Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1904-04-07
THE RAGING FLOODS.
Immense Damage Being Done In
Indiana by the High Waters.
MANY PEOPLE RENDERED HOMELESS.
Bir Lsvee Breaks ct Havana. Il.-Rivsrs
Overaowins in Montans-Esrmers Near
Celins, o.. Removing 70 Points
0f gafety.

Indianapolis, Ind, April HEAVY
rains have increased the food danger
In the southwestern part OF Indiana.
Vincennes, Mount Carmel, New Har-
mony. Graysville, Princeton. Evans
vile, Westport and all Of Lawrence
county, ILL.,, are suffering from the
high water. Westport has been COM
pletely abandoned. Hundreds OF refu-
gees are living in schoolhouses and
harms. Live stock is quartered In hay
lofts and railroad traffic is at q stand
still.
The Belgrade levee broke in another
place yesterday. The great NIL at
Hazleton, which was constructed at a
cost of 100000, was swept away.
The Wabash has risen six inches. All
telegraph and telephone communica-
ton is paralyzed. At Mount Carmel
the Wabash has reached the highest
stage since 1875. The levee at New
Harmony Is in imminent danger OF
being totally destroyed. One Of the
heaviest rains of the year fell here
last night.
A break in the Henderson levee on
the Indiana side of the Wabash river,
three miles south Of Vincennes, Is
causing great alarm. Hundreds OF
farmers are coming into Vincennes.
The Empire and the Blackford Win
dow Glass factories closed last night.
At Decker a rush of backwater carried
away new residence, a general store,
a schoolhouse and the United Breth-
rem church. A dozen houses at Alice
were lifted from their foundations
The losses to farmers between
Evansville and Cairo will be enor-
nous. 1t Is estimated the loss on the
wheat crop alone will reach 0,OOO,
as hundreds of thousands OF acres
along the Ohio river are under water
and the crop will be entirely killed.
The Wabash river Is 30 miles wide
where II empties into the Ohio, sew
eral miles below Evansville, and many
people are homeless.
A Big LOvee Breaks Mt Havana. Ill.
Havana, ILL.,, April by the break
ing of the big levee here yesterday
more than 1900 acres Of the richest
farming lands have been flooded to a
depth of several feet The loss, 1t is
estimated, will exceed $4,000. The
greater portion Of the land had been
planted in corn. Farmers and others
living outside Of the town limits have
sought refuge in the second floors OF
their homes and relief parties are out
in boats rescuing those endangered by
the high water.
Mayor Ziegler, Of Carmi, received a
telephone message from Golden Gate,
on the Little Wabash river, telling
him three men had lost their lives in
the food and he was asked to look for
their bodies.
Rivers Overlooking In Montana.
Butte, Mont, April 1.-Reports re-
ceived from eastern Montana for the
past few days state that owing to
melting snow and rain, rivers and
creeks In that section are overlooking
their banks. At Glendive the Yellow
stone is gorged and fears are enter
tanned for the safety of the county
bridge erected a few months ago at a
cost of 100000. The Ice in the
Tongue river, five miles above Miles
City, has been piled high for several
weeks, causing the water to overflow
the banks and flooding the town. Con-
siderable damage was done to prop
erty. people being forced to leave
their homes In boats. Northern Paci-
fie trains are suffering great delays on
account Of washouts and soft tracks
east of Billings
Farmers Removing to Points Of Safety.
Celina, O., April 1.-The west end
Of this county. is flooded. Farmers
aiohg' the Beaver and wabash rivers
are removing to points Of safety.
Lake Mercer is at the danger point.
South Celina is under water and
many families have been driven from