Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-30

uOOu at .NODleSNllIe DeSan 10 recede
early Sunday. leaving behind it much
desolation. The damage done sur
passes all records.
The large bridge on the Central
Indiana railroad, near Noblesyille. is
twisted mass OF steel lying at the
bottom of the river. A wrecking crew
has been at work on the bridge of the
Lake Erie & Western railroad since
daylight. but no trains have been able
TO cross.
A washout occurred under the grade
OF the Indianapolis Northern in Ham.
ilton county. which can not be repair
ed for several days. No cars have
been running since Saturday morning.
The southern part OF Noblesville.
which was supposed to be out OF
danger. is Sunday under water.
No one was drowned, but there waa
much suffering and several deaths
may occur from exposure. Hundreds
Of people were forced TO spend the
night in empty storerooms and livery
stables.
The creeks in all parts of Hamii.
ton county are still out of their banks.
and il is reported that dozens of the
bridges will be destroyed. The Amer.
lean strawboard works and the box
factory are still under water. and at
this time the damage can not be esti
mated The water on Strawboard ave-
nue.. in the southern part OF Mobiles.
vile. has reached tle tops of the win
dows in the lower stories OF the
houses. Many homes with their con-
tents have been destroyed.
The Noblesvlle water works plan.
and power house are still flooded, and
the city is without fire protection 90
light.
Much damage was done at St Pau.
by the food. The stone ouarries arc
all under water. and the small streams
are raging. Flat Rock river and the
small streams are raging. Flat Rock
river is higher then was ever known
Bluffton. Ind. March 2S-The Wa
bash river has been rising steadily
snce Saturday night and Sunday night
il was higher than it has been fol
20 years. Hundreds of acres Of the
lowiands are under water. and people
here are fearful that the reservoir a.
Celina may break. causing great loss
of life. The road leading north OF
the BlufftOn and another to the east
are both under water and impossible
DR.. c. l.. Landfair. of this city in
trying to reach town over the NORTH
road narrowly escaped drowning. His
horse fell off the grade and slipped
down q steep embankmcnt into ter
! feet of water. The horse was drown.
ed and the doctor stood on the over.
turned buggy. almost submerged. I'M
til rescued in Il half frozen condition
by Henry Reed and Wilbcrt Kellogg
who reached him with ropes Familie:
of VIM. Fields, David Hurt and VIM
Dilbone, living on the north bank o,
the Wabash. were rescued in boats
their houses being filled with water.
Terre Haute. Ind, March 28-Tht
water reached its highest stage here
Sunday night. In West Terre Haute
a district where the high water has moi
reached since 1888. so houses are un
der water and about 200 people have
been driven from their homes. The
national road is under about six inches
of water. At Taylorsville. a suburb
everyone has been driven from their
homes with the exception of Mrs Tay.
Tor. widow of the founder of the town
who refuses TO go.
The Trenton interurban line is un.
der ID feet Of water and the track has
been washed out north of Numa.
500 foot fiji which is just above the
interurban line and on which the =
/. tracks are located has been wash.
ed out leaving the trestle work witt
no support. The trestlcs were weight
Il 4. ;tI
noon.
Delphi. Ind. March 2S.-A break in
the Wabash levee Sunday flooded
nearly the whole city to- depth of
about six feet. The water rushed t.
the Monon railroad grade where II
stopped. There is only a small cul.
vert through the embankment and as
the water is rising rapidly the situa-
ton is serious. The citizens are think.
ing of dynamiting the grade in orde:
to relieve the city from greater ca.
lamity.
Wabash, ind. March 2S.-The We.
bash at this point is receding. Tne
Wabash Paper Co. has sustained the
greatest damage. All manufacturing
plants which were closed on account
Of the flood will not resume operations
until the last of the week.
Marion, Ind. March 2S.-Tnree lives
have been lost in the food between
Gas City and Jonesboro. Teddy Nc.
Govern. Robert Howe and william.
Carter. in efforts to rescue the family
Of James Martin from dwelling
caught in the midstream. were drown.
cd or frozen TO death in the branches
OF trees and in the driftwood Willis
Carter. who was taken out o! float.
ing house after more than 2 hours
spent in the food is dying from OK
posture The family Of James Martin
five in all, were rescued unframed be.
fore the house broke i'm fragments ana