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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
WATER UNDERM|NES PIERS
AND AQUEDUcT COLlAPSES
With a Crash Structure Is De
stroyed and Canal Vents Water
in Flood Area.
FAMILIES LEAVE HOMES

Shortly before o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon the strain of great volumes of drift
wood and debris of all kinds against the
piers supporting the aqueduct which carried
the water of the canal across Fall creek
became too great and the entire structure
collapsed with a crash heard for many
squares The noise of the crash brought
hundreds of people hurrying to the scene,
IL being reported that the railroad bridge
had given way.
The collapse of the aqueduct emptied the
water OF the canal into the flooded district
and caused sudden rise in the water in the
bottom lands. Hundreds of persons were
caught unawares by the rising tide and
forced to vacate their homes in great ex-
element The water rose in many instances
to the lower casing of the windows of the
houses in that vicinity with rapidity that
BODIED great danger. The additional supply
of water caused the creek to overflow the
land even as far as Brighton Beach, where
IL was several feet deep. The land on all
sides of the canal levees was soon a sea
of water and the many manufacturing
plants and mills in that territory were rem
dered helpless, while hundreds of families
were thrust out of their homes.
The aqueduct was the property of the In
dianapolis Water Company and its collapse
will entail loss of several thousand dol
lars to the company. The aqueduct car
ried the canal water across Fall creek 10
the northwestern part of the city and
thence to the river. Within few minutes
after the break of the aqueduct the canal
was emptied OF most of its water and re-
manned a long line of black, vile-smelling
mud
The collapse was due directly TO the mid
die pier, which had been undermined by the
great currents of water, being carried away
by a heavy log. Thus weakened the mass
of driftwood backed against the other piers
pushed the whole structure into the creek
1t crashed with a noise like distant thunder
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
MAIL SERVICE IS
BADLY DEMORALIZED
Train Schedules So Completely
Knocked Out that Mail Cannot
Be Properly Handled.

The mail service is completely democrat
lied, the entire force of clerks is worked
to death and impatient persons must not
grumble because their letters are not deliv-
cred just the nick of time. In fact. on
account of the disastrous damage wrought
by the flood. it will be several days before
trains running on schedule time.
No trains will be run to-day between IN
dianapolis and Vincennes. Both the mail
trains of this route stalled at either
end. Trains between Muncie and Anderson
were eight hours late. Train 43, to Green
castle, went over the Vandalia line The
Louisville division could not reach Column
bus, but had TO go via Cambridge CITY or
the Pittsburg division.
Men were sent out to Roachdale to get
the mail from No. 4, which was stuck
there. The only lines not bothered by the
flood were the c., /. K w lines and the
Pennsylvania lines between here and ST
Louis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
BRAVE RESCUE OF
SIXTY PERSONS

A daring rescue was made yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. Mary Mays, a Flower
Mission nurse, with the help of her neice,
Mrs. Claude Walker, and her daughter
Lucille. In the water up to the hub, they
bravely strove, and brought back William
Lodback. colored, his wife and five children
to terra firrna. Lodback lives at 1900 Hia-
watha street With the assistance of Col
Inns colofed man, Mrs. Mays and her
relatives rescued sixty persons.
Four hundred persons were driven out
of their homes in the neighborhood of In
diana avenue and Fall creek. Most of
those sufferers from the flood were taken
TO the Flanner Guild.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

FLOOD DISTRICT AS SEEN
FROM TOP OF MONUMENT
Bird's-Eye View of an Inland
City" from the Highest Point
in Indianapolis.
WATER IS EVERYWHERE

