The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-15
INDIANAAND ILLIN0ISNEWS
The White River Bottoms Submerged
anda Wabash Overflow Threatened.
A Pleasant Session Of the Editorial Frater-
nifty at Kendallville-Encouraging Oil
Finds in the Portland Field.
Heavy Damage from White River Floods and
Further Loss Anticipated.

Heavy Damage from White River Floods and
Further Loss Anticipated.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
V~INCENNEs. June 14.-The June floods
have worked disaster to the farmers of
southern Indiana, who have crops in the
bottom lands. Thousands upon thousands
of acres of fine corn and hundreds of acres
of wheat are covered by the water
which now spreads over the fertile
fields along White river. The
farmers living in White river bottoms have
been driven from their homes to the hills.
Serious trouble has been experienced in
getting the stock and feed to places of safe
ty. Some of the cattle and other stock have
been water-bound and the farmers are now
rowing over their flooded fields of corn and
wheat endeavoring to save their live stock.
hay and corn. The scene along White river
is one of mighty devastation. The stream IS
now over two miles wide at the o. 81 NJ.
bridge near Wheatland. and the water IS
rising rapidly. For miles upon miles the
terrible flood of water is rushing over the
fields, sweeping down the wheat which was
just ready for the reaper's sickle. In places
the grain is entirely submerged and in
others the head of the ripening grain is
just seen above the surface of the vast sea
OF water. The corn prospects had never
been better. Prettier, thriftier fields of
corn never grew. From Edwardsport and
other points along White river the same
report is sent. The Wabash is very high
and is rising steadily. So far the Wabash
is confined to it's banks, yet farmers along
this river begin to fear hat they are in
danger IT the rise continues. The Embar-
rass is flooding its bottoms. The milldam
at Lawrencevilleis likely to be swept away
at any moment. The crops are being de-
stroyed and thousands of dollars will be
lost George Rubbish received a telegram
to hasten to Lawrenceville to endeavOr to
save his brick-yard there which is being
flooded. The Wabash is over sixteen feet
In the channel.
Northern Indiana Editorial Association.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LIGoNIER, juno 14.-The meeting Of the
Northern Indiana Editorial Association
closed at KendallviIle to-day, after a most
interesting and successful meeting. Over
fifty newspapers were represented, and a
large number of the craft outside of the as
ISOLATION were present. The papers read
before the association by Hon. Daniel Nc
Donald, of the Plymouth Democrat; j. II.
Herrick, of the Lagrange Standard; w. d.
Page, of the Fort Wayne Daily News; J..
w. Adams, OF the Columbia City Post; Gen.
Reub Williams, of the Warsaw Times. and
Others, were most interesting features of
the meeting. The officers elected for the
ensuing year are: President. @. A. Hossler,
Warsaw Times: first vice-president, Z. A.
Je~arnegan, Mishawaka Enterprise; second
vice-president, w. ID. Page, Fort Wayne
News; recording secretary, John II. Her
rick, Lagrange Standards; corresponding
secretary. j. Z. Mcdonald, Ligonier Ban
ner; treasurer, j. w. Adams, Columbia City
Post. The next meeting will be held at
Lake Maxinkuckee.