New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-15
SUFFERING IN INDIANA TOWNS.

HIGH WATER AT INDIANAPOLIS - 5000 PEOPLE
HON LESS AT Observation-Disclosures IND,
AND FULTON. KY. UNDER WATER.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Feb 14.-ll has been raining
here since midpignt-most of the time hard.
POgues Run again overlooked this morning, and
was no to Marylaud-st, distance OF two squares.
The Union Railroad Companvs tracks are under
water for several squares east OF the Union Depot
Many cellars on Meridian-st. near the depot ara
filed with water.
The following private telegI am has been received
from Jacksonville, Ind. opposite Louisville: The
city is flooded from two to twenty feet deep. Five
thousand people are homeless. Many have lost all
theg had on earth. large number of cottages III
the lower part of the city swept away. and
hundreds of people are CHARTERED ia second stories
IN pubic buildings and in business houses. Food is
sent to them in skIfls. The scenes OF suffering are
appalling. 1t is still raining and the rivor is rising.
The loss will reach over $l,OO0.000. The people
will have to leave Lawreucebnrg. No lives have
BEEN lost 80 far can be learned
Tie telegraph operator at Lawrenceburg reported
this nurulng: "The river rose and One-halt
inches since morning We have had heavy rain
since Is O'Clock this morning. Tanners Creek IS
very high and it is stil raining hard"
The operator al GuiltOrI, this side OF Lawrence
burg says: They are moving people out of Har-
dentoWn as fast possible. The rains will raise
the Miami and White Water and they threaten TO
do mucn damage at Lawrenceburg If the rain con-
tuues much longer. \ car load of provisions from
indianapolis reached the people at LawrencebnrG IN
"a tO.eraby good condition TINS morning"
the Legislature appropriated plO,OVO TINS morn,
ing for the Lawreuc"bnrB sufferers anu the DOaiu
OF Trade &c noon reported Subscriptions aniDun, ing
10 81 800 for the same purpose, Another ear load
of provisions was sent TO the sufferers to-day, with
five bar lis Of coal oil, 'Yer1l boxes OF canal s.
and dciicacies for the SIC. The com
mttee sent 20 Lawrenceburg last night a re-
port that all the provisions shipped
hence delivered at .. N. to-day but that the
sulle ing Is increasing aud further aesis'ahc5 Is
ueoued Immediately.
r.. e. lmrkba II, o, New-York, telegraphed to-day
to the Indiana tiona Bank o. this cry directing
II TO -eud 81 900 10 LaWichceOufB LOT the loIe vi
the Hood sufferers.
MADISON. Ind, Feb. II, The river is rising one
and nalf inches an hour Milton. KY. opposite
Madison, is completely submerged. not house
be NJ exempt from the overflow. Large cables are
beng used To anchor the buildings. The water
reaches the second doors Oi many dwellings.
Fulton. the eastern suburb of TINS city, mas been
aEoudOned. ana all the front aud extreme western
sections Of the city. The back-water abt Crooked
Creek have inundated the city on the NORTH.
SpIngdale Cemetery partially covered WIN wafer
IL has raIneu hard since last night aud more ram
will cause Crooked Creek 10 deuge alnut-st. ana
n large part of the town.
The Hornet came from Carroltown this morning
for food iOr the sufferers. Tho prov isions Ia lac
stores t1erc are exhausted. The Western Hotel is
deserted II being considered dangerous Tor people
to remain even on tho second uoor. Inc people on
Walnut-st are preparing To move out
NEw-A lBANY. mG., Feb. 1.-THE loss by the
floods here is not less than a quarter of million OF
dollars. No lives have been lost. The farmers
along the ohio River have suffered greatly many
losing their entire crops. Six hundred families are
hon eess ana Ii any are destitute. All the manu-
actOries aie stopped.