was 2 feet higher than in 1883, and still rising. At Louisville the stage of the water in the canal was 46 feet, and it was rising 1 inch per hour. At New Albany it was 14 inches above the mark of 1883, and rising three-quarters of an inch per hour. Influenced by rain and snow the Kentucky river rose three feet at Frankfort, with 20 feet of water to af- fect the river below. When the river began to fall at Cincinnati, it had fallen 10 feet at Pomeroy, 6 feet at Gallipolis, 2 feet at Huntington, and 16 inches at Portsmouth, where a prevailing heavy rain had checked the decline, and the Scioto had risen several feet at points above. The Ohio had also fallen 2 feet at Maysville, and was still falling 1 inch per hour, but it con- tinued to swell 1 inch per hour at Ripley, where it reached a stage, the next day (15th), at 3 p.m., 5 feet 4 inches higher than in 1883, damaging THE FLOOD 171 the town doubly as much as in that year,' more than two-thirds of it be- ing under water. Notwithstanding the cold weather prevailing up those streams, the Alleghany and Monongahela rivers were both rising on the 14th, with 13 feet 5 inches at Oil City, 18 feet 9 inches at Greensboro, and 14 feet 11 inches at Brownsville. The stage of the river at Pittsburg, at 11 o’clock that night, was 19J feet, and rising, and at Wheeling, at 6 p. m., 29^ feet, and rising. The New river was on a stand, \^ith 6 feet of water at Hin- ton, but the Kanawha was rising slowly at Charleston, with 19 feet 7 inches of water. All of the water, in addition to the rise in the Scioto, coming, as it did, in installments, failed to check the decline of the river at Cincinnati, where, on the 15th, with the temperature ranging from 19 to 34 degrees, and no rain, the river continued to fall steadily; and it had fallen 2 feet at Maysville, 3 feet at Portsmouth, 4 feet at Greenup (where but 5 houses had been out of water in a radius of 4 miles), 6 fett at Ashland, and 10 feet at Gallipolis. The Kanawha and New rivers were again falling. Wheeling was the only point where the upper Ohio was rising, its stage there being 31 1 feet. At Pittsburg it was on a stand, with 21 feet of water. The weather was cold up the Alleghany and Monongahela, and both rivers were falling, with 12 feet of water at Oil City, 19 feet 3 inches at Greensboro, and 16 feet 11 inches at Brownsville. At 2:30 a. m. of the 15th, the Ohio commenced to decline at Lawrence- burg, where but 20 square feet of ground had been left uncovered, and by evening it had fallen 1 foot at Aurora. At Lawrenceburg the water was 3 feet 4 inches higher than in 1883, while, at Cincinnati, it was 4 feet 8f inches higher. At Madison the river came to a stand at daylight of the 15th. The mercury ranged between 31 and 45 degrees at Cincinnati on the 16th, and there were indications of rain from the south-west. The river’s decline was unchecked at all points above, and all of its upper tributaries were falling. It had come to a stand at Louisville at 9;30 the previous night, when its stage by the canal marks was 46 feet 7 inches, which was 2 feet 5 inches higher than in 1883. At noon of the 16th it began to fall. At Sand Island and Portland the water was 26 feet deeper than in the canal. At New Albany it reached 73 feet 11 inches at 1 a. m., when it was 23 inches higher than in 1883; began to decline at noon, and by night had fallen 4 inches. The highest stage reached at Shippingport was 72 feet 2 inches. There was a general rain on the 17th, of which fifty-one hundredths of 172 HISTORY OF an inch fell at Cincinnati, and the mercury ranged from 44 to 51 degrees. Rain fell four hours up the Licking river, but that stream continued to decline slowly at Butler Station. At 6:30 p. m. the Ohio had declined to 65 feet 5| inches, and the Shields engine. at the Water Works resumed pumping, and railroad trains commenced to depart from their own depots. The river reached the mark of 1883 at Louisville at 4 a, m., when its stage was 47 feet 9^ inches. The Wabash was rising, and the Tennessee river flood had reached the Ohio. On the 18th the Alleghany river was still falling, but the Mononga- hela, New, and Kanawha rivers were again rising, with 7 feet of water at Morgantown, 18 feet at Greensboro, 12 feet 7 inches at Brownsville, 10 feet at Hinton, and 20 feet at Charleston. On the 19th the Upper Ohio was falling at all points except Wheeling, and all upper tributaries were falling. The weather and the river were both variable at Cincinnati. Bright sunshine was succeeded by twelve, hundredths of an inch of rain, followed by 10 inches of sleet and snow, the latter accompanied by a gale from the north-east that, when it reached the Lower Ohio, damaged as much property as did the flood, and caus. d much lois of life. The mercury lei l from 62 to 38 degrees. In- fluenced by these conditions, and the arrival of water from upper tributa- ries, the decline of the river was checked at Cincinnati at 8 P. M., and it rose one-quarter ot an inch during the next hour, at which stage it lingered another hour; but from 10 to 11 p. m. it fell a half inch, and the cold weather caused it to fall steadily thereafter. It had fallen more than 4 inches during 36 hours at Maysville. It reached its highest point at Evansville at 10 a. m., the same hour that it reached its highest point on the same day of the month in 1883; but in 1884 its stage was 48 feet and | of an inch, which was inches higher than in 1883. The rise at Ev- ansville was 60 per cent of the rise at Cincinnati in 1884, against 72 per cent in 1883. At Henderson the rise reached its maximum, 46 feet 9 inches at 8 a. m. of the 19th, when it was 5 inches above the flood mark of the previous year, and the gas works were submerged. The next day the Ohio was falling at all points, except Marietta and Cairo, the mercury