The age-herald., 1898-04-05

MRS. GALLOWAY.
 DORA GALLOWAY.
 MARY GALLOWAY.
 MRS. HOLLY.
 MRS. GREER.
 MRS. ED FLAKE.
 CHARLES CLAYTON.
 MRS. CLAYTON and four children ANNA RHTNEHOLT.
 CLARA RHINEHOLT.
 MRS. PAUL PHALEN and three Phalen children.
 Nephew of the Phalens.
 MIR. A. c. CLAY.
 FLORENCE EVANS.
 ELLEN M'ALLISTER, colored.
 MARY M'ALLISTER, colored.
 R. B. HOOKER, telegraph operator at Louisville and Nashville depot
 HENRY KING and four children, coi- ored.
 MISS CORA SHERWOOD.
 FRANK A. MORRISON.
 MRS. A. A. HATHAWAY.
 PAUL M'ALJISTER
 WILLIAM THOMPSON, wife and three children.
 M. J. TIARTNETT.
 MRS. HOLLY.
 CHARLES CAPTION and son.
 May Reach Fifty
 Late tonight 1t Is estimated tbat the loss of life in the negro quarter may reach fifty besides those accounted for.
 The colored quarter of the city known as Negro Flats was completely inundated by the rush of water It is believed that large number of colored people perished as the ground was flooded in twinkling' and tonight the water stands 20 rect deep in that locality. No effort has been made to recover the bodies.
 The heavy rain continues. and at 5 o'c CLOCK a high cold wind sprung up, adding to the of ba cuff At Il o'clock tonight telephone message was received from Shawnee Town saying that the south levee was cracking and threatening to go at any minute. It is al most certain to break before morning. This will not add to the depth of the water in the town. but will create current through the streets that will prove dangerous to resucers in skiffs.
 Relief for the Homeless
 Gov Tanner this afternoon started from Springfield with 100 tents and blankets enough for 800 people and a sufficient amount of prepared food for the immediate relief of 1,2O0 people. He also wired Att torney W. S. Phillips, president of the Gall latin County bank, to draw upon him for $3 900 as an immediate relief fund. Gov. Tanner has issued a proclamation to the public to send relief supplies in care of MT. w. S. Phillips, at this place.
 Ridgeway, a town twelve miles from
 
 lief work this morning. A committee reach ed Cypress Junction, half way to Shaw neetown and found dry land extending to- ward the river. Following this they arr rived within two miles of the flooded town. More boats were started and a party of rescuers crossed to Shawneetown. They found a sad condition existing. Hundreds of those who escaped the rush of water were perched on roofs, trees and along the top of the levee They were taken from their dangerous positions as rapidly as possible Owing to the scarcity of boats the work was very slow but over 200 per- sons, including many women and children, were taken to the roadway, two miles from Shawneetown, to Cypress Junction. Here the greater part of them are camped tonight with very little to eat and exposed to the driving rain and piercing wind.
 Cypress Junction Surrounded
 Cypress Junction is almost surrounded d by water, which has overflowed the banks of the Wabash and is covering the entire country. The overflow from the broken dike at Shawneetown has backed up two miles inland, but tonight is slowly reced- ing. It will be impossible to recover any bodies until the waters recede very ma terially. In fact the rescuers are making very little effort in that direction, but are working to save those who escaped alive. The Riverside hotel and courthouse and the Rfdgeway bank 'are intact and are being used by the fleeing inhabitants for shelter. The upper stories were crowded. Sunday school had just closed and the children trooped along the smooth walk enjoying q bright sunshine promenade. This proved a blessing to them. A large crowd had just passed Market street where the break occurred Luckily, no one was passing there just at the mo- ment The railroad station at Ridgeway had been crowded all day and despite the steady downpour of rain, the people clus- tered about the place. each inquiring for scme tidings from the flood at Shawnee town.
 CarmI Is Flooded. The lower portion of Carma. H.. on tire Wabash river is entirely flooded. The wa ter reaches half way to the second stories