The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-27
THE FLOOD.
DeIuge In the Observation-Disclosures, Dun
leith, and Galena Partially Submersed-OnIy
FOur-st0ry Elevator Visible at La Crosse.

A DeIuge In the Northwest-Dubuque, Dun.
leith, and Galena Partially submerzed-OnIy
FOur-st0ry Elevator Visible at La Crosse.
From the Dubuque Times, April 20.
The old Mississippi still continues to spread
himself out in awful vastness and at the present
writing has attained dimension that will pro-
bably never be witnessed again during the
present generation. The water is now some
inches over the high.water mark of 1859, and
still rising. The lower part of the city is almost
completely submerged. Every street is con-
yerted into a river, the sidewalks iHto
lakes and ponds, while cellars are flooded,
causing unwonted commotion among the
beef and pork barrels, the potatoes and
preserves, the cabbages and onions. Yesterday
number of families residing on Washington
and Fifteenth streets were compelled to evacu-
ate in hurry, removing their household goods
in boats AT the foot of Fourth street the trestle
work of the railroad track has spread out, rem
dering it unsafe for trains, and the passengers
and baggage from the east were brought over on
the ferry yesterday morning. Dunleith, from
this point, appears to be flooded, and yesterday
canoes actually sailed into the cellar of the
store occupied by Mr.. Z. j. Corkery. Nearly
all of the sawmills, machine shops, and factories
have been compelled TO suspend operations.
OF course, considerable damage has been COM
mitted, but what this will amount to in dollars
and cents it is impossible to state at the present
time.
From the 81. Paul Pioneer, April 20.
The train from the east, contrary to general
expectation, arrived shortly after the usual time
last nlgnt, Notwithstanding the terrific Hood at
the Prairie du Chen crossing of the Mississippi.
At that place the water reached the floor of the
yerandah of the Dousman House, which is
reached by temporary floating dock leading
from the feIry-boat. The ferry commences
nearly two miles from the Dousman House, and
the passengers reach the cars on the McGregror
side, something like half mile up the ravlne,
by which the railroad track runs down to the
river. The confluence of the Wisconsin and
Mississippi at Prairie du Chen and the flood
coming out of the former river is the reason for
the rise being so much greater there than here.
The telegraph poles are washed away for quite a
distance at Prairie du Chen, and the wires are
down.
From the GdLena (IH.) Gazette, April 10.
The river is now two or three inches higher
than 1t has been known by the present genera
tion. report was circulated this morning that
the river was again rapidly rising at St. Paul,
which led many to believe that we should get
two or three more feet here. This report. how
ever has not been confirmed. The water here
has advanced only about five inches In the last
twenty-four hours, and the general belief is that
will come TO stand by tomorrow or next
day. While many people have been driven
from their places of business, ne serious damage
has been done as far as can be seen, although
the foundations of many buildings must be more