The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-14


Approximately an inch of
rainfall occurred along the
Wabash river as far north as
Logansport Monday, Metero-
ologist Morey at Terre Haute
reported to Vincennes officials
in giving them the warning
by telephone.
Mayor j. w. Kimmell issued the
warming in the city and county.
At the same time, he appealed to
all to contribute as literally as pos
sible to the Red Cross, in preparing
for the tremendous task with which
it appeared to be faced.
Unless residents in the southwest
ern portion of the county move at
once, they are likely to become 1so-
lated, and many of them will be in
grave danger, Mayor Kimmell said.
Climbing Steadily
Water in the Wabash river was
climbing steadily again today and
had gone above the twenty-three-
foot level, after receding under re-
lief from broken bikes farther north
Monday night. 1t was expected to
be at the 1913 level Of twenty-four
feet by late this afternoon.
Observers doubted if the George
Rogers Clark memorial highway
concrete seawall would stand the
pressure of the predicted rise. Its
bulwark is all that holds the water
from nearly half the city.
Exceed 1913 Stage
Damage from such a rise prob
ably would exceed in total that of
the appalling flood Of 1918, and
would leave thousands of persons
in need, observers who went
through the previous flood said.
The White river at Hazelton and
Decker was likewise rising steadily
today. It stood at record height
of twenty-six feet at Decker, and
scores of residents Of that vicinity
were forced from their homes. The
river was rising at the rate of an
inch an hour.
Farther downstream in the Wa
bash the full fury of the flood was
expected to strike Wednesday,
BIZ United Press
The most devastating flood in his
tory today threatened western and
southern Indiana, with predictions
that the high water mark Of 1918,
in which S50,000,0O0 was the
estimated damage, would be ex-
ceeded by two feet at VincenneS.
The Vincennes Red Cross COM
mittee met last night to prepare
lines of defense should the levee
go out and the town be submerged,
besides taking steps to give relief
to the dozens of families that have
abandoned their homes in the north
part of the city.
The national guard was prepared
for duty Immediately should they be
needed for patrol or relief work.
A break in the Lyford levee,
twenty miles north of Terre Haute,
caused the river to drop two inches
downstream as the waters rushed
over 1900 acres Of land.
Serious at Terre Haute
Flood conditions appeared serious
in the vicinity of Terre Haute today
as the Wabash river rose 6 of foot
during the night after falling 3
of foot when the Lyford levee
above Terre Haute went out.
other bikes were weakening, high
ways inundated and thousands of
acres were flooded. Many families
living in Taylorville, on the west
river bank and others in the
north part of Terre Haute, were
driven from their homes.
The $4,000 Lyford levee was said
to be destroyed. Hundreds of acres
of rich farm lands were covered
with water when it gave way, caus-
ing heavy damage TO ungathered
corn crops.
Trains Are Detoured
Trains on the c. g. e. I. rail-
road running between Terre Haute
and Vincennes we're still detouring
today by way of Washington.
At Washington the west fork of
White river continued to mount
with indications that it may reach
new flood stage Fear OF a levee
break at near Elnora caused resi-
dents there to abandon their homes.
A 300-foot section Of the levee
washed away Friday.
The east fork Of the river con-
tinued to rise in sections of Davies
county.
Farmers near Petersburg reported
that flood damage will be greater
than q 1913 as q large part Of the