, 1869-06-02
FLOODS IN INDIANA.
The White and Wnbnsh Rivers.

FROM me fHHtdH1tGilE @}fHF7t1t 1dE IL.
The heavy rains OF the past feT days have sWO-
len Willie River anu tributary streams to IN uni-
s,,;1i height Throughout Saturday and Sunday
Sng me hSs aeng P 70 ' e ssa td Il
greatest height yesterday afternoon, and conf
nrnccl recc,linZ slightly at o'clock r. H.. THIS
Hood viii moi rary but = few inches from That .!
o1 the Hood OF December s3, ls@'-the latter being
tie greatest ever Known in the annals Of White
llver, ...
mill to Mckcrnaasii1c, were lined with hundreds
OF men, wouich aud children, viewing the turhu-
lent stream on r. grand sampas,S, The largest
tioual road lrhGe, this point being the tt7miEH Of
tis s'Fss. railroad and Offering namesoqs ns4 M eSs sa
i1nf5 for sgee1 5 og fs ns az es %ets ., Fl
"loalet down to the guar,is," " and pl2yed insunl-
c!tns Tor tile emergency.
Indianapolis Cotton ili NC fou1 tic s water - sever M
III iset deep in the basement and about fifteen In
ehtstccr on The iyc-l1c1se nuor. No damage Will
he s,s:a.ued here, excepting thas arising from
| susnUsion OF business Tot q 1cE days. In Strtuc-
town;he Wntcr covered more than two-thirtls ot
all thehottom on which 1t IS built. Atout dozen
yacate helr ,lcn!cts. The national road. Al its
lowest Ea'lc n S;r.actown, remained lew inches
who has tccn engaged for several months III
h:!'s!sls :oatlrs bath.house, will lose consider
e ihc o1t Sn s, hy tns current 6ge n leg s'r4sS @
craft sank mar the shore a. she aF. ruoori =, tic
| foot OF Washington street, The rong-1ntlt at The
junction OF kentucky avenue lnl the river, IL
though huilt IN comparatively low ground, re-
ma:Ech q few uches out Of wafer, though the fur
and r's ar s n xa,eE
ceuncs railroad ,,rigr, the n,afmcnts and
piers arr hutlt entrtly Of wool, unprotected "
stons ballast tenS Q: men were eaRs4 IN ,t r.,
which ill recently ,ccu,luiatetl Tie long iii Of
earth from the road 7cl, IN the west side ef the
nraIIy ss Git sronr eurrsn, wasnn
,ea.1ls; IT, Al ,his ren. all below the river ycs-
,t:.iay was two ultics widt-rcachiug from lilutl
10 tft:,;-that large tract OF ;1ch bottom land OF
Nicholas McCativ AMI oihcrs Neuc covers; with
water 10 The .,rrih OF eeveralftrt The bridge On
.s ToMn Hit % n rrcst Gane Of bsInc das Wsse
sway.
4 very fine anil EXTENDED lew OF the river, tn
rs present enarSe'' state y esnc'l from lhe I"oi
o. 1hc eet'"n mil. Asre Il cansc seen for nile;
either north or soath, spread ost vast 'ss,e1> Of
farm anu Woch iana forming neau'lul Islands ast
rIonouiotes o. ssle an ssontsls ~! ~ WIN iotests
Tns different iae'os,es, mll!S, poEs houses, etc.
s1tuate o.. aas tns 1e 1t., ~ ,s ~ ~, VII eS.as
WIN eoMlAl'astt n..ie 'oss, ~ tas leslsus
ton or tr"rA ie',stnS, sns. sStWA. ' etc' Aooi
the entire nte .a's! 'asS WI W.! ~ ~ ~.
nense, as Is @ . seSE mn 1 anu & nsS'as
, tive body OF iann. w nast Ita Hsa1u u ~, $
numerous easeS o. .anass ~ sIu's, ~ ssv,
Ac Wisn ate ~. hr:, an .H, s" ,,Sn shn +.
twtnty-tour ionrS The amoSns Of Of M lanass :,,
the farming lnteleft. sfol'ss w, ~ ,ne nuou,
lrrcpaEab!c, and cannot, Of course, IL ercu q
: rrnAiHa'c'1 at this Writing:
= LAvER--slace Wiling tue a'nSc "c leatn ~ =,
~. Wy s,,ee' w tho Vtrrsnnes Ral1n,nl hes hes
tNsS ~ ~ sCcor1fs rr,r, Nf 1:aox,rt
saoo HsSu w." ~ u-h,tn p,rcr frvn rrrv 1Is~onrartr
Speusst. ~ ~ ~ - o to,aro - c+nna stn.t etc
e aeNeeAL ~ ~ -. .C,e<t,s j5nrtoi V1', ri
y ,aa,E ~ r",rs ~ *" raes faus daEs har.. hf
o their Legitimate el:ett IN b grra. "fnsh IN Il
)! rivers Every ,rle stream is .ssnnlu9 fuiit III
{ tie country i fairly oycsnowel With sater. abog
G. beneath nna az atouna. ins aoa,n ~ r. = Owe!
:; t.n 49, | h.s nrnhat,'v sncrt "a fnrcS ana II
ly rcar., 10 he not l!key ut .hl tine to 90 over
lss jeyHea Great damage las however nlfHsly bf