The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-01-29
sYet In FearfulIy Flooded
Districts.
RuMSEY IS YET UNDER WATER
Scenes Present Wide Expanse
OF Water With Only
Hills Appearing.
IMPROVEMENT AT AsHBYsBURG

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 26.-Col. j.
Tspdy Ellis, acting Adjutant Cen
Ell and Lieut.. Col. Carl Norman
returned tonight from Calhoun,
Mclean county. where they inves-
tigated the food situation. They
found between 200 and 800 refu-
gees quarterei in the town. but de-
cided that no tents are needed.
N There are more than hundred
blankets belonging to the Calhoun
militia company, which Col. Ellis
put at the disposal of the refugees,
and ESQ more will be shipped from
the State arsenal Monday.
1.-THE condition, except as to the
extent of the flooded territory, is as
bad as that at Hickman" said Col.
Ellis, who went through the Mis-
sissippi food work last year.
'If it turns cold the people will
suffer fearfully. AS the town and
county are feeding the refugees
from the country at Calhoun, and
they are housed, no Federal aid has
been given them yet, but they may
need it.
Across the river from Calhoun
the Little town of Rumsey.. with a
population Of about zoo, is all I'M
der water, and several people are
living in the second-story OF 4
schoolhouse. The river is about
five miles wide through that sec
ton, with islands dotting 1t. where
the hills appear. The people Of the
lowlands with their stock are col
lected ON these hills. In all. I
should Judge 1000 or 5000 people
have been driven from their homes.
Nearly all the 5towns around have
some refugees. ;.,,.,5 aa,n,ai. i
1.-The flooded territory lies, most
~ to the west o Green river.
THE situation is particularly
acute around the confluence OF the
Pond and Green. One solid sheet
of water, dotted with hill. tops, ex-
tends from Ashbysburg on the Hop
kins-McLean line to Calhoun. and
from there to-, the mouth OF
Green river the flood continues, all
the lowhnds being covered, and
bayous reach far back from the
stream.
1.-THE water Is to the second story
of many country homes. The BUSH
ness section of Calhoun is out of the
water, but the lower districts of
the town are submerged and the
sawmills under water. ~
"At Ashbysburg the refugees in
tents seem to be doing as well as
could be expected. The one case Of
smallpox discovered and isolated
seems not to have infected any Of
the others. t.isi-s.
''All the tributaries of the Green
river are swollen and the big tide
In the ohio prevents the food from
running out. Consequently the
back water In standing throughout
the valley.
1--WE left the train at Livermore,
ten miles from Calhoun. and went
down in a boat. We first began to
see back water between 4 Central
City and Livermore. and at the lat
ter place the river front houses are
under water. There are some ref
ugees in the town. There are no
reports of drowning or less Of stock
but much of the farmers corn is
ruined" t4l 4Nt
Col. Ellis and Lieut.. Norman did
not go to Henderson. as they were
informed no help was needed there.
They stopped at West Point, but
found nothing the State could do
there.
Col, Ellis reported to Gov. Nc
creary Immediately upon his ar
rival tonight.
"a Col. Ellis said this is the erst
Hood OF this extent in thirty years
and the people were not prepared.
but the HOOD was produced by cur
rentless back water that gave them
time for flight with their stock. Al
xhcush n. sa~< S..rui<.~o hswstsons y