The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-07
The Rising Water Encroaching Upon Jeffer-
sOnville Three Sides.

very center of business, and put an end to all
transactions of the stores family groceries, and
other sources of supply. The shipyards are al
ready flooded and work is suspended throwing a
large number of persons out of employment.
Many other industrial establishments have been
closed by the advancing flood, bringing enforced
idleness to men who need employment. So far
this is the most serious damage DONE but by to-
morrow afternoon the work of devastation will
be fairly inauguratcd, when the loss will be great
and the suffering widespread. Steps will be
taken at once, as far as possible, to relieve the
destitute and suffering. Both the city and county
authorities will be called upon to contribute to
their aid At Utica and other towns in Clark
county, along the river, the people are removing
to places of safety. GAINESVILLE is already under
water.
Sad Condition of Affairs at New Albany.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
New ALBANY, Feb 6-There is no longer
doubt that the present flood in the Ohio will ex-
eeed that Of 1883 by three or four feet. The
river here has been rising all day at the rate of
five inches per hour and it has rained steadily,
at times very hard since o'clock last night and
is still raining The rain extends to the head
waters in the mountains. Every tributary is
pouring a great flood into the Ohio, and the
feeling here this evening is one of the deepest
gloom and apprehension. Already the water
covers the track of the j., NJ & l. from East
Third to State street, and by morning will rem
der the passage of cars over it impossible. West
of East Tenth street the ST Louis Airline
tracks will also be covered by morning, so as to
stop trains entering the city Trains on the lat
ter road failed to arrive to-day on account of
floods in Patoka and Wabash rivers. The L.,
N. A. & C. trains are all right so far. The O. &
NJ train from Cincinnati, due at 1l:30 A. NJ, did
not arrive until 4 p NJ They will be blockaded
tomorrow There is great apprehension on the
j., NJ. & l. as to the culvert at the
Ohio river bridge and at the fill Immediately
west of Jeffersonville, on the line to this city.
Both will probably suceumb to the food to-
morrow This would stop trains between New
Albany and Louisville. The old depot of the
j., NJ. & l. here gives hopeful promise of tum-
bling down. All the manufactures on the river
front, except the glass works. have stopped.
These will have to shut down tomorrow The
closed factories include the steam forge works,
Hegewalds foundry, Webster & Pitts foundry,
Walkers brass works, Hedgewald & Tiers
foundry and boiler works, Robinson's pump
factory Ohio Falls Iron Works. American
foundry, New Albany rail mills Kistler & Sons
saw-mills, Stark & Ogles saw-mills Force Il
Co Brentwood works, Carter, Tartoral & Cos
spoke works. Fischcr's cooperage works, Nc
Donald & Co.'S flour mill, st. Louis Airline
machine shops, Marsh's steamboat smithely and
many other small establishments The stopping
of these works, including the glass works and
several tanneries that will have to shut down to-
morrow will throw out of employment over
three thousand people. All families residing
south of the j., NJ. & |. and the
Airline railroads, and all living
on the low grounds north of these
roads, and in the valley of Falling run, and all
living in the lower Albany suburb and on the
river bottom west of the city, have been com
PEELED to remove to safer quarters Every va
cant room in the city is already occupied. The
Courthouse has been thrown open and other
public buildings taken, and there is now a move
to have the schools dismissed and the school
buildings taken for the homeless.
So far the loss of property has been light, but
what it may be when the flood reaches its height
no one can correctly calculate, but it must be
very heavy. Business is parayzed The COM
ing food absorbs everything else.
A joint meeting of the county commissioners
and City Council was held this afternoon, and
measures of relief adopted. There will be very
great suffering, and much sickness seems inevita-
BILE. Many people are unable to procure teams
on account Of the demand for them, and men are
forced to carry their household goods out of their
houses under drenching rain which soaks both
themselves and their goods The sight of these
bedrenched poor people was pitable indeed,
suffer unless helped. The city and
county authorities aud citizens are already eX-
tending aid to the worthy The general relief
committee that did such valuable service during
great flood Of last February will no doubt be
recognized.
News from all parts of southern Indiana. re
ceived here this evening. Is to the effect that the
creeks and rivers are all ut food height and doing