The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-19
LOUISVILLE.
The Water Slowly Receding- The City Still
Deprived of Gas.

Deprived of Gas.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 1.-THE river this
morning began slowly to recede. The fact
that the water is going away so slowly is to
the advantage of the property submerged
No new casualties were reported this morn
ing. A great sense of relief Is felt that the
worst of the flood is over. The greatest in
terest is felt in the news from other places.
The weather is cloudy and quite cold and
trying to snow, but too cold.
The river is still receding. At P NJ it
was forty-four feet at the head of the canal,
from which point the estimates of these dis
patches have been and will be made during
the continuance OF flood reports. Indica-
tons still point to steady continuance of
the fall, an agreeable feature of which fact is
that less damage is done by the fall than
had been anticipated. The day has been
a gloomy and disagreeable one. Last
nights rain continued until it was too cold
to fall longer, and was followed by desul-
tory snowfall which, at A P. NJ. increased
till the ground was covered. This heavy
snowfall continues, and the air is raw and
chilling. A few families persist in remaining
in their houses on the Point and the change
in the weather will not only affect them but
increase the labor of the relief committee
who have to supply them with coal as we'll
as we'll as food and clothing. A high wind
has been one of the disagreeable features of
to-day causing damage by its own force and
the added intensity of the waves causing
houses to tOppe over which have hitherto
resisted but there has been no life lost to-
day. When this is said the chapter may be
closed SO much has day been like
another this week each filled full OF disaster,
wreck, ruin and suffering
The light of blessed charity is the only IL
Illumination OF the somber shadow that has
rested over the city. The charity mas been
free. generous and unstinted; not alone
among home people, but from all sections
have come offers of aid. Some have been
accepted. because it would have been I'M
generous to decline. Those rendered in such
manner that response of thanks, declination
and suggestion TO give to the suffering cities
less able to HELM themselves could be sent in
return-in such cases this has been done.
Among the donations from abroad to-day
were 81 900 from Harrison Gray, planter, of
Natchez Miss. $4,000 from the Chicago
Board of Trade 81 600 from II. J. Jewett
New York; 81 900 from the American Ex-
press Company; $1,000 from c. c. Baldwin,
New York for the L., S. &; n r. r.
The city is still in darkness The gas
works are not flooded but the pipes are filled
with water. 1t will be weeks probably before
the regular supply is furnished again. In
men sworn in as extra policemen Every
watehful effort viii be made for protection,
bnt in spite OF this many depredations occur
in flooded districts where active thievery is
made comparatively easy. There is consid-
cradle fear of an epidemic following the fall
ing of the water. A r. Bell. one of the
oldest and most distinguished physicians of
Kentucky, says: 81 see no cause for alarm
The only way in which an epidemic could be
produced would be a spell of hot weather
before the backwaters have subsidized, and
where there are still pools of water remain
ing on the surface. This of course, is not
probable--almost impossible. If IL were
May now, / should predict a terrible out
break of epidemic. but as it is February, 1
anticipate no trouble. Long before the
weather is warm enough to produce rapid
decay, the waters will have entirely subsidized
1T takes three elements to produce malaria
moisture, vegetable decomposition and q
high Southern temperature. The tempera-
ture will have to reach an average of sixty
degrees for period of two months, so you
see there is no danger"