New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-02
FLOODS STILL WORKING H1 VOC
FARMERS GETTING DESPERATE IN INDIANA.
HARD RAINS SWELL THE RIVERS IN MANY STATES
MORE DANGER on THE MISSISSIPPI.

HARD RAINS SWELL THE RIVERS IN MANY STATES
MORE DANGER on THE MISSISSIPPI.
indianapolis. June 1.-The food continues to In
crease in magnitude and disasters are reported on
every hand. White River and Fall Creek are hoonhg
! all contiguous territory and many bridges in THIS
neghborhood are expected to succumb to the raging
waters before the day Is over. Several persons are
reported drowned this morning. and the Indications
now that indianapolis is about to experience the
worst food in her history.
Reports from points throughout the state tell OF
great havoc wrought by the waters. In the vicinity
Of Wabash many miles OF farming land are Inundated
The Wabash River is ont Of its banks, and AEdnws
County resembles an immense lake. No corn ms
been planted in this county, and the farmers are
growing desperate several large factories are now
under water and work has been suspended
At Marhevllle the Michigan division OF the Big
-Four has been washed ont for distance OF 3oo eet
and freight traffic has been almost entirely abandoned
six hundred feet Of the track Is washed out at Jones'
boro. At Farmland wreck occurred on the Zig
Four and trains delayed several hours freight
running twenty miles hour divided and Jumped the
track. Elmer Apple brakeman. was horribly
manged and Conductor King was slightly injured
At Knights,own the Blue River left its banks ana
near Carthage a few miles below, the C.. W. and VI
bridge was washed away and the same company ;
bridge north of Knightstown. over Fall Creek went
down. At Kokomo. Orris snyder wac drowned whllc
trying 10 his brother, who was being carried
away bv the swift waters. At Hartford city. the
Mssissnnewa River Is ten feet higher than ever De
fore and many bridges have been washed away.
Ottumwa Iowa. June lit has been raining hard
here for fory-cght hours the river IS rising again
at an alarming rate rSr Of sX inches occurlcu
from o'clock this morning TIL noon.
Tulsa. l. r.. juno 1-Anothcr heavy rain and hall
storm visited this part of the country last night Con
servatve estimates place the rainfall for the last
Tba .1ra a.
streams are now out OF the banks and many thousands
Of acres of corn and wheat before inundated again
under water. The loss 10 the farmeri Will be heavy
and the crop outlook is gloomy. as II Is to" ato Tor re-
planting wa,hous arc reported on the -. Louis ard
san Francisco Railway and trains are several hours
late.
Guthrie. Okla. June 1.-IIcavy rains have again
caused the streams to r-c rapidly and much damage
ha been done. \ report reached here that an entire
family of man woman and children. were swept away
and drowned while forlng the Canadian River
wynne Ark. June l.-Raln has fallen In torrents
for twenty y-four hours and no levec along the nEi'
hank Of the Mississippi between Memphis and Vick'
bnrc IS now considered to be safe The S. Francis
Is falling near this point but the White and Arkansas
are stiIl rising near the Mississippi Thousands Of
acres that were c yISicra ar r. ha1''ii a ycT has
fallen rapidly for the last few day, and i now at most
places pretty well in lis banhS ana ian,r'S arc DE-
Farville H.. June IL tornado p'ssn u1,ou'n
this town la-t night The Catholic ana Lhih'Fnh
churches were badly injured. hoH-'~, barn, ana out
huildres were wrecked. bat fortunately no lives wef
lost. - - -. .,,,, 8, =,
Temple Tex. June 1.-The storm Yesterday eVrnls
prove. nor severe than Wa, shl3"s"l report, -
dlmarr coming from a. far cast - I1ians' ~ Nm'.
,d,, - Lou~.s were wrecked and tn" town almost
,,,,..d n,yay Tom Wcathcr's wife and six children
,,,.rc Killed outright The only surviving member ~
The family being their Youngest child an infant when
nitacIl,Iisly escaped.
Eansa, CITY, Mo-. June 1.-The Missouri and the
Kaw rivers again rising at ihls Phce. In" , u.s.
l. due ~ local rains and + not III" annual Jun"
Good. which Is anticipated with much apprehension,
JInrlsm the little village the Missouri hlVer Is
again Hooded but mol 10 great "a depih N
during the NAV inrndnton. The bottoms on ms sh"
are olso covered with water. but n moving has been
done In Kansas City. Kan, tho kaw has nfn but
has not vet ovcrnowed lis banks II VIII take a re
~ ,ir,e feet more 10 do that. The Missouri At q
O'Clock This evening eighteen feet above lowWaur
mark and slowly rising. The Siennl service preniots
a discontlnuancc OF the rise BY 10 noTnw night