The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

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Floods In the Northwestern States.
SIoUY City, April 21.-The flood in the
city and throughout the Northwest contin-
ues on the increase. Only four cars Of stock
arrived this morning, all the receipts Of to-
day having arrived last night. The roads
are compelled to use each others tracks, and
patch up lines of communication as best they
may, for hardly a road that enters the city
from the west. north or south has a track
free from water. During the night the water
in the river and low lying places rose five in
ches, and, contrary to expectations, is still
increasing in volume and height.
The Journals Quincy special says that it
seems probable that the levees below the
city, although strengthened and raised, will
give way before the great flood which is
coming, and expose the rich farm lands to
another %inundation and loss of crops.
MILWAUKEE, April 21.-The rivers center
ing here are rapidly falling and no danger is
now feared. The damage on the Milwaukee
river on towns outside Of the city will prob
ably reach $4,000 the damage is small in
be city.
HANNIBAL, April 21.-The water IS only
nine inches below the highest mark for last
are leaving the low lands in fear however,
disaster may be averted By great effort.
Sioux City April 21.-The Missouri river
is a foot higher than there is any record of
here. It is still rising at Sully tonight, and
there is no immediate prospect Of q fall here.
| No great injury has been done in this city.
| It is said that the Dakota sufferers are safely
housed and in a position to get food and nee
essaries,
BISMARCK, April 21.-The Northern Pa
cific, which runs q CONSIDERABLE distance west
of the Missouri, in the valley of the Hart
river, is having considerable trouble with
washouts. Over twenty bridges are washed
out, as also are several hundred yards of
track in the bad lands. Parts of the river
are still over the banks, and Mandan has
still from one to two feet of water in its
streets, as we'll as large quantities of ice yet
unmelted. More damage is likely to occur.
The Northern Pacific is working night and
day forces with their pile drivers repairing
bridges.
OMAHA, April 21.-The river at noon was
six inches below the highest point Of the late
God and was rising ra pidly. The situation
is much the same as ten days ago, except
that there is now no danger from ice. Lum-
Der in extensive yards is beginnings to float,
threatening a heavy loss. Railroad commu-
nications are maintained by bridges Of flat
cars at the transfer.
OMAHA, April 22.-The Missouri continues
to rise slowly, and at moor had reached 20
feet and 4 inches. The lumber yards are
losing considerable stock with each inch Of
the rise, but the railway shops, smelling
works and distillery are withstanding the
flood finely and can still withstand sew
eral feet more rise without any great danger.
The river men calculate that the river will
reach a stand-still here by tomorrow morn
ing.
Sioux Cry, April 22.-The river has risen
nine inches to-day and is still coming up.
Both rail and telegraph communications are
cut off with the north and west.
OMAHA, April 22.-The Missouri at ten
o'clock this evening had attained the addi-
tional height of a foot since Monday and two
inches since daylight, and is now raiding the
pork-packing houses, hitherto untouched,
and pouring into the lower buildings of the
distillery. One lumber company has sus-
tanned considerable loss. It is decided to
abandon the site Of the yard on the river bot
tom. Railway communication will be rem
edied tomorrow by a chair on the Elkhorn
river bridge, and travellers from the East
cached Omaha to-day by ferry from Council
Bluffs. River men expect that the rise will
close at midnight.
Terrible Railroad Accident.