Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-06-16
From .be ST. Louis Republican OF Saturday.
The Flood Its Extent-Matters on the
Observation-Disclosures OF the Rise &c.

The Father OF Waters is heaving and roll
ling and sweeping on his restless course, in
all his terrific might and majesty. 1t is a
grand sight to ook upon the greatest of rivers
| in It's present wild, threatening mood, but
the pleasure is alloyed by thought that it
is carrying obstruction to many home and
enveloping beneath its turhid waters the
whole property and substance of thousands
of the hardy dwelcrs by its shores. They
have often looked npcn its placid waters
when they were calm and thought the riv-
or beautiful, and listened to its murimur rs
to the voice OF a friend; bat now they are
obliged to take refuge from the rage OF its
rising element, while the waves roll in at
the doors and windows OF their desolated
| notwithstanding mud novels of their
| neat cottages, and lakes and swamps or
their gardens and plantations. This is a
true picture of the condition Of the country
for thousands OF miles both sides of all
the western rivers, at the present time
and receiving them all and combining the
| grandeur of all, with their multiplied deso-
lation, the Father Of Waters is heaving, rol-
| ling and sweeping on his restless course in
all his terrific might and majesty, and is a
grand sight to look upon. The Missouri
strearAing from her swollen springs in the
mountains, and augmented by her hundred
tributary rivers, il rushing like an avail
auche into valley already deIuged by It's
own bursting fountains. What will be the
end of all this simultaneous rising OF the
waterss
TIE river here was swelling yesterday at
a fraction over one inch per hour. In the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 o'clock last
evening, it swelled twenty eight inches and
was rising at the same rate at dark Dur
ing Thursday night it rose one foot, and af
ter 6 o'clock yesterday morning the swell
increased in rapidity. At IL o'clock the
water was four inches below the city direc.
trix, and T. NJ, it had completely covered
the curbst0ne on which the obelisk contain
ing high water once stood. The water wa.
over two inches above the directrix. and
wanted feet j inches of hight water mark
in le44
There ia every reason to suppose that ths
river will continue to rise with its presen,
rapidity for two or three days Judging by
the latest accounts from the upper rivers.
The officers of the Platte Valley, from the
Missouri river yesterday, give us the fol
lowing information regarding that stream
A gentleman came down on the Platte Val
ley, who left Sioux city in skf about tie
ist inst, and arriving at Omaha. took the
Dan Convers for st. Joseph. lie states that
the river at Sioux city was rising RAPIDLY
at the rate of 2 feet in six hours, when h,
left. The river is reported rising very fast
at Omaha. by the officers Of the Dan Con-
verse; they say there had been rise O,
two feet when they left, and rising RAPIDLY
all the way down to ST. Joseph. Big Plat.
tie was running out very full, and every
stream from st. Joseph down is rising, and
ali are full. Nearly all the bridges through
the country have been carried away by The
floods
The Platte Valley laid above Brunswick
on Wednesday night, and while she was
there-not quite twelve hours-the river
raised four and half feet She laid al
Southpoint on Thursday night, and while
there the river raised three feet From
Rockport to the mouth, the river Is over.
flowing Its banks, and the inhabitants are
leaving for dry land back in the country
among the hills They are taking the:r
stock with them. and % many q their NOV.
Ablss % they can carry. WOODWARD Ar
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