, 1859-06-09
GREAT FLOOD IN THE UPPER
MISSISSIPPI.
THE RIVER TWENTY-FIVE FEET ABOVE LOW
WATER MARK.

Oux Minnesota exchanges are filed with re"
ports Of another flood in the Mississippi, exceed.
the highest stage Of water known to the oldest
inhabitant. We copy the chief items Of interest
embracing the losses as far US asccrtaincd.
1,cza the St. Paul Minnesot,an. e.n.l
On Saturday morning, carly, the turbulent
waters begnu closing up the little strip Of levee
that was LIFT at the lower landing, and soon
came tumb!ing into the warehouse cellars along
between Jaekson and Slbley Streets. Then
"there was hurrying to and fro and nanT
wures and goods into the upper Stories. We
hope no damage will be done to any OF the
warehouses or their contents there. The steam
bouts we're compelled to land at The foot OF Rob-
crt street, where, tile descent being more de-
cllyious, 4 better landing was found. Above
that The new 1cve els completely submerged, and
we icsr the sweeping current may lnjure IT. as
it vas hardly finished, being recently filed in
with loose dirt and stone.
The river rose on Saturday at about three
quarters Of an inch an hour, and from siI
O'clock p. ~, on Saturday to yesterday ere
n,ng, the rate Of rising had decreased, having
only risen during those fifteen hours about five
inches, as near US We could tell
On the upper dat, the roof and pipe Of Cobb's
saw mill still gli1nn1cr above the water. It will
sustain much injury, while some logs and TIM
Der haze Aoated away. The fen houses st the
foot Of Eagle street arc isolated aud surrounded
aud partly filled nith the water On tho lower
toms bluff is neck deep under wuter, and the in
habitants are compelled to 50 around By way Of
the Saltwater road The road is made of sand
md dirt, and will sustain damage 4 steam
boat has gone fur up the flat, back Of the saw-
mill, where Donc ercr went before, rs fur us we
can learn The steamboat Clarion, which was
stove up By the ice.boat last spring, and left in
damaged condition At the upper lcvee, Aoated
off on Fridny night Of its own free will. We
have not heard from it.
We cannot pretend to give any figures Of the
loss and damage occasioned By the flood. In
The aggregate it will be enormous, If tue waters
do not subsdc. Coming as it does in the hard-
felt. After this flood, VIC predict no one will
want to settle on bottom lands again. while our
high, rich, rolling prairies invite settlement.
Along the river there has been much wood
foated of, hay, &C., destroyed. We hare not
definite particulars Of the food below, but some
leTes soon.
At st. Anthony aud Minneapolis, the storm
and food las been terribly destructive, and
property to the amount of hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollurs have been destroyed and lost.
The pier On which the turn-table Of the upper
bridge at st. Anthony's stands, {the bridge is
drawhridge, has been moved down stream some
AAeo
been swept away, taking about one hundred
feet of the bridge with it! The water vas lercl
with the bridge at 10 i. II. today, and is prob
ably over it By this time. There is great dan
ger Of the whole bridge going. The Suspension
bridge is as Jet intact, being about three feet
above the water, Tue fifth pier {from the st.
Anthony sls!e) Of the lower bridge has gone,
taking about one hundred and fifty feet of the
bridge witt it! Both adjoining piers are being
undermined by the flood. The suspension
bridge is probably safe, unless the one abore it
should come down in body.
1T least $500 worth of lumber and logs
have gone over The falls within three dAys.
Two small sLingle-mills were carried away.
The Falls, We arc told, present m appearance
both fearful and sublime The torrents pour
orcr the precipice with terrible force aud in
creased roar, and the spectacle has attracted
crcn persons from this city. Portions Of the
rocks, we learn, over which those torrents have
poured since the time that the Almighty first
set creation in motion, hare gwen way to tue
pressure Of waters and fallen down, creating Il
still more rugged cataract. Esprit Island
just below the cascade, Las also been nearly
swept away. The Minneapolis Mill Company S
dam still stands intact, while the drift food does
not yet reach the only bridge that can be
crossed-thc Suspension.