If any early spring birds, flying northward
from their winter homes in the Southland
CHANGED to hover over Indianapolis yester-
day they must have come to the conclusion
that the title of greatest inland city in the
world was sad nSsnomer for the Hoosier
capital.
The thought struck several people that
bird s-eye panoramic view of the city from
the top of the monument would be interest
ing and several sightseers made the trip in
the elevator to the highest point in the tall
stone shaft during the afternoon. 1t was a
trip worth taking, for never before-at least
never in the memory of most of the resi-
dents of Indianapolis-had such an unusual
spectacle been presented in this immediate
locality.
During the afternoon a cloud of smoke
overhung the town, obstructing the view
TO some extent. However, the stiff north
wind blew the smoke away from the flooded
districts of the northwestern portion or the
city and spread out before the eye of the
spectator was great lake, which seemed
TO have its beginning just above Riverside
Park and to extend far to the southwest.
Indiana avenue had the appearance or Il
street leading from the heart Of the city
down to an important shipping dock, Tor
there was an unusual amount of traffic on
that ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, doubtless, by the
sight-seers going to and from the flooded
district-while the buildings in the distance
that were surrounded by water looked like
households and other water craft.
From Cearalinetown, where the flood
broadened into lake OF no mean proper
tonS, south to the river bottoms at In
dianola, there was an almost uninterrupted
body of water that seemed, from the top OF
the monument, to be as wide as the ONO
river at Louisville. Directly west from the
Statehouse were many little lakes, besides
the main stream and in the southwestern
part of the city, between the old circus
grounds and Meridian street, there was a
Veritable muddy sea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
FLOOD RENDERS CAPITOL
AVENUE BRIDGE USELESS
Supports Swept Away and Other
Structures Are Damaged by
Torrents.
STEEL BRIDGE INTACT

One more bridge is added to the list of
the wholly disabled" by the Fall creek
flood that crossing the creek at Capitol
avenue. The rush of water carried away
the east part OF the middle pier of that
structure yesterday, causing the east side
of the bridge to settle about two feet. Parts
of the ironwork in the upper structure be-
came loosened by the damaged condition
and fell to the floor of the bridge. The
abutments of the bridge remained intact.
AS the water was so near the floor of the
structure, little definite knowledge of the
extent of the damage could be gained.
For long time spectators looked for the
entire structure to CO.
The Notwithstanding bridge over
Fall creek twice damaged by floods and
ice and twice repaired for use by the city
and Indianapolis & Northwestern electric
lines, was so badly damaged yesterday that
it looked to be almost impossible of repair.
All the underpinning placed for the sup
port of the structure, so that it would al
low for the passage of heavy cars, was
again swept away. In addition a part
OF the central pier, which had up TO that
time been uninjured, was loosened, and the
structure sagged perceptibly in several
places.
Pedestrians were not allowed on it. This
bridge Is 20 be replaced by new one this
summer, but the inconvenience TO the
street car and interurban companies must
be great in the meantime.
one other Fall creek bridge, at Thirty
eighth street, was demolished by the tor
rent. but the new concrete and stone bridges
at Central avenue, Meridian street and
Illinois street stood the impact of the flood
without being damaged in the least. The
steel bridge across the stream at Indiana
avenue also stood intact.
BY the washing away of several rows of
piling near the west end of the wooden
bridge across White river at Washington
street, that structure was rendered TO all
appearances unfit for further repair. 1t
has been twice damaged by this winter S
floods and ice. and once repaired, while
repairs had just begun the second time
when the present high water stopped the
work.
The already damaged Michigan-street
Morris-street and River-avenue river
bridges were not further damaged yester-
day. Patrolmen were stationed at all OF
the bridges TO watch the situation closely
Rumors of the total demolition of several
of the bridges Were rife, but these proved
to be without foundation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
INTERURBAN LINES
SPARED MUCH TROUBLE

Interurban lines, alive TO food danger,
had forces of men in tie water-swept dis
trict yesterday. preventing damage TO prop
erty.
4 bridge on the Indianapolis & Cincin-
natl Railway between Acton and London
was damaged. and transfers were made at
that point.
The Indiana Union Traction Company
transferred passengers at Anderson. but
from this city travel was uninterrupted
The Northwestern line had difficulty on
the outskirts of the city, but, barring this
preserved a delayed schedule.
Cars on the Indianapolis * MartinsvilIe
line were unable TO make the trip, owing
TO high waters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
COLD WAVE PREDICTED
By WEATHER BUREAU
Floods Should Subside Generally
Throughout the State, 1t
Is Said.

