The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1880-07-20


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GRRAT FL00w HN HH.H.KNORs.
ThomsmmAs NJ Acres ef G4mma Sab.
mergeA Ihya Deeak IN . GIevee-
many Laves Isess and she Cropu
mm1meA.
BY the break in the Mississippi River
leEee, near Qpiucy, H., which b over 500
feet wide, . vast area Of rich farming
land is under Natsr between Quincy and
Hannibal It il impossible 20 compute
the damage yet, bat It viii aggregate
several hundred thousand dollars. An
idea Of the damage may be gained from
the fact that an extent Of country forty
miles long and from four to ten miles
wide was protected by the embankment.
This Is probably The richest farming land.
News Of the Ereak spread ike wiIdnre,
but it scarcely preceded the rushing
waters- The excitement was Intense,
families being compelled to leave their
homes, In some cases with scarcely any
clothing, and lee for their lives The
river at the cutspff where the crevasse oc-
CURED is forty feet deep, and the waters
poured through in . perfect torrent, with
overwhelming fsrce.
An entire family, believed to be Mr..
Freemer, his wife and all his children,
were drowned, no trace being found of
them or their house They lived but .
few rods below where the break occurred.
So rapidly did The water rise that men,
women and children rushed upon the en-
bankment to safe themselves, as they did
not have suf6cient time 20 get to high
ground east of the river. A break had
been anticipated several days, and hun
dreds of men hSd been at work strength
ening and watching the embankment, but
the greatest danger was believed TO be at
Cincinnati landing. A large party of
men went from Louisiana to the landing,
being summoned by report that break
was imminent at that point 1t is feared
that other lives have been lost than those
reported, but as an alarm was sounded O.
soon as the disaiter occurred, it Is hoped
that all the people reached places of
safety. The loss of stock was great
Farmers are paying ten cents bushel to
get wheat thrashed. The harvesting of
the wheat crop was begun about three
weeks ago. Every team and every ma
chine that could be secured has been in
service night and day for ten days past,
including SundaI; but many have hoped
the disaster would be averted and DELAYED
moving to PLACES of safety. Mile after
mile of fine corii fields are ruined, and
thousands of acres of wheat In the shock
and still unshocked have been submerged
The food has rot yet reached the rail-
road emhankmefit, but the track will be
flooded and the damage to the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy line to LOuisiana
viii be considerable. The section hands
have been hard 1t work several days
strengthening the railroad bed, bat the
water win undoubtedly cover the track
By the break in the Warsaw leyee over
&c, 900 acres of land were all submerged
and the crops ruined. The break - in
creasing, and the Eevee, which cost 42s, 900,
win be seriously damaged. The new
levee, in proceaS of construction froA
Quincy north, is almost ruined, and rich
farming lands are under water. The less
in this country will be heavy.
A Quincy GIL special to the Chicago
Times says inten4e excitement prevails In
the portion Of tie country inundated by
the breaking of Sny leyee. This emhank-
ment protected ,aR extent Of cpuntFy
seventy miles Icing and from Eve 60
twelve miles wide. Fully one-third of
this area il .undar water. The crsyasse
at Cincinnati landing Is half mile wide,
and other breaks have occurred. Mr..
Freemer and family, reported. drowned,
were saved, bat others are believed 70
have been lost. Horses, cattle and other
stock were drowned, houses and barns
were swept sUay, and crops destroyed.
The state ssh pofsds, near Fall creek, are
obliterated, and several hundred thousand
fine fish washed gut. No estimate Of the
damage by the Hood can be made at
present, but It il safe 10 state the total
loss in this locslity to be upward of sl,-
600, 900.
No new breaks lare reported, but it isfear-
ed one win occur IN the emhaakment eppO-
site Hannibal, thtopgh which the water il
sWeeping, and . general alarm has bean
sounded thropghNnt the threatened local
ity. The water ID steadily spreading over
the bottom lands until nov fully 200, 200
acres Of highly cultivated ground d inan-
dated. Two harvest hands were drowned
west Of New Ca4jton while endeAvoying
70 get ont some s!tock, and . yonng man
named John JaKxis was drowned near
Gregory by the eiipsixing Of boat while
engaged in the same work The water in
the river is nov stationary At It's highest
point The rain kls helped 70 weaken the
embankment.
Another breaE-the fourth-oceurred
in the Soy levee; on July 5. The new
creyasss i 500 fset wide, and the ruin i
now complete. large gangs Of men ere
Ct work on the CAicago, Darlington and
Quincy apd Wahash' railroad tracks, bat
they are already lhder water. The coan-
try Submerged sns sfsy miles long BY
from i've 70 twslse miles wide, fhs wnaer
EAngiRg in 6epsA iron three 70 eight feet,
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