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Newspaper
Bedford Weekly Mail
Location
Bedford, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1913
Page
2
Amid a historic deluge the Salt Creek and White River set new high marks while bridges failed and towns faced isolation. Reports list dozens of fatalities and massive property loss with Logansport reservoir breaching and Indianapolis housing thousands displaced.
A historic flood across Indiana floods cities from Vincennes to Columbus. Wabash, White River, and Eagle Creek swell past twenty year highs as trains halt and people abandon homes. Rescues, evacuations, and power outages unfold across multiple counties.
A Bloomington message said the Monon fill at Gosport was 44 out that afternoon. The fill lies in a river pond and has caused trouble. Bloomington was isolated with no papers Tuesday or Wednesday and asked for outside news.
As the flood rises at about one inch every seven minutes the McKinley mark was passed mid afternoon and all local marks may soon be exceeded. Water supply to the city was cut at noon and may be reestablished from the pit pumps though protection above the pit is not watertight. Pumping operations were halted as water threatened to ruin the equipment and the river could soon flow into the pit. A water famine appears extremely probable given the rapid rise and failing pumping capacity.
Water runs within about three feet of the roofline of the old Farmer house by the Rawlins mill bridge, threatening destruction in a historic flood. Built by Samuel D. Bishop around 1836 during the mill's early days, the house nears collapse as backwater climbs higher than ever recorded.
Flood waters two feet deep inundate the local pumping station as pumps remain submerged under thirty feet of water. Officials note a water famine lasting days is unavoidable to meet public needs and the Department is expected to approve.
Reports say nearly every house in Ft. Ritner, 16 miles southeast, is surrounded by water. Thomas Holland hunts for his Ft. Ritner store stock as flood loss nears 1000 dollars. The Dodd store reportedly burned Tuesday night while floodwaters rose over floor level. Families endure widespread hardship as the town floods.
A Monon line southbound to Louisville was delayed until almost noon as persistent washouts at the Melter farm washed out the fill. Work crews worked all day to repair the track and restore traffic after two men on the track spotted the washout and halted the southbound run.
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