From special storm advices received by
the Weather Bureau last night, a state
ment was given out that following the pres
ent storms sweeping the Central States,
will come a cold wave, with clear weather.
The forecast for Indianapolis and vicin-
ity last night was: Fair Sunday, with a
minimum temperature of % degrees above
zero"
This forecast, according to officials at
the Weather Bureau, justifies the state
ment that the floods should subside gener-
ally throughout the State.
Although a few flakes of snow fell yes
terday and last night, this should not in
dictate a recurrence of the rain, according
to the Weather Bureau. Yesterdays rec
ord of precipitation for Indianapolis is
marked trace" meaning that the rainfall
was insignificant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
MAYOR IS ANXIOUS
ABOUT THE FLOOD

A telegram to Superintendent of Police
Kruger from City Engineer Jeup, in St
Louis, last night, contained the request
that the superintendent wire Mayor Holtz-
man exact conditions in this city at that
time. To give attention to this request
the superintendent came down town again
after going home TO rest from hard
days work.
Indianapolis is without both mayor and
engineer in the present situation which
concerns both their official positions TO such
a degree. They, with members of the Board
OF Public Works. in St. Louis for
the inspection of a new paving block. May
or Hoffman left the city Friday evening
when the danger in the flood situation
seemed about passed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
STEEL ROWBOAT USED
BY POLICE RESCUERS
Force Works Courageously Dur
ing the Night to Carry Peo-
pie to Safety.

The police have been untiring in their
efforts - rescue people and aid those dis
tressed during the flood. On Friday the
patrol wagon force. four bicyclemen, all
the sergeants, captains and Superintendent
Kruger were working in the water all day.
Friday night Captain Hyland, Sergeants
Hagerman and Giblin and Bicyclemen
Samuels and Morgan took a small steel
boat and worked along Fall creek and In
diana avenue north all night. All day yes
terday two patrols were used I'm removing
people from houses on Central avenue,
Meridian street, Senate avenue and North
western avenue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
WEST END SITUATION
WORSE IN EVENING
Foreman of Street-Car Barns Had
to Send Out Call for
Help.

Conditions I'm the West End grew worse
later last night. when the White River
burst all bounds and rising four inches an
hour, inundated dwellings in low ground
and flooded the West Washington-street
barns of the Traction and Terminal Com
pany.
When the cinder beds which act as a
Ievee were seen to be washing away a hurry
call for helm was sent out by the barn fore
man. and every car i'm the barns, including
the summer cars, Was taken out and lined
I'D several blocks farther west.
The Bismarck-avenue line was abandoned,
and West Washington-street and West
Michigan-street cars ran only far as
West street In Haughville. where the
flood situation would admit, cars were run
at irregular intervals.
Between the West End and HaughVille
car service could not be maintained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
HIGH WATER PREVENTS
SEVERAL FUNERALS
Not Until Fall Creek Materially
Recedes Can Dead Be Buried
in Crown Hill.

One deplorable and pathetic result Of the
Fall creek flood is the inability of any
funeral professions from the territory
south of the stream to reach Crown Hill
for the burial of the dead. All of the
streets leading across the creek to the
cemetery are flooded so as to be impossible.
and several funeral professions had to be
turned back yesterday. the bodies being
returned to the undertaking establishments
until the flood should subside.
1t was announced yesterday evening that
if the water had receded this morning to
such an extent that it would be possible
for vehicles TO reach Crown Hill, burial
would be possible by special permission of
the Crown Hill authorities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
FLANNER GUILD
ASSISTS FAMILIES

The Flanner Guild assisted about $50
homeless colored families yesterday. a
great amount of suffering was found among
the people. The streets where most of the
colored people were found were Wayne.
Eleventh, Twelfth. Thirteenth, Darnell.
Glenn avenue and Hiawatha.
Early yesterday morning blind man by
the name of Lotterback and his five chill
dren were removed from their home and
taken TO the home of man living Hia-
watha street. Late in the afternoon this
house became bloodhound and ii was neces-
sary TO remove them again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
STRICKEN FAMILY
TAKEN TO SAFETY
House Containing Typhoid Pa
tients and Children Surrounded
by Water.