The water, according to measurement made
here, Is twcnty-onc feet above low water mark
The ". l.. Ewing, Capt. 11iilhouse Informs US
could not 90 under the bridge, lacking about
four feet, as her pipes require screnty-two feet,
and but slxty-nine remains. out Of ninety Ut
low water, between the timbers and the river.
Tie business men al9ns the lcvee nre keep
ing register Of the flood By marking its alti.
tudc on their doors, tile waters crawl up the
posts. The last mark will lie pointed to in af.
ter times. as '' the height of the great flood" in
1s3:.
From the st. Anthony Ncws edl
Tic river is now Thursday morniug> higher
than it has been known for eight years, and
within 4 foot and L half Of the extraordinary
water mark Of 1s:0.
The storm Of Tuesday raised the river at St.
Clond two feet iu singlc night and the water
at this place shows similar increase in volume.
Last night it rose n inches. at six o'clock this
morning, tile boom Of tic St Anthony Water
sure, and about 5,ovl,te Of logs, {valued at
$4p,oU0,} went over the Falls. About 4,0vo, 900
e them to th. value Of IS n10, were the prop
efty Of the Mill Company. The boom ut Coon
Greek contains about 1o."'o oto logs, and is mo-
1ncntari]y expected to give way. One Of the
water is up level with the floor Of the St. An
thons Mills. The sto,te mill ow'nc.lby Farnhara
l. Simpson, on IIenncpin island is badi, food
cd, being entirely surrounded by water, and
first floor oyer0ossed. The wafer pours over
the Minneapolis dam the entire lenyth-a cir
EAluSkdutE WHICH HIS HUI uuppeneN before Since
its construction. Logs are continually comn +,
down the river from booms above; the water
has risen to within four feet Of the platform of
Suspension Bridge. and one font Of the Upper
Bridge.
LArEn,-The Coon Creek boom has given way,
and hundreds Of the citizens OF ST. anthony
nnd Minneapolis, in 4 state Of intense eS-
citcment, are crowding to tue shores to witness
The result.
Many of the poorer pcople-1nostly ITish-on
tue fats in Upper St. Anthony below Narr's Mil
also on the fats near Lower Board Landing,
have been drowned out, and Obliged to seek
other quarters. In several instances during to-
day laborers have been bringing their families
and furniture away in boats.
The Lansing Towa, 1(irroy ftbc ri met
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1'an lis 1a'e predecessor. UuTlny Is hours the
river rose two feet and was still advancing. The
cb;,,o.., and N;nnoso+. ,;ror, ,~a,a f';..1,r-
s"''f."" 4Ao ''n1.s'A '''e's "e's "'s"ef
than they have oeen Known Tor ten years.
TERRIBLE STORMS ACCOMPANYING THE FLOOD,
fFfou, the St, Anthony New. Cd,
Weboar from, NJ, r,-ts ,f,h, st,.o ,f.h. .,
r.slts of ,he sInrn ~ Tnasdsv n;nh. ~ i ~ r.
r;cntr - ;rnmense daruao- M hes h:an Ill., hansas ,s
r.unrad fran, +i'e;r rnut,da,;o,s h,rua ,r,ced
esm,nera ,ia, do.sr naa taan, ".si
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asot s. - -" ~ ie,, "as inose9 lo.Elesn
II. no'a % of ro1h M;,n...'ai;s .roe -
on ~; earr;ad h, ti,o ;r;nd ,oar,, ~
1.,5 60. ~ ;~..o ,h;,,,r.'.' ...., ~.
Wo!cott's Mill was blown down. 4 large barn
belonging to NJ Aoore, about two miles from
tnc c'sy, was lhsea from MS foundation and nsov-
Gu some distance without inJnry: