The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-03-21
RISING STREAMS OF STATE FORCE
HUNDREDS TO FLEE FROM HOMES
Freezing Temperatures in
Indiana Bring Hope for
Improved Conditions.
LOCAL AREAS FLOODED
White River at StandStiII;
Roads Under Water in
Several REGIONS.

With nearly 500 families
driven from their homes in
Indiana flood areas, freezing
temperature today brought
hope that rise of water may
be slowed.
However, the cold is not expected
to prevent higher levels within a
few days than now prevail, with the
possible exception of that part of
the west fork Of White river, affect
ing Indianapolis, Anderson and
Noblesville, while stages above the
flood mark are expected at Elliston
and EdwardSport, far down stream.
Conditions are worst in the Ohio
river valley. Three hundred families
have fled from their homes at New
Albany and 100 at Madison. The
river still is rising.
Comparatively, conditions in Indi-
annapolis are good. indianapolis Wa
ter Company engineers reported that
White river is at a Standstill. Wa
ter has covered some streets in
Ravenswood, and Mars Hill faces a
like condition.
White river was reported falling
today at Anderson and is station
airy at Noblesville.
House Homeless in ArmOry
Two schools in Marion county
have been closed due to high water,
No 20 in Wayne township, and the
Lawrence school.
Water has reached door Sills in
Rocky Ripple, north and west of
Butler university, but the only
structures are summer cottages,
none of which are now occupied.
Cottages at Rivers Edge, North
ern, Terrace, Liberty beach and
North Ravenswood are surrounded
by water, but Warf1eigh, so far, has
escaped
Ravenswood, largest Of the settle
ments, is Venice in miniature. The
only grocery, operated by Roy Good
pasture, is making deliveries in
boat. Sylvan avenue, main thor
oughfare, is canal today.
Pleasant Run OverflOws
Pleasant Run overf1owed its banks
on the golf course in Irvington
and courses in Riverside were dot
ted with miniature lakes. Survey
of park board property was made
by A. G. Sallee, superintendent.
Fall creek is within two feet of
the retaining wall top, but is not
expected to rise more than six
inches.
In addition to homeless families
at New Albany and Madison twen-
ty-five left their houses at Lafay-
cite and fifteen at Wabash.
The Lafayette refugees are being
housed in the national guard
armory on order of Governor Paul
V. McNutt, who, through Adjutant-
General Elmer Straub, sent detail
Of state troops to the armory. The
Governor and Straub said facilities
of the national guard, including
planes, are in readiness for use in
the flood emergency.
While the temperature. which
reached a low mark of 26, six
degrees below freezing, was ex-
pected to check the flood it added
greatly to the discomfort of refu-
gees, who are being aided by the
Red Cross, American Legion and
public relief agencies.
Refugees Are Shivering
In southeastern Indiana, flood
bound families who took refuge in
the upper stories of homes are
shivering Fuel in Easements is
water soaked, even where water has
receded, making it practically
worthless.
The Wabash river today is rising
at all points downstream from
LoganSport. Crests expected with
in the next few days are 81 feet at
Lafayette "a at Covington: 10 at
Terre Haute, and 81 to % feet at Mt.
Carmel, Ill.
More than score of roads in the
state highway system are closed at
various points due to high water.
The roads are l, 3, 9, "a, 81, IS, 80,
AZ, 43, A, As, 46, Sc, So, 81, 63, 66. 81,
156, 245, $50 and BE.
Flooded for the sixth time since
winter began, Road 81 near Seymour
is to be relocated, it was announced
today by James Adams, chairman
Of the state highway commission.
He and William J. Titus, chief
engineer of the commission, spent
most of Monday going over the ter
ritory.
The road, built in 1929 and one
of the first concrete highways con-
structed under commission super
vision, is travelled heavily, being one
Of the routes used by travellers to
reach Florida.