The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-01

Thousands of Acres Flooded and Many Raj
rond Wa6hOuts.

Thousands of Acres Flooded and Many Rail-
rond Washouts.
Special TO the Indianapolis Jour- al.
WABASH, Ind, May 31.-Streams through
out this county are on q rampage. and
many square miles of farming land are
under water tonight. For nearly two
months heavy rains have fallen daily. ana
farmers generally are discouraged. But
little corn has been planted, while the
wheat is being seriously injured. Last
night the heaviest dow II pour of the year
came. and the Wabash river, high before.
Is out OF its banks and over the bottoms.
Between this city and Andrews the coun,
try resembles a vast lake. hundreds of
acres of growing wheat having been de-
stroyed.
In this city the water is rising about
the paper-mill aud the Wabash Manu-
featuring COmpany's plant and operations
Will have to be suspended In both. This
evening the SalamOnic levee at LagrO
broke, and that swollen stream is now run
ming over fine farms, doing incalculable
damage. On the Michigan division of the
Big Four there are washOuts at Markle-
Vile, extending three hundred feet, and at
JOnesborO. six hundre feet. while culverts
are gone at several points. Freight traffic
is almost abandoned, while passenger
trains are running and transferring at
breaks. The Wabash has also had two
small washouts at Independence and West
Point, but 1t is getting tralns through with
short delays. The flood is the worst in years
here. and the river Is rapidly rising.
Wreck on the big Four.
specia TO the India apoIs Journa,.
FARMLAND, Ind, May 3l.-Quite a wreck
occurred on the Big Four here at an early
hour this morning. delaying trains for
several hours. AS freight No. Al was near
ing town, running at q rate of twenty miles
an hour. the caboose became detached. and
jumping the track at II switch
tore ND the tracks. Elmer Apple,
hind brakeman. was standing on the front
end of the car when the crash came. and
was caught under the end of the caboose.
cling both legs. He was sent to his
ductor VIM. King received a slight injury.
Blue River Bridge Gone.
Special to the indianapolis ] Journal.
KNIGHTsTowN. Ind. May 31.-The heavy
fall of rain last night overfowed Blue
river higher than 1T has been for the past
twenty years. The c.. w. IL NJ. bridge at
Carthage and the same compnny's bridge
across Montgomery creek. at this city. were
both washed out In such a manner that 1t
viii not be safe TO operate trains Tor some
days. The Pennsylvania bridges across
the river and creek were not seriously DAM
aged. Word has been received here that the
c., w. X NJ. brid &c over Fail creek north
of this place has been washed completely
out.
Drowned Rescufng His Brother.
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KoKoMO. Ind, May 3l.-Orris Snyder.
living eight miles east of the city. was
drowned to-day in Sugar run. The stream
was much swollen by heavy rains. and
several young men were swimming.
Snyder's brother got tangled in the
branches of a tree that had fallen into the
water. and OTrls. In attempting TO rescue
him. was taken with cramps and drowned
before help could reach him. Snyder was
thlrty-five years old, and leaves O wife and
three small children. The brother was
rescued.
Missouri Mines Flooded.
JOPLIN, No.. May 31.-Hesvy ra,ns fell
last night and the mines are flooded in all
thercamps. and in low places the shafts are
filled to the very top. Several have caved
in. The Kansas City, Fort Scott 81 Mem
phis road had o washout, near Galena.
hundreds of feet of track being carried
away. The Belleville spur-track was bad
ly damaged. Five horses were killed by
lightning in n stable at Gnlena. A top
buggy with a woman's shawl in IL has
been found In School river.
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INDEPENDENCE. Kan. May 8l.-The two.
story stone house of James sullivan, fonI
miles east of here. was demolished By
tornado about S o'clock last night. There
were eight persons in the house at the time
Miss Lucy NJ. Cecil and q child were crushed
TO death. The Others escaped with slight
injuries. The "twister" seems to have spent
its entire fury on SullIvan's house, as al
other damage was nominal
Ten Feet Above High Water Mark.
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HARTFORD CITY. Ind. May 3l.-The rair
of last night was the heaviest ever known
here. The Mississinuewa is ten feet higher
than ever before known. aud many bridges
have been destroyed.
Wind eau, ed n Wreck.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, May 3l.-At an early hour
this morning a collision occurred at Desoto
] east Of this city. Oh tho l.. L. Il w. railway