The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1883-02-15


warm. The water-works engines are
idle, and there is water in the reser-
voir enough for six days.
A brick dwellng-hOuse on Oehier
street was reported to have fallen this
morning, but no lives were lost.
Much sickness is found among the
imprisoned people in the tenement
houses. The relief boats are busy !
visiting all such places. and ample /
means are at hand TO prevent suffer /
ing.
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.
A shocking disaster is reported by |
telegram from the western part of the /
city. Both the freight and passenger /
depots OF the Cincinnati Southern /
railroad were undermined and fell ]
into the surrounding water carrying
with them one hundred or more pco-
pie. The depots were one-story frame
structuregf6sCingo on MeLane avenue,
.ewbich was almost covered by water
on both sides. The water is thirty ~
fifty feet deep and the earth has be-
come so soaked that it melts, and the
catastrophe was further FASTENED by
the breaking of sewer which sent
the current along the bank. Crowds
of people have been in that vicinity
looking at the floods, and it is sup
posed these are the victims.
Later.-It is impossible to tell the
extent of the disaster at Cincinnati
Southern railroad depot, only that
the freight depot went down and a
great crowd of people were there
looking at the flood.
When Ryan's. restaurant, small
building near by. went down. the
crowd rushed over on the platform of
the depot 10 see what was the matter.
when suddenly the depot collapsed
and sank in the water. The track
was at the same time depressed, and
cars standing by ran into The depreS-
sion, covering the people who had
gone down with the fallen building.
Not one body had been recovered nc
one o'clock, nor could the bystauders
give any intelligent account of how
many escaped. The work OF recover
ing the drowned will he exceedingly
difficult. rs the place is isolated and
dangerous. Other parts of the street
are melting rs this portion did. It is
impossible, however, that the break
in the great sewer in Mclean Avenue
caused the depot to sink.
Later information makes il certain
that three boys, two freight handlers
and four members of Coup's circus
are drowned. but no bodies are yet
recovered. The names of the MEM
bers of Coup's circus, reported miss
ing, are, Henry Corderie, England,
Miss Fanny Reindolf, New York,
VIM. +. Franklin, Vim. G. Matthews,
st. Louis.
The baggage master says he heard a
rushing noise when Ryan's saloon
went down and hurried around and
saw the depot give way. He is sure
that at least fifty people were thrown
INTO the water. II now appears GER
tain the disaster was caused by the
breaking of the great sewer. Twen-
ty-tive feet of one end of the freight
depot and half of the passenger depot
is gone. the latter being separated at a
partition between the waiting room
and the ticket Office. The books.
tickets, safes, etc, were gone in an in-
slant. The recommendation of the
common council asking the legisla-
ture for aid was sent by telegraph,
the Western Union company giving
free use of wires for the purpose
Within half an hour the bill was in
troduced and passed in the senate, au-
thorizing the city to borrow 100000,
ard the bill was then sent to the
house.
Among the contributions to-day
were $1,000 from II. r. Springer, $500
from David Sintion, and Il Chicago
firm sent $3.50
THE RAGING WATERS.
!. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Feb. l2.--The
f9fiowing report was received this
morning from New Albany; The
river rose 10 inches last night and is
still rising. All the houses and facto-
ries along the river are abandoned.
The water got into the glassware fur
naceS last night and the fires were put
out. MIR. Depaw will lose 100000.
Three thousand persons are thrown
out OF employment. No estimate of
the loss is yet made. From three to
five hundred families have had to
move. The railroad track between
here and Jacksonville is abandoned,
and the ferry boats are only making
trips to the Kentucky side.
The report from Evansville says
the river rose forty-three and nine
tenth inches, but is not rising so fast
to-day. There is not much damage in
the city, but u great deal in the low
lands between Evansville and Hen
Nerson.
"A dispatch from Madison SAYS: Not
much. damage is done here so far. The
railroad depot is flooded, and the track
H. under water for some distance. The
river is still rising.
The following was received from
Hardentown. Indiana: No loss of life
as far MS can be learned. The damage
will be very heavy, but cannot be esti-
mated till the water goes down. Ii is
now about three feet higher than last
February, and up to this morning has
raised an inch pen hour.
Lawrenceburg is entirely covered,
some of the houses up to the second
lloor.
The entire village of Hardentown
is covered. some of the people having
TO abandon their houses.
ANOTHER SUBMERGED CITY.
LOUISVILLE. Feb. l3.-The greatest
disaster that ever befel the city of
Louisville is now upon US. The Hood
crisis came about last night, and
to-day nearly a square mile of terri
tory Is under water within the limits
of 10y, from five thousand to
ClAEIs ctIlU HCOBAC UllNtu lIOlu
their homes. and TO cap the climax
there has been loss of life; but how
great il is still impossible to say. This
morning the entire section of the city
from Preston street east To the cut OFF
and north of the Short Line is in the
river.
The people who were hlissfully
sleeping in the foolish confidence that
an embankment would shelter them,
were rudely awakened by the flood
coming into their houses. Some were
even surprised in bed, and in the
darkness they fled the watery death
half-clothed, and carrying nothing
with them save their children and the
helpless. No scene of broken dyke
in Holland can be more terrible or
more thrilling. The panic was indie
scribable, as, with the awful roar of
water and the shrieks of terror, the
stricken people hurried TO higher
ground. leaving homes. furniture and
All to the mercy of the water. A large
part of the city has constituted itself
into relief committee, with the
mayor at its head, and all that can he
is being done to lend helping hand.
The. entire northeastern part of the
city is picture of utter destruction.
There are thirty-6ve squares
unflQr water and the situation