The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-26
CREEKS BECOME
RAGING TORRENTS
Dams Break and the Water
Pours Over Cities-Res-
cue Work is Hard.

Indianapolis, March 26.-At LAfay-
cite, the Wabash river, rising at the
rate OF q foot an hour. has passed all
previous high water marks. There a
huge bridge went out, carrying two
and possibly more persons to their
deaths. Leland T. Woolery. a student
at Purdue university. whose home is
In indianapolis. was drowned while
trying to rescue two of the men\Who
were caught when the bridge was Car
rted down stream.
West Lafayette is without water
supply and the town where the uni.
versity Is located. is totally cut OH
from the world. The total loss Mt La
fayette is estimated at a million dol
lars and thousands are homeless.
Richmond, on tho Whitewater river.
last night was in darkness. the electric
light plant there having been flooded.
More than twenty bridges in Wayne
county have been torn down and
a standstill. A hundred persons were
driven from their homes.
Changing Of Bells Warn People
4 half million dollars damage was
done by Flat Rock river at Rushville,
the town, submerging the entire bust
ness and parts of the residence dis
tricts. Fire bells changing warned the
people Of the onrushing water, but in
many instances 1t was too late, and
only fast work with boats saved many
from death. In many of the streets.
the current was sc strong that 1t
swamped every boat that ventured in
to them. Thousands we're rendered
homeless and those whose homes are
not flooded are confronted with a
nf hnlIatnU 0n6 fondfnD tho
refugees. An appeal has been made
for state aid there.
State militia patrolling the streets
Of Kokomo yesterday notified persons
whose homes were threatened to move
to higher ground. More than 1900
are homeless, with water and gas
plants inundated. The city last night
was without lights or fire protection,
and the property loss is more than a
million dollars. Schools and all BUSH
ness have been suspended. Wildcat
the heart of the city, five feet above
the previous high water mark. People
are living in the second stories of
their homes. receiving provisions by
boat. This work Is made difficult be-
cause the current Is swift and RATS
cannot be used. there being but a
few boats available.
Dyke Broke at Muncic.
The dyke al the water plant in
Muncie broke late yesterday after.
noon and the employees had to flee for
their lives. This left the town with
out fire protection. White river. with
the onrushing. foods from upstream,
is constantly, further encroachinx upon
the town and. more persons are being
forced to abandon their, homes to the
water .y1Dof Qffop a train hoI noooAA
over it. the Big Four bridge there
collapsed and a Chesapeake & Ohio
bridge also was destroyed. Schools
were dismissed and all traction lines
and most of the railroads there are
at a ~standstill.
Green's branch at Anderson, ordi-
narily a narrow little stream, Is a rag
ing torrent. Thousands have been
forced to desert their homes. Water
burst through 2 wall into the muni-
ctpal light plant and in q few seconds
1t was nine feet deep, the employees
barely escaping with their lives.
Homes Filled With Water.
More than one hundred homes at
second floors through the breaking of
the Mississinewa river levee. The
city is extending aid to those in need
and caring for the homeless.
At Upton a hundred families were
driven higher than in thirty-three
years. and 1t il said two persons were
drowned. They are believed to have
been gypsies who had camped neal
here. One hundred families are home-
less.
Big Hydraulic Dam Threatened.
The big hydraulic dam north of the
town Is threatened and may go out
any minute. 1t is being closely watch
ed and all persons living below it
ground.
The Little and Big Blue rivers broke
the levees at Shelbyville and the wa
ter has reached within q block OF the
public square,. The water and light
plants are out Of commission. schools
were dismissed and the city COM
Wandered all wagons there to aid in
moving out families whose homes are
water.bound. Two hundred. feet of
n Big Four track has been washed
out. The surrounding lowlands arc
covered high with water and much
damage to farms has. resulted.
Logansport Is entirely cut off from
telephone and telegraph communities
ton by the Eel and Wabash rivers.
U mail communication was possible
until late yesterday. Two deaths nv
drowning are reported near there and
ten houses have been washed down
stream.
100000 Loss at Peru.
Peru has suffered a $500, 900 loss al.
ready. Business houses are six feet
under water. The light plant and tel.
ephone systems are out of workinp
order. and the Chesapeake g. Ohio
railroad bridge ia down.
Reports from other towns. by the
dozens. are reaching Fundamentals
They are all Of one import. The
town is flooded. Thousands are homas
less, aid is needed Immediately. and
fear 10 entertained for what the nex,
t~wenky-four hours has in store.
Frank Netmeier of Fort Wayne. az.
ed 30, was drowned late last evenine
when a rowboat in which hc was ens
gagged with City Attorney Harry Hn-
ed.
Neimeier was swept into The su,,,
current of the st. Mary's river. The
pody had not been recovered. Hos
gan managed to catch the ton ~ .
tree along the river bank and held on
until ne was rescued by another boa
crew: This IL the first fatality OF fhs
flood in Allen county. -.
GAS