The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-27

wanted something for his family, as
all of their stock of potatoes
and pork had been destroyed by
the food, Twenty dollars made his lips
we crossed over to Abbett's Landing, KY,
where Mrs. George Albeit was without a
roof to shelter her. Apparently wondering
why she mad been invited on board, Mrs.
Albeit pointed out the scattered fragments
of her house as they lay in the bottom. She
had no idea how she was to get along, "for
other folks were as bad off as she was" A
little questioning ELECTED the fact that 800
would rebuild her home, and as Mrs. Albeit
had been highly spoken of up the river your
commissioner astonished the poor woman by
putting into her hands ten new SO bills.
When the necessary receipt had been
signed, Mrs. Albeit stepped ashore crying as
if her heart was full of Joy. The last words
we heard were, God bless you, sirl God
bless you!'
West Point, KY, contains 200people. Here
Colonel Thomas Shea, formerly command
ing the Twenty-second Indiana regiment,
met us by appointment, and mentioned L.
w. Brown a blacksmith whose dwelling
stood in a n~eighboring field and his family
housed among the ~neighbors. Mr.. Brown
hoped to be able to save $25 in a few
months and get his house back to its founda-
lions. As he has the money now from the
Herald fund he will be all right by the end
of the month. George Jenkins got $40 to re-
pair his dwelling. Mrs. Matilda Allison, a
widow with five children, left her washing
to receive 500, and Colonel Shea signed
a receipt for the same amount
to be given Dennis Cardwell, a man
nearly eighty years of age, who is sick and
helpless since the flood. Bull Creek, Ind,
brought to light two deserving cases. Mr..
John Petit, a fine old man of some sixty
years, was in trouble because his house was
off its foundations. He thought 500 would
pay the damage, but he preferred that the
commissions looked after w. S.. Starrett,
his neighbor, because he WIS a cripple and
had a house worse wrecked. We had heard
of the disaster at Bull Creek from a steam
boat captain before leaving Cincinnati, and
brave old John Petit, who thought he could
rub along if the cripple got help, was aston
ished, like Others along the Ohio, by re-
ceiving three $40 gold pieces for himself
and seeing three more given his crippled
neighbor.
Coming in sight of Utica, Ind, shortly
after sunset, we made a landing, asking for
the township trustees. Your commissioner
was escorted by a citizen to the Office of DR..
George w. Swartz. On the way signs OF. the
destruction caused by the food told the same
old story. DR.. Swartz, learning the errand
of his visitor, Immediately called in the
other members of the relief committee-Mr.
.. W.. Belknap, Mr.. s. Canter, Dr.. l.. J..
Williams and DR.. I. c.. Peyton. When
asked what could be lone for the town, DR..
Swartz stated that they needed $ $1,000 for the
purchase of materials to enable their peo-
pie to reft or rebuild houses, and the
State of Indiana had been asked for that
amount, but he feared that rot one centwould
be furnished. The Herald commissioner
having already placed Utica on his list for a
probable share of the fund informed the COM
mittee that they need not wait for the State
of Indiana, but step on board the Lily and
receive 81, 900, as it was quite evident they
would need much more in order to do all
that was necessary. The committee seemed
a little surprised at the brief announcement,
but they nevertheless accompanied their Wis
itor to the steamer, where, The necessary
papers being drawn up and signed, they Sc
cured $500 in bank bills and $500 in gold.