New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-30
Evansville, VinCenneS and All
Small Towns Along Lower
Wabash Tremb!e in Fear
Of Flood Horrors.
INDIANAPOLIS RECEIVERS
stroetcar Service Rapidly Be-
coming Normal - Shotgun
patrols Prevent Aoct'ng
ct Pe:u-Three McH
Save 500.


Indianapolis March 29.-'rhe flood
crest is s'rced.ng wide destruction N
ifc southern valleys If the Wabash
ED White rivers and along the Ohio.
Terror inc~eases il Evansville, Vim
comes and al the small towns along
ne lower Wabash with each hour. II
loss Of lie occurs II viii rot be for lack
OF warning. as the people. fearing rcpc-
ti,ions % the horrors in Central lndi-
ana. are spreading warning of the
foods approach throughout the great
valley that is threatened
verified reports show lc2t dttJ-siX
y.,sons wee drowned in Indiana, ard
four are known 10 have died from en-
posure Flood devastated Indiana
cities to-day reported, automatically
death lists as follows:
Peru. 20; Brookvillc, l6: FORT wayne
G. Tore Haute 4 Washington, a.
frankfort, .; Logansport. l. RushViiIe'
1 Nuncie. !; West Indianapolis. j.
Lafayette, /; Newcastle, !; East Mount
Carmel. J. Sheburnc ]. Peru ana
Rockville deaths are those of drown
ir9s only. but two deaths at IerFe
mute one at Fort Wayne, and the
c.lv verified fatality il West Indian
auohs followed exposure suffered by
the refugees.
Governor Ralston is obtaining better
organization Of relief work and Is send
inc relief funds into the stricken dis
trirts Business conditions IN Indian
apohs already are normal. and public
utilities will be completely restored
within a few days. Property losses
ihTouchout the state count many mill
ions. and Governor Ralston SAYS 1t Will
bo impossible To estimate this loss.
\ work train on the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern went through restle
~ Blue Cubert two miles west Of
Washington. last night Four trainmen
are missing and are believed to have
been drowned.
Relief work in Peru. West Indian
apons and Brookville, the worst points
of the floods attack. is progressing
rapidly. Sixteen bodies have been re
covered in Brookvillc. twenty are
known dead in Peru. but search Of all
west indianapolis thus far has failed
Co. establish any drownings.
FIRES at West indianapolis.
several small fires in West Indian
apoH. last night destroyed or damaged
number of homes fire companies fail
iug To get any water from the city
N mains.
pl indianapolis streetcar service is rap
y idly becoming normal hat it viii be
several days before a pure water SUP
ply IAN he furnished
Peru. Ind. March 29--No additional
bodies Of food victims have been re-
covered and twenty Is believed 10 Doe
the total The food is rapidly rccedins
and tonight Peru, Instead Of being
city submerged with water. il covered
with layer Of mud from one 20 three
feet thick.
The authorities devoted their energies
10 moving dead animals from The
streets and disposing OF the sccumuls-
lions of hlih The city Is patrolled by
deputy shcrifs and twcnty-four police
men from South BEND
Fart ~ the Wallace Circus was de-
stro, ed Nn Of the cat animals were
drowned. but the elephants we're saved
Dead at South Peru.
Bodies recovered from wreckage IN
South Peru are.
MAZE. Ees
dOsEMAN. Mr. Jsmes
SHIELDS. Miss Delight
SMITH Aihcet. o. a %. condlcior
-1RvMN Mr. Francis. wife Of physician
Tho relief parties in charge of the
work Of recovery ON tho South Side say
MANY more bodies may Doe recovered In
tho vreckagc Of the houses a rigid
search will be made tomorrow for the
missing on the South Side where the
greatest amount OF damage had been
done
Men with shotguns patrolled both
sides ~ the river and looting was ire
vented. Lieutenant Governor O'Nen
has issued n warning against crooks
who are reported coming from Chicago
Two men were caught last evening
csrrying burglar tools.
Two Chesapeake q Ohio brakcmcn.
named Friend and Kellogg. are known
to have been drowned on the South
side. but their bodies cannot be recov-
cred. Neither has the body Of Miss De
light Shields been found. although she
~ known To have been drowned. 4