The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-03-31
The White River Reaches a Point
Above the Highest Previous
Record at indianapolis.
IS DANGER OF A WATER FAMINE.
Four More Inches of Water Will Force
Suspension at West Washington
Street Pumping Station.
Two Companies OF National Guard
Have Been Called Out to Assist the
Overworked Firemen and Po-
licemen in Their Duties.


leemen In Their Duties.
Indianapolis Ind, March 2S-White
river continued to rise throughout the
day until all former high water marks
had been passed. At 8 o'clock height
of II feet inches was reached. This
was six inches above the highes 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 woud be reached.
With the continued rise of the river
the danger of water famine becomes
more imminent With foot Of water
in the engine room the employees of the
West Washington street pumping sta.
tion feared that the plant would have
to be shut down. Four more inches
of water. il Is said, would force 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.
decided to appeal to the national guard
for protection. Worn out with the en-
ertion of the past three days and suf
ferlng from exposure and the loss of
sleep, the city policemen and hremen
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. Conde and will
aid in protecting property and life.
Many houses were swept down
stream and dashed TO pieces against
the stone bridges. It 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.
Rlufton, Ind, March 2S-!The Wa.
bash river has been rising steadily
snice Saturday night and Sunday night
It was higher than it has been for
20 years. Hundreds of acres of tho
lowlands are under water. and people
mere are ledTlul ludl lHt ltStlNoll at
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 10 reach town over the North
road narrowly escaped drowning. His
horse fell off the grade and slipped
down a steep embankment into ten
feet Of water. The horse was drown
ed and the doctor stood on the over.
turned buggy. almost submerged, nm
Til rescued. in half frozen condition,
by Henry Reed and Wilbert Kellogg,
who reached him with ropes. Families
OF VIM Fields, David Hurt and VIM.
Dilhone, living on the north bank of
the Wabash. were rescued in boats.
their houses being filed with water.
Terre Haute. Ind, March 2S.-The
water reached its highest stage here
Sunday night In West Terre Haute,
district where the high water has not
reached since 1883. 80 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 Taylorsvlle, a suburb.
everyone has been driven from their
homes with the exception Of Mrs. Tay.
lor, widow OF the founder OF the town,
who refuses to go.
The Trenton interurban line is un.
der Is feet Of water and the track has
been washed out north of Numa. A
500 foot ill which Is just above the
interurban line and on which the &,
& I. tracks are located has been wash
ed out, leaving the trestle work with
no support. The trestles were weight
ed down with engines Sunday after
noon.
Delphi, Ind, March 2S.-A break In
the Wabash leyee Sunday flooded
nearly the whole city to depth OF
about six feet. The water rushed to
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 order
to relieve the city from greater ca
lamity.
Marion, Ind, March 2S.-Three 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
ed or frozen to death in the branches
Of trees and in the driftwood. Willis
Carter, who was taken out of float
ing house after more than IL hours
spent in the food, is dying from eS
posure. The family OF James Martin
fye in all. were rescued unharmed be
fore the house broke in fragments ant
was carried away.
Canada's Rands Protest,