The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-04-02
STORMS AND FLOODS.
Terrible Destruction or Prop
erty.

Chicago, SI.-The Inter-Oeeaa't
special from lows City, says one of toe
serverest snow storms Of the winter has
been raging since 9 O'Clock this morning,
the wind blowing furiously. The snow
is damp. Ice in The Iowa River is break
ing up. The water is high and serious
damage is feared to the railroad bridge
on the Chicsgo Rock Island and Pacific,
some railroad iimbers being carried off.
Erie, Pa, 3l.-Ten inches of snow and
| still siorming.
Louisville, Sl.-Another snow storm
| tonight.
Omahs, sI.-Warning vas received
this afternoon that q thHty-two foot rite
in the river was relling down and rail-
ways and parties having property on the
river were notified. This evening they
ran ap cars ald emigrants frOm the
river tracks 10 higher ground, Antieipet-
ing food before morning. They do
not expect TO escape without serious dam
age to buildings, and embankments on
the river front. Heavy ice commenced
running about IL o'clock tonight Union
Pacific overland trains are running with
out interruption to Ogden from Omaha
VfG Lincoln, and making regular time.
To-morrow they viii run all the way
over the repaired main line.
81. Paul, 3l.-honeeT' Press Pierre
special: While citizens we're caring for
che families during the food, q gang OF
msn anu women VINO were warned on
the Indian reservation last year, were
ransacking the houses, carrying goods to
the bluffs and rif1ing then.@Ihey even
broke up house and hauled it off. aud
citizens going to secure their property
were driven off The sheriff to disperse
the mob, organized a band of twenty
armed msn, who quickly captured them.
Jos. Reed, who had fine herd of stock,
lost half of them, and Others have lost in
the same proportion. Westward it is
lot 30 bsd. The suffering has been ter
rible and along the banks of the N is
souri, cattle are lying dead in heaps, and
living ones are mere skeletons.
Pioneer Press Sioux City: The. gorge
broke Al Yankton last evening, the
water falling six feet an hour and reced-
ing slowly. At last accounts there was
no loss Of life. The damsge 10
property is estimated at $40, 900, princi-
pally railroad and steam boat property.
The steamers Butte and Black Hills, Of
the Benton line, were seriously damaged
BY ice, and the Helena, OF tina: line, and
two boats of the Northwestern Trans
pOrtation line, were wrecked. The @. X.
Peck is not damaged. being the only one
of twelve boats that can com mence trips
VT Ell that river is clear. The town of
Green Island. opposite YAnkton, was
entirely swept away last night. Every
building was broken up o. floated off by
the Ice, and one man WAS carried awsy
on floating house. The flood reached
Vermillion, driving cut the telegraph
operator, since which nothing has been
heard from there, though it is certain
that the gorge holds. No rise occurred
at Elk Point, below there. The Vermil-
lion ferry boat is q totsl loss. The water
here is five feet below high water mark.
and it is not probable that great damage
will result here when the gorge gives
way, as the ice will have full run.
Pioneer Press, Bismarck: It is be-
lieved that 100000 railroad ties have
been washed sway, involving a loss of
S35. 900 10 the Northern Pacific.