The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-09


SveeR II and midnight.
A heavy electrical storm accom-
tDpSed the cloudburst in the city and
c5N considerable damage.
Bean Creek Out of Banks
Bean Creek, at Holiday and Shell
by Sts., was out Of it's banks at
a. m. today, and Lieut.. Walter Olaf
fey was placed in charge of a de-
tail Of police to warn residents in
case of serious danger.
Motorpolicemen also Investigated
Pleasant Run, which washed the re-
tanning wall out of the east and
north side Of the bridge at Prospect
st. The gushing water was "eating
'away" the bride supports and side
walk. Red lights were posted to
warn persons.
White River had overflown its
banks and continued rising at the
rate Of two inches an hour at Wa
verify, sixteen miles southwest,o of the
city on the Bluff Rd.
Water was beneath eight houses
along the river bank and threatened
to force several residents to vacate
their homes, according to e. d.
Rhoads, Waverly merchant. Popu-
lation Of the town is about 100.
The river also was high at Ander-
son and Noblesville and continued TO
rise during the day. Flood stage had
not been reached.
TRANSFORMATION Held In
Transportation was held up in
some parts Of the State as result
of the storm.
The train leaving here this morn
ing on the Vincennes division of
the Pennsylvania Railroad was held
up at Mooresville, where the waters
were up to the stringers of the
White Lick Greek bridge. A train
coming from Vincennes on the same
road arrived here two hours late.
On the Big -Four and Pennsylvania
roads west OF Terre Hauto trains
were delayed for four or five hours
by the high waters, while the Illi-
nois Central cancelled its morning
train to bingham. Several wash
outs on the C. & e. l., south Of Ter
re Haute, were reported.
A wash out on the T. H., I. & z.
lines between Greencastle and Brazil
stopped service between those two
cities. 1t was hoped that service
would be resumed sometime this aft
ernoon. Cars on the Mart'nsville
division of the same lines ran only
to Mooresville, but BUSES carried
passengers on TO Martinsville.
At Upton, sewers backed up the
waters and it was necessary to
transfer Union Traction passengers
by bus for about 200 yards.
A small bridge on State Rd -,
three miles south of Mooresville,
was washed out wednesday night,
according to word received by John
D. Williams, State highway COM
mission director.
Practically every locality in the
central part of the State has report
ed high waters to the State high
way commission. Traffic between
Martinsville and Spencer is detour-
ing over State Rds. % and 81 be-
cause water is five feet deep in six
places on Rd. II.
The National Rd. is blocked west
of Terre Haute and State Rd. 10
both north and south of that city.
Crop Damage
L. L. Needler, Indiana Farm Fed
Grafton secretary estimated that so
per cent of unthreshed wheat has
been damaged in the State and prob
ably only 40 per cent of the oats
crop. There is more oats in the
field than wheat.
Due to the lateness of the season
the days are short and do not dry
out soaked grains, causing them to
sprout easily, said Needler.
Several days ago 1 talked with
q thrashing machine man who said
that about three-fourth of the grain
thrashed in the last few days was
sprouted end had little milling
value" Net der stated. A week Of
warm, dry weather would save thou
sands Of bushels, he said.
Wet weather has kept the corn
fran maturing( making heavy dam
age from early frost likely at any
time.
IF we should have an early frost
the corn crop would be in jeopardy.
Corn is the more backward this year
than 1t has been in the last five
years" declared Needler.
Lightning Damage
, In indianapolis, lightning struck
a street car and dwelling and
brought out the fire department
twice during the night. No one was
injured and damage was slight in
both instances.
The first run was to the home of
D. T. Neat, $50 w. Twenty-Eighth
ST.. where the lightning struck and
caused small blaze which was
quickly extinguished.
A street car was struck and the
roof caught fire at Twentieth and
Olney SITS. No passengers were
hurt
Motorpolicemen Hague and Petit
were detailed to guard live wire
at Speedway and Lafayette Rds.,
remaining two hours on duty until
a repair crew arrived.
F'iremen and police were called to
Senate Ave. and Tenth st. when a
Merchants Heat and Light Company
pole caught on fire and dropped live
wires in that vicinity.
Wires Down
High tension wires were also
down at Ritter and University AYES.
Motorpolice were dispatched to the
elevation at Sherman DIR. and the
Pennsylvania Railroad when two
women were reported in a stalled
auto in the high water. They were
rescued by neighbors.
Both local electric companies re-