The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-25
THE WATERS SUBSIDING
TRAIN SERVICE OUT OF INDIANAPO-
LIS GRADUALLY IMPROVING.
Water COmpany's Reservoir Flooded
Little Damage to the Cify's
Streets or Bridges.

The water in creeks and the river, which
for the past two days has threatened In
dianapolis with a bath, began to recede yes
terday morning and continued its backward
march all day and last night. The highest
mark was reached by White river in the
morning at o'clock, when it measured
thirteen feet nine inches. 1t stood at that
point for nearly five hours and then began
to drop at the rate of about an inch an
hour. The circus grounds received most of
the overflow, and the region just north of
the Belt road is still muddy imitation of
lake. The park lands along the river
look more like fish preserves than prospec-
tive driyeways and people in the vicinity
are still wading to and from their meals.
The station of the Indianapolis Water
Company. between Fall creek and the river,
is yet under water; this fact accounts for
the deep yellow tinge people are noticing
in the water from their hydrants. The
river rose almost to the top of the eSn-
bankment on the west of the station and
poured through into the reservoir, which
overfowed it's brick walls. The embank-
ments were thus washed into the intake
wells and reservoir.
Fall creek also continued it's rise until yes
terday morning. A number of wild ducks
saw great possibilities in the marsh-like
condition which prevailed along the stream
from Indiana avenue to Northwestern ave-
nue. and attempted to locate permanently.
Some men with shotguns drove them away
with no loss of life either to themselves or
the birds.
The heavy rains did very little damage
to the streets of the city. The street COM
missioner had his men out yesterday in
specting the flooded districts and they re-
ported that the amount of repairing that
will have to be done on account of the
floods is small The worst place is at the
approach of the Highland-avenue bridge
over Pogue's rum This was washed out
considerably and will require the erection
of stone abutment. The street commits
sioner had expected to hear of serious
damage to new gravel streets and to hear
of q great deal of damage to sidewalks and
curbs, but he says there Is little damage
and where there is any it is of small
moment.
About 2 o'clock yesterday morning the
people living in the neighborhood of Camp
bell and Walnut streets, in the northwest
part OF the city, We're awakened by a roar
and rush of waters; The backwater from from
empties into the stream near this point and
the covering of the sewer manhole at
Campbell and Walnut streets was forced
from its position. The water burst through
the opening and soon flooded the low land.
Several acres of ground were under water,
and the occupants of some of the houses
became alarmed. About 2:3O o'clock a call
was sent to the police station for help. 1t
was reported that one woman who was i'll
wanted to be removed from her house, and
Police Captain Dawson, with several patrol
men. went to the flooded district In the
patrol wagon When the wagon arrived the
water was standing two feet deep in some
parts of the locality. The police were in
formed that the family of the suffering
woman had sent for a physician and she
did not desire to be removed.