, 1881-04-15
Two Hundred and Twenty-seyen
Thousand Acres Under
Water.
Acts Of Bravery in tho Rescue Of
People Threatened with
Death.
Government OGlccrs Furnishing Food Ia
the Starving and Suffering
People.
Further Reports Concerning the Recent
=: Terrible Cyclone at Hernando,
y .s-... ~ i Miss. -. -.


pAvENpOEsT.
sptethl Dlspateh to The chieauo Tribune.
DAVENPORT. Ia. April t4.-At II o'clook to-
night tho widest excitement pervates Davcu-
port and Its sfster city hcross the Mississippi,
Rock island. Tho overflow ie tho worst ever
known tho Rtage nuw standing nlnoteen foot
two litchus. which ia seven Inches higher ttan
over bofUrc recorded. The Httuntion during tho
afternoon and ovcntug ia thus dcscrlhed: ~,
Tic first storo or movement downward took
piucc this afternoon at 4:10 oac!z. \ t!ed 1lltnH
tho river Its full Width nnd nearly n 1nisu in
length emo down. AZ soon as 1t struck tho
blockade across Hnrrison street. there WIS il
tttno OF anxiety. Tho movement Increased after
tho fal1 sppknn Ut en3ne through thn brilKo
It had cnrrictl tho leo or gorge line cnsiwnrd up
gan to rise rApay, at'd continued to do ~ until
1t had roaohcd clkl1t lnchos. Crowds of slght-
sctrs lined tho layee. having boon sud-
denly cnllcti there by tic supposed brcak-
.np. Thousands Of people, were a.onR
the shore for nearly mile At 6 o'clock word
WIS tclophunnd from Moslne that ii vnst Held was
coming down as fnr ns tho eye could
SEQ. Despite tho tremendous shuye, for
hnlt "a tniIp, cns1stng tho leo to cover
Utrerman's 1slnnd, tho gorge held.
Many prayer Of thuso who sooaiicti tho stdncs
or 1868 wont up for q break, but mono cnn,e.
Tho Ice above continued to run heavier a1su
heavtrr ,tho river boinx led from ahoro to e1oro,
aI1d nlnny OF tho oakcs covering ncrcs Of arcn.
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Watcr-W Works gavo tho axnal of dnn9er.
Tho wnter bud bacltud up so as to.
force it's WY through tho otnbauknlent ut tho
lower part Of tho town, mud notbluK could snve
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