The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-18
AROUND THE FALLS.
The Damage Daily Growing Greater-Drown-
ing of Two Girls.

The Damage Daily Growing Greater-DrOwn-
ing of Two Girls.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
New ALBANY. Feb. 1.-THE river has fallen
fourteen inches, but is yet eleven inches above
last years flood and doing great damage. 1t has
been raining almost steadily since 3 A. NJ, at
times hard Carrs cooperage works have been
damaged, in buildings and stock, since yester-
day, s., 500; Carter & Co s spoke works about as
much; I. r. Day loses half dozen residences.
fioated off or wrecked; Forces bent-wood works
suffer to the extent of S., 500 1t is feared the
damage at the glass works will not be less than
$4,000, possibly great deal more. If the fur
naces and ovens are ruined, as is feared will be,
it viii take over $lG0, 900 to rebuild them Prob
ably one hundred residences have been washed
away or fioated from their foundations. Henry
Wilson. an old man, died from exposure A
number of persons are seriously i'll from the
same cause. The authorities are caring for
about 400 families, and private charity and do
nations from abroad are helping as many more.
Over 900 houses were in the flood in the city
and suburbs The losses in the city and immedi
ate vicinity will double those of last yeard flood
The farmers all along the bottoms between
this city and Evansville have suffered heavily
Those within a range of ten miles west of this
city have little left but their land, and some of
it is badly washed
A terrible accident occurred in Jeffelsonville
last night, at the corner of Walnut and Maple
streets resulting in the drowning of two beau
tiful young ladies-Mollie and Carrie Stark aged
respectively twenty and twenty-one years.
They We're out riding in a fiat with Charles
I and
one of curiosity, so far at least, as the young
men were concerned. The current at this cor.
ner is very swift and the water is about twelve
Meet deep When they approache dthe corner
the fiat became unmauageable, struck post and
upset, overtumng the four persons. Lang and
Wright made their escape, but the girls went
under. Lang held on TO the lamppost and
screamed loudly of help. while Wright got on
tree and followed until the whole neighborhood
was aroused. Mr.. James Matthews made an
attempt TO rescue the girls, but failed.
The wreck and ruin at Jeffersonville is fear
full and the losses will greatly exceed those from
the flood of 1883.
The people of Carksville, between New Al
bany and Jeffersonville, have nothing left ana
their condition is ptiabe. They are receiving
aid from this city and the government
The government boat--Mattie Havs-has tem-
porarily relieved the sufferers at Nauckport, New
Amsterdam West Point, Leavenworth, Derby.
and Alton. To-day she is assisting those at Can
melton, Troy, Tell City, and Rome, where thero
is great destitution. She is also helping the peo-
pie at Hawosville, Cloverport, and Lewisport
Ky. Everywhere she lands she finds disaster
and wreck and suffering The farmers, her Off
GERS report, are all heavy sufferers. The IN
favorable weather has added to the gloom Of the
situation here and at Jelersouville to-day,
More vigorous measures Of relief will be taken
in this city to morrow Those that have been
employed have been effective. but are not upon
u scale commensurate with the situation. But