The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-14

between mere and LoVeidhu. II Will sent
trains to MORROW from the Cincinnati, Ham
ilton and Dayton Depot toDayto1- thence e
Xenia. The Cincinnati, Washington and
Baltimore track is under waster, so thai
trains can not pass. 1t connects a few niles
out with the Cincinnati, Hamilton and
Dayton, and will not be delayed. The Ohio
and Mississippi sends steames to Aurora.
Ind. No tidings yet from Lawrencesurg,
Ind, except that the town is at the mercy
of the waters.
The flood of 1882 is now surpassed. Taking
the most liberal stand il reached sixty -four
feet three inches. At IL o'clock tonight
it stood half an inch above that and
was still rising. Reports from above
indicate the river is rising at
and win probably continue TO rise here to-
morrow. The people at bawrencebHg at
last report were virtually helpless, lacking
food and unable to procure any. Telegraph
and telephone lines are down, and there are
no means of communication. Arrange
ments have been made here to mount tire
engines in fats in case Of fire in the flooded
district.
-Four hundred soldiers of the First Regi-
ment of the Ohio National Guard, in fatigue
uniform, with pieces loaded, are doing patrol
duty tonight. The extinguishlng of private
electrical lights at midnight left the city in
total darkness.
At Louisville.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 12-All day the
river has been the center of attraction and
dread The steady rise of an inch an hour
dashed the hopes of those who thaught the
flood had expended its force yesterday.
The highest point of the flood of February,
1882, was reached this afternoon and passed,
and now there is more than thirty six feet on
the Falls and sixty-four feet in the channel.
1T the foot of the falls, which is but two
feet below the great December flood of 1S47
The river is yet rising slowly with the great
tide from the Kentucky river to be added.
Houses along the river front are vacated
and the drift is damaging them seriously,
breaking doors and windows. Fourth street
is closed from Main street to the river.
Every building in ShippiDgport has
from three to eight feet of water
on the floors and the cement mill, the prir-
cipal industry there, is all submerged.
Nine squares of Portland are at the mercy
of the waters, business being at an end.
Houses on the front will have water on the
second floor before morning. 1t is estimated
that in the shipping port and Portland 1,SOO
people are for the time homeless, very
many of them being quite poor and
among them great suffering exists. The
more fortunate open doors to the distressed ;
as many as five families being crowded into
gregate $50, coo.
Mattingly's distillery is under water, but
the whisky and cattle were saved. The Bel
laire Distillery had equal fortune. In the
city proper heavy damage has been done by
the stoppage OF work in factories Perhaps
2,O00 men being thrown out of employment
Meikels & Company's great Plow Works,
the Louisville Ir7n Works, Dennis Longs
extensive Pipe Works, the Kentucky Lead
Works, Bridgeford & Co.'S Stove Works, Elk
celsior Works, Central Rolling Mill. Stin-
mans, Edy q Houghton's Planning Mill, J,
| and G. Hall and Hall & Eddy's Saw Mills
are among the long list of establishments
| closed, while others must follow tomorrow
untess the waters subSide. Much distress
| exists smong the poor.
| Mayor Jacobs has ordered the Lying in
| Hospital to be made ready to receive the
sufferers where they will be cared for at the
city's expense for the time being. The Lou
isville Hotel Company opened free lunch
house for women and children flood suffer
ers to-day on Main street, which
wilt be maintained during the flood
| The cutoff on the point in the eastern par
| of the city, q water barrier protecting {
| thousand houses, is weakening. If it breaks
/ no estimate can be put upon the amount O
suffering and loss of property. In truth, i
is impossible to estimate the loss now. Th'
| only bright side to the affair is that only
one life has been lost.
| LOUISVILLE Feb. I2-The food here ha
reached the highest point OF the flood @
February D. 1882 rising an inch and hal
per hour. Business and navigation is prac
| tically suspended. No loss Of life is yet re
ported, but the damage to property on th'
front Is very heavy. 1t is clear and warm.
The Courier-J ournals special from Frank
fort says the river has raised seven feet sine
Sunday noon and is now rising, with forty
one feet in the channel. Heavy drift il
running. The water is within three feet o
the wooden bridge, which is in great DANCE
of going away. This is the highest waite
ever known in the Kentucky River.
Frankfort special says: THE Kentuck.
River was forty three feet at noon. and ris
ing three-quarters of an inch per hour.
is expected TO continue to rise till nightfall
One thousand people are homeless. Muc
distress everywhere. Communication wit
the outside world is cut of, save b
telegraph and the turnpike to Vel
sallles. The low ground in Frankfort know
as Grow" and large part of South Frank
fort is entirely submerged. Fort Hill, tn
highest point about frankfort, is now a
island, caused by backwater. Residence
two miles from the river are under water
Hermitage and the o. T. G. distilleTy az
covered on the first floor. Six hundre
head of cattle are standin in the wate
above their knees. The water three feet 81
inches on the cellar floors of PenitentiarN
, covering nearly the entire Prison 1sr'
The prisoners are doubled up in cells in th
second floor range. The wooden bridge
South Frankfort is considered very unsa
and hourly expected to go down. Tho'
sands of people line the river banks On bot
sides to watch the heavy drift and hous'
60 down. This is the highest stage the riy'
was ever known to reach. The damage a
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