The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
MANY RESIDENTS OF GRANT
RAPIDS, MICH, MADE HOME
LESS BY HIGH WATER.
HEAVY LOSS IN THE
BUSINESS SECTION
Situation in Indiana-Wabash River
Still Rising Above Tsrre Haute-
Levees at Vincennes Give Way,
Eighth Victim Recovered.

suffering great privations. The city was
in total darkness Sunday night, but the
work of rescue was continued all night,
and hundreds of persons who were hun
cry and shivering with cold were taken
to places of refuge which had been pro-
vided. The relief fund has reached an
amount sufficient to attend to the bare
necessities. 1t is estimated that $500
houses are now surrounded by water
in some places IL feet deep. The work
Of taking people from submerged resi-
dences was undertaken often at great
personal risk to the rescuers. School
houses and churches have been trans
formed into relief stations, and every
charitable organization in the city is
busy caring for the homeless. Two per-
sons are missing. The loss in the bust
ness section will reach several mil
ions.
Thousands Suffer from Floods.
Mondays estimate of the number
of flood sufferers is $4,000. OF these
5000 or $500 are either homeless or
are living in second-stories. The po-
lice department. reported Monday
morning that no complaints are
being received Of depredations in the
flooded district. There are so boats
at work ON the West side belonging
to the city, at we'll as 100 private
boats
At Saginaw.
Saginaw, Mich, March 28.-Flood
conditions in Saginaw were worse
than ever Monday. The water has
gone far beyond any previous flood
record, and nearly all of the larger
business houses on Genesee avenue
and Franklin and Baum streets are
out of commission. The biggest of
the dry goods firms were Monday
working to save their valuable stocks,
and will succeed. The Savings Bank
of East Saginaw is trying to do bust
ness, but patrons have to be helped
in and out the building. Gas is cut
of from many parts of the city, and
but few street cars are running.
In Indiana.
Indianapolis, Ind, March g. -
White river, which Sunday night over
flowed West Indianapolis, and COW
cred the first floors of 1000 houses.
receded rapidly Monday. The DOW
er house of the street car companies
and the waterworks pumping station
have resumed operations The crest
of the Wabash river flood has passed
Terre Haute. and is above Sullivan,
where the waters are still rising.
There $4,000 acres of farm land are.
under water. Westport has been to-
tally abandoned. the inhabitants 60
ing to the high lands back of the val
ley.
At Vincennes, on the lower Wabash.
the levees have given way, and all
bridges across the river are closed.
The river is Fl feet, and rising The
crest of the flood is expected to reach
there Tuesday, when all records, it is
believed, will be broken. The Ha-
zelton, trestle of the Evansville E.
Terre Haute railroad is being guarded
BY armed men.
The body of Miss Goldie Brenne-.
man, the only Indianapolis victim of
the flood who lost her life, was recov-
cred Monday. She was being rescued
from the second story of their home
with her sister by two men. The
boat capsized, and she was drowned.
The others had narrow escapes, but
were rescued.
Million Dollar Loss.
Reports from cities on White river
and it's tributaries place the estimate
Of flood loss north of here at $1,000.
600. One-fourth of this damage was
in Madison county. Peru reports
100000 loss, and Muncie the same.
Ten thousand persons have had their,
homes invaded by the food. Great dan
ger is feared when the Wabash and
White rivers join the floods in south
western Indiana.
Eighth Victim Recovered.
Madison, Ind, March 28.-The body
of Samuel Stevenson was found Mon
day in Big creek. He had been miss
ing since Sunday, when he was en-
deavoring to save some flood-covered'
property. This is the eighth death
loss from the present flood in IN
diana.
In Missouri.
Poplar Bluff, No. March 2S.-1t is
feared that the loss of stock resulting
from the h:ce and overflow Of Black
river will be enormous. The river is six
miles wide. and thousands Of acres Of
bottom, lands, used for pasturing stock,
are under water. The entire east side
of the city is under from two to ten feet
of water. and many residents have been
forced to abandon their homes, No
lives have been lost, but there have
been many narrow escapes. At WILL.
Evansville the water has driven the in
habitants from the village. The rail-.
road telegraph operator wired: water
is up to operating table, will have to
leave. The bridge has been swept
away" The bridge was a 100 foot iron
railroad bridge, and was comparatively
new.