Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-03-30
FLOODS IN INDIANA
Danger of a Water Famine i'm
indianapolis.
Much Damage to Property Resulted in
Different Parts Of the State-Sev-
eraI Lives Lost and Narrow
Escapes Were Made.

indianapolis. Ind. March 2S.-white
river continued to rise throughout th,,
| day until all former high water marks
had been passed. At 8 o'clock a height
OF Il feet 8 inches was reached. This
was six inches above the highest pre-
vious record. The river was still ris-
ing at this time and the officials of the
water company predicted that the IS
foot mark would be reached.
With the continued rise of the river
the danger of water famine becomes
| more imminent With a foot OF water
In the engine room the employees of the
West Washington street pumping sta
I ton feared that the plant would have
! TO he shut down. Four more inches
of water. it is said. would force a sus-
pension. Should the Washington street
station be crippled the city would be
entirely out of the water supply. as
the Indiana avenue pumping station
was abandoned with the breaking of
the Fall creek levee Saturday
Realizing the seriousness of the sit.
uation the city officials late Sunday
decided to appeal TO the national guard
for protection. Worn out with the ex-
ertion of the past three days and suf
! foring from exposure and the loss of
sleep. the city policemen and fremen
were able no longer to keep at their
work. Two companies of the national
guard were Immediately ordered t.
report for police duty. These are un-
der command of Maj. Condo and will
aid in protecting property and life.
The terrors of the flood were great
ly increased by the suspension of the
power house Of the indianapolis Trac-
ton and Terminal Co. Water flooded
the engine rooms and not n car NOV
ed after o'clock. Hundreds of per
sons dependent upon trolleys to reach
their places OF residence were strand
ed from home. Late Sunday night q
few or the city cars were operated
with power secured from the interur-
ban companies. The company officials
announced that the water would have
TO recede more than three feet and
half before they could turn their fly
wheels
With the continued rise OF White
river hundreds of families living in
the low lands had to abandon their
homes
stream and dashed to pieces against
the stone bridges. 1t was generally
thought late Saturday night that the
greatest danger had been passed and
that those not yet water bound need
have no further fear. but the situation
became alarming early Sunday and
warning was sent out to all living in
the bottoms.
The policemen and firemen were
again called upon to conduct rescue
work. Many families had delayed too
long and were unable to leave their
flood besieged homes. Boats and wag-
ons were used as on the two days pre-
vious in getting the water bound resi-
dents to places of safety
Prownstown. Ind, March 2S.-The
country for miles around Brownstown
Is under several feet of water and
White river is still rising rapidly The
pumping station and the power house
and nearly all of the factories have
been flooded and have suspended op-
eratiOns. Sunday the levee, which pro-
tected thousands of acres of farming
land. broke and the entire territory has
been inundated. Samuel Brown and
ing drowned in White river The river
had overlooked the bottoms at the
edge Of town and the two men put out
In boat TO reach some grain on the
opposite side of the stream. The craft
was caught by the current and cap
sized. and they were being swept down
the torrent when they caught a large
drift which had accumulated where
some trees grew. They were COMPEL
cd to wait for several hours before
rescuers took them off
/ From a point in the middle of the
flood below Brownstown gunshots
were heard all day and evening. and
it is believed that a person or several
persons are in distress in the midst
OF the food.
The railroads in Jackson county
have sustained immense damage as
the result of the food Not train
on the Southern Indiana road has pass
ed either in or ont OF Brownstown for
p hours and there is little prospect
mat traffic viii be resumed until Tues.
day night a large railroad bridge
near Cortland is half submerged and
is expected 10 90 out at any moment.
Dr. John Clifford OF Stcndcll. drove
on bridge over Patoka river and it
ncatcd away. Striking a tree. the
bridge was overturned. both horses
were drowned and the physician saved
his life by climbing into a tree. He
was rescued several hours later
White river rose three feet Satur.
day n Petersburg and is stil rising
In many places the river is ten miles