The Indianapolis journal., 1884-02-13
LAwRENoEBuRG AND AURORA.
People Compelled to Vacate the Second
Stories of Their Residences.

People Compelled to vacate the Second
Stories of Their Residences.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
LAwRENCEBURG, Ind, Feb. 12.-The water
rose steadily last night from the Ohio river but
owing to the fact that there was wind and no
rise in the Miami, there has been but little addi-
tional damage. few more houses are afloat.
but numbers of people have been compelled to
move from their second floors who thought them
selves out of all danger. Nobody is attempting
to move goods, for the reason that they have no
place to put them, and the current is SO
swift as to make it almost an impossibiity.
Losses here now are not bothering the people
lnuch--the question is to get something to eat
and to keep warm. All the provisions that have
beenreceived until to-day have been bought by
gSsa- fo~nshp trustee, but this morning the
rnayor of Greensburg came down, via Aurora.
and brought 1000 loaves of bread, % hams, and
some crackers and will send down another sup
ply tomorrow. Eighteen barrels of crackers
were received at noon to-day from Rushville,
with the announcement that they
would send more provisions when they
found out what was most needed.
Shelbyville is expected to send down lot to-
day. Yesterday kilograms were sent out inform
ing the mayors of those cities who had made
known their willingness to send provisions, to
send them by Aurora, but this morning the O.. &
NJ. track had fifteen inches of water on it, two
miles back of Aurora, and when the water rises
ten inches more all communication will be cut
off that way this afternoon kilograms were sent
requesting that all aid be sent to Cincinnati, to
be forwarded from there by the o.
& NJ transfer boats. If these boats
stop running the tug Western Wave,
which plies between this city and Aurora, will
be chartered to bring the provisions down.
All eastern communication by telegraph is cut
off both from Lawrenceburg junction and from
Aurora kilograms for Cincinnati or Indiap-
apolis, from either the junction or Aurora must
be sent west and repeated.
The Bauer Cooperage Company lost several
thousand dollars worth of slaves yesterday
This afternoon forty-six residences are off their
foundations and some few of them are washed
squares away. No buildings of any kind have
yet gone over the lower levee. No
sickness of consequence is reported.
The relief committee want no clothing
OF bed clothing sent. All persons had fair warn
ing that the river going to exceed last years
rise, and should have prepared accordingly. So
far there have been no applications from the
citizens for clothing of any kind
the Ohio is still rising, but is expected tocome
to stand tonight, and if there should be no
wind. which is hardly probable, the greater por-
ton of the city will yet be saved The sun shone
little while to-day, which seemed to give lit
tie hope.
LATER.-Later news says that we are to have
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destroy the town and defer very long the end
The township trustee has just telegraphed Gin
cinnati and other places for immediate assist
ance. There is great excitement here over the
actual condition and the outlook