The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-07
WATERY WASTES.
Five Thousand Persons Homeless in Chatta-
nooga-Railway Traffic Almost
Suspended.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 3.-The river at II
O'Clock a. m. registered fftytwo feet and was sta
tionary. The river will begin falling by D. m.
Some 5000 persons, who are homeless. are well
taken care of by the Citizens Relief Committee.
y third person drow led late last night. The
damage TO property can not now be estimated,
though in this city IL will be quite large sum
the most of L to railroads and the balance di-
vided in small amounts among the different fac
Times Office, two feet in the Union Depot and one
foot in the Read House. The weather is fair. No
mails either way.
CINCINNATI April 3.-There is still hope that
the Ohio River will not reach the point where
railroad traffic will be affected 1t had reached
about an inch an hour Reports from Ports,
mouth, $50 miles above, are that the river is fall
ing, while at Marietta II is slowly rising Rain is
reported to-day up the kanawha River
CAIRO. Ill, April S.---The river at this point is
fOrty-twO feet ten inches above lowwateT mark, a
rise OF siNeen inches in the last twenty-f0ur
hours This is nearly ten feet below high. water
mark of 1883, and it is believed that the river will
not reach forty-eight feet Rain has been falling
here for the last tweDty-four hoprs: still threat
ening. The low lands in this vicinity are begin
ing to feel the effects of the present RISE and
damage will be considerable to farmers in low
lands and railroads terminating at Birds Point
Roads in Illinois and Kentucky are up 70 fifty
foot grade, and no damage is apprehended by
them.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 3.-The Cumberland
RIVER Is ,eeo hVe rhcnes 81 q. tr5
inch an hour. IL is also rising rapidly at the
head a heavy rain having fallen last night. The
mill men and lumber men are fearful that all
RATS will be swept away and shops injured. Over
200 families have been forced to leave their homes
SELMA Ala, April 3.-The river at this point
has ceased to rise, after rising Two ieet hlgneI
Oldest inhabitants. The destruction of property
has been great all along the river, and many lives
have been lost; The entire eastern portion oil
this city is under water, including
two congresses. The East Ten
nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad depot and
shops, the gas works, Union Iron Works Foundry
mittees have been organized and have gone rap
idly TO work, and parties have been dispatched
with provisions in all directions The steamer
Carrier in employ of the citizens, has brought
in about 800 people, mainly negroes, picked up
from house to house and in the tree-tops in the
overlooked district fire broke out in the gas
works to-day and consumed two of the outhouses,
causing a damage of 81 500. 1t will be two weeks
before the city will again have gas.
CONCORD n H.. April 3.-fhe dam OF ihe St0d-
dard Pond seven miles long gave way yesterday
afternoon 1t feared that the factories at Hills
borO and other places on the river viii be carried
Off Alta O'Clock the water had reached Antrim,
carrying a mass of ice fifty feet In height The
Merrimac has risen six feet IN twenty-io hours
cook and Warner Rivers have overhowed, Hood
ing mill cellars, etc.
MoNTBEAL April 3-AdviG es from Huntington
say the floods there have spread over Catawaguay
street Cellars were flooded and sidewalks car.
ried away Communication except BY rail- is cut
Off all roads leading into the village being
covered At Bryson the totol loss will be 20 000
Except railway bridges, nearly every bridge along
the Chattawag nay River Is destroyed.