The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-20
RISING SUN TO MADISON.
The Distress Along the River Between These
Points.

The Distress Along the River Between These
Points.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MADISON, Ind, Feb. 19.-Leaving Aurora at
2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the first stop of
the good relief steamer General Pike was made
at Rising Sun, where -rations were issued to
Mayor Wilber for 100 persons living at Rabbit
Pass and in the vicinity of Arnold's creek. The
people are high and dry and were not injured
by the flood. Before reaching Rising Sun the
boat was hailed at a farm four miles above in
Ohio county, by Hiram Baricklow, who wanted
food for his tenants 1t was given him, but
then Lieutenant Ruben did not know that Mr.
Barrickow was worth $50 0OO and could take
care of a hundred tenants. A worse case than
this happened about mile. below Barricklow's.
The boat was signaled by persons as if in great
distress. The boat rounded to, and E. B. Hunt, :
another rich farmer, came to his win
dow and asked for assistance. He
was questioned very closely by the
Lieutenant, and said he wanted sugar and coffee
for his family, which consisted of himself and
his sons, and a family who lived with him. He
and his son are both able bodied men, have un-
limited credit and are within easy access of
town. He was given one pound of coffee and
two of sugar, the whole amount not being worth
more than 80 cents. He went back looking very
much as if he would never again try to get some
thing for nothing.
AT North's landing rations were issued to sixty
very needy yeople.
On Milton Kirtley's farm, in the East bend is
box-ear standing upright the bank, ap-
pearently on a railroad track, but as there is no
railroad within twenty miles, it is evident that
it Aoated there from somewhere about
At Hamilton, Ky, there were fifty destitute
people, to whom clothing and rations We're is
sued
The next stop was at Patriot With the ex-
ception of half-dozen houses, every house here
had been submerged, and there was great need
of food. Ten days rations were issued to $50
people. and also a small amount of bed clothing.
The steamer Little Sandy, one of the Indanap-
oils relief boats, under command of Mr.. Gallup.
of indianapolis, had been there and left small
supply, and had returned to Madison The Lit
tie Sandy left 300 pounds of coffee eight barrels
of flour, seven barrels of crackers, 14O pounds of
sugar and three boxes of meat
Our boat left Patriot at 7o'clock this morning,
making the first landing at Warsaw, Ky. Here
about one hundred people had been driven
from their houses, but the citizens said they
were able and willing to take care of their own
distressed, and many were not willing to accept
any assistance, saying that there were many
others who were in greater need of it, but the
trustee finally accepted rations for one hundred
people
About two-thirds Of the 25O people of Florence
Ind were submerged many of their houses be
ing badly wrecked, and here rations for ten days
were left for 175 people The two days supply
left by the indianapolis relief boat were about
exhausted.
At Krute's Landing Ky, rations were issued
to fifty people.
Markland one of the worst submerged
towns on the river, every house having been in
water from five to ten feet Many houses are
rreparably wrecked The people had some sup
plies left from t..o Little Sandy, and were not
suffering. Rations were issued to 200 people for
ten days.
At Vevay there was not as much distress as
we expected to find. Only that part of the town
lying next to the river was injured The mayor
took rations for 25O persons.
At Ghent, Ky, twelve or fifteen families had
been driven from their homes and number of
their houses were badly wrecked Rations were
issued to sixty people. a small lot of clothing
was also put out here.
At Carrolton there were fifty families in dis
tress, and about that many more at Preston
ville across the Kentucky river Every house
in Prestonville had beer submerged. This
county had received 81 800 from the State Leg
islature, and part of the relief committee were
reluctant about receiving government aid, but
finding that Lieut. Ruben was going to relieve
the poor, whether the committee took it or not.
they finally consented and took rations for 500