ranged from 25 to 36 degrees at Cincinnati, and the sky was clear. At noon, on the anniversary of the birth of Washington; when the stage of the river at Cincinnati was 50 feet, the head-quarters of the Relief Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and Common Council of Cin- cinnati were closed. The temperature of the day rose from 37 to 46 de- grees, and then fell to 37 again. The rainfall was sixteen hundredths of THE FLOOD 173 an inch. After sixteen days Newport was again out of water, but the water did not leave all buildings in Cincinnati until noon on the next day, when it had come to a stand at Paducah, at 54 feet 2 inches, and began to fall the same evening, and had ceased to rise below there; when all tributaries of the Ohio were falling, and the Ohio itself was falling its entire length to Cairo, where it came to a stand at 51 feet 10 inches. During the previous sixteen days State boundary lines were so far obliterated that Ohio towns were sometimes nearest the West Virginia or Kentucky shore, and some Kentucky and West Virginia towns seemed to have passed within the territorial boundary of Ohio. There were yet other towns whose locality could only be determined by two or three houses that remained, all others having been washed away. In some places water extended over low lands 40 miles from the bed of the river. The flood of 1832 was the highest ever known at Pittsburg, according to the best data attainable, and was higher than that of 1883 from Pitts- burg to and including Ripley, 414 miles below Pittsburg, and 45 miles above Cincinnati. The flood of 1884, while it did not equal that of 1832 at Pittsburg, exceeded all floods below Pittsburg to Cairo, and laid the foundation for the flood in the Mississippi river that covered the territory on either side for forty miles, and resulted in the highest water at New Orleans since 1874. Stages of Water, FEBRUARY, 1883-4. Feb. 3 1883 1884 * 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. In. ft. in. ft. in. — 6 A.M. 29 1 36 4 Feb. 3—10 A.M. 49 2 y 10 “ 37 7 * “ 11 “ 49 4 11 “ 38 y “ 12 Noon. 27 — 49 Ay 12 Noon. 29 5 38 4 y “ 3 P.M. 49 6 y 1 P.M. 38 8 “ 6 “ 26 6 49 8 2 “ 39 — “ 9 “ 49 9y 3 “ 39 5y “ 12 Midnight. 49 19y 4 “ 39 9 Feb. 4— 3 a.m. 49 11 5 “ 40 1 X “ 6 “ 29 1 49 11 6 “ 29 1 40 5)4 “ 7 “ 49 11 y 9 “ 41 6 “ 8 “ 49 11*4 12 Midnight. 42 6K “ 9 “ 49 11 1— 3 A.M. 43 6 “ 10 “ 49 11 6 “ 28 5 44 4 “ 12 Noon. 30 — 49 10y 7 “ 44 8 “ 1 P.M. 49 10^ 8 “ 44 11 Vz “ 2 “ 49 10 y 9 “ 45 3 “ 3 “ 49 11 10 “ 45 6 “ 4 “ 50 *4 11 “ 45 8 “ 5 “ 50 2 12 Noon. 28 3 45 ioy “ 6 “ 30 4 50 3 1 P.M. 46 “ 9 “ 50 7y 2 “ 46 5 “ 12 Midnight. 5i y 3 “ 46 7 Feb. 5— 3 a.m. 5i ±y 4 “ 46 9% “ 6 “ 30 2 51 iy 5 “ 46 11 y “ 7 “ 51 8 y 6 “ 28 11 47 1 “ 8 “ 51 9 7 “ 47 3y “ 9 “ 51 10 8 “ 47 5'A “ 10 “ 51 11 9 “ 47 8 “ 10:30 a.m. 52 — 10 “ 47 10 “ 11 52 2 11 “ 48 00 “ 11 : 30 “ 52 3 12 Midnight. 48 2 “ 12 Noon. 30 5 52 4 y ! — 6 A.M. 27 2 48 10y “ 12 : 30 P.M. 52 by 8 “ 49 y “ 1 52 7 9 “ 49 1 X “ 1 : 30 “ to OD (174) THE FLOODS. 175 eb. 6 1883 1884 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. — 2 P.M. 52 9 l A Feb. 6- - 8 : 30 P.M. 60 t % 2 30 “ 52 11 “ 9 “ 60 8 * 3 “ 53 — 9 : : 30 “ 60 9 3. 30 “ 53 10 “ 60 9% 4 “ 53 10 : : 30 “ 60 10 4 30 “ 53 3 >2 11 “ 60 11 5 it 53 4^ 44 11: 30 “ 60 11 5 30 “ 53 5 ^ M 12 Midnight. 61 — 6 a 30 6 53 6K Feb. 7- -12 : 30 . A.M. 61 — 7 ii 53 8% tt 1 “ 61 00 8 1 1 53 10^ 1 1 1 : : 30 “ 61 y* 9 “ 54 2 2 “ 61 1 10 54 6 2 : : 30 “ 61 2 11 “ 54 10 3 “ 61 2 12 Midnight. 55 3 3 : : 30 “ 61 Vi — 1 A.M. 55 7 4 “ 61 3 y* 2 it 55 11 a 4 : : 30 “ 61 3% 3 << 56 2 n 5 “ 61 4 4 it 56 7 5 : 30 “ 61 4>£ 5 i t 56 11 K “ 6 “ 39 4 61 4^ 6 a 29 5 57 3K 6 : ; 30 “ 61 5^ 7 it 57 7 u 7 “ 61 5^ 7 ! : 30 A.M. 57 9 < < 8: : 30 “ 61 6 8 “ 57 11 (i 9 “ 61 6^ 8 : : 30 “ 58 9 : 30 “ 61 9 58 2 10 “ 61 ex 9 : 30 “ 58 4 10 : : 30 “ 61 7 10 58 5M 11 “ 61 7>£ 10 : 30 “• 58 _7 11 : : 30 “ 61 7 % 11 it 58 9 “ 12 Noon. 42 8 61 7% 11 : 30 “ 58 11 41 12 : : 30 l P. M. 61 8 12 Noon. 29 5 59 — “ 1 “ 61 8M 12 : 30 p.m. 59 2 “ 1 : 30 61 8 K 1 “ 59 3^ 4 4 2 “ 44 2 61 1 : 30 “ 59 5 44 2 : : 30 “ 61 8 K 2 it 59 7^ 3 44 10 61 8}4 2: : 3D “ 59 9 44 3 : : 30 “ 61 9 3 59 9 u 4 “ 45 2 61 9 3 59 10 (1 4 : : 30 'a 61 9 4 “ 59 11 “ 5 “ 45 7 61 9 J$ 4 : 30 “ 59 11 “ 5 : : 30 “ 61 9% 5 ii 60 1 < 4 6 it 46 3 61 9% 5 ; : 30 “ 60 2 ti 6 : : 30 61 9 X 6 “ 29 10 60 3 4 4 7 “ 47 — 61 9 % 6 : 30 “ 60 4^ 4 4 7 : 30 it 61 9 X 7 60 5 8 ii 48 — 61 9V Z 7 : 30 “ 60 6 4 4 8 : 30 ii 61 9 y z 8 “ 60 6^ 9 “ 61 9y 17(5 Feb. 7 Feb. 8- STAGES OF WATER. 1883 1884 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. - 9 : 30 1\M. 61 9* Feb. 8 - 9 P.M. 54 7 63 — 10 u 61 10 t t 9 : 30 “ 63 * 10 : 30 “ 61 io* it . 1° “ 54 9* 63 34 11 “ 61 10* < t 10 : 30 “ 63 * 11 : 30 “ 61 10K t ( 11 • 55 — 63 1 12 Midnight. 48 9 61 10* li 11 : 30 “ 63 1* -12 : 30 A.M. 61 11 4 i 12 Midnight. 55 3 63 134 1 “ 61 11* Feb. 9- -12 : 30 a.m. 63 1* 1 : 30 “ 61 11* 1 “ 55 5 63 2 2 49 6 62 — “ 1 : 30 “ 63 2* 2 : 30 62 * “ 2 “ 55 7>4 63 2* 3 62 * 2 : 30 “ 63 2* 3 : 30 62 3/ A. it 3 “ 55 10 63 3 4 “ 50 3 62 1 l 4 3 :• 30 “ 63 3* 4 30 “ 62 1* “ 4 “ 56 — 63 334 5 62 1* 4 ; : 30 “ 63 3* 5 30 “ 62 1* 5 “ 56 234 63 4 6 50 10 62 2 “ 5 : 30 “ 63 4 34 6 30 62 2* “ 6 “ 56 4 63 4* 7 62 3 “ 6 : 30 “ 56 4>4 63 5 7 : : 30 62 3* “ 7 “ 56 5% 63 534 8 51 5 62 3>4 4 i 7 : : 30 “ 56 6% 63 534 8 : 30 62 4 4 4 8 “ 56 734 63 6 9 “ 51 7 62 4 34 4 4 8 : 30 “ 56 8* 63 6>4 9 : : 30 “ 62 434 .M. 52 6 34 62 6/4 44 12 Noon. 57 2 63 *A 1 52 8 62 7 “ 12 : 30 P.M. 57 3 63 834 1 : 30 52 9 * 62 7 1 “ 57 834 63 9 2 52 11 62 7 >4 1 : 30 “ 57 4 63 9 2 : 30 53 34 62 7/4 4 ‘ 2 “ 57 5 63 934 3 53 3 62 834 4 4 2 : 30 “ 57 6 63 934 3 : 30 “ 53 4 62 8>4 4 4 3 “ 57 634 63 : 10 4 53 5 62 9 4 4 3 : 30 “ 57 7 63 : 10 4 : 30 “ 53 634 62 9>4 <4 4 “ 57 8 63 : 1034 5 “ 53 8 62 934 44 4 : 30 “ 57 8 >4 63 : 1034 5' 30 53 934 62 934 44 5 “ 57 9 63 : 11 6 53 : io* 62 : io>4 4 4 5 : 30 “ 57 10 63 : 11* 6 : 30 “ 62 : 10* 44 6 “ 57 10 64 ■ 7 54 2 62 li “ 6 : 30 “ 64 * 7 : 30 62 : u* 7 44 57 : 1134 64 34 8 54 434 62 1134 “ 7 : 30 44 64 * 8 : 30 “ 62 : li* 8 44 58 34 64 1 * Flood height December 17th, 1847. THE FLOODS, 177 1883 1884 1883 1884 ft. n. ft. in. ft. : in. ft. in. Feb. 9- - 8: 30 P .M. 64 1% Feb. 10- - 8 P.M. 59 3 65 2% “ 9 58 2 64 i l A 8: 30 “ 59 3 65 2K ii 9 : 30 “ 64 1% 9 <« 59 &A 65 2% 10 58 3 64 2 t l 9 : 30 “ 65 3 U 10: 30 “ 64 2% ii 10 a 59 3% 65 3% 11 58 4 64 2^ a 10 : 30 “ 65 3A it 11 : 30 “ 64 2% a 11 “ 59 4 65 3% “ 12 Midnight. 