, 1870-04-28
TIE FLOOD.
AT Lyons md Clinton, Iowa, mud
Futtou. Ill.

Ftozn ux Lyo1t liorol Nirrnr, Apra r.
Tho water Ia now higher than we have any
authentic record Of ita ever hhyirg been be-
foEe Ihis moninS t. has 1s{s Es'caed s;s, Point
thu. time tho highest water known. and it il
still rising 1t the rata CT two md = half inchns
per day, but with prospect OF an immediate
tan
III. David Hess, one OF the Oldest settlers
in this country, states that when be came here,
shout forty years ago, pile OF dritt wood lay
neas the location OF the Gld brick school house
On Fourth street, and from tho situation Of
tho ground At that time it Ia thought that the
rater must have been two To three feet higher
than now. when the drift was deposited This,
howcvcr, il very definite; and Mr. HAzlets,
who czno to the tiser thirtJ-hye ye1Es $50, rs
ausea Us that mover befora hsa ho any moVl-
edge Of there being more water in the river
thsn at thib tame.
In Lyons, the water is up to tbs sidewalk Il
the foot OF Main street, xnd c,oeses the walk
It Hazlett i Duslin's coal house. The Ping
railroad t14ck il but from bit inches to foot
out Of water through its length. i few houses
on the lower grounds IN toNn Are gurruund-
ed, and few others iucommodod, gardens
soAked+ etc.
Third street, nearly Ill the way from Pear1
to the upper mills. is under water: As il also
Fourth street. south of the Randall House, for
block or nore.
stockwell's saw mills cannot run, and the
damages e big dap properly are eatInstea st not
In tha northern alouEh, tho vatar sets back
acsoss seventh 1trcet md Pearl atraet beSond.
The Fifth street. foot bridge il on lesel With
the water, and Tearl street at that placs Ii
covered fox about 4 bleak.
In tho southern slough. the water backs up
nearly to Old Hsin street, covering portion
OF Washington, and floating the walk along
side, below The college,,
Bottom lot owners braE DOW Of riding on
tho highest waves Of speculation into fortunes.
The ferry dock comes up into Fisst street,
and the boat'e deck ia far above Main straet
grade. The Lyons City nakea regular
firw between Fulton aud Clinton, carrying
zsiltoad passengers and mails, on account OF
tho suhnergcnce Of the tack between those
apprchepded IN running trains thercupou
Looking acroas the river, foot or 90 only
| Of tho doorB in the easements OF The ware
houses on the lovee can 10 seen, and the ferry
host lands above it's usual place. The saw mil
owned by LanEford has been quiet for davs
runhes pset Fulton on tho east, and tho maps
| OF 1870 viii mark thAt ancient town, with it's
| grand old bluffs, and its valuable improve
ments, as Ii island.
deeper depths, the horse railway barn, corner
| OF Randolph street, is seen to have its horse
1oor barely ont Of wster, whiio the car-house
track will certainiy rust from dampness,
At the lower edge Of Ringwood, the rails
disappear under the dood. aud from there Oh
| until well into Clinton arc covered with depths
varying from two inches to two feet, aud the
carr trunale along With si1 OF eight inches Of
] water On their floors for eomc distance The
drivers keep On the truck by taking sighi
through the two doora. keepng the centre
stap1 aud tho ho1scs' tsils and forelocks il
! line.
The sidewalk tops for this l,alf mile, ~ vel
~ the one leading into tho Court House, Art
Hontoons. requiring strong ahaling TO keel
them IN pofitiou-
BY the Applne waves, and rise Of foot NOR
would Waeh its floor clean Of any legal o
Official stains which may hare fallen upon it i,
! its brief occupaby. Tho block Is completed
under water, except small spot at the soull
west conner and in one place only the tai
board OF the fence Is visible. The capitalist
whose bonds arc fled ior tho grading up Q
Heck 8 a1o estimating carefully the relativ
cost of removing I few ACRES Of bluN by wste
OF land carriage.
In Clinton, mile stretches OF streets, Who'll
blocks, lots without number, aud cellars almot
every one, are ztlp.t; vhi1o houses hold or
inch, si1 inches. > foot. tHo feet three fa~
.aa Nc know not what greater depth OF H4te
Lots requiring tho 1eass dredging, bonleriug o
streets floating the he.vieat boate. and i
direct communication With The main river, con
1nAnd premium, fo1 the location Of dockA Al
warehouses. Builders re taking advantage {
] Tic uo1nsut OF elimination to take sonndinR1
that they u1ay know whether to put their cella
Kitchens in tie second or third story; tadie
who have dwelt NTH raptures upon descul
: tons Of Venice, cease to sigh for scenes no
{ within view, md, soothsd by The ca1essin
swaah Of Tho hesh SEA just under their VIII
dows, slumberoualy dream OF gondolaa q,
. | light guatntu, apd sestnAdiug eaTAiers; zhoAl
! OF children t1isport themselves upon improm{
: tn rata. with baby in high ctair, triumphant
surmouptiug the csn1zn; md the geeat
| coursing here and there upon th* hro&d e1
! pause, faud upon occasional iaisnds to Ief
one leg ~ Standing on stother; md the m1{
nstes Of The city haze wz:tteu to the Censu
= Board, demanding the addition Of auosht
item column to the census tahlrs,-that (
= "folting population. in which respect the
: boast Of being ahead OF any other town
] Iowa
Cananche haa a strong current surEoundin
, it, but Is not 70 liable to damage by uAter
, b. other elements.
: The WApsic il out Of its banks, of corrs,
, ! and spreads to Lyons on the nerth, md I
.. . ! Davenport on The south-At 1east there h
been no mail Communication between thos
| te1rnini lstely-
The losses entailed upon property on Ii
, | river must be enormous. and can bo even ~
! ! proxim.tely estimated only after the subsii
= ! ence Of the Hoo3-
The Horse Hallway Company are talking
. ! ,,siug boat acroas the bottoIua, instead I
> running their cars through, xhile the water
| 1t its height