The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-26
FLOOD AND STORM LOSSES.
Distressing Reports from the Flooded
Districts on the Lower River.
Extensive Tracts of Productive Lands Cow
cred by Water-Great Damage to Prop
erty- Yesterdays Wind Storm.
THE MISSISSIPPI ovERFLow.y
A Large Number of People Rendered Desti-
tute and an Urgent Appeal Made for Aid.

A Large Number of People Rendered Desti-
tute and an Urgent Appeal Made for Aid.
! WASHINGTON, March 25.-Hon. J. Floyd
| King, member of congress from Louisiana, has
received the following telegram:
| Hon. }. Floyd King, Washington. D. c.:
The kemper levee gave way at 1915 to-day. This
makes the disaster complete and the Mississippi
valley is vast inland sea This will make the loss
beyond calculation to say nothing of the loss of life
and suffering by the people Congress must come to
our relief and feed the people at The lofts of
our ginhOuses and floating RATS will be the only
places of abode. believe the best mode of distribu
ting supplies is by the department in charge of river
| improvements. They have every appliance neces-
| Efforts L. S. WHITNEY.
| The dispatches received to-day from Louisiana
| state that the Mississippi has broken over most
of the levees. and government aid is necessary
| to prevent the people and stock from starving.
| Representative King received, among others, the
| following kilograms:
| TRoYvILE, La. March .25-The country is en-
tirey submerged. The people and stock need imrne
| diate relief.
| RODNEY, Miss, March 25-Tensas parish is en-
| tirely inundated. Ratons will be required for 90
900 destitute people and feed for stock is necessary
The emergency is very great Immediate relief neces
| sary
| VICKsBURG. Miss March 25.-The river at ST.
Joseph is six inches above 1892 The levees have all
gone with the river which is rising from Cairo down.
The Secretary of War to-day sent Speaker
| Carlisle letter saying that from the informa-
UIoH rtCelNeu IL appears UHe HOOuS In the MlSSlS
sippi valley, from the neighborhood of Vicksburg
down to New Orleans, are higher than the high
est point reached in the year 1882, and that a
large number of people have, by the OVERLOOKING
! Of agricultural districts, been unable to help
themselves. The Secretary suggests that, if it
be the pleasure of Congress to authorize distri-
button of subsistence supplies, he, in the first
| instance, should be authorized to eXpend for the
purpose an amount not exceeding 1926, 900 out
Of the unexpended balance of the sums appro-
priated for the relief of those rendered destitute
| by the foods of the Ohio river and tributaries.
! Baton Rouge special says Protection
levees in West Baton Rouge parish, along Bayou
Grossette and Fordoche, remain intact. Urgent
| demands for lumber, sacks and implements used
| in protecting the levees, are received daily from
| points above the mouth of Red river"
| Bayou Sara special says: appeals were
made to-day to the federal authorities for ma
| terial to be used in protecting the levee. Point
| Coupee parish is now a vast lake, and the people
are trying to save their stock. The loss is heavy
and the suffering great"
/ The Governor of Louisiana received dispatch
to-day, saying that the Black and lower Qua
chita are a little lower The upper Tensas sec
ton is entirely overfowed, and the people and
stock need immediate relief.