The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-18

uiferers from the Kentucky Legislature" Mr..
Abbott remarked to Journal reporter, 'and
succeeded in getting $50 If it had not been for
Indiana there would tell you, have been
,reat deal Of suffering
In the trip of the Frankfort down from
Madison, to-day, five thousand rations were dis
tributed along the river, fully three e-fourths of
which went to people living on the kentucky
de. About one hundred farm houses were
found under water, and number of families
We're found living in camps or under sheds on
he hills Their loss however, is in damage to
their homes, and none were found suffering for
food which be obtained from the people
living high ground, back from the reach of the
river The destitution i'll number of cases,
however, was very distressing. 1t was not ex-
pected that much suffering would be found as
is believed to exist among the people living be-
low here, where the banks are lower and the
spread of the water will be greater The only
villages visited today, which have suffered
greatly, are Westport, KY, and Utica. Two
mills at Westport almost completely sub
merged, are wrecked, and a dozen or
more houses. have been carried from their
foundations. Gtica. six miles above jefferson
relief steamer Reindeer which came up from
Louisville and reached here to-day before the
City of Frankfort, left ,, 800 rations, and dis.
tributed 2, 900 more rations at other landings SO
that the present necessities of food between here
and Madison have been pretty well supplied
w. p Gallup, who has, by meritorious con-
duct in the service, acquired the title of "com-
modore" Mr.. Brainard Rorison, Colonel Eli
Lilly and DR. j. j. Carver, who took the Little
Sandy on the expedition up the river for the
Indianapolis relief committee, joined the party
on board the City of Frankfort; at Madison.
Mr. Rorison and DR.. Carver returned to Indian
apols from here to night but Commodore Gal
lup and Colonel Lilly will accompany the expe-
dition to Shawneetown. The party now
on board, besides the gentlemen
named, consists of Dan NJ. Rams
dell, r. 0. Hawkins Colonel J. A. Closer,
Mav5,S'r McMaster, l. S. Gordon, Worth Merritt
DR. Lonn. If Columbus, came down with the
boat, from Madig,2n'~ ~t9 give medical aid
needed, DR. Elder having been compelled ta.l9;
main at home on account of the serious illness
of his wife. Governor Porter, V. T. Malott, Dr.
Elder, and A. E. Fletcher are expected to ioin
the expedition here to-day, and the boat will
leave in the morning for all points below.
Lieutenant Delany. of the United States navy,
is on board having been detailed by the War
Department to accompany the expedi-
ton. The indianapolis News is represented
by Captain J. w Tindall, and the Sentinel by
Mr. Shoemaker and A r. MeMurray. The
party is organized into subcommittee for at
tending to the distribution of the supplies an6
looking after the needs of the sufferers 1t is
organized and equipped to do very efficient
work, and it is expected that the need for it
will be found
Brainard Rorison, who kept the accounts of
the distribution of supplies On the Little San
dy expedition, will present statement to the
committee which will show THO exact quantity
of food given to each person and it will give a
very comprehensive knowledge of the work
which was done