Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-04
Indianapolis Suffers
Deluge.
NEARLY SEVEN INCHES OF RAINFALL
Water in Many Easements Six
Feet Deep.
A Wild ESP READ STORM

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. September 4.-As
result of vertable deluge, which set in
last night at and continued until I
O'Clock this morning, this city was flooded
and thousands of dollars worth of prop
erty has been destroyed, besides the in
convenience of suspended street car trans
portation and telephone communication
The business portion Of the city was soon
flooded because of the inability of the sew
ers and streets to carry the water away
At o'clock reports began coming into
the station of great damage to various
portions of the city. 1t was nearly S
o'clock before n Southside street car could
be moved.
In the neighborhood of Pine and Wash
ington streets a lake of water appeared,
and no less than a dozen families had to
be rescued by the police. The water in
rtaDy of the Easements along Washington
and Pennsylvania streets was five and six
feet deep
Many of these Easements were used as
sales rooms and the damage is very great
AT daylight the lightning started fire in
the telephone exchange building, corner of
Illinois and Ohio streets, and the entire
system was burned out. resulting in ex-
tensive loss. Several other fires We're
started by the storm, but were extin-
guished before material less was sustained
Up to 1 o'clock this morning the rainfall
inches At o'clock the rain had ceased
A Severe Storm.
CHICAGO, Septe uber IA very severe
storm of wind, rain and lightning prevailed
throughout the northern portion of Illinois
and southern Wisconsin last night. Much
minor damage was done. ard the tele-
graph and telephone communication was
seriously interrupted. Reports from many
of the towns in Illinois north of Bloom
ingtor, state that the storm was one of
the most furious known in years
Late reports from the village of Kinder
nook, where 1t was reported that three
lives were lost. are to the effect that the
hrst 1tories were erroneous. 1t will be I'M
possible. however. for some time to get
definite details of the damage done at that
place. as all wire communication is cut off
At am. the storm was still raging in
the vicinity of this city
Panic Boat.
The City of Louisville, one of the Ora
ham Line boats, heavily loaded with pas
seneers, as well as freight, met with an ac-
cident in mid-lake last night which de-
layed her nearly two hours and caused
great deal of worry in this city. AS the
boat tossed about the passengers became
almost panic stricken. Many of them pos
sessed themselves of life preservers, and
those who did rot take this precaution
stood as close to the lifeboats as possible
to be ready in case they were launched
Inc officers of the boat finally succeeded
in quoting the passengers by assuring
them that there was no danger and after
the damage had been repaired she con-
tisued on her way to this city, arriving at
her dock at a late hour.
Reported Cyclone in Tennessee.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, September A re-
port has reached here that thirteen houses
at Huntingdon, Carroll county, were de-
inolshed by a cyclone at $50 am. today.
One man is reported to be seriously in
jured.