58 5 *64 3 a 11: 30 “ 65 4 Feb. 10- -12 30 l.M. 64 3% a 12 Midnight. 59 4% 65 4% “ 1 58 6 64 3 A Feb. 11- -12 : 30 a.m. 65 4 A 1 : 30 “ 64 3% ii 1 “ 59 5 A 65 4A 2 “ 58 7 64 4 a 1 : 30 “ 65 4% 2 30 64 4% 2 “ 59 6 65 5 A 3 58 8 64 4K a 2 : 30 “ 65 5% 3: 30 “ 64 5 a 3 u 59 6% 65 6 4 58 9 64 5% 44 3 : & 65 0A t< 4 30 64 5% 4 it 59 7 A 65 7 a 5 “ 58 9M 64 6 4 : : 30 “ 65 1A 5 30 64 6 U 5 “ 59 8% 65 8 6 “ 58 9J4 64 7 i i 5 : : 30 “ 65 8 A 44 6 : 30 “ 58 9K 64 7A “ 6 59 9% 65 9 44 7 “ 58 9^ 64 8 i i 6 : 30 “ 59 10% 65 9% 7 : : 30 58 : 10 64 8 a 7 “ 59 10% 65 10 8 58 10 64 7 : 30 “ 59 11% 65 10A 8 : : 30 “ 58 10 64 sy 2 “ 8 a 59 11% 65 11 44 9 “ 58 VSA 64 9 8 : : 30 “ 60 A 65 ii A 9 : : 30 58 10% 64 9 9 “ 60 VA 66 — 10 58 11 64 9^ 44 9 : 30 “ 60 i% 66 A 14 10 : : 30 58 11% 64 9K 10 60 2 A 66 % 1L “ 58 11% 61 10 10 : 30 60 4 66 i A 11 : : 30 “ 59 — 64 10 a 11 “ 60 5 66 i% 44 12 Noon. 59 % 64 10^ 11 : 30 “ 60 6 66 2 A 12 : : 30 p.m. 59 A 64 10 K 44 12 Noon. 60 7 66 2% 44 1 “ 59 A 64 10% 44 12 : 30 p.m. 60 8 66 3 1 : 30 ( t 59 % 64 n% a 1 (( 60 9 f66 4 A it 2 it 59 % 64 ii A a 1 : 30 “ 60 10 66 5 a 2: : 30 l l 59. l 64 n% 2 60 11 66 &A U 3 “ 59 l 64 n% 2 : : 30 “ 61 A 66 6 3 : 30 59 i% 65 — 3 “ 61 i A 66 6K 44 4 59 i l A 65 — “ 3 : : 30 “ 61 2 A 66 7 11 4 : 30 59 VA 65 X 4 a 61 3 A 66 7 A 5 “ 59 i% 65 A i i 4 : 30 “ 61 4 66 3A 5 : 30 59 2 65 % a 5 “ 61 5 66 9 6 ft 59 2% 65. l 5 : 30 “ 61 6 66 9% << 6 : 30 59 2K 65 1A ii 6 “ 61 8 66 10 7 59 2K 65 i% a 6 : 30 “ 61 8 66 10 A 44 7 : 30 “ 59 2K 65 2 “ 7 “ 61 9 66 11 * Flood height February 18th, 1832. f Above flood height February 15th, 1883 178 Feb. 11- Feb. 12- STAGES OF WATER. 1883 1884 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. -7 : 30 P.M. 61 66 11M Feb. 12- -8 P.M. 64 1 68 9A 8 “ 61 10 67 — “ 8 : 30 “ 68 9K 8 30 (i 67 34 9 “ 64 2 00 10 9 62 — 67 1 9 : 30 “ 68 ioa 9 It 30 “ 67 m 10 “ 64 2K 68 ioy 10 62 1 67 2 “ 10 : 30 “ 68 10* 10 30 67 234 11 64 sy 2 68 liA 11 “ 62 67 3 11 : 30 “ 68 11 A 11 30 “ 67 3K “ 12 Midnight. 64 4/4 69 — 12 Midnight. 62 67 4 Feb. 13- -12 : 30 A.M. 69 -12 O CO A.M. 67 4X 1 “ 64 5 69 l 1 “ 62 6 67 5*4 1 : 30 “ 69 i A 1 30 67 5X 2 “ 64 5>4 69 IK 2 62 7 67 634 2 : 30 “ 69 2>4 2 30 “ 67 7 << 3 “ 64 VA 69 2K 3 “ 62 *A 67 7 34 1 1 3 : 30 “ 69 3 3 30 67 7% 4 “ 64 Vi 69 3K 4 “ 62 9K 67 8 * t 4 : 30 “ 69 4 4 30 67 834 5 “ 64 8 69 4 A 5 “ 62 iok 67 8 K “ 5 : 30 “ 69 4 A 5 ; : 30 “ 67 934 6 “ 64 8A 69 5 6 “ 62 UK 67 9K 6 : : 30 “ 64 8A 69 5 A 6 : 30 67 1034 4 4 7 “ 64 8K 69 6 7 “ 63 i 67 n 44 7 : : 30 “ 64 9 A 69 6^ 7 : : 30 « 63 2 68 — 44 8 64 9 K 69 6K 8 1 1 63 3 68 — “ 8 : 30 “ 64 10 69 7 A 8 ; : 30 tt 63 3X 68 34 9 “ 64 ioa 69 7K 9 << 63 4^ 68 l “ 9 : : 30 “ 64 m 69 8 9 : 30 << 63 4 M 68 134 44 10 “ 64 10K 69 8K 10 “ 63 4M 68 IK 44 10 : : 30 “ 64 10K 69 9 10 : 30 63 4K 68 234 44 11 “ * 64 ll 69 9 A 11 “ 63 5 68 234 11 : : 30 “ 64 ll A 69 9 A 11 : 30 “ 63 5K 68 3 “ 12 Noon. 64 ny 2 69 10 12 Noon. 63 68 334 44 12 : : 30 P.M. 64 uy 69 1034 12 : 30 : P.M. 63 7 68 4 1 “ 64 UK 69 ioK 1 (i 63 7 'A 68 434 “ 1 : 30 “ 64 UK 69 n 1 : 30 63 7 K 68 5 « 2 “ 65 — 69 n 2 63 8 68 5 “ 2 : 30 “ 65 — 69 ny 2 : 30 63 S'A 68 534 3 “ 65 69 ii A 3 “ 63 8K 68 6 3 : 30 “ 65 A 69 liK 3: 30 63 9 68 634 “ 4 “ 65 A 70 — 4 63 9 68 7 4 : : 30 “ 65 A 70 A 4 : 30 63 9% 68 734 5 “ 65 A 70 A 5 63 10 68 8 “ 5 : : 30 “ 65 A 70 K 5 : 30 “ 63 1034 68 834 “ 6 “ 65 l 70 K 6 63 11 68 834 “ 6 : 30 “ 65 l 70 K 6 : 30 “ 63 1134 68 834 “ 7 “ 65 l 70 l 7 64 — 68 8K “ 7 : 30 70 'A 7 : 30 “ 68 9 “ 8 “ 65 l 70 IK THE FLOODS. 179 1883 1884 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. ft. in. Feb.13- - 8 : 30 P.M. 70 2% Feb. 14- -8 P.M. 66 K 70 11% “ 9 65 1 70 2% 8 : 30 “ 70 11% a 9:30 “ 70 3% 9 66 A 70 11% 1 10 “ 65 1 70 3% 9 : 30 “ 70 11 44 10:30 “ 70 4% i i 10 66 1 A 70 11 11 65 1 70 5 it 10:30 “ 70 10% a 11 : 30 “ 70 5% a 11 66 2% 70 10% a 12 Midnight. 65 70 6% 11 : 30 “ 70 10 Feb. 14- -12 : 30 a.m. 70 7 • 12 Midnight. 66 2% 70 10 “ 1 65 K 70 7% Feb. 15- -12:30 a.m. 70 9% 1:30 “ 70 8 i i 1 66 3% 70 9% a 2 65 A 70 8% i i 1:30 “ 70 9% ii 2 : 30 “ 70 9 ii 2 66 3 70 9% 1 1 3 “ 65 % 70 9% 2 : 30 “ 70 9 a 3:30 “ 70 10 3 66 3% 70 8% ( i 4 65 — 70 10% 3 : 30 “ 70 8% 44 4 : 30 “ 70 10% 4 -i-66 4 70 7% 5 64 11% 70 10% ii 4 : 30 “ 70 7% 5:30 “ 70 10% a 5 f66 4 70 7 “ 6 64 11% 70 10% i i 5 : 30 “ 70 6% U 6:30 “ 70 11 6 66 3% 70 6% 44 7 64 ii 70 11% 6 : 30 “ 70 6 7:30 “ 64 11 70 11% a 7 66 3% 70 5% 8 64 10% 71 — i i 7 : 30 “ 66 3% 70 5 i t 8:30 “ 64 in% 71 — a 8 66 3% 70 5 a 9 64 10% 71 — 8:30 “ 66 3% 70 4% “ 9 : 30 “ 64 11 71 — 9 66 3 70 4 10 64 11%71 *A 9 : 30 “ 66 2% 70 3% “ 10:30 “ 64 11%71 A 10 66 2K 70 3% 11 65 ~A 71 A 10:30 “ 66 2% 70 3 11:30 “ 65 A 71 A 11 66 2% 70 2% a 12 Noon. 65 i A *71 % 11 : 30 “ 66 2% — — a 12 : 30 p.m. 65 2 *71 A i i 12 Noon. 66 1A 70 2 t i 1 65 3 *71 % ii 12 : 30 P.M. 66 1A 70 2 a 1 : 30 “ 65 3% *71 A a 1 66 i % 70 2 2 65 4% 71 A it 1:30 “ 66 l 70 1 a 2:30 “ 65 5 71 A 2 66 % 70 % a 3 65 6 71 A 2:30 “ 66 — 70 — 44 3:30 “ 65 7 71 A 3 65 11% 70 — 44 4 65 7% 71 A 3:30 “ 65 11% 69 11% 44 4:30 “ 65 8 A 71 A i i 4 65 11% 69 11% 5 65 9 71 A a 4:30 “ 65 10% 69 10% 5:30 “ 65 9% 71 A 1 t 5 65 10% 69 10% 6 “ . 