, 1880-07-07
ANOTHER BAD BREAK,

A Now, Crevasso In tho Trcacfter0uN
Sny Levee-Tio Wabash 1cnabnnk.
nlent Orposlt Hannibal Gives Way
One Hundred Thousand AcrcH. Of
Land dOvcrflosvcd-The LowA Estimated
at Not Less Than Ono Million Dollars.
81. LoHs Ars,9Alfcun.
HANNIBAL, No., July 4.-Tho Fourth OF July,
1880, will bo nlcnorablo daso II, tho history Of
sny lalaud. At 1.:1b O'Clock Inst night tho enmo
hour 1T which tho sny levee broke ton miles be-
low hero cite night laat week, tho cE,t,aukuont
Of tho Wabush hallway, which forms n purt Of
tho levce for q distance OF several miles, gnvo
way before tho raging waters Of tho bIlsslssIppi
The wntohsuan detailed to patrol 1hAt part OF
tho lovcA hnd Just passed. tho trcAcharous spot
and was about to continue on his mid
night bent when he heard fnlnt trick
ling On tho sldo Of tho lovco frwuri ftS,m
tho river. He hud hastily tuf,let around when
tho falnt tricklEu1 Increased to roar and eight
feet OF tho cllpnAkncnt wna toascd on tho
broast OF wave. Tho olght-foot holo soon
and comfortable homes of thousands OF Hny-
Ialanl farmers woro at tho mercy OF the waves
Tho 8WGcplnH wAtOr5
eouapEu THEIR OWN ALARM
to tho terror stricken Inhabitants Ut tho lsant,
riding aiony On Tho top of Tho aIynnpinE watcr'
Hut fortunately thoru worc no houses dIreutiy
" ita path. IL. md no hnbltatlon has been carried
fortunes or tho inhu6itanis of thie gar'on-spos s
Of industry haa, spared their lives to remind
.'f &ss :! ssS'f ;ssS at point directly o
srain elevator. Ihe waters boa.,d tbrsSsh 'iH tic
i IL : oss s,. ,,, aex., she !. s'yer; ossatss:l
us II wsfs wSse ason ae d4ns0f P BY as e 4
from tho ground in tho vicinity OF tho eroyasso,
anu those that remain aro swnyed IN tho a.
wuter was Y, great tl,At tic b0tt0tn Of tho r,vor
has been duE out ia alantinE tllTcctloH tho low.
s 81 a0 rSs
saes Il se S p*o; III psr ~ q sas
HUNDRED THOUSAND ACRES
formerly protected by tho sny. lovoo is now
NOT less than q million dollars. Many faru,ora
portion Of tho land ~ cultivated by tSnants u,
'"ths oxeept Ma s1ns tsots sHs ya
stook-and hnye not cnnuHh " keep thcIr
hess ana d.; eGtt1e z, Tasso ts M SS s.
beoolniu9 objects Of ohariy. sn.np have boon
driyon aiiafsst lnsatie BY tholr l.ssos. sat
talked iusisted that his farat VIC ss,:s TX
Wseso Gw W. ns tavSSy' Sy' Ana ea M to snow
aEd ni1hts, hu said, an4 BIZ whunt and cor!, cfoia
Mcre untlOr wuter. WMtsr WIS flowing thruqKh
!ug-nnCh!na 10 any nnN who wouid tuka tho
trouble ~ Rot 1t out of tho hol.G In nt,0 Ap,lsu
on tho tslRllu a child died thrt.o duys ngo hnd Is
still tinbnEltN1. THIS pcoplu hAvu bUc1l too busy
lu caring for the living to preplra tue dead tor
burial.
NO LOea or IIFR
has yet occurred from tho overflow. All day
loil4 men h9Fu rnwul aki1a pvpr tho b0tttHl
lands, taking out families who wore dispose4I lu
leave. On tho !6wcak laud tho Woter s, OF etsufa,
tho deepest, aud ih -sotno inataHoos tho watnr
reached IL the topa Of tho doors Ut tho hcusss
Quite nnmber nf families wGru taken on tho
rtnts II h1fr tiousoa.
The Mississippi ltIvGr ut Hannibal ard below
here Ia now fruln eight to eloycn milcs vide,
stretching from tho Missouri shore oAstwattlsItti
the bluus. Amos j. 5eitlwell cstimatra ttsas
uinoteen-twonttaths Of tho wheat osup lk loet,
aud that corn and oaA arc total fulurc. NJ.
and land, and tAYed bis entire NhcAt crop. His