The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-16

,era. a ~ in t.. sun was higher than on any pre-
iOss day this winter. The effect OF this sunsnlhe
ll1a the ac,umulationS OF ashes, garbage ana |
itk I'm the streets is readily pereePtiole to any
lne who WIKI dare venture into the foHrtb and
sixth Warts The sjr in this part OF the caty was
heavy with miasmaEc OdOrS. lhe HccNnlhtauoh
y ih and garbage in the streets is stnlply lnde-
About The highways was stre"n gar
bage. desaying vegetables ana me Nllcs' refuse.
In manI business streets down town the occu-
pants O. stores hax engaged men 90 break up tue
Ice and snow and pile il in heaps Along Chatham
street she HOrScf'ar Company have men breast ms
mn ths mOuuds al ice and snow and cxrting II To
the seows Of tle Street Cleaning hepa1 nnent
Thep. a jaEc OF trucks aud carts On the West
side streets DelOW Canal street. and many truck
men were coTnrelled 10 wait Il, line IOur oT i've
hours before 70 ey could ship goods. The ctrS on
all the surfaee roads are greatly delayed
An ICE GOEGE.
FsrsHK Ill. "a, Feb. 1l.-Tise ice in the Della
ware below aere Is ir3zen Sel'G s2r a ospIa oi
urn. The peODle are on the lookout Tor an ap-
preaching eoOd, and every possible means are
beng takeP TO prevent All ice gorge forming.
A LARGE yUMBEE or BRIBGEs SWEET AWAY.
CISc1Nx.,Tf. Feb. 11.--Rain has been falling
again TO Rlght and there was thunder and iight-
ming after dark The river was falling night,
but will rise rapidly 10 morrow and be hl,cd with
floating ice. Dispatches 10 the morning papers
show irrV-eased danger by floods throughout In
DIANA and Ohio. AT Troy, o., hydraulic res
crvOir burst and the town was inundated, doing
much damage. The Tuscarawas River is higher
acres OF land are OyeriOwed, and many families
obliged 10 leave their homes Trains are dis
continued. The SctOtO River at CIR, leNlIle mas
broken several leyees and the bridge on the
Nuskigum Valley Road is considered unsafe
Trains do not cross. At Muncie, Ind, the the
iron bridge is washed away, and several dams are
gone. Many families are driven from their
houses Trains on the Cincinnati, Richmond and
Chicago Road have been stopped two days. The
bridge over the Miami, near Dayton, on the On
cinnat and Dayton Road can not be used.
BREAKING or THE ICE.
ToLEno Feb ll.-For three days past fears have
been entertained of serious damage TO property
along the river front of the city by the break ng
up of the ice in the Maumee. From the up-riyer
towns frequent reports have been received OF tine
gradual progress of the break up, though without
more serious consequences thai the partial Hood
ing Of buildings at Defiance and Napoleon and
At IL O'Clock To night the ice In front OF the
city broke mp with great crash, and the water
rapidly rose covering the docks and flooding
Water street and warehouses and offices along the
river front. A fleet Of six vessels, grain laden,
going in winter quarters at the Wabash elevators,
were torn from their mOorings and swept down
the stream carving with them the westerly
span Of the Cherry street bridge, wagon and
foot bridge connecting with East Toledo. Other
damage To shipping and 10 the various railway
bridges is likely to occur, the fun measure of
which can not be known unll daylight reveals
the situation.
standing AT a depth of three feet in the Island
House Hotel and Union Depot, cutting off com
municatiOn with Summit street. except
by means of boats, and preventing the
entrance Of passenger trains. The westerly
span of the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge hos also
been carried away. This bridge was rebuilt last
summer, and WAS substantial iron structure.
Up to / O'Clock the Lake shore bridge at the
upper end of the city remains intact
GREAT DEsTRU CTIoN OF RAILROAD PROPERTY
HARRISBURG. Feb. 1.-THE ice in the Susque-
hanna at this point broke this afternoon hye
miles below the city. lt gorged and and the
water rose at the rate of two feet per hour. The
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad tracks, for almost mile,
are covered with water and ice for depth of over
three feet, and trains both ways are delayed.