65 10% 71 A t i 5:30 “ 65 10% — — a 6:30 “ 65 11 71 A a 6 65 10% 69 10% U 7 “ 65 11% 71 — ii 6:30 “ 65 10% 69 10 7:30 “ 70 11% 44 7 65 9% 69 9% Flood height of 1884. f Flood height of 1883 180 Feb. 15- Feb.16- STAGES OF WATER . 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. in. _ 7 : 30 P.M. 69 9 8 “ 65 8 69 8% 8 30 69 8% 9 65 6% 69 7% 9 30 69 7% 10 65 5 X 69 7 10 30 (t 69 6% 11 u 65 4% 69 6% 11 30 “ 69 6 12 Midnight. 65 3 % 69 534 -12 O CO A.M. 69 5% 1 “ 65 2 % 69 5 1 30 tt 69 4 % 2 t < 65 1 X 69 4% 2 30 < i 69 3% 3 tt 65 y 2 69 3 3 30 “ 69 234 4 “ 64 11% 69 2 4 30 tt 69 1 5 tt 64 11 69 1/ /2 5 : 30 w 69 — 6 i i 64 10 68 11 6 : 30 a * 68 10% 7 it 64 9 68 10 7: 30 ( i 64 8 68 934 8 it 64 7% 68 9 8: : 30 a 64 7 % 68 8% 9 i i 64 6% 68 8 9 : 30 64 6 68 7% 10 i ( 64 5% 68 7 10 : : 30 a 64 5>4 68 7 11 64 4% 68 6% 11: 30 u 64 4% 68 5% 12 Noon. 64 4% 68 5% 12 : 30 ] P.M. 64 3 68 5 1 “ 64 3 68 434 1 : 30 < l 64 2 68 4 2 it 64 2 68 3% 2 : 30 tt 64 134 68 3 3 it 64 34 68 2% 3: 30 U 64 — 68 2 4 “ 63 ii % 68 134 4 : 30 ft 63 10% 68 ■l 5 ( i 63 10 68 34 5: 30 u 63 10 67 : H34 6 it 63 934 67 n 6 : 30 67 : ti 7 63 9 67 10% 7: 30 67 : 10 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. in. Feb. 16- -8 P.M. 63 8 67 9% “ 8 : 30 “ 67 9 tt 9 “ 63 6 67 8% << 9 : 30 “ * 67 8 tt 10 “ 63 5 67 7% i < 10 : 30 “ 67 7 “ 11 63 4 67 6% it 12 Midnight. 63 3 67 6 Feb.17- -12 : 30 a.m. 67 4 M it 1 63 2 67 4 ti 1 : 30 “ 67 3% it 2 “ 63 1% 67 2% “ 2 : 30 •“ 67 1% it 3 63 1% 67 1 u 3 : 30 “ 67 % “ 4 62 11% 66 11% 4:30 “ 66 11 5 62 11 66 10% 5:30 “ 62 11 66 9% it 6 “ 62 10 66 9 u 6:30 “ 62 10 66 8% it 7 “ 62 9% 66 8 u 8 62 7 — — it 8:30 “ 66 7 (( 9 “ 62 6 66 6 it 9 : 30 “ 66 5 < c 10 62 5% 66 4% it 10:30 “ 66 4% ti 11 62 5 66 3% C i 11:30 “ 66 3 f* 12 Noon. 62 4 66 2% 12 : 30 p.m. 66 1% 1 “ 62 2% 66 X 1:30 “ 66 — “ 2 62 1% 65 11% 2:30 “ 65 11 i i 3 62 1 65 10 tt 3 : 30 “ 65 9% u 4 £ ti 3 “ 55 7 55 5 4 l t 48 — 4 “ 55 6 55 4^ tt 5 ti 47 11 “ 5 “ 55 5 55 1M ti 6 ti 48 7 47 10 6 it 55 4 54 11 44 7 ti 47 9 7 55 3 54 10 u 8 << 47 7X 44 8 “ 55 2 54 9 9 it 48 3 47 6 “ 9 “ 55 1 54 7K 10 47 4 “ 10 “ 55 — 54 5^ u 11 “ 47 2 11 “ 54 11 54 3K (1 12 : Midnight. 47 9 47 — 12 Midnight. 54 10 54 1 Feb. 24- -1 A.M. 46 10 Feb.22- - 1 A.M. 54 9 53 11 “ 2 ti 46 9 u 2 54 8 53 9 ti 3 47 — 46 7y tt 3 54 6 53 7 1 1 4 46 6 u 4 54 434 53 4/4 1 1 5 ' it 46 4^ n 5 54 3 53 2M 6 46 4 46 3 “ 6 “ 54 134 53 34 1 1 7 “ 46 2 a 7 “ 53 11 52 10M tt 8 46 y* 1 1 8 “ 53 10 52 9 9 45 10)4 44 9 “ 53 9 52 8 10 45 sy 10 « 53 8 52 634 11 tt 45 7 tt 11 • .< 53 7 52 4K It 12 Noon. 45 1 45 5 u 12 Noon. 53 6 52 2^ tt 1 P.M. 45 3 tt 1 P.M. 53 5 52 34 1 1 2 45 i y* n 2 “ 53 334 51 1034 “ 3 45 — a 3 “ 53 2 51 9 4 44 io y % “ 4 ( l 53 1 51 7A 5 “ 44 9 a 5 u 53 — 51 7% 6 “ 44 — 44 7% a 6 » ( 52 11 51 5 7 44 4% a 7 “ 51 2 8 “ 44 2)4 8 “ 51 — 9 “ 44 — 44 9 “ 52 4 50 10^ 10 “ 43 10 THE FLOODS. 183 Feb, 24— 11 p.m. “ 12 Midnight. Feb.25— 6 a.m. “ 7 “ 8 “ 9 “ 10 “ 11 “ 12 Noon. “ 6 p.m. Feb.26— 6 A.M. 1883 1884 ft. in. ft. in. 43 8 43 6 42 8 42 10 42 — 41 10 41 7^ 41 5 X 41 3 42 1 41 L 41 2 40 2 39 11 38 1 Feb.26— 12 Noon. “ 6 P.M. Feb. 27— 6 A.M. “ 12 Noon. “ 6 P.M. Feb.28-6 a.m. “ 12 Noon. “ 6 P.M. Feb.29— 6 A.M. “ 12 Noon. “ 6 P.M. 1883 188 1 ft. in. ft. in. 37 11 37 1 37 — 36 — 34 10 34 1 34 5 33 2 33 10 33 — 32 4 30 3 31 10 29 7 30 2 28 4 27 3 23 6 25 — HIGHEST STAGE OF WATER AT CINCINNATI EACH YEAR SINCE 1858, and also in 1832 and 1847 : Year. Date. Feet. Inches. 1832 .... February 18 . 64 3 1847 . December 17 ... 63 7 1858 .... June 16 . 43 10 1859 . February 22 . 55 5 1860 .... April 16 ... . 49 2 1861 . April 19 .... 49 5 1862 .... January 24 . . 57 4 1863 • • • • March 12 .... 42 9 1864 .... December 23 . 45 1 1865 . . . . March 7 .... 56 3 1866 .... September 26 . 42 6 1867 March 14 .... 55 8 1868 .... March 30 ... . 48 3 1869 • April 2 48 9 1870 .... January 19 .... . 55 3 1871 ' . . . May 13 40 6 1872 .... April 13 ... . 41 9 1873 . . . . December 18 . 44 5 1874 .... January 11 . . 47 11 1875 • August 6 55 5 1876 .... January 29 ... . 51 9 1877 . January 20 ... 53 9 1878 .... December 15 . 41 5 1879 • December 27 42 9 1880 .... February 17 . 53 2 1881 February 16 . 50 7 1882 .... February 21 . 58 7 1883 • ' February 15, 5 A. m. 66 4 1884 • February 14, 12 m. . . 71 ox The Flood in its Relation to Busi- ness. Cincinnati, June VSth, 1884. H. C. URNER, ESQ., Chairman Relief Committee : Dear Sir: — In compliance with your request, I submit a brief state- ment of the commercial features and bearings of the flood of February, 1884. Perhaps the most notable thing connected with this extraordinary visitation of the elements was the manner in which it was regarded by the commercial classes, which was entirely different from that of the pre- ceding year. In the flood of 1883, the spirits of all were greatly de- pressed. With houses invaded and business suspended, dealers and pro- ducers alike were gloomy, and disposed to look upon the darkest side of the picture. Every thing appeared to be calamitous. There seemed no sunlight to break through the clouds which settled down upon the business mind. In the late flood, the situation was completely changed. Profiting by their previous experience, and admonished by the combination of circumstances favorable to high waters, the holders of merchandise at exposed points took early precaution to remove their goods to the upper stories of their buildings, or other places of safety, so that, by the time the water passed Front Street in its march of invasion, which occurred on the 6th of the month, it found only deserted stores. Manufacturers in the district liable to inundation generally shut down on the preceding day. Both merchants and manufacturers had taken precaution to arrange for business head-quarters beforehand, so that, while the exchange of commodities was practically suspended, they were by no means in such a helpless condition as during the previous flood. Of course, it amounted to a practical suspension of business from the 5th to the 22nd of the month, and, so far, it was serious enough; but there was a general disposition to regard the matter philosophically, and there was little gloom. A book was provided at the Chamber of Commerce, in which merchants and manufacturers who had temporarily changed their places of business were registered, so that there was little confusion. All this was done early, so that, by the time the flood arrived, the busi- (184) THE BUSINESS ASPECT. 