The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-05

Junction. Here "A greater part or them
are camped tonight with very little 10
eat and exposed 10 the driving rain and
piercing wind
CYPRESS Junction Is almost surrounded
by water which has overlooked the banks
Of the Wabash and is covering the enlire
country. The overflow from the broken
dyke AT Shawneetown has backed up two
miles inland. but is tonight slowly re-
ceding. IL VIII be impossible 10 recover
any bodies until the waters recedc very
materially. In fact the rescuers are max
ing very little effort i'm that direction
but are working 10 save those who es-
capped alive.
The Riverside Hotel and courthouse
and the Ridgeway Bank are intact, ana
were found 10 have been used by the
fleeing inhabitants for shelter. The up
per stories were crowded.
ALL QUIET.
Several hundred people were prone
nading on the top OF the leyee Sunday
afternoon. Sunday schools had just
closed, and the children trooped merrily
along the smooth walks. enjoying the
bright sunshine. This proved a blessing
To them 4 large crowd had just passed
Market street when the break occurred.
Luckily, no one was passing there Just
at the moment. Mrs. Harriet Dumont In
company with a friend, was walking
along the levee at the time the break
occurred. She said
1T was about 4:45 o'clock in the after
noon when We were suddenly startled
by the bells Of the different churches
throughout the city changing. People
began running in all directions. and
somebody shouted that the leyee had
broken We ran three blocks 70 my
friend home and went upstairs. Within
ten minutes the water came pouring
down the street, and within twenty
minutes more il had risen almost 10 the
second floor OF the house. Ny friend
husband soon came 10 ms with a skin
and took US to the Riverside Hotel. The
first alarm was given by Father Buck
man, who began ringing the bell OF the
Church Of the Immaculate Conception
Below Carmi. ILL., the whole Wabash
Valley is flooded. The water reaches half
way TO the second stories OF the houses.
The water IS level with the floor Of the
iron road bridge but the railroad bridge IS
still two feet above az one point on lne
Big Four. a mile north OF Carmi The
track is but one foot above water Tor
quarter OF a mile
TENTS AN DFOOD.
Governor Tanner this afternoon started
from Springfield one hundred tents, plank
cts enough for 500 people ana suulcl-
ent amount OF prepared food for the I'M
mediate relief OF 30 people. He also
wired Attorney W. s. Phillips, rresldeht
of the Gallatin County Bank mere 20
draw upon him for 5000 as an immaculate
relief fund. ,.,
Governor Tanner has issued a procla-
nation to the public 10 send I'm RELIEF IN
care OF Mr.. W. G Phillips at TINS place
The Odd Fellows and Masonic Looses ~
sunervising the distribution or suppies'
An the carpenters in kidseway ieii 10
making flat boats for the transportation
~ sunnlies across the inundated territory
and an impromptu ferry has been estao-
Itsbed The water is q mile wide az the
crossinq polnt and is back water the
riven belng seven miles. The Baltimore
and Ohio Southwestern tracks arc under
1--WE feet OF water for Owe miles hofth
Of Cypress Junction.
Ed. Flake whose wife was drowned
came TO Cypress Junction to-day anu
said that there were fifteen people IN MS
house when the flood struck the building.
Only himself ana one other succeeded III
escaping before tho building topped over.
Mr. Flake was hysterical from grief ana
could not give the names OF the thirteen
who were Iost.
COULDN'T SAVE PARENTS.
Marsh Callicott. the son OF Wash Calli-
colt. and wife. who persisted. made a ne
role effort 20 save his parents. lie secuT.
ed a row boat and got within forty rect
OF the home. where his mother and father
were imprisoned. then the swift current