The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-22

From the Sc Louis Union, June Ill
hours preceding o'clock lat evenii g. and was at
ean< when left the Levee at ten o'clock The height
he river is four feet and nine inches lower than
vas 1t the time a the great flood Of 1874 ana pre-.
sssy thirty three feet and ten inchss above low water
mark $3.50
and there average Of four feet Of in the ware
houses situated upon It. OF the lower part OF the
tisuous streets are nlied with merchandise The i'm
mense grocery establishments slmos entirely idle
bscsass there Is NO Afforded for the trans
The int abtants Of the northern and southern parts
Of city are subjected to great Inconvenience on &C
count Of the water and many Of them suffering
verely from its effects. large number have had all
their personal property swept away and and difficult
60 procure means to sustain themselves in their msfor
tune.
From the low lands in Bremen to the river il is one
vast sheet Of water and the suburb Of st George il
petely submerged The oppost side OF the river pre-
sents fearful scene Of desoation. With but few
ceptions the country from the ferry to the bluffs
once stood Irinoist,wn The Cd Penteost House one
OF the oldest buildings in the borne Oft by the
same fate.
From the St Louis Republican, june 10
The river attained its greatest elevation ut r NJ Of
Tuesdsy 1t remained stationary during tho night and
in the fore part II the day slight decline per-
ceptibe. At p M IT had fallen about one inch Ac-
cordipg to the easuIemens Of MIR Coote, OF the City
Engineers Department the highest altitude still
short Of the great food Of s4s four feet nine and half
inches The Missouri did not attain the elevation
its tributaries oventepped that limit feet and
were rally most instrumental in producing the great
mischief which the pod has brought upon the country
We are inclined 10 think that the damage the Mis-
sour viii be lee than caused by The Hood VI lsii
sthoueh the low lan have been greatly improved since
that time by industrious planters and the number Of
farms has been much increased Still, IL has not
covered great extent Of apdthe stock Of every
description have had places Of refuge M to themwhch
not the in Ssnd the people have been better
prepared for the visitation As is fear that is bad
enough.
1t IL probable that the State of Iowa viii suffer more
than either Of the other States visited by the food Its
rsvsges been confined to the borders Of the Mis-
sisspp but the Des Mones. and all the which
water the State bountfuly have been Of their
banks-brdges have been swept away mills destroyed in
every direction, towns inundated aud houses washed of
and valuable farms submerged The loss will be very
great, and the Tor planting is well advanced.
1t may be that the crops will b. deficient An industrious
and vigorous people will however recover from
these disasters and this, We have doubt will be the
case in Iowa.
The State Of illinois has also been greatly Injured by
the visitation This has been particularly the
the Illinois river, where towns and farms have been
submerged and great destruction Of property has fol-
lowed In the upper part Of our State, bordering
upon the Mississippi great damage has been sustained
and the low lands both sides Of the river south
Of have also suffered very serious injury As however
the fccd below covered much less space of ground
than in ls44 we may hope that many places ma, have
been spared from its injurious effects.
Our citizens should at once prepare for the fall Of the
water, and cleanse their cellars and stores from all
causes Of sickness. Unless this shall be done fast
the water falls, the condition OF many Of them must
produce disease They should be thoroughly cleansed,
With these precautions there il little appre
bend unusual amount Of sickness The city sutho-
rities have doubt, will take that the levee
put in good order fast the water leaves it. Thus
in little while all traces Of this calamity will rapidly
disappear
The latest accounts have from the Illinois aud Mis-
sisspp rivers contained in dispatches the Alton
Taes,ard sterday. At 3eardstown the 9th, Z 81,
the river r-ing slowly At ~ oria the 9th T. NJ
the river had fallen three feet from Its highest point but
had gain risen two three inches and then a
stand At Peru the same hour, the river
stand having risen eight inches in the previous
days Ii then lacked sx feet Of being high
two weeks previous. No hard rains since Saturday.
At Galena- June 9th L. NJ, the river still very
high. bet falling slowly IL had reached ahigher mark
than last spring but falling above At Dubuque.
hour the river high, but falling slowly aud
had been falling for three days.