185 ness machinery was so adjusted as to be prepared for the emergency. Preparations were so complete that in many instances persons actually awaited the coming of the waters, hoping all their labor might be found useless, yet without fears of serious damage should their worst appre- hensions be realized. This certainly is a very important feature of the business situation, inasmuch as it is a conclusive answer to the fears con- cerning permanent damage to the business spirit of the city. The most serious commercial aspect was that pertaining to transportation ; for, after passing 55 feet, the business of the railroads and of the river was practically suspended, as far as freights are concerned, not from imme- diate requirements, in all cases, but from what seemed eventually to be an Inevitable necessity. Steamboats, could they have even gotten under the bridges, had no place to make landings, save at remote points from the public wharf. Landings were practicable at Storrs Station, and, by dint of extraordinary enterprise, the Ohio and Mississippi Railway established boat communications between that landing and the city proper which was cut off from the western highlands by a great bay, so that communi- cation was kept open between Cincinnati and Aurora, to which point both passengers, and express freights were shipped by steamer to take the trains on this railway. One road after another succumbed, until there was not a railway track entering Cincinnati which was not submerged, save that of the Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis (Cincinnati North- ern) Railroad, which, coming in on the highlands, was entirely exempt from liability to damage. This narrow-gauge road, which is generally regarded as diminutive by its more pretentious brethren, thus, at last, found all the sheaves standing round about it and making obeisance to its sheaf. A somewhat, noticeable feature of the transportation situation was the utilization, by the railroads going north, of the Miami Canal from Cincinnati to the corporation limits. The activity of the early days of this antiquated mode of travel thus found temporary restoration. It may be remarked that the losses of property by the railroads was in- considerable. The depots were cleared of merchandise early, and loaded cars were promptly removed to places of safety. Of course, tracks suf- fered somewhat, but this was not serious, so that the actual physical losses to the railways were small. The successive stages of the flood and their respective effects constitute such interesting features of the period that they may well be briefly per- petuated here. At six o’clock, on the morning of the 1st of February, the water-works mark showed 36 feet 4 inches and the river rapidly rising. The threatening situation at the headwaters of the Ohio, with 186 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE the record of the previous year, so far admonished the railroads en- tering the city by the old Whitewater canal bed, that they began to urge the prompt removal of all freight from their depots. It was not, how- ever, until the 4th of the month that the situation became alarming. It then became apparent that there was great danger of all the roads in the bottoms being cut off, and all cars on the tracks which could not be unloaded were promptly removed to places of safety beyond the city limits. On the 5th, the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago, the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, and the Ohio and Mississippi railways discontinued receiving freight, and late in the day the tracks in the canal bed were 6 to 10 inches under water. At ten o’clock that night, the last train left the Grand Central Station, with the stage of the river at 54 feet 6 inches by the water-works mark. On the next day, the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago Railway was cut off at the tunnel at North Bend, and freight business had to be abandoned, the road, soon thereafter, for through passen- ger service, using the track of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad. On the same day, the Ohio and Mississippi Railway was compelled to suspend its Cincinnati freight business, because of inter- ruption at the Great Miami river, and thenceforward conducted its pas- senger, express and mail service by steamer from Storrs Station to Aurora, making connection with its road at the latter place. The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis Railway, shut off from the main part of the city on the 6th of the month, conducted its passenger traffic from Eighth Street Station, while the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway (Cincinnati Southern), also deprived of the Grand Central Station, which it had commenced to use a few months before, received and discharged its passengers at McLean Av- enue. At this time, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton Railroad was yet in undisturbed possession of its passenger and freight depots on Fifth and Sixth streets, which were also utilized by the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore Railroad. Freight traffic was suspended on the 7th, on the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis and on the Louis- ville and Nashville Railroads, with the river at 61 feet, the passenger service also succumbing the same day on the latter road, to be resumed at the southern end of the Cincinnati and Newport bridge a day later, the Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad, about the same time, surrendering both its freight and passenger business. As the flood rose higher and still higher, the railways were compelled to resort to various expedients to maintain their passenger traffic, which THE BUSINESS ASPECT. 