The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-07
MEASURES FOR RELIEF.
What indianapolis viii Do for the Flood
SuffcrerS-The Railroads

1t is altogether probable that the Board Of
Trade relief committee which rendered such ac-
ceptable assistance to the afflicted districts one
year ago, will be called upon to extend a help
ing hand again this year Tt still retains its
organization, and has a small balance on hand
as a nucleus for a relief fund in case it is re-
quired to act Some steps will probably be taken
at the noon meeting of the Board of Trade to-
day to place the committee in position to be of
benefit to the flood sufferers, should demands be
made upon it, The following dispatch was re
ceived shortly after noon yesterday:
''LAwRENcEBURe JUNCTION, Feb. 6.
81. A. Closer and others:
Water coming into town We must have
provisions Will YOU please purchase and ship
for account of township trustee the following
Two hundred cooked hams, 300 pounds roast
coffee, 10 barrels sugar, 30 barrels crackers,
10 600 loaves of bread.
SAMUEL DICKINSON, Trustee"
The provisions will be Immediately forwarded
as requested
Governor Porter said last night, that if the
flood continued to increase he would probably
issue an appeal to the people of the State to-day
asking them to send in contributions for the re-
lief of the sufferers, and he had doubt that
there would be a generous response. When
questioned regarding the legislative appro-
priation for relief last year, he said that it
amounted to $780, 600, of which $50, 152 was used
and $49, S4s turned back into the treasury, as
provided for by the act, and that this could not
be used for relief this year.
THE SITUATION WITH THE RAILROADS.
A visit to the neutrality-suspicious. offices of the
several roads, late last evening" showed that the
following roads experiencing little trouble
from the high waters The Vandalia, the In
dianapolis & st. Louis, the Wabash, the In.
danapolis & Vincennes, and the Chicago &
indianapolis Airline. White river and the
Wabash river, which usually cause these roads
most trouble, are rising. but have not yet caused
them much inconvenience. The Jeffersonville,
Madison & Indianapolis is having trouble at
their bridge over Muscatatuck river, but trains
were running over it last night, and their track
through Langsdon bottoms is partly under water,
but not SO deep as to prevent trains running over
them. Trouble is anticipated at Jeffersonville, as
well. The indianapolis, Bloomington & West
ern is all right on the ST Louis, the Peoria and
the middle division, but on the Ohio division the
streams are very high, and great caution is ex-
ercised in running trains. On the Ohio
Southern bridge near Dilrs station was swept
out yesterday afternoon. Trains of the Cincin-
natl, Hamilton & Dayton on all divisions are
running with their usual regularity, and the
tram dispatcher last night stated that the Ohio
river IuuSb rise Jour leeb DtIOfe Oney WOulQ ne
shut out of their depot and three feet before
any portion of their track would be covered
The Cincinnati indianapolis, St Louis & Chi
cago is all right on the western division, but on
the eastern division is running trains only be-
tween indianapolis & Greensburg The
bridges over Tanners creek, eleven in number
which were washed out last year are all in good
condition. There are several feet of water in
the tunnel at Harrison, and the c. l., st. l.. &
G. track, for two and half miles out of Cincin
natl, is well submerged in several feet of
water. The Ohio & Mississippi, ALSO is shut
out of Cincinnati All Cincinnati passengers ar
irving in Indianapolis from the west, over the
G., l.. St L. & c., last night were transferred to
the Cincinnati, Hamilton e. Indianapolis which
will honor their tickets Tho Bee-line is having
trouble at Cincinnati, being shut out of the
Grand Central Depot, and trains start
from Brighton. The Cincin natl, Balti-
more and Washington trains are started
from the c., II. q y. passenger depot. All roads
Aave ceased receiving perishable property con
signed to Cincinnati u7t til further orders. The
Chicago st. Louis e. Pittsburg road is all right
on all divisions. The Pittsburg Cincinnati &
st. Louis is having trouble with bridges. and the
fast-mail train due at Indianapolis at 1l:45 a. NJ
yesterday did not arrive until p. NJ, and the
train due at 1915 P. NJ was marked to arrive this
morning at $40 o'clock.