The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-15
The Flood In the western Rivers.


On Thursday last. the water commenced flooding the
lowest portions q the fiat and the report brought
by Captain Harris 81 the DR. Franklin Of very heavy
rise coming down, BY Friday morning the water has
rsen several inches and every exerion made
cure the grain and other property from any injury tina
might result from the continuation Of the rise. III,
water however rose rapidly 10 the destru
ton Of large quantities Of produce Many Of those uf
ferpg from the effects Of the food farmers who had
grain stored here In sheds and who in spite Of every
ton. have sustained heavy losses
Throughout the whole d saturday the work Of salvage
carried on with renewed activity During The even
ing snd night the river commenced rising rapidly
than ever while heavy thunder storm, roaring ana
crashing around added TO the already gloomy prospects
On SUNDAY the town presented scene Of hustle aud
activity Families. driven from their tenements by the
eoeroacoins waters were desertlng their homes, aud
King refuge in the upper part Of the townfor in th,
case the Hampstead Exemption law failed 70 them
IN the rno isturted possession Of their property.
On Monday the water was still coming up and Il was
found necessary to remove all the household goods and
soa-idersr quantities q merchandise to higher ground
Wagons kds and were occupied all day ia convey
ing men and erchsndise from point TO point
Al this moment Monday EVENING" the entire bottom
presents spectacle Of devastation From the bank to
TIE foot q the sand ridge, the water il from four I've
tet deep aud IL standing from ten n ty inches deep ia
the houses Of the side of Second south
and incldiny Spectator and the whole of the fat
south o. the Post Once In our press the water l.
twenty i've inches deep The farms along the bot
tom q the Ridge are completely inundated and many Of
the fences have disapesrs several hunird cords Of
wood have been washed down the stream The distery
pttmLses are under water and operations suspsndei
Messrs Goir will sustain quite loss by damaged
Just s. We are putting up" this paragraph. a Hat
boat passing up frst street laden with several hun
dred Jacks Of raisnd others are loading ut different
warehouses Lumber yards being hoated inland or
stased down ~ Rep them s RATS and bosts are ply
ss eysry htrr2nd men radins shoulder deep from
The rivrr /, stn rising Tuesday morning., though
more slowly, having only risen three inches during the
last twelve hours while for the twenty four hours end
log 1t 8 A VI yesterday, IL ten inches The
Osvego loading from the second story window Of the
warehouse Of 3 : Phelps 4 20. Large quantities Of
dsylight
water hip deep around our press snd We com
peued 70 Issue this BY hand Hope the water viii 80
The account. from below are gloomy enough Through
the potteness q Capt che u the fns steamer Du
buque Who stopped awhile 10 give us the srs
enabled TO give readers few particulars Capt u
tes that he witnessed such devtatons =. the
rcod nos making from Alton up almost every plsce
H. parity under water At Hannibal and for miles
above snd arr miles below the river six miles vide
Marion City Is entirely inundated, and all eommunsa
ton cut ~ With the back country Several large rate
have besn sucked out upon the prares below by the
force % the current. At the Rapids Hotel in Keokuk
the vster stood eighteen inches deep the
on sunday nisht captain r. aays that nearly ali the
wood has been washed away And yet the bulk Of the
rise had not Jet reached the lover towns The Mis-
sour IL fall and the Illinois IL stin rising
Great damage has been done along the river shove
Seversl large mills have been swept away and number
Of warehouses inundated The steamer Kate kearney
vent Up Monday to the relief Of Port LouisA which
place wss entirely submerged
Captain Drew sir miles below. IL surrounded BY
ter and has removed with bis effects to 0luavks An
event which has long been expected threatens 70 take
place very shortyve refer to the passage the river
l. wearing sway through the ridge that separates
the river and the Big Lake II the lower end Of Drew
farm II this should Be accomplished there is prOba
biity hst the main channel will be this sid. Of =
lane laad b.tween u and Burlington and join the
ca current again al point above shokokon.
The bridge the Big Slough the road TO Bur
hngtOu has been swept away
The telegraph says that In Burlington the houses stu
sed the bottom from six to eight feet under
water on Tuesday morning
Y S-Bosts from above report that the small rivers
arr ell failing and the main river Il about the stand
K,irnsBrRo (ni) June O. 1851.
Our town Z aooded. Goods and Household furniture
on platforms aud second floors We share the fate u
Deghbors
lfrom the Burlington CIova) Hswkeye June 81
high a. u was In 1874 and in what learn from above
We mean All he way from Minnesota with slusion TO
the clouds which sn emptyDg their reservoirsit
threatens 70 be to the mark o. 1873 which sir
feet higher Than in lSi4, and the highest record Al
resdy many q the towns. situated Marion City
and Louisiana on the Missouri side completely sub
merged liz passing down Port Madison on Thursday
surrounded by water which had arvsdy entered the
ard story windows
The reports from the upper country and the region all
sr0u nd tel q disaster and Destruction one OF the
large Touring mills at Davenport has been serious
Damaged The bridge acrOss Pappoose creek 10 Musca
a d. vii creek bridge ia Lee county the bridge across
~ On crvek near Hoppers mill Illinois together with
several others IN THE state all washed away The
rc moines was known 70 BE- 20 high and stn
- 4ng Al las dates Bouapar'e Ben'onsport, tpsave
Ut.tusa ma 0ther tOwns were under wster aud y =
II 81 B. jful. t rE. "a ihp river improvement sil
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