The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-05

cur on Tor four miles out. boats were con-
structed this morning and ID committee
started TO the scene They reached i
point within two miles of the flooded
town More boats were secured. and the
rescders crossed to Shawneetown. They
Iot-nc sad condition existing in the ILL
ifIed Town Hundreds of those who es
( caped the rush of water We're perched on
roofs, trees and along the top of the levee.
me" were taken from their dangerous
positions as rapidly as possible. Owing
10 the scarcity of boats. the work was
very slow. but over 200 persons. including
many women and children. were taken
70 the roadway. two miles from Shawnee
Town. and thence to Cypress Junction.
here the greaer part of them are
camped tonight, with very little to eat.
ana exposed TO the driving rain and
most surrounded by water. which has
oVerfiowed the banks of the Wabash and
Is covering the entire country.
RESCUE THOSE ALIVE.
The overflow from the broken dyke at
Shawneetown has backed two miles in-
land, but is tonight slowly 'receding. 1t
VIII be impossible to recover any bodies
until the waters recede very materially.
IN 1act, the rescuers are making very lit
tie effort in that direction. but are work
ing 10 save those who escaped alive.
The Riverside hotel and court house
ana the RidSeway bank are intact and
round TO have been used by the fleeing
inhabitants for shelter. The upper stories
We're crowded.
Last night the Catholic academy. the
school house, city hall and the Riverside
hotel. ell situated on high ground above
the water, were crowded with homeless
people. Hundreds are tonight sleeping on
me water banks. under such rude shelter
as they can construct from the floating
debris. Absolutely nothing has been
saved in the city. The stores and other
business houses are flooded to the second
floors: all the streets are under water
from 10 to 50 feet.
TunDK or. T,1IADTu-v
Provisions are constantly arriving from
arrived here tonight. but owing to the
high winds and roughness of the water
at the ferry crossing. all attempts TO
abandoned. They have been taken to the
water edge and at the break of day will |
be ferried across.
Governor Tanner this afternoon started |
from Springfield 100 tents, blankets enough |
Tor 900 people and a sufficient amount of |
prepared food for the immediate relief of !
! zOQ people. He also wired Attorney w. |
County bank here. TO draw on him for |
1900 as an immediate relief fund. AS |
1aSt as relief supplies are received. they |
are taken by special train to the waters |
edge, ferried across in skiffs to Cypress |
Junction, and from there taken by wagon |
to within two miles of Shawneetown.
All the carpenters in Ridgeway fell TO /
making fiat boats this morning for the |
transportation of supplies across the in
undated territory, and an impromptu
ferry has been established. The inhab-
itants of Ridgeway have organized into
a reIief committee. with Dent Reid, ]. o.
Brooks and G. NJ Kimb at its head.
Houses have been thrown open and as
soon as a refugee reaches here, he is
taken care of.
COLD WIND.
The heavy rain still continues, and at
o clock high wind sprung up. adding to
the misery of the sufferers in the stricken
town. At II o'clock tonight a telephone
message was received from Shawneetown,
saying that the south leVee was cracking
and threatening to go at any minute 1t
IS about sure that it will break before
morning. This will not add to the depth
Of the water in the town, but will create
L current through the streets that will
prove dangerous to rescuers in skiffs.