The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-28
Estimated That ht Loss Around Grand Rapids Alone Will
 Exceed $2,OOO,O00
MIL|TIAMEN ARE CALLED
 OUT AT INDIANAPOLIS
At Saginaw, Mich, Ice is Piled Sixty Feet High in the Mouth of the Flint
 River.

River.
 Grand Rapids Mich, March 27.--condi. 1 tions in this city and nearby towns along the Grand river are very grave tonigh as a result of the unprecedented flood thai has swollen the stream far out of it. banks for the past three days At o'clock tonight the river gauge here showed a depth of 193 feet This is t,ree feet above the previous high water record, that of 1S4i. The water has risen six inches since o'clock last evening. IL is falling tonight, however. the drop in tenn. perature having checked the small streams and surface drainage Pracu- cally no trains are adherng to schedule on the roads that have their lines open 1 The city lighting station Is entirely cut off, and the city Is in darkness again to- night The work of rescuing inhabitants of the flooded district has continued throughout the day, squad of local militia assisting the rescuers It is con servatively estimated that the loss to property and business on account of the flood will exceed s2,0o0O0O. Fifteen thou sand men will be unable to work tomor- row.
 Water Famine Imminent.
 Indianapolis. March 27.-With the con tinued rise of the river here the danger of a water famine become more and more imminent. With a foot of water in the engine room, the employees of the West Washington pumping station feared that the plant would have to be shut dawn i Four moro inchts or water tho, tstia would force suspension Should ths l Washington station be cripple, the n. would be entirely cut off from its wae. supply
 Realizing the seriousness of the situa- tion the city officials Ia today decided to appeal to the Nations. Guard for pro- lection. Worn out with the exertion of | the past three days and suffering from exposure and loss of sleep, the city po- ncemen and fremen were able no longer to keep at their work. Two companies of the National Guard were immediately ordered to report for police dnty
 Ice Sixty Feet High. Saginaw, March 21.-rhe water con l tnues to rise here despite the cold At the mouth of the Flint river ice is piled sixty l feet high. large portion of the business district of Saginaw is flooded and thousands of dollars damage has been done.
 Wabash Breaks Record. Bluffton, Ind. March N.-='rhe Wabash river has been steadily rising since last night. and is higher than Il has been for twenty years. Hundreds of acres of lowlands are under water and people here are fearful that the reservoir at Ceina may break, causing great loss of life.
 Immense Property Loss.
 Princeton Ind. March H--The Wabash, | White and Patoka rivers rising very rapidly tonight. The property loss is al- ready s20O,000 in southwestern Indiana. All trains are greatly delayed.
 Wabash Levee Breaks.
 Vineennes, Ind, March 27-One hum dred and eighty feet of the leyee along the l Wabash river near Oaktown broke today, and the water rushed through, covering thousands of acres and driving the peo- pie from their houses. Many left just in time to save their lives, and considerable live stock destroyed
 Country Under Water.
 Brownstown. Ind. March 2I-The coun- try for miles around Brownstown is under several feet of water, and White river Is still rising rapidly. The pumping sta ton and the power house and nearly all of the factories have been flooded and have susr ,nded operations. Today the levee which protects thousands of acres of fine farming lands broke and the entire territor4s has been inundated
 surpasses All Records.
 NoblAyie. Ind, March 27.-,rhe flood at Noblesvile began to recede early to- | 4pa vfup bphfud mn fpp The damage done surpasses all records
 Central Indiana and the Lake Erie and Western railroad and other railroads ase tied up by the destruction of bridges. The southern part of Nobesville is today un- der water No one was drowned but there was much suffering and several deaths may occur from exposure. Hun dreds of people were forced 10 spend the night in empty store rooms and livery stables.
 Three Lives Lost.
 Marion. Ind, March 27--Three lives havs been lost in the flood between Gas City and Jonesboro Teddy McGovern Robert Howe and William Carter in efforts to rescue the family of James Martin from a dwelling caught in mdstream, were drowned or frozen to death In the branch- es of trees, or in the drift wood
 Willis Carter, who was taken out of a floating house after more than twelve hours spent III tiit HOot 10 NslhS Hum | exposure The family of James Martin, five in all were rescued pnharmed be- fore the house broke in fragments and was carried away.
 Ohio Rising Rapidly.
 Evansville, Ind, March 1.-The great , es, flood since that of 1884 is feared along the Ohio river. The river is rising at ra Did rate and has passed the danger lines which is s5 feet. The United States | ff.tr. efa . or more will be reached at this place , thi., week This will do great damage te , farmers in the bottoms. It is feared much wheat will he damaged and Iogmen oa Green river fear great losses.