The City Dispensary ambulance, in charge
of DIR. Carlisle was called to 1928 West
Market street yesterday afternoon to re-
move Melville Gentry and his mother Mrs.
Minnie Gentry, from their home. They were
both suffering from typhoid fever and the
water had surrounded their home. DR..
Carlisle and the ambulance driver. Harry
Mcdonald. We're compelled TO wade in
water waist deep to get TO the house Three
small children were also taken out. The
patients were removed to ST. Vincent
hospital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
FAIR WEATHER TO-DAY,
WARMER ON MONDAY

WASHINGTON. March 26.-Forecast fol-
Sunday and Monday:
Indiana and Illinois-Fair on Sunday ano
Monday; warmer on Monday in the south
norton: fresh northwest winds becoming
variable.
Ohio and Pennsylvania-Fai and cold or
SUNDAY. Monday fair; fresh west winds.
Kentucky-Fair on Sunday and Monday
warmer Monday in west portion.
Lower Michigan. Minnesota and Wiscon'
sinSFair on Sunday and Monday; warmer
Monday; fresh northwest winds becoming
variable. -,
Iowa. Nebraska South Dakota, Nortf
Dakota and Kansas-Fair and warmer Oh
Sunday Monday fair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
PennsyIvania Street Suffered.

Residents living on Pennsylvania street
within two and three squares of Fall creek
did not escape the flood entirely. The Twen-
ty-second-street sewer was inadequate to
carry off the water and overflowed at
Twenty-second and Pennsylvania streets
for several squares. filling cellars and caus-
ing general Inconvenience. For distance
of three squares south of Fall creek Penn
sylvania street was flooded TO depth of
several inches
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
TWO LIDS RESCUED
IN NICK OF TINE

Marooned on a small strip of sand and
menaced by the rising waters of Fall creek,
Bert Hathaway and Ralph Scarce. lads
thirteen years old, were saved by firemen
yesterday afternoon from what seemed GER
tain death from drowning.
They had ventured out a strip of sand
and the waters had washed out their ave-
nue. OF escape.
The hremen, members OF the No. truck
threw out ladder at the end of a long
rope and one of the lads reached shore I'm
safety. \ boat Was sent out for the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
LocaI observations on Saturday.

Bar. TEN RH. Wind. Weather. Prec.
"a m 3014 80 76 West. Cloudy. GA
7pm3O26 "A SO invest. 1t snow I.
Maximum temperature. 30; minimum tempera-
ture "A. -
Comparative statement of the mean tempera-
t,Ire and total precipitation for March 70;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-03-26
VOTE OF THANKS TO TOGO.
Significant Speech by Japanese Minis
ter of Marine.

Toxic, March 26.--The house OF rep
resentatives during the day listened
to a speech by M. Yamamoto, the min
lister of marine, and passed with en-
thusiasm and without dissenting
voice vote of thanks to Vice Admiral
Togo and his officers for their services
to the country. When the vote was
taken the members of the house arose
and cheered the navy.
Referring to the result of the work
of the vice admiral, Togo. and his
fleet NJ Yamamoto told the house OF
representatives that to block port
successfully the blockaders should be
at least twice as strong as the defend
ers of the port. He said the latest re-
ports showed that the Russians had
four battleships, five cruisers and ten
torpedo boat destroyers afioat at this
time. from which it must be concluded
that the work of repairing at Port Ar
thur was being carried forward EN-
ciently. The latest attack on Port Ar
thur had enabled the Japanese to OBJ
serve the actual strength of the enemy.
Continuing. the minister OF marine
said that while he hoped for a speedy
termination of the war he must warn
the members of the house not to be
over sarguine The united efforts OF
Japan's soldiers and OF civilians OF
high degree, he concluded, would sure
" carry the war to a glorious and sue
cessful termination.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-03-26
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DENOUNcEs SHIPPING BILL.
Minority Report Of House Conmtte'
on Merchant Marine.

