The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-20
COUNTING UP THE LOSSES
An Estimate of Portion of the Dam
ages by the Ohio Flood.
The Sufferers Along the River from Law
renceburg to New Albany Estimated
at Twenty-Four Thousand,
While the Damages Will Aggregate
More than Three Millions.
The Cincinnati Relief Board Announces
that 1t Has All the Money that Can
Be Judiciously Expended.
The Lower Wabash Very High, and
Great Damage Expected.
The Losses at Toledo Much Less than First
Reported-Flood in the Tippecanoe
River at Winamac.
The Cincinnati Relief Board Announces
that 1t Has All the Money that Can
Be Judiciously Expended.
The Lower Wabash Very High, and
Great Damage Expected.
The Losses at Toledo Much Less than First
Reported-FlOod in the Tippecanoe
River at Winamac.
DAMAGE ALONG THE OHIO.
ESTIMATING THE Loss.

The Damage from Lawrenceburg to New
Albany Not Less than Three Millions.
FE%Ess 5oufsa Collected by Sta" Correspondent of the
Not until the waters subside can anything
like an accurate estimate be made of the
damage done by the overflow. A great
danger that still exists is, that the waters in
receding will take with them many other
houses and weaken the foundations of the
large factories and shops An estimate of
the actual damage done thus far in the In
diana cities visited by the legislative com
mittee, and the intervening territory, based
upon close inquiry and personal observation
would be something as follows, which is
probably as accurate as is possible under the
circumstances:
AT JEFFERsoNvILLE
one square mile, or about four-ffths of the
land, was under water, and this includes all
the business portion. think that the actual
damage done to the business houses and
stock will amount to about $3.50 900. To the
glass-works, ship yards, car-works and other
manufactures, the loss will reach $4,000
There were at least 1000 private houses sub
merged, and low estimate of the loss on
buildings, fences, furniture, carpets, ETC.,
would place it at $400 each, or a total of
100000 to the residence portion of the
city The personal loss of the resi-
dents in the matter of clothing, etc.,
will reach at least $1OOoOO and the damage
to the streets and city buildings will reach
$4,000 more The total loss for Jefferson
vile therefore, approximated is 1925, 900,
and this is a low estimate. The city is al
ready heavily taxed and the people are poor
Work must be generally suspended for at
least two months; but an estimate of the
damage in this direction cannot be made
One thing is almost sure, 81, 100000 would
not place Jacksonville in as good shape as it
was before the freshet.
AT NEW ALBANY
the greatest damage has been done to the
manufactures. The De Pauw plate-gass
works are injured at least $3.50, 600, the roll
ing-mill 100000, and other manufacto ries in
proportion, so that $500, 900 would not cover
the loss to this branch of industry Three
hundred residences, mostly small houses,
are entirely swept away, and averag-
ing the value of each at $500, this
are injured 500 worth, or 5000
for the whole. The damage to furniture and
personal effects will reach $200,O00 and to
the streets and public property $4,000 more,
making total for the whole city of $3.50, 900.
The plate-glass works employs 1900 men
and the other factories 900 men-nearly all
these will be without work, except such as
they can pick up for nearly the entire sum-
mer and in the meantime their families must
suffer greatly. 1t will be impossible for the
glass works to start up within six months.
Between N ew Albany and Jeffersonvllle the
loss will reach $10o, 900, VIII ich is mostly at
Clarksville.
AT MADISON.
A fair estimate would place the total loss
at 200; over one-half of which is to the
manufacturing industries.
1t is difficult to compute the damage done
to Lawrenceburg, for the town has been al
most swept away. The damage to the fac
tories, distilleries, etc., will reach $250,000.
To private-residence property the damage
will be at least $3.50, 000 for nearly everything
is either totally destroyed, or rendered next
to useless. The loss on personal effects,
furniture, clothing, and stocks in trade
cannot fall short of 5000, 900,
and to the city property $4,000 more, or
total of $850,O00. These figures represent
actual loss, and the damage from suspension
of.all branches of trade and commerce are
not taken into consideration.
AT AURORA.
The damage. was comparatively small, and
will not amount to more than $150,000 OF
the intervening country between Lawrence
burg and New Albany, on the Indiana side,
estimates are but little more than guess
work. The principal damage is by the wash
ing away of fences, sheds, stables stock and
agricultural products; $500, 900 would be but
small estimate for this. A summary of the
total loss from New Albany to the Ohio line
is as follows
Jeffersonville. 925.0o0
new Albany 1oU,O0O
IhhulhoH zUO,VOO
Aurora. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000
Lawrencehurg. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $4,000
Intervening country -.--....----..--. 100000
Total. .....................$ So, > So, 900
This COLONIZATION does not take into cOnsid-