Show I 1 HOOSIER STATE k ONE afa 11 NEARLY ONE HUNDRED TH THOU ou SAND PERS PERSONS 0 NS ARS ARF DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES seven known to have been drowned while the Prop property efty loss loci Is estimated at every brook and creek taking toll indianapolis ind with a hundred homeless a number dead and property loss losa of indiana is ex perlen cing the worst flood ot of its history tho the entire state practically la is one huge sea and every brook creek and river la Is taking its ita toll ot of damage public service corporations ot of the entire state are helpless railroads and traction lines having canceled nearly all trains many cities are without lira protection and without light dwellers along streams are devoting their labors to rescuing those trapped in their homes and to removing furniture and merchandise to higher ground seven are known to havo have been drowned two at lafay lafayette ette three at newcastle and one at frankfort and one at rushville the appalling swiftness with which tho the waters lave havear arisen lsen caught the entire state detate unprepared streams that were brooks easter morning have become raging torrents persons who retired apparently sate safe at home monday night on tuesday morning we were re rescued from second story windows by boats conservative estimates tuesday night place the number driven from their homes at close to and the property loss it Is said will reach the twenty million mark these figures are made up from reports received from towns and villages and do not include the probable great loss to farmers rescue work I 1 is a being carried on by volunteers volun teera police firemen and th state militia and every place where there is a dry home it has baa been thrown open to the flood refugees indianapolis Is la fix the grip of its worst flood street cars stopped running at noon tuesday at which time the water and gas plants were forced to suspend two electric plants are operating but may be co compelled m led to choise down t k 7 seven thousand persons wre r driven from their homes here her b by Y the overflow from white river eagle creek and pleasant run they are being cared for by charitable institutions and in private homes the militia Is patrolling the flooded district aiding the police parts of fort wayne lafayette richmond marion terre haute mancle rushville kolomo kokomo peru connersville Conners ville petersburg now new castle frankfort anderson tipton nobles ville hartford city elwood bloomington shelbyville Shel byville logansport Logan sport portland and innumerable smaller towns are under water with many of the residents driven from their homes and others living on upper floors |