The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-28
THE FLOODED DISTRICT.
House-Movers to Be Sent to Lawrenceburg-
Bad News from ShawneetOwn-Wh
the Committee Is Doing.

No shipments of supplies were made by the re-
lief committee yesterday, and very little business
was transacted at the regular session held at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. Subsequent to adjourn
ment, however, joint meeting of the relief COM
mittee and the State relief board was held at the
Governors office for consultation relative to fur
Their measures for the aid of the sufferers Gov
ernor Porter suggested that a force of house
movers could do quite much good
toward getting Lawrenceburg in shape
again and restoring the old order of things as
any aid that could be given. He stated that the
houses were scattered promiscuously, some ly-
ing on end and some on the side, while nearly all
were of their foundations. The ground was
cred with mating of corn-stalks, and the gem
eral wrecked condition of the place was greater
than any ole could be led to believe from de-
scription: No move is being made toward re-
placing the houses, the people not having the
apparatus required for the work, and until
something is done in this direction
their condition will be no better.
No definite action was taken, but the
board will probably send force of house movers
with the necessary apparatus, to Luxembourg,
together with men to assume direction of the
work of replacing and repairing houses.
At the morning session of the State relief
board yesterday it was decided send Posey
county $4,000; Perry, $1,000; Spencer, Sc, 800,
and Harrison, $4,000. The first appropriation
of $4,000 made by the General Assembly has
been exhausted, and $4,000 of the second,
The relief boat sent down the Ohio river by
the committee has reached Shawneetown and
returned to Evansville, from where it has pro-
ceeded up the river. The following dispatch was
received yesterday from George F. Branham:
EVANSVILLE, IND, Feb, 81.
IN. S. Byram, Chairman Relief Committees
OBSTRUCTION and restitution below Evans
vile beyond description. We supplied provi-
sions and medicines TO Henderson and Union
town, KY. West Franklin, Ind, and Shawnee
town, Ill., AT ShawneetOwn 600 houses are sub
merged, and $50 houses have been swept away.
The water is five feet higher than ever known
before, and it is ten feet deep at the highest
point in the town, and a current of six miles an
hour. The citizens denounce the Legislature of
the State of Illinois for refusing aid, and gave
us three cheers for the aid rendered them We
were the first TO reach them, and it was indeed
Godsend to them. believe have provl-
sons enough to go above Evansville with. Will
wire you tomorrow. GEORGE F. BRANHAM"
Among the contributions received by the COM
mittee yesterday were the following: From the
Garden Baptist Church, $11.05; citizens of Cam
bridge City, $40; citizens of Southport, $I1O11,
and Greenwood $50. Professor Tarbell paid in
81 S2.05 collected from the school children, and
$500 more is expected. Milton has contributed
$500, ana shipments of provisions and clothing
have been received from other towns. A contri-
bution-box has been placed in the postOffice.
Fl. A. Pratt, of Waveland, Ind, sends 1866 to
the Journal for the relief committee.
A dispatch received yesterday from Leaven-
worth states that the peopIe of that place need
no more supplies Horace s. Watson teegraphs
to the committee that the relief boat left Madi-
son yesterday afternoon at O'Clock on the ex-
petition up the river.