187 was successfully accomplished through a fertility of resources which ap-‘ peared never to find exhaustion. The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railway abandoned its passenger station on the 9th of the month, when the river had passed a stage of 63 feet, and thenceforward conducted its passenger business over the Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad as far as Norwood. On the 10th of February, which was Sunday, there was no special change, the flood, however, still advancing with ominous persistence. On the 12th, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, which was the last of the great roads to abandon its usual methods, was com- pelled to commence using (as far as Norwood) the Cincinnati Northern, while the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis utilized the canal as far as Chester Park after it was no longer possible to use Eighth Street or the Stock Yards, the Cincinnati Union Stock Yards having ceased to receive further stock by rail on the preceding day. McLean Avenue was now no longer available for the Cincinnati Southern Rail- way, which thenceforward, by boats, received and delivered its passen- gers at Eighth Street, where a temporary and comfortable landing had been made from the northern approaches of its Ohio river bridge. By this time all freight business, s.ave a limited work by the express com- panies, was suspended, and the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, having finally been driven from its line, was carrying its passengers over the Cincinnati Southern as far as Lexington. Four of the great lines, the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis, the Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore, the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, and the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio, were taking their passengers to Norwood over the Toledo, Cincinnati and St. Louis, the two last-named utilizing the Miami Canal, to a convenient point of intersection with their respective lines of railway, a day or two later. Thus matters stood, as far as transportation is concerned, until the subsidence of the water, which had so far progressed, on the 17th of the month, as to allow the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio to get back into their depots, with 65 feet 5 inches of water indicated at the water works. The Louisville and Nashville renewed its business at the north end of the bridge over the Ohio the same day, and on the 18th, both this and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis were back in bheir passenger depot. Freight business was resumed the same day by the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. The Cincinnati, Washington and Baltimore was again back in the depot of the former, and the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Indianapolis, having abandoned the canal, was once more making its 188 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. exchanges at the Stock Yards. On the following day, the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and St. Louis and the Louisville and Nashville railroads re- sumed freight traffic. On the 20th, the Ohio and Mississippi Kailwav brought its trains to Mill Street, and the Cincinnati, Indianapolis, St. Louis and Chicago to Storrs Station. On the 21st, both of these roads were back in the Grand Central Station, from which they had been driven on the 5th of the month. All roads were occupying their old places on the 22nd, and railroad business, in all departments, was fully resumed. It thus appears that, from the time the suspension of general business began until it was restored on all the roads, was seventeen days. With these are not enumerated the Kentucky Central and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, which do not enter the city proper, and which de- parted regularly from their depot in Covington during the entire flood, the latter transferring passengers from Ashland to Catlettsburg, between which points there was such interruption that the running of through freight trains was suspended from the 8th to the 18th of the month, though local trains arrived at and departed from Covington as usual. The effects of the flood on the river business was much more serious than on that of the railroads. The former is largely dependent on the locality immediately traversed by the river, which, with traffic sus- pended, its property more or less destroyed, and its powers of early re- cuperation impaired, did not, for the time, make much of a contribution to transportation. The railroads, on the contrary, were mainly affected at the points of intersection with the river. The country through which they pass was, in general, affected, but indirectly, so that it only re- mained for the floods to subside, to enable them at once to resume the performance of their work, which, aside from some accumulations of freight, was normal. Besides, there was more or less freight diverted to the railroads because of the difficulty during the flood in reaching many of the river landings. It must be remembered, too, that the losses from the flood almost immediately followed a suspension of navigation from ice — an embargo which had lasted from the 5th to the 31st of January — so that business on the river had not fully resumed before it was confronted by dangers and interruptions no less serious than it had endured from the cold weather. As early as the 3rd of February, boats commenced laying up on account of high water, and, by the 5th, navigation at Cin- cinnati was practically suspended because of the inability of the boats to get under the bridges, which, with most of the vessels, occurs when the river passes a stage of 50 to 52 feet. On the latter day, there were four departures, three of these having been made from the water works, THE BUSINESS ASPECT. 