The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-06
THE TROUBLED WATERS.
The Flood Subsiding, and the Dan
ger Is Over.
Damage to the RaiIroads-The High Water
of 1875 Outdone-NOtes and Incl
dents of the Overflow.

Although Pogue's run and the smaller streams
in the eastern and southern portions of the city
began TO subsIde Sunday evening, thereby
relieving the neighbOrhoods tributary to them
the river continued TO rise until O'Clock yester
| day morning, when 1t reached its highest point
seventeen feet and two inches, eight inches
| higher than the remarkable flood of June, 1S75
At o'clock. however, it had begun to recede
and at midnight had reached fifteen feet eight
inches, and was falling at the rate OF twelve
| inches per hour All along the eastern banks,
| especially at Merrill and Catherine streets,
| property WAS damaged 10 n great extent, several
| lots being completely washed away ut the lasi
mentioned locality, together with out-houses
and sheds owned by Mrs. McGill, Jerry Sweeney,
Peter Newman, Thomas Russell. and others.
Mr.. NewInan's kitchen was undermined and
fell into the stream, with all the cooking uten-
sils, stove and other furniture.
AT o'clock there eight inches of water in
the engine-room at the waterwOrks, and the
| engineer was forced to use a boat in moving
about the room. The water was at this time
within eight inches of the fires, and had the
stream continued to rise few hours the city
would have been left without water from the
very abundance of the article
In Indanola ice formed during the day to the
support the weight OF a man, many of the resi-
dents in that section awaiting themselves OF the
opportunity thus afforded them to visit their in
| undated homes. skating through the windows
into the houses. The National road,
from n point about 100 yards west of the
river bridge to the Belt railroad, is under water,
ana although few teamsters had the hardi-
hood to attempt to cross 1t, but few succeeded.
and travel was almost entirely suspended. A
washout Was made on the north side of the road
deep enough to swim IA horse, IL narrow roadway
only remaining. barely wide enough to accom-
MEDIATE one vehicle, and thereby rendering any
attempt to cross the flooded district doubly
perious. One family. residing fifty yards from
the road, and between it and the river, were
compelled to take refuge in the upper stories,
the lower ones being completely submerged, and
were forced to remain there from Sunday morn
ing to noon yesterday, without foOd. They had
no boat, and were unable to quit the building
About noon their cries for assistance were
heard by 8. P. Earles, the pOstmsn in
that district, who provided himself with
eatables, and went to the honse on horseback
Earles also saved Theodore ZJucl1s from drown
ing during the day. ZOucks was padding about
In "A skif, and careessly allowing the frai craft
to get close To the river, IL was dragged into the
current and capsized. The occupant managed
TO right IT, however, and regiined his position
inside, hut lost his paddle. and was left power
less. Eares saw his predcanent from Il dis.
tanee, and hastily procuring c,othes-line,
attached brick to one end, and as the boat went
past threw the line 10 Trucks and drew the boat
ashore. moment later and the boat wnnid
again have been capsized by the swiftly flowing
current, and ZOucks would, in all likelihood,
have drowned
During the day, however, the flood subsidized
materially, aud by this evening the in
undated districts will probably he COM
paratively dry, although in many places
immense pools will probably remain for weeks
Travel was suspended Yesterday over the Morris
street road, and farmers coming to the city were
forced to cume in either over the Charlottesville
or BrOwnshurg ROADS on the north or Kentucky
avenue an the south Big and Little Eagle
creeks have fallen considerably, and Fall creek
has only been prevented from doing SO by the
backwater from the river.
r,,r p.,rnoDa
mn "AiANoADs'
Almost all the railroad officials had ceased to
feel much anxiety last evening, except superin-
.anaant T,rnar Of ,ba rrd,.na,,olis a. vinoarnas
VeMue"r y, .ne ,uu'An"poiis q sl"cen"eS
whose line is still threatened. Fourteen miles of
IL ia under water below Martinsv,,le and tho
IT, - III, -, ., M, :
vas sun "S 'e''eS' ino
bridge over the river at this point
ia seven ,nches ont of nosition and
u.s oons,,o.ad ,,rs.so ,ou -. an
was consiuereu uhsaie lor Trains. All trains
running in yesterday came around on the Belt
to tie j., NJ. & l. bridge and entered the city nv
thai line
The Jpffersonyine Madison g. Ind,ananol,s
lost a bridge mt Amiry and trains were run to
Ionisvine nv way of Shelbvville and CnIumbns
during the early part OF the dav A temnorarv
bridge was nut in before night however and
trains are now rnnninq ms nsunI
The Cincinnati, Indiananolis, st, Louis &
Chicaao road has suffered no snecial inconveni-
ence. whereat the management is inhinnt. IA
heref ofors il has bern among the first 10 snt
from HIGH water The section men have heen
en- gagged in clearing AWAY the ice and drifts from
the roadbed for TWO uays and niohts 10 urevent
trouble and thus far none has arisen
The Panhandle Ia short a bridge nc Mad river
ana The track through the GrrenyilIe nrairies IA
undar water hence Ali trains from Coiumhns ~
Richmond Yesterday were RIM over the Little
Miami branch of the road On the other divi-
sion n hrid re al Loganspnrt il in bad conditlon
hnt IL was repaired Yesterday TO n sufficient ex