The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-21
FLOOD LOSSES HEAVY
THREE MILLION DOLLARS WORTH
OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.
Railways i'm Louisiana and MISSISSIPPI
pi the Greatest Sufferers-Trav-
.....-.a eiers Waterbound.

NEW ORLEANS. April 2O-The floods i'm
louisiana and Mississippi have caused
enormous losses. The damage TO railways
and plantations is estimated at two or three
million dollars. Nearly five hundred trav-
elers are waterbound here. Both on the
Illinois Central and the 'Yazoo &c Mississ-
ippi Valley Railway the tie-up is complete.
THE train which departed for Chicago Mon
Gay morning was only returned to New
Orleans Wednesday night and with the
delayed passengers came back two carloads
of mail which had to be taken in charge
by the postal authorities and routed out as
expediehcey demanded. The New Orleans
& Northeastern is in just as bad fix. 1t
has been unable to move any trains out Of
this city since Monday and does not know
when IL will be able to resume operations.
The East Louisiana Railroad has shut up
operations. and the Mobile & Ohio, between
Meridian and Enterprise, Miss, is para
lyzed. Business is practically at a stand
STILL owing TO the lack of mails, which have
been stopped over the suffering roads since
Monday.
.Belated news is just now beginning to
arrive regarding the loss of life Four peo-
PIE were drowned near Meridian, and two
near Hattiesburg. Miss. AT Enterprise
Miss. the water is five feet deep in the
main streets, and throughout last night
cries for assistance filed the air The loss
OF life, If any. could not be ascertained.
The three bridges between East and West
Enterprise have been swept away. The
Enterprise Academy, building which was
the pride of the town. is also swept away. A
number OF buildings were also demolished.
Shubuta and De Soto Miss, are completely
Inundated
Advices from Pearlington say Pearl river
has reached its highest mark since 1874.
To-day the timber boOms commenced
breaking up and thousands of dollars
: worth OF timber has fiOated out to sea.
All business the river is at a standstill.
The sawmils have had TO discontinue oper-
atoms. The water has reached the first
floors of all stores along the river. All the
steamboats, are lying at their wharves I'm
the neighborhood of Pennington with steam
up. in case of emergencies. Traffic OF all
kinds is suspended and the water is still
rising. Every bridge from Pennington TO
Log Town has been swept away The water
in the public roads is deep enough TO swim
q horse. People living on the Louisiana
side have been forced TO abandon their
homes and flee to the Mississippi side for
safety. Hundreds of head of cattle and
horses have been drowned. Deer and other
game are swimming across the river at
every available point.
A special from Columbia, Miss, received
late tonight fixes the damage in that little
town and its immediate vicinity at $500. 900.
Many farmhouSes were carried away by the
mad waters. the occupants barely escap-
ing with their lives. and the number of cat
tie destroyed was great. great many gins
and millhouses were washed away. Nearly
every bridge around Columbia was swept
down stream. Pearl river Is now higher
than IL has been known for many years.
Miles and miles OF the New Orleans &
Northeastern tracks are still under water.
Honey island, the rendezvous OF the noted
train robber Burch, Is under twenty feet
of water. and the island. which has for
years been one OF the natural game pre-
serves OF the South. is now devoid OF wild
animals. Hundreds OF deer were drowned.
and the hills near the banks of the Pearl
river are now the temporary abiding place
Of all manner OF four-footed life. The latest
advices from the town OF Enterprise state
that the losses there have been great and
much restitution prevails. Half a score
Of towns are completely cut of from the
outside world as they have been since the
early part OF the week. From the Chunky
river swamps. near Enterprise, comes the
news OF a heavy loss OF life.
The Illinois Central road is still crippled
badly. The New Orleans & Northeastern.
the East Louisiana and the Yazoo * Mis-
sissippi Valley are unable as yet TO move
trains. and the Mobile & Ohio is also a
heavy sufferer.