189 and the fourth, a small boat, which went down the river. Between the 5th and the 20th of the month, the only departures were the two relief boats, and one steamer which left light for Pittsburgh. All the boats remaining at this port were compelled to retain their cargoes on board for want of a place to unload. Seven boats were thus kept at the public landing, while a number of others were detained above and below the city. Before the river reached 60 feet, every preparation was made to secure all river property within the city limits. From California to Sedamsville, a distance by the river front of about nine miles, the banks along much of the distance were lined with heavy coal fleets, and to secure them against the strong current and drift, particularly on the Ohio side, was no small task. Any accident to the fleets above, of course, would more or less endanger the remainder. From the 10th to 16th, all boats at the landing kept up steam day and night, and had on board a full working crew, inasmuch as all fastenings were several feet under water, and no one could tell what, at any moment, might happen. The situa- tion, for a number of days, was critical. The flood, however, subsided, and the danger passed with very slight damage. It was indeed remark- able how nearly exempt shipping was from injury, a small coal fleet on the Covington side of the river comprising all of this kind of property which was lost. It is believed that the actual damage to river craft at this city would not exceed $10,000. The Cincinnati, Big Sandy and Pomeroy Packet Company was the first to resume business, two boats having been sent out from the water works on the 20th of the month.. These were followed by boats of the same and other lines as rapidly as possible, although, because of insufficient room at the landing to meet the extraordinary demand, business was not fully resumed until the 23rd of the month. Business was thus practically su-pended on the river eight- een days. Complete restoration, however, did not immediately ensue ; for, although there appeared considerable activity following the subsidence of the waters, it was a number of weeks before it could be said that the business of the river was as favorable as usual at a similar period of the year, when navigation is unimpeded. Both freight and passenger traffic seemed to respond slowly to the return of normal conditions. This, too, was somewhat the case with the railways, but by no means to the same extent. It is scarcely possible to disassociate the business of the river and rail- ways from the general trade of the city, because one is so largely depend- ent on the other ; but, so far as it is practicable to consider them sep- arately, it may be said that the effect of the flood on the latter was 190 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. temporary, and however injurious it may have been during the pros ence of the water, it found such compensation in the weeks immedl ately following, that there was soon scarcely a vestige left of the ei traordinary visitation. r l he principal loss to merchandise was in bimbo and, directly and indirectly, to those having stock at the distilleries. Ti cattle, having mainly been promptly removed from the pens, were gei erally saved; but some were first removed to the Stock Yards, and wh^ the waters invaded that retreat, were compelled to seek safely elsewher so that there was necessarily a material shrinkage in weight. Ask from this, the actual loss to merchandise was very small. In preparir for the emergency, nearly every thing was done timely, and merchandi was so disposed, and future wants so thoroughly anticipated, that who the flood subsided the business of such of our merchants as were with the flooded district was promptly resumed. The manufacturers, mar of whom have their establishments in the bottoms, could not necessari fare so well. Some of their machinery could not be removed, and, nece sarily, was more or less damaged, and there was a solemnity about tl silence of these temporarily deserted workshops which did not, pei ha* attach to any other of the active agencies of the city’s life. In a she time, however, every thing was moving along as if nothing of a serio nature had intervened. This is so pre-eminently the case that it cons tutes an independent and significant phase of the flood. Aside from t possible diversion of a little trade, in very exceptional cases, durili the actual suspension of business, which may not be immediately i covered, there remains very little, as far as the trade is concerned, mark the period which will go down in history as the greatest flu since the settlement of the country. It is true that business in the fi half of the calendar year of 1884 has not been satisfactory, and t casual observer might ascribe much of this to the flood, because it seen: the most tangible agent, but it must be remembered that the business! the whole country has shared in the depression of the fiscal year of 1883- and that Cincinnati, among all the great cities, has maintained her pc tion with singular ability. The few failures that have marked the pH ress of shrinkage in values and stringency in money, show how manfu and successfully the commercial and industrial classes of Cincinnati In resisted the elements of a stormy period, and the present spirit, and ho and plans of her people are a guaranty that the future will reveal t same progress in manufactures and trade, the same growth in so wealth which have characterized the past. Taken in its entirety, the flood, in its effects on the business of ' THE BUSINESS ASPECT. 