Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-05-13
SPECTATORS
EDWARDSvILLE, MAY 10, 1926.

The mississippi This mighty stream is
now higher than it has been for many years
and was still rising on Thursday last: at which
time passengers from St. Louis were landed
at the porch OF Mr.. Virgins tayern-and
were again taken in fat boat and landed at
the foot of the mounds in the prairie, where
the upper road crosses the bottom. Steam boats
came alongside of Capt. shackford's ware
house, and unloaded into the second story
One Of the editors of this paper was at the fer
ry on Monday evening, when the bottom could
be forded to Illinoistown: but the bridge over
Cahokia creek was entirely covered, railing
and all. We understand that the village of
Cahokia is inundated, and that the inhabitants
have removed.
We understand the Mississippi bottom is
impossible at Smeltzer's ferry.
gentleman recently returned from the
Upper Mississippi. reports that the St. Peters
is beginning to rise. What will the end be'
We are also told that at Prairie du Chem the
Mississippi had forced the Garrison to evacuate
the fort, and retire on to the bluff. This in
formation was brought by steam boat lately
arrived at ST. Louis, from the former place.
TIE Ohio.-By gentleman just from Ken
lucky, who passed through Shawneetown, we
learn, that the Ohio, which, about the middle
of April was higher than it had been at that
place for ten years, and as high as was ever
known, and which had fallen very consdera-
bly,, had again risen to a high stage. This Sc
cord rise was occasioned by ting rains that
fell on Tuesday, the I'd inst. which our Inform
ant represents as the most copious and ire.
mendous ever witnessed in Kentucky. Fences
were Frustrated by the action of the wind and
rain combined; and fields, he thinks, almost
ruined by the latter, which has washed away
the soil, and cut it up in gues. The gentle.
man was in the Green river country during
the storm.
Our readers will recollect that we had abun-
dance Of rain on Monday and Tuesday, the LIST
and I'd instant, but that it ceased little after
noon on Tuesday which is about the time it
commenced in Kentucky.
If the Missouri, Mississippi and Ohio, pour
their joint floods at once on New Orleans, how
can that city escape!
The tide of emigration has again set in to
this state and Missouri. Illinois has only to be
seen to be admired-especaly at this season
Of the year.
A melancholy accident happened on
the Mississippi, opposite De Gerley's
ferry, during the high wind on the 2sth
ut. A keol-boat was proceeding up the
river from ST. Louis to GAINESVILLE, Mo.
it was struck by flaw oil wind and
thrown suddenly round on sawyer, with
so violent conclusion as to break it in
pieces. Most Of the persons on board
were rescued, either by swimming or
clinging TO the sawyer; but Mr.. Musick,
merchant OF GAINESVILLE, his wife, and
one Of the boa, hands, we're drowned.
We have understood that Mr.. Alusick
persisted in attempting TO swim 10 shore
and tina, his wife was for some time sup.
ported by a black man, who held her
with one hand while be swan with the
other. He was proceeding tolcrably
we'll in this way until Mrs. M. in her
fright, grasped both bis arms, when he,
in ex,rca'ing himself, lost his hold Of
her, and she sunk. Mr.. and Mrs. Mu.
sick are described by one who had come
fellow passenger with them in the steam.
boat General Brown, as respectable and
amiable persons.
The boat hand who was drowned, was,
1t is sais, an in,emperate man, had pre-.
vlously been long time in,oxicated-l
and after clinging awhile to the sawyer
in SO drowsy state as to be with difficult
~ kept awake by fellow sufferer, at
length fell off and was swept away.
Many hours elapsed before those who
were on the sawyer could be rescued.
The wind was SO high that the neighbor.
ing inhabitants found it imprscticable to
60 to their relief, until, 10 O'clock at
night. 49,