The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-02-25
THE WATER EVERYWHERE.
RAIN STORMS THROUGHOUT INDIANA.
other state News-Intense Religious Ex-
acknowledgements Sleeper Awakes-
Divorced and Married Again-wed-
dinss Fatal Accidents

Brazil, Feb. 20. - Especial - Birch
creek, the Pogue's run OF Brazil, was
higher today than for nineteen years past,
driving a number of families out of their
homes for safety. The iron mill was so
flooded as to arrest work and a large sec
ton OF the track of the Il. & l. south
branch road is washed out, cutting off
communication with Clay City and the
Birch creek mines. Honey creek bridge
on the main line of the +. & l. is said to
be gone. Elk river rose eleven feet to-
day.
LAPoRTE, Feb. 20.-[Special. IA severe
storm of rain, sleet and snow that pre-
vailed here nearly all of last night extend
ed over q large area and demoralized the
railway and telegraph service between
here and Chicago The Western Union
lines along the Lake Shore road were all
down at o'clock this morning and trains
were at a standstill. West of here, where
the postal lines cross the Lake Shore
tracks, the wires were so weighted down
with the sleet as to allow freight engine
to collide with them, which resulted in
the breaking of all the wires and the loss
of the engines smoke stack. The s!eet
also caused large damage to numerous
shade and fruit trees about the city.
PLAINFIELD, Feb. 90. - Especial. A
heavy rain which began falling about p.
m. Thursday continued all night and most
OF Friday, and larger portion of the town
was submerged than at any time for
twenty-five years. About . p. m. today
preparations were made TO remove some
OF the families from the overlooked district,
but so far no removals have been neces-
sary as the waters are subsiding. The
streets and roads in the flooded places are
badly washed out, but no estimate of the
damages has yet been made. A large
force OF men are at work on the Vandalia
railroad bridge to prevent the many logs
that are lodged against it from forcing it
out of position. Several small bridges
and culverts on country roads are washed
away.
PORTLAND, Feb. 90 Especial. lit has
been raining continuously for twenty-four
hours and the northern part of the city is
completely submerged. The water is ten
inches deep in the Merchants hotel and
is running in every business house but
two for two squares south on Meridian-st.
Several families have had to move out of
their houses. The water is higher than it
has been since February. 1888. Unless the
water soon abates, of which there is now
no prospect. there will be great distress in
the city.
MARTINsvILLE, Feb. 20. Especial. i
Since III o'clock last night rain has fallen
in torrents here. The smaller streams
have overlooked their banks and the
ground in this section is thoroughly sat
urated with water. White river is rising
at the rate of twelve inches per hour and
is all over the low lands. ALI trains are
from four TO eight hours late and much
damage is being done.
MUNCIE, Feb. 90 Special - thirty
hours Of constant rain has flooded Indus
try, the main factory site of Muneie, with
the banks Of White river already full snd
rain still falling. At midnight the 100000
sewer, not quite completed, is in great
danger of destruction. Many country
bridges are reported washed out, while
the l. Z. d w. railroad bridge at Albany
is impossible. Great damage is expected
tomorrow.
WINCHESTER, Feb. 20-[Special. Rain
has fallen in perfect torrents here for the
last thirty-six hours and is still pouring
down. The streams are full 20 overflow
ing and the ground is perfectly saturated.
ANDERSON, Feb. co. Special. - The
heaviest rainfall in many months occurred
here about noon today. The streets and
alleys were flooded and much damage was
done to property.