Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-05

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and We hope the paper win so far please our sub
.cr;hers a TO induce them to recommend it to
their neghbors and friends. The new postage
| aw, which goes into operation after the Soth
inst, will Be an Involvement for new subscribers
n send in their names. After that time the week
" can Be sent to any part Of the country without
any charge for postage.
Tho Flood.
The water in this part of the Mississippi is a.
bout as high as it was in 1914, and in what we
learn from above-we mean all the way from
Minnesota, with no allusion 10 the clouds which
arc stIl emptying their reservoirs-it threatens to
be up TO the mark of 1923, which was six feet
higher than in IA and the highest on record. Al
ready, many Of the towns, situated as are Mari
on City and Louisiana, on the Missouri side, are
completely submerged. In passing down to Fort
Madison on Thursday last, we saw several for
saken cabins on both sides of the river, that were
surrounded by water, which had already entered
the first story windows.
The reports from the upper country and the re-
gion all around rs tell Of disaster and destruction.
One Of the large Touring mills at Davenport has
been seriously damaged. The bridge across Pap
poose creek, in Muscatine; Devil creek bridge in
Lee county; the bridge across Ellison creek, near
Hoppcrs mill, Illinois; together with several 9th
ers in this State are all washed away. The Des
Moines was never known to be so high and was
still rising at last dates. Bonaparte, Bentonsport,
Iowaville, Ottumwa and other towns were under
water, and it is feared the dams and locks of the
River improvement will be ruined. Many fences
and much lumber and cord wood have been wash
ed away; cattle and hogs, in large numbers are
the highest and most rolling land is SO complete
" saturated with water as to offer an absolute
prohibition to planting and farming operations
generally.
St Louis must by this time be in bad way.
The cellars, contiguous to the Levee are doubtless
about full and in few days the merchants will
probably transact their business in second stories,
as they were obliged to do in 1874. The Amer
can Bottom, in the vicinity, must also suffer i'm
mensely. After the food Of ~, farms on that
Bottom were found covered with sediment Of
sand in some instances four feet deep. We think
this may depend some upon the Missouri. If
that river is not full like the others, such disasters
to some extent may be escaped, as it was from the
mad rushing Of that torrent stream, chiefly, that
such deposits were made. There will doubtless
be much and melancholy suffering all over this
part Of the country. As in IA, many families
will now have lost their all, and be driven from
their homes. As then, too, those who escape these
eslamites WILL doubtless, be called on for assist
ance. We hope that such calls may not be in
vain, u they were not then. Burlington has a
locality which exempts her to large extent from
sharing in this calamity, and its citizens will
doubtless exhibit their thankfulness by helping
those who are not so favorably situated.
One very great Inconvenience connected with
this Aood is, that while steamboats, have plenty of
water to 90 where they list, without fear of rub
bling their keels on the bottom, the food has wash
ed away or 20 completely submerged their very
sustenance, in the shape Of cord wood, as TO make
it very dubious about keeping up their regular
trips. Many Of them will have to lay up, in
consequence.
Another Inconvenience, and one which editors
feel most sensbly, is the stoppage of their sup
plies in the shape Of exchanges, in consequence Of
mail failures. These are occasioned by the wash
ing away Of bridges and the impossible state Of
the roads. The destruction of the magnetic tele
graph communication across the Illinois river, il
still another source of trouble and vexation.
Later.
The above was written on last Saturday. Sine
then the river has risen between three and fou
feet. All the roads leading to South Burlington
on the low ground, are under water. The new
bridge across Third Street cannot be seen. Sew
ersl families have been obliged to leave thei
houses, and several feet Of water covers the Aoor
Of the Foundry. The accounts from above ant
below are much more distressing. Several towns
are under water. Muscatine has suffered i'm
mensely, by the sweeping away Of her dams anc
bridges. The beautiful farm with its cxtensiv.
wheat field At Dver's Landing, is several feet un,
der water, and Mr. DREw's extensive stacks Of
cord wood have been swept away. The wate1
opposite, extends to the Bluff, FIVE miles, and ".
ore sorry to learn that the largest bridge leading
to this place has been swept away. The view Of
the vast sheet Of water on the opposite side ap
pears sublime q well as melancholy, as seen from
Kelley's hill. The distress must be IMMENSE
On Saturday it had reached the maximum of "a
and has been rising At the rate of one inch PEI
hour ever since, ssd Is still rising. Just befor,
our paper went to press this morning, sportsmen
who let no opportunity slip Of following thei1
vocation, no matter how distressing may be thu
circumstances, were betting that the river woulc
rise two feet higher than il was at o'clock thi:
morning.
IAs :. !. Meeting nsxt Saturday.
The meeting Of next Saturday viii doubtless
result IN securing the balance Of the $lOO, 900 OF
the private subscriptions from this county. Thi.
we nreaume win h al that /. rac,,;-.a ~ a.