The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-02-22
There is no gas and the people are
Obliged 10 llsn oil nnl cnnllnu

opllBeu 10 use OIL anu candles.
The situation at Lawrcnceburg. In
diana, IL alarming. The town is entirely
cut OH from communication except bv
boats, and is half submerged. 1t is con.
sldcrcd certain that there is suffering for
food and fire among the imprisoned peo.
pie.
1t is impossible this afternoon to toll
the extent of the disaster to the Southern
kailroad depot. Only the freight dcpot
collapsed. a great crowd of people were
there looking mt the flood when Ryan's
restaurant, small building near by,
sunk. The crowd rushed over on the
platform of the depot to see what was
me matter when suddenly the whole dc.
pot sank in the water. The track was at
the same time depressed and the cars
standing close by ran into the depression
covering the people who had gone down
with the falling structure. Not one
body had been recovered at O'Clock nor
could the hystanders give any intelligent
account ~ to how many escaped. The
work of recovering the drowned will be
exceedingly difficult as tho place is dan.
gerous. 1t is possible, however. that the
break in the great sewer in Mclean
avenue caused the depot to sink. The
Common Council to day voted to recon.
mend an appropriation of $4,000 aud
to ask the mid of the Legislature to as.
sist the sufferers by the flood At ii a.
M. tho river had reached 64 fee. II
inches and was rising slowly. 1t will GER
tainly reach feet before it begins to
fall. The weather is cloudy and warm.
Tho water works engines are all idle
and the wafer in the reservoir will last
only six days. Tho police report no
increase OF crime consequent on the lack
of gas last night. Much sickness is
found among the imprisoned people in
the tenement houses, relief boats are
busy visiting all such places and ample
means are NJ hand to prevent suffering
Later information makes ii definite that
three boys, two freight handlers and
four members of Coups circus have been
drowned. No bodies have yet been re.
covered. The names of the members Of
Coup's circus reported missing are lIar-
ry Cardoni, of England, Miss Fannie
Reindof. Of New York. William Il.
franklin anu Wm. G. Matthews, of ST.
Louis. The baggage master says he
heard rushing noise when Ryan's ga.
Lam went down aud hurried around and
saw the depot give way. He is sure that
ut least fifty people were thrown in the
water.
1t now appears certain that the disaster
was caused by the breaking Of the great
sewer. Twenty-Five feet of one end of
the freight depot and half of the pas.
sengcr depot are gone, the latter being
separated ut the portion between the
waiting room and ticket office. The
books, tickets, safe, &C., were gone in nh
instant.
The recommendation Of the Common
neil to ask the Legislature for aid
sent by telegraph, tho Western
Company giving free use of its
for tho purpose. Within half m
bill WAS introduced in the Senate
orizing the city to borrow 100000
and the bill was sent to the House.
LATEsT.-Therc is strong ground for
the hope that the disaster ut the South
ern Railroad depot was not attended
with SO great loss of life as was reported.
The matter has been very carefully ia
vesligatcd, md but for the positive state
ment of one man it would be difficult TO
say that any lives were lost. That man
Is the baggage Muster. le snys there
were great number of people OIL the
platform of the depot, and that lie thinks
ut least twenty-five went down in the
water. This statement he repeats. All
other persons present saw no one in the
water, and believe no one was lost. But
they all admi. there was great alarm and
a hurried flight, 80 that the people might
have been cngulfed and not seen by those
fleeing. Lothman, tie c;.shier, had suf.
ficient warning to- enable him TO secure
s., 900 cash, bu. not enough to save all
the money in the safe. 5000 ur $500 was
lost. With tho exception of the men,
bers Of Coup's circus, who are reported
missing, nothing like definite statement
can be made Ms to any loss of life. No
employees Of the railroad company are
missing. The company shows enough
confidence in the stability Of the remain.
Ing portion of the depot To use it.
Trains arrive and depart regularly, but
access to tho freight depot is cut off.
THE DELUdE AT NEW ALBANY.
NEW ALBANY, IMP, February 49,
The river rose lS inches last night and
Is still rising. All the houses and fac
tories along the river front have been
abandoned. The water got into the fur
naces Of the gas works last night and the
fires are all out. They will lose at least
100000. About 5000 persons are
thrown out of employment. From 800
W WV AahiiiiCo ihd w ulUfc huu hll aSdll~
able room on the high ground is filled.
The railroad track between hare and
Jeffersonville has been abandoned. The
ferry boats are making only occasional
trips to the Kentucky side Of the river.
FAILING AT FRANKFORT.
FRANKFORT, KY, February l3.-
The Kentucky River began to fall at
dark last night. At 1890 p. IN. to-day
it had fallen A feet. Brokers distillery
at Clifton, II miles above Frankfort,
gave way, and 500 barrels of whiskey
were washed out, the greater part of
which was recovered. The bridges here
remain intact.
THE FLOOD AT LAWRENCEBURG,
INDIANAPOLIS IND, February 1911 n.
m.-The following dispatch has just been
received from the railroad station near
Lawrenceburg in regard to the condition
of affairs in that town:
HARDENTowN, IND, February 49,
There has been no loss Of life 80 far rs
we can learn. The damage will be very
heavy, but it cannot be estimated until
the water goes down. The water is now
about three feet higher than it was last
February, and up to this morning it has
risen about one inch per hour. Law.
renceburg IL entirely covered. The en-.
tire village of Hardentown is covered
with water. Some people had to aban.
don their houses entirely.
= A million OF money in fve.cent