The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-03-27

tops In the cold all night, not daring
to. move
! Reports received here say that
twelve bodies we're recovered from one
/ house in Peru. Logansport Is under
twelve feet of water. other dispatches
say that the towns Of Metamora, Cedar
Grove and Trenton have been de-
stroyed.
There are three great food districts
| in the State. These are the valleys of
the Wabash. the White and the White
water rivers. All the news indicates
that the three rivers rose with great
suddenness and overwhelmed towns
| that were built upon fat ground.
Conditions in this city are almost in
describable Gov. Ratston visited the dis
| tricts that have suffered most, going
from place 10 place in rowboat or
motor boat The Governor has received
q message from Secretary of War Gar
rison offering help, but the Governor
| replied that Indiana would not ask out
side assistance unless II was shown that
the catastrophe is too big for local han
ding
There IL no street car service in this
city and the steam traffic is utterly
suspended. Hospital facilities are taxed
by the demands of the hour Hundreds
are suffering from exposure. At least
| 500 were rescued from West lndianapo-
| lis to-day just in time to save their
| lives.
Indiana University will not be able to
! open for the spring term until railroad
| service can be esta blished. The Monon
: and Big Four railroads are under water.
President Bryan of the university made
| the announcement to-day.
The latest news from Peru tonight
was that 10000 people are in the utmost
| need Of assistance. A citizens COM
| mittee has been organized and ia do
ing what it can to relieve conditions.
In Peru alone the property damage is
at least $2,50O,OO0
In Indianapolis conditions are the
wors' ever experienced from flood. The
White River. ordinarily a shallow. un-
navigable stream at this point. left its
banks, cut West Indianapolis from the
main city. swept through half a dozen
small towns and villages and left 10000
people destitute.
THE bridge over the White River in
West Washington street was torn from
its abutments this morning. The Nor
ris street levee gave way. There was a
| rush Of waters that caused the death OF
perhaps 200. Most of those who were
drowned lived in one story houses. They
had relied on the protection OF the
levee. When the cavein occurred they
were overwhelmed.
Policemen and fremen have been fer
Tried over to West Indanapoli and great
quantities OF provisions have been sent
there by order Of the Mayor. All along
Fall Creek and bar ri N To- ria 81 ha
White River conditions are bad
Ravage st BrOokviIIe.
BY interurban phone It is learned
that the rampage OF the White Water
River brought death and destruction
TO Brookville. In Franklin county. The
death list there may reach fifty. The
two forks Of the river diverge in Brook
Vile. When rush of waters came
from the north, the town was sub
merged almost instantly. Houses wore
carried away. Numerous bodies have
been seen floating in the stream VII
lagos near Brookville suffered heavily.
In Richmond. many persons are
homeless. but no loss of life has been
reported. At Terre Haute railroad
traffic is paralyzed and there is much
sunering. Logansport is Isolated.
houses nave been torn loose there and
1t Is reported that ten are dead. There
are similar reports from Newcastle,
Rushville. Frankfort. Noblesville. La
fayette kokomo. Shelbyville, Marion.
Elwood and Anderson. Most OF these
places are partly under water.
In this city alone the property dam
age is estimated at 100000 Unaues-
tionably the property loss throughout
the State will reach $4,000, 900 Rain
Is still general over the State after
sixty hours Of steady downpour. The
Hoods have not yet reached their crest,
although the peril from bursting dams
and caving levees Is over.
Reports from cities and towns along
the Ohio River indicate that no fears
are entertained in these places as yet.
The Ohio is rising rapidly. but is still
below food stage. The greatest
stage OF water ever known in the Ohio
was 20 feet. at Cincinnati in 1884. Fifty
feet Is food stage.
Gov. Ralston and the State authori-
ties fear that famine and disease will
follow the floods. Preparations are
being made to send doctors nurses med
ical supplies and food to the districts
that have suffered most