Train meu have been sent to the scene, but are
unable To work until the water recedes. IT is
slowly rising at this hour ii p. m. Advlces from
mp the Juniati report break which gorged.
ton. Miffiin. Miiiersiown and Newport
and bridges swept away and families moving for
safety. The Western Union Telegraph wires in
being sent West by way of the Baltimore and
Ohio. Throughout Dauphin County the damage
by small streams IS very great and many country
bridges are washed away.
TWO MILES OF RAILROAD TREsTLE WASHED
OUT.
CHARLESTON Feb ia serious disaster To the
Charleston aud Savannah Railroad occurred last
night resulting from a freshet in the Savannah
River. About Two miles of trestle work north
interrupt travel between CharlestOwn and Sayan-
nah, but force OF 500 hands have been put at
work repairing the break: In the meantime;
through passengers for Florida VIII be forwarded
hence by steamer TO st. Johns
GREAT DAMAGE AT TOLEDO
TOLEDO Feb l2-The excitement in the city
this morning consequent upon the flood l. in
tense. The sky is overcast by dull, leaden-c col
Ored clouds and 10 add to the dscomforts Of the
situation. n snow storm set I'm about o'clock.
The streets have been crowded with people since
daybreak, and those leading to the river are
crowded To the waters edge. In Water street the
water is fully five feet deep, and rushes through
at fearful rate The contents Of the lumber
yards up the river seem 10 have been emptied into
the thOroughfare. and great masses of the debris
are floating down. Al O'Clock this morning the
wind yeered TO the Southwest, and assisted the
movement Of the ice now in the river. A few
minutes later gorge was formed just opposite
Bailey's ship Yard this held firmly until O'Clock
this morning, when IL broke aud the ice
again resumed Its journey 10 the lake. At first
It's progress was slow, but with every minute IL
increased. until. at $50 IL moving at the rate
Of six or seven miles hour Fifteen minutes
later the westerly span OF the Union Railroad
bridge an old wooden bridge, located just below
aud near the Lake Shore Railroad bridge. came
out. and WAS swept down at high rate 81 speed.
throwing the draw IN the Cherry street bridge ana
spinning IL around. Later IL passed through
the opening in the Pennsylvania Road bridge
without damaging that structure further, and
when last seen was still going toward the lake.
About 7:30 the wind from the southeast increased
considerable, causing the water 10 rise rapidly.
At O'Clock another gorge was formed just
y n. a..
matned stationary. In consequence Of this. the
water has risen still higher. On Summit street.
between Monroe and Perry. there is from one to
two feet of water the Easements
of the wholesale stores are
all full OF water, and many large stocks will be
completely ruined. The four schooneTs which
went down the river have not been heard from.
but messengers on horseback have been dis
patched % see ii tdings OF them can be obtained.
Persons Just returned from down the river report
the sehOOners Mediterranean, Dunford. ~. stalker
aud Atmosphere fast in the gorge about three
miles below the city. Two men who
were on board the Stalker escaped 10
shore by walking over the Ice. Captain Jennings.
VINO board the schooner, has not been
heard from as yet lie Is possibly safe The
little steamer Emerald is reported as having sunk
early this morning The schooner, c. Benson.
and was owned by Captain Du6y. She
had cargo of 1900 bushels Of wheat,
valued at $4,000. The Mediterranean had
/ 1850 bushels OF wheat aboard: the
mosphere, 1850 the total valuation u which Is
about S73 OO1 The Insurance IS distributed
among the following Companies: PhWnix, OF
I Brooklyn: the New England Underwriters Asso-
Mutual OF New York. The four vessels are val
ued at over $4,000 The various
railroad lines eenteriug here are among
the heaviest losers considerable
amount OF freight was removed yesterday. 4
large amount Of rolling freight. oil and molaescs
possible 10 tell how much. Trains Nos. aud ;
on the l.. :. and NJ. :. arrived here from Chicago
| this morning No. =. from the Fast, IA at Toledo.
The Lake Shore bridge Is all right, though the
track is covered with debris No trains viii be
the depot aud Island House n covered
with water TO the depth OF four
feet. and on middle ground from one