Show 0 5 Frightful Flood Indianapolis Ind lRain fell in a perfect deluge here ast night and this morning causing Pogues run to overflow flooding tne streets for many squares filling basements and compelling manufacturing es tablishments to shut down and doing damage estimated at 8100000 to buildings and stocks Between Sand S-and 9 oclock this morning a large number of people were standing on a platform spanning Pogues run just east of Union Depot looking at the angry flood when the structure suddenly gave way and the entire number were precipitated into the swift current fifteen feet below There is a bridge at Meridian street and the stream runs under Union Depot emerging on the south side through stone culverts under McNab street Cyrus Bartlett a workman immediately jumped into the flood and rescued two girls and at least fifteen others were saved before being swept under the bridge Several others passed under the bridge and in a moment came out through culverts at Mc Nab street and were there drawn out but others were Swept by and under the culverts at South street to certain death Five bodies have been recovered They are those of Kate Gilderman Geo F Scoville A K Saunders attorneyatlaw Edward Tilford son of S E Tilford and George W Smith of Clermont Other bodies have been seen float ing but could not be reached It is supposed at least ten persons were drowned By 3 oclock this afternoon after-noon the water had about disap peared but that in the northeast part is still high I 4 |