The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-20
The PIood In the Western Rivers.

Prom the 81. Louis (Mo) Union. June
The wrath Of the monarch Of rivers IL fairly
aroused and he Il fast indicating his claim 20 majesty
and empire Opposite the city have a broad expanse
Of water relieved only by the tops on bloody
stream equal TO that Of the Hudson. New York Bust
ness has been entirely interrupted the levce;
being willing TO make purchases Of produce which may
be swept away before be obtained to ship II
STEAMBOATS, exp rience great dicuty In efecting land
ings and obliged to try point after point without
The merchants a along the line u the river
removing from the ground floor Of their warehouses
In the cersin prospect that the waters will upon
this evening early Ia the morning There has been
an additional rise In the Missouri within day or two
which cannot fail TO augment the volume Of
Mississippi and arrest business operations the eyee
for a number OF days
Night before lsst the rise was nine and half inches
and yesterday morning the river only foot and
nine inches below the city drvctrix This comes within
little than nine feet Of the rico isll and all
present atons are that the food Of this sea .on will
fully equal II not surpsss that memorable overflow for
along stretch q the lcyee namely from Green to Vine
street, the water il up to the curb stones and In few
hours the first floors u ali the warehouses within those
lin its will be submerged TO the depth several
The amount Of goods Of various descriptions injured
the levee night before last, IL very large
The Quarantine Island il entirely under water Yes
day The ferry boat won't down for the purpose Of TAX
ing on boafs the healthy residents the Island aud
the Mayor during the Jay making efforts 10 charter
= steamboat to temporary hospital for the
sick during the prevalence u tho food In b.
should not b. able to nn one they are 20 BE- transported
to the sst,rs Hospital We learn that considerable
injury has been done to the OFsllon Railroad from
Brooklyn to Cacyyc three hundred yards having been
Since the above written have asccrtaincd that
Iintistown, the opposite side Of the river Is
pletey abandoned account II the freshet The wa
in the second story of the houses Before leaving
the town ~ the inhabitants stored their furniture
IN the upper stories OF the Fcllings they
turning the place n fat boats e. bring their effects to
this city in anticipation that the town will BE- entirely
overhowtd in day two The telegraph Office Is sur
rounded by water and only accessible by of sks
aud the operators fearful that the poles will b.
washed away The house, however Is built a brick aud
account u its sodity Of construction fears what
entertained q Its safety The extensive pork
house II Mcssrs II Ames Co. Is full Of water and two
fist boats engaged in removing the goods remaining
w IL portion II the farm belonging 10 these gentle
IL slso under water and they were busly employed
last evening in driving their cattle to the bluffs great
part Of thu turnpike leading from fllinoisown 70 the
buI i three four feet under water aud portion 81
II carried on and destroyed Rogers Railroad bas been
seriously injured Thu two bridges on Cahokis creek
have been carried away aud In consequence land com
mupcaton between the ferry and the blui's IL broken
n and the ouly of reaching the high ground u
by skIs rapstown IL already partially inundated AMI
water has actually reached the bluffs Bloody Island Is
altogether uudor water with the exception OF "trip OF
about que hundred yssds. BroOslyn thoroughly ssh