Washington, March 26.-The views
Of the minority of the house committee
on merchant marine and fisheries on
the Frye shipping bill, prepared by
Representative Lueking of Michigan
and signed by Representatives Spight.
Goulden. McDermott and Lucking. de-
clare the bill to be step in the policy
of subsidizing our merchant marine,
for which, for seven years. the most
active, persistent, influential and un-
blushing lobby has been pounding the
life out of both branches of congress.
The report says that outside of the
goods transported in vessels owned by
the government there was paid in
freights for such carrying in the year
1901 sf,523,954 and that this carry
ing is done principally to the Philip
pines-and, like the major portion of
all our war and naval expenditures Of
the present day-has been rendered
necessary by the i'll advised subjuga-
tion and retention of those islands"
The report says the bill is most
barefaced misappropriation of public
moneys and adds:
''Of the seventeen vessels now en-
gagged in this traffic on the Pacific all
are manned exclusively texcept Off
cers) by Chinese sailors. who work for
about one-third or one-fourth the
wages that American sailors receive
so that the American sailors have
been completely supplanted by these
Chinese in the very Pacific ocean com
panies who are pressing the bill and
who are. in part, to get its gratuities. y
The rpnosf concludes.
"In some respects this bill is worse
than any pronounced Subsidy measure
which has been advocated in congress
because it gives an absolute monopoly
to a few corporations and individuals,
who may, and probably will. form a
combine and hold up the government
for all ii will stand"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-03-26
ONE KILLED, MANY INJURED
CHICAGO AND VICINITY EXPERT.
ENCES A MOST SEVERE
WIND STORM.

Chicago, March 26-Further details
OF the damage caused by the wind
storm in the suburbs of Chicago were
obtained during the day At Wash
ington Heights Several persons We're
injured and houses were blown down
or unroofed
In Morgan Park and Fernwood the
storm reached the proportions of a
tornado Five houses were unroofed.
another blown from its foundations
and miles of telephone and telegraph
poles were blown down. Twisted tel
eGraph wires blocked the Rock Island
and Panhandle railway tracks. Side
walks were wrenched from their
places and thousands OF yards Of
fences scattered through the streets
At Indiana Harbor two-story brick
building known as the Barker building
was blown down and a number Of
people who had sought shelter there
were buried in the ruins One man
was killed and eight persons injured
Eighteen residences were also blown
down and a number of persons were
hurt in the ruins OF their homes.
The storm created havoc iii the
town Of Hammond, Ind A number of
residences were badly damaged and
two persons were injured, but not fa-
tally. A large number of business
houses were unroofed.
In Grand Crossing, eight miles south
OF the center of the city, number Of
buildings were wrecked.
To the north of the city the storm
was also severe, much damage having
been done in the suburbs OF Evanston,
Rogers Park and Thornton.
Almost every house in Burnside was
damaged by the storm, but no one. SO
far as known, was injured. In South
Chicago the storm continued through
the night. blowing down telegraph
wires and flooding a part Of the town.
Several persons were severely injured.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-03-26
FOREIGNERS MUST RETIRE.
Japanese Desire Full Control OF 10
rean Affairs.

Paris, March a5.-Information reach
ing here bears out the reports that the
Japanese desire To retire the french
and other foreign functionaries sery-
ing in Korea. 1t is the understanding
that practically all the foreign officials
will go except j. NJ. McLeavy Brown,
the English manager of the customs,
and few others.
The change is not likely to bring out
a protest during the period OF the war,
since it is considered natural result
OF vJapan's domination of the Korean
court. The officials here. however, re-
gard this one Of the questions which
may be considered when the exigencies
OF the military occupation cease.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1904-03-26

Section of Siberia Formerly Populated
by DOGS.

St. Petersburg, March ga CORE
spondent on his way to the Far Easi
writes that Chita, Siberia, which for
merly was populated by dogs. is nov
alive with troops" He saw mounted
battery drawn by tiny Mongoiar
ponies.
Prices are very high and the sup
plies cannot last more than -four
months. The railroad is too busy with
troop transportation to haul provi
sions. The military trains are pro
ceeding with clockwork regularity
General Linevitch has telegraphed
to the general staff that there Is nc
sickness among the Russian troops
They are all in splendid health. Spring
weather prevails in Manchuria.