The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-21
Gloom, Destitution and Appeals for
Aid Throughout the Flooded
Districts.
Details Of the Horrors Of the Sit
uation at Cincinnati and
Newport,
Louisville, Madison, Lewrenceburg,
Evansville - Thousands Home
less-rerrible Scenes, Etc.
THE GREAT FLOOD.

Evansyille-Great Damage Expected.
Special to the Sentinel:
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE all alb
sorbing topic is the rapidly rising waters in
this section. The Ohio River has risen
fifteen inches in the past twenty
four hours, and now stands at forty-fve
and half feet on the guage. An eddy has
been formed above the mouth Of Pigeon
Creek, which is undermining the Water
street approach to the bringe connecting
with Independence. The L. and n. tracks
are built on this approach, and danger is ap-
pretended in this quarter. Reports from
above have alarmed Water street merchants,
who are preparing for the worst. The city
is the only point of any size along the Ohio
which is not submerged, but prospects are
now that many stores will be flooded. The
water is nine inches deep in the Pigeon
Creek bridge.
Rain fell during the most of the morning
in torrents. The water is ten miles wide
from q point directly in front of the city.
The river continues to rise a half inch per
hour.
AT MADISON
Special to the Sentinel:
MADISON, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE river rose
about nine inches last night and still rising
slowly. 1t has now eclipsed the floods of
1912, with prospects of coming still high
er. 1t rained all last night and is still rain
ing at this hour. We heard of a man named
Smith dying at the village of Brooksburgh,
eight miles above here, with the
water at the edge of his bed.
Your correspondent took a trip to
Fulton yesterday. and indeed everything
looks desolate. The houses which stand on
Ohio street are almost completely submerged,
the chimneys of some being all that is visi-
bic. while those on higher ground are deep
in water. In one two-stoiy frame house We
saw the water almost up t. the second story
windows, and still the people had not
yet moved, and the innocent little ones
were playing on the upper floor near the
windows. not dreaming of the dan
ger they were in and that If q
NOA-N
might be thrown over, and the occupants
plunged into the deep waters below. Three
houses floated away from Milton yesterday,
Ben Morris warehouse. Cassidy's wagon
shop, Mrs. Given's residence and Vawters
grocery. Thousands of people visited the
city yesterday to view the greatest food the
Ohio Valley has ever known. Farmers
came IN wagon loads, bringing whole families,
while great many came down from Vernon
and North Vernon. Mr. Dewese, of Trimble
County, Kentucky, has $4,000 pounds of tc-
bacco under water, which will be ruined. AS
becomes more desolate and the situation
more alarming. The back waters have III
undated greater part CT SpriDgdale Gene
tery and many graves are now under water
while along the river men can be seen with
forlorn faces and women crying, and they
years to pay for, now under water, and
liable at eny momest to float off, leav-
ing them without shelter. At Fulton
the situation is unchanged. A meeting oi
the citizens was held at the City Hall lssi
night to provide means of relief for those in
distress, and Ward Committees were ap
pointed to solicit subscriptions. This morn
ing the ferry-boat J. G. Abbott was char
tered and used to carry bread and provisions
to the sufferers at Fulton. People are
now being gotten out OF the tene
ment houses which the water is reaching
and taken to other places tor shelter. Th'
steamer Hornet, from CarrollIon, arrived
this morning and departed again at noon
The Ella, with large tow of empties, passed
up at 12:3O this afternoon.
Later-The river is rising two inches pc
hour. Several houses have passed here.
MADISON, Feb. 1.-The situation herr
grows more appalling. The river rose si1
inches and half last night, and reports jus
received from Carrolton say that the Ken
tlcI River is pouring out new food anC
rising rapidly. 1t has rained here steadily
and hard since p. m. yesterday.
The water is rising one and half inches
per hour. Milton, KY, opposite Madison
is completely submerged; not a house is ex
empt from the overflow. Large cables are
being used to anchor the buildings. The
water is up to the second floor Of many
dwellings.
Fulton, the eastern suburb of this city
has beenabandoned.
All the front and extreme western section
of the city is also abandoned. The bacl
water and Crooked Creek have inundated
the city on the north, and SprIngdale Gene
terry is psrtially covered, 1t has rained hare
until the present hour since last night
More rain will cause Crooked Creek Il
deluge Walnut street and large part Of tn
town.
The Hornet came up from Carrolton thi
morning for food for the sufferers there