The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-16


fall
The only important change in the railroad
situation this morning is the transfer of the
trains of the Cincinnati, Washington
Baltimore from the Cincinnati, Hamilton q
Dayton to its own track, starting from the
stockyards station. This is three miles from
the depot, and can be reached by omnibus,
which must run through water portion of
the way. The damage to the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton road lies in the city
limits, and was caused by sudden rise in
Mill creek and its branches, the result
OF yesterdays rains, The track was washed
out and the bridge at Cumminsville is
in danger. Trains on the Panhandle
asain changed their route this morning, start
ing from the stockyard stations, going thence
by the Cincinnati, Washington & Baltimore
road to Loveland, where their own track is
reached. A large quantity of eastern mail
was sent out that way to-day Considerable
western mail was also sent from the stock
yards station to Columbus. and thence west.
No mail has been sent on the river route bet
ween Cincinnati and Portsmouth since Sat
urday last.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton has ar
ranged to send trains also from the stockyards
station, reaching their own track at Winton
Place. This company has been able to re-
pair the washout and secure the bridge, so
that they expect to leave tonight from their
depot but this must be uncertain.
Unless the water falls, none OF these
lines will receive or forward freight,
but the express companies will carry such
freight as is offered. The service taxes
heavily their transportation facilities, owing
to the long haul.
The river has been at sixty-six feet and two
and half inches since 10 o'clock this morn
ing. This shows no rise since morning, and
gives hope that perhaps there will be no
further rise.
The work of relief goes on with energy;
not only is the general committee, represent
ing the Chamber of Commerce and the Com
mon Council, disbursing aid with liberal
hand, but the Masonic relief organization is
doing fine work, having called in volunteers
to act as oarsmen for their boats, which have
bsen received from Cleveland, Sandusky and
Taledo. They have established relief stations
in various parts of the city. Besides this, the
women of all the Protestant churches
are collecting bedding and clothing, and do
ing sewing for the benefit of the general re-
lief committee All the Catholic churches
have been thrown open for sleeping places
fer such homeless persons as may be sent by
the general committee. A more complete
and systematic system of relief could hardly
be devised, and the great value of its work is
j.; the thoroughness and promptness with
Z wllsen aid is eAtendes,
There is still most gratifying absence of
crime. 1t was expected that burglaries and
highway robberies would abound on account
of the generally unprotected state of prop
erty in the flooded district and the dark
ness. These expectations have not been
realized. There have been fewer arrests dur
ing the past five days than in any similar
time in a month, and no reports of crime
have reached the police. Nearly everybody
wears fatigued look. This has been a
season of hard work and great anxiety to a
large portion of the population of the city
The river stood at sixty-six feet two and
one-half inches till noon, when it declined
one-fourth of an inch.
special to the Tmes-Star, from Mays
vile, says the river fell six inches during the
night, and is still falling.
At O'Clock P. M. the river had fallen three
inches. Weather clearing and very warm.
At meeting of the Masonic relief COM
mttee, subscriptions of S., 900 were reported.
They propose to extend aid up and down the
river where suffering exists Any relief
sent to the headquarters at Masonic Temple
will be distributed by the Masonic commit
| tee, in connection with other charitable
organizations to all sufferers from the flood
irrespective of color or religion.
| Help is coming freely to Newport, KY.
The Chamber of Commerce, of Cincinnati,
! gives 81, 900 there, and 81 900 to Dayton, KY.
Failing Two Inches an Hour.
CINoINNATI, Feb. 15.-The river reached its
highest stage at o'clock this morning, when
it stood sixty-six feet four inches. 1t began
to recede at A. NJ, and at o P NJ. stood at
sixty-five feet six inches, having declined two
inches in the last hour 1t is estimated that
the rate Of fall will be increased all night,
but there is a rise coming which will check
the fall, if it does not give another rise.
Then behind that is the rise from Pttsburg,
which may overtake the preceding one.
River men of experience, however, do not ex-
pect another food of the dimensions of the
present one. One contingency must
be understood as expelled from
these calcuations-that is, future rains On
the basis of clear weather, it may be fairly
said that the worst has been reached here.
The work of relief is still the engrossing
subject. Contributions in most liberal sums
have been coming in, mainly from citizens,
all unsolicited.
A dispatch was received to-day from Robert
Garreft a. Sons authorizinp the raIiaf aom-