The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-04-04


g 1913, by American Press Association
have been able to enter this district,
where the water fell more than seven
feet during the night Members of
the board Of public safety and other
city officials inspected the entire flood
ed district from motor boats and di-
rected efficient organizations of the
relief workers, aiding the state troops
and state officials in every possible
way.
Reported Loss at TOWNSVILLE.
Rumors not fully confirmed tell of
death and heavy property loss at
Howesville, twenty-five miles south of
Terre Haute, in Brown county, and
in several small towns. Terre Haute
is suffering greater dangers than at
any time since the beginning Of the
floods, and Vincennes and smaller
towns in Sullivan, Knox, Gibson and
Posey counties may suffer repetitions
of the horrors az Peru and West In
dianapOlis.
Indescribable conditions prevail
among the refugees, who are increas-
ing in numbers as the receding waters
open up formerly isolated districts.
Sanitary conditions among the hun
dreds sheltered in the courthouse at
Peru became so bad that the boats
began removing them to other places.
Reports that many persons had beer
killed in the floods in Logansport
were dispelled. So far only one body
has been recovered, and it is believed
that the loss of life will not be great
Great Less of Property.
Estimates on the property loss
place it at $5O,OO0OO0 or more. Fac
tories, farms, homes and railroads
have been destroyed throughout af-
fected territory. Bridges are wreck
ed at hundreds of points between the
Illinois ard Pennsylvania state lines
and livestock by hundreds, perhaps
thousands, is lost in the deluge
In addition perhaps one million
persons are thrown out of employ
ment, while the loss to business can
not be figured.
Cities all through Indiana and
Ohio, including Indianapolis, are iso-
lated. Roadways are flooded and rail
roads are washed out, so that train
service has been abandoned on many
of the lines.
Ohio River on Rampage.
Towns along the Ohio river in Ohio
and Indiana are experiencing the
greatest flood in years. Not since
the devastating floods of 1884 has the
water risen to such heights as were
reached today.
At Cincinnati the river has reached
a stage of $50 feet and still rising.
One hundred and twenty blocks in
that city and the cities of Covington
and Newport, across the Ohio in Ken
lucky, are submerged from one to ten
feet
The river is rising rapidly Suffer
ing is at a minimum owing to ample
warning.
All street car lines are out of COM
mission, the approach to the suspen-
sion bridge being under water. An
other rise of a foot will put all car
lines in Covington and Newport out of
commission.
Loss of Life Reported.
The water from the Muskingum
river, which flooded GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
is coming down fast and many houses
believed to have come from Marietta,
Ohio, have passed by on the flood.
Loss of life has been reported az
Cincinnati from the villages of Harri-
son, Cleyes, Valley Junction and New
Bethlehem, located at the mouth of
the Great Miami river. twenty-five
dead is the estimate
Twelve bodies have been recovered
at Harrison, two at Cleves, six at Val
ley Junction and two at New Bethle-
hem
At Evansville, Ind, the stage is 422
feet and rising. White river has swept
away the Hazelton fill on the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois railroad and that
roads bridge is endangered.
Governor Dunno has ordered 1900
state troops to proceed on special
trains to Cairo and Shawneetown to
patrol the levees Hundreds of labor
ers also have been sent to pile sacks
on the levees in the hope of strength
ening them and preventing break.