The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1883-03-10

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fHnf enifHifualant arrived IN Evansville
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sisamh Hi queen ctr n nr'a ~ las stfirkfn
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seteaiF miles belav here 10 To- Ohm nlsef
The Hfef N reausrille had MT flsen han
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hafhssaiefl W The sewsfs haf HUtried a nufHs
tdf ~ Easements Tho wai y has fallen suhia
seven ~ EIGHT feet slnen the estfemr hlsh.
walef mara VA reached, and now etgryihlhf
a high Ani nv here mnch 10 the sailsfai sua
~ the eiti,ons, Tha Vuern tatr had run ieas
than e IN H. down the river whnn Tho panu
rams ~ drsnlailHn and wasic heHan ~ unfUli
ilself on either aide ~ The river No one sh,
l. unae iuainiod with these otnrfiows cau 10
ain " nayr whai ihh water hat dune N Tho
way Of causing damage n prnperfy and suffer
Ing among The people The eight ~ seen frum
the toat for n disianrs NJ seventy mliea vaa
awful nj times Mother bank being IN slahi.
nud ony tho ireetops and hotisetips being
vls bic nloyo ~ surface of tine waicE The
wc lther was beautiful, and III" br Rhi SUI
arp arcd 10 bo mockins NJ the ruin II "a ei
upnn.
The pilot ~ the Queen CIV said he hal trnv.
elc,l on tho river for iwoniy yesrs, mud hai
never Witnessed such q sight bafore. AMI
uthor old river men aboard othocd the state
ment.
A few miles below Evansville soypral houses
nnl barns were discovered hoatluH dowp
stream with The eutrvnt. ~ NfI.
Al along the river n ether sldn cofnoribs
full 10 the top with corn could he seen hHif
under water, although hiIlt ON siilts to prr
icot ihcm fnum tho usual expected Owes
fowsi but this pfuacpt QUO WIS much too high
fur them.
Several lines tho pilot was obliged 10 slow
down and take hls baaringa even IN the bright
light " day, m hc feared TO run into hidden
house, bank, or ciump " trurs Indiana on
the = sht Hnd Kentucky on the lou could
scarcely bo distinguished at times ani II
looked ns though tho boat was running upunan
open soa This statement might appear H.
credible, but II Is true. nevertheless Occ~
sionally hiRh and hiiy bsns would 10 IN.
counterci, upon which the householdcrs wcro
snfc from tho flood; hut tho bink. were gen.
orally low bottom Ian IL. What hills were To
hc aeen were usually on tho Kentucky shore
AZ ono point on the Indiana shore the boat
passed with ffty feet Of houss half under
water, surrounded by a watory waste.
Twelve miles below Evansville. Henderson
Ky, one Of tho wealihlcst tobacco-hippinR
ports In tho atatn. was parsed II 10 situated
On hirh plateau, and has not becu molestsd
by the Hood. The Indiana bank opposite 10 ali
under water.
The . 10, said he had passed Now Albany
Ind, snd the destruction lherc had bc 10 very
large Tho water ihoro had rec dol and the
citizens we're irving Ia WISH their houses with
hose, but tho water had frozen "a i fell, aud
everything was coaicd With lee. Tho railroad
track was In frightfm condition, beinE torn
up nnd wrcnchci out Of shape by the action u
the waves. Thsre was Freat deal Of suffer-
Ing, too. ho said, at Lawronceburr. NY, which
he had Just passed. Not expecting tuch
serious iiood, the oitIkcns had neg ccted 10 re-
move their household goods 10 places of ssfo.
". and thare was ngt cooksioye In the town
ahove water. Thsy had received nour and
provisions from Cincinnati, but could not cook
them.
| Occasionally ON tho river the tops Of fanees
could be seen pceplns out Of the water. but
tnn water had carried AWAY neariy every
fence. Ono f,ne looking farmhouse, out
buildings windmill and corncribs wcre seen,
but tho waiar had driven cvcry ono away. AMI
they were uttery deserted. In some pians
n'ids ~ corn could just he distinguished BY
waving tops absse the water. In somo Of the
deserted houses tho doors had been broken
open and tho windows fotecd IN BY tho swelIs
from passing steamers and the high winds
that have prevailed recently. and tho wafer
could b. sccn surg NJ about IN tho halls an1
pariorz.
Fur tho dissanes OF half milo on the In
diana shore nothing could be aeon but sear~
crow planted evidently In heid OF cprn. Iis
arms nappcd ncrurly on the bressc. n n do
| fling tho elements. Oncs In axhiir men could
bc seen pulling about the deserted houses in
skins. probably booking nfter prvprrsy fhry
had been obliged % sbsndon in fleeing from
tbs flood. Than again houses could be seen
upenied by the water and everything IN them
rendered worthless and inaccessible oc-
casipnsiiy submerrcd Churches and 'schooi-
houses could b seen along the river soat,
with door broken open and windows battered
In. that had evidsnfiy been the center u ~
IIttia village that hsd bcen washcf away.
Right near ono OF thess vas the TOP Of
diiapidaiei building hcarns the sign DRY
0cods and Groccries"
Al nns piaos numberof men were sasrssa
In saving tho dry corn b. ioa1Ina n On 8 ~
bost kcsr by ~ houss that evidensiy ks1
not been dcscrtsd. - from o. of he uppr
windows woman waved her Handkerchief ~
the host, snd dox On the upper piasxa harktd
iud uziy In snswrr 30 the boats whistle. Tbs
nut floor OF ths house. vas half under vufcr,
snd the vaterm rmark showed fat Of four fest-
Occasionally the pilot took Il Into bic hcsdso
make shor cut 20 ssse time. and be would
run across places under which uns whaf would
b. high and Dry lard IN low vsier
The little village Of wese rnnnkIln, Ina. vas
nearly I'll under wafrr. shout afly Of III sixfy
houses being suhmsrrvd- hut u IL tnafsl
rishs Il thu bottom u . line Of hills. and Tho
.tnbab tanis escnpsd IN safety. taking nod
deal of propssty VIII shem.
Dismond IsIasd. sasd % b. ~ lausse islssd
on the Ohio Rivw. vss III un1sv vsoss. 1ssh
ons u the richrse piecc~ Of isnd IN this pnrt u
the country, and y ovnsd " ous rnaA vho
cuisississ % ssfth Iiis Iossss VII b sssr-
mou&
Mount Vernon. Ind. forty nii<s bslov
Evsnsviils, is snesnss hiIly town shat esoape1
the rsvssss Of Ne Hood, though soms hossss
On fks nnn brIDv suffered. JuDs h11ou tnnco
-four iilsis costaess vsss s~en io1ppA h ~
branches Of srcssL having becn Carried sWny
froa iksls foundations
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