191 as not a calamity. The loss in property was inconsiderable, and l it is apparent that successive floods of such duration would in , iamage brick walls, there is no reason to expect that a combination rcumstances to produce similar results will be of frequent recur- 3 . Various plans have been suggested, looking to protecting the against such visitations. Before the waters had subsided, the matter >ived the attention of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, a com- j tee to take under consideration the whole subject having been ap- i iiited on the 15th of February. But there is nothing likely to-be done a radical nature, involving, as do the plans, large outlays of money ; nd great physical changes in that part of the city liable to submergence. This much, however, is attainable without entering on plans which are iable to meet with serious opposition because of the great difference in public opinion as to remedies. The work of narrowing the channel, by ising the river for dumping grounds, can be discontinued, and the gen- eral government can address itself, with more assiduity than ever, to the removal of every possible obstruction to the free passage of water, with- out circumscribing the facilities of commerce; for extraordinary rain- falls are liable to occur again, and the obstacles to the rapid discharge of ;he tributaries of the great river are each year becoming less, both con- ditions entering largely into flood possibilities. The most serious aspect of the situation is the practical suspension of the business of the railroads and the river. Within a year, additional gas works will be completed beyond the reach of like floods, and the , water question may be safely solved when the city shall take steps for increasing our water supply. Trade can readily accommodate itself to the changed circumstances should such visitations become frequent. Houses can be constructed with such foundations as will be perfectly secure against any number of floods. The first stories of new buildings can be constructed as safe as those against which the tides daily beat in seaport towns, while dealers in the most perishable goods can readily change location ; but the interruption to traffic on the lines of transporta- tion is a matter of such import that it may, as it doubtless will, challenge the most active and intelligent search for a suitable remedy. Without producing radical changes, the flood of 1883 resulted in the railways for- tifying themselves in a great degree against damage from high water. Low places were raised and weak ones strengthened, so that in the recent flood they were not compelled to yield until the waters had passed much beyond the boundaries which marked the stoppage of their trains in the previous year. This work of fortification will proceed with the repeti- 192 THE RELIEF COMMITTEE. tion of the floods, while new roads entering the eity may p’ace the selves beyond the reach of accident by selecting the higher grounds uj which, after all, the city is mainly built; for it must be kept in mind tty a comparatively small part of the area of the city was submerged. T. exciting events of the time, narrated to persons unfamiliar with the topo< raphy of the locality, were calculated to magnify the extent of the cL. aster. The entire submerged district, according to the estimate of L. A Marpe, Esq., of the City Engineer’s Department, was approximately 4.^1 square miles, in comparison with 24 square miles which represent tho? entire area within the corporate limits, and of the former fully half eoril prise low bottoms, on which there are either no houses whatever or very' fe\v in number. Then, too, the proposed belt railway, which in some shape must inevitably become a fixed fact, maj’, with intelligent man- agement, furnish the most material aid in the event of a repetition of such a disaster. It may be remarked that during the entire period there was very lit- tle interruption to the mails on the lines of railway. There was prac- tically no suspension in the railway mail service, the only trouble hav- ing been found in unavoidable, but unimportant, delays, because of tho | remote points from the post office at which the mails were delivered to and received from the railway companies. The river mail service during! the embargo placed on trade by reason of the high water, was suspended, , though compensation to some extent was found in the railways, which, as far as possible, were utilized to river points. The pas-enger, express, and mail services by rail were alike well maintained, though, of course, under disadvantageous circumstances, and in some respects by expensivej methods. Yours very truly, SIDNEY D. MAXWELL, Sup’t Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce and Merchants' Exchange. Index. ■ ( L PAGE. ! ames of Officers and Committeemen, 3 eport of the Chairman, 5 eport of the Treasurer, - 25 onations of Merchandise and Supplies 103 Sup Houses and Cooked Food, 119 7 ilitary and Police 121 ^he Boat Fleet, 125 'agon Transportation, 128 teamer “Granite State ” Expedition, 129 elief by Railroad to Ironton and Hanging Rock 132 'ork of the Associated Charities, 134 ’ork of the Relief Union, 151 elief between Lincoln Park and Harrison Avenue, 153 'wenty-Fifth Ward Relief, 155 hysical History of the Flood, 156 tages of Water during the Floods of 1883 and 1884, 174 'he Flood in its Relation to Business, . 184