, 1881-11-02
o;ort,et Of the Inhabitants Of the
Flooded Regions Around
Quincy.
rhs;r Alternative Chances Of Drown-
'n''' Inc, starving, and Shaking ,
to Death. I
tarrc1r. Attended Meeting Mt Oshkosh
to 1'crlso Somo Means OF Relief
from Overflow.
arowfall in Colorado, Wyoming, and
Minnesota on Monday
Night.
Tho situation at Quincy.
e...i1t fltspafth to The CHICAGO Tribune.

Tho situation at Quincy.
Special Dtspaish 10 ihs ~ G"leds9 iY.'ahf.
QUINCY, lll' NOV. l'.t!pe 4l'bslsslptl Iet
here to'lny olo 'l'cl'' "sa 1no ""ist - piop'''
bly, past, though II WIZ po se'et". ""Ss W.
fore business can fesume Us pr9peF cnnil-
nels. Rough est''n"1es n'"ao 'oaas u. uo
DAMAGE petWeui' ns'N"H, Il, 1".; "."t I'o".s'.
am, No.. on botll Sues o1 Lac I'er p'ace the
total ut 80, ,ao'oo. Explorers who l,nyo been
.n "s ,,ano9a tn them Viii bu greater than l,as
tho aatnsa ~ ,., .,at VI IT, r.,, nx,a,,t on'
been s,ppos,u' IN ~ te % otcr shsScs @ , rn,si. r
.,ces fron, The oyprtnwctt districts t,aye buc1,
Rees n"', IT,. NV ,,ea"ns;,,,r ~ ,,ai.. orro,,a
IN e Guy M ~. aot ,Irnrrb ~ tha su ,ntn"
eh,s iGt =" a W ~, ,1ovs hctopa @ ts
vjIo resided in tho bottoms car gather zip
w.. ~. nnrtion of thair scattered possessious
srn,,, ars ~ N tfomselyes WANDERING aiunt In a,
Ihey ate 'nen.sei' "n.,I'f u'," "1o"' =. NJ
Of them Ind but little, and HOW they have
,othnr thrir haro subsistence iii sprfng de-.
'o"dInT "" In n,anv ;nstonrrs ,,non the tIl,rrol.
en""t s.iaa,i. -. .i"nv ~ ,hor, ,,rnt,s, +,,,t
they will never return 10 inc bottoms where
The simple alternatives Of starving, drown
Inr. or sinking TO dcath will, tho clltIis aro
,x' 4.<eniai % II tt,em. In ,hts sentuTn nf tl,o
easc Tho probaole vallle Of their lands Is pre-
pwning real cstntu III tbs bottoms and WHO
nav. ,no,oy to romptrto tbe reclamation NJ
i. i ihe levees Gun b rendered secure,
thesa lands are valuaole; II hot, uley ara
useless. Fre1ilcnt consultations have al
ready bcel, had Us to the probable induce
si @ Sn t. ny t1S M ass ab IF hs ~ s e.oen scsn ay
t'1tnt us more townrf their reclamation.
'.1n Thc frst-inforllinIi nnni1leni,t f1nve heeu
consultetl OH liz possibility Of placing liz
isyecs Beyond ally reasonable fear Of brcak-
nsiter n ho % eartn ' Of NV whc L IL tho on eauk. ~ re
ninf,ts ara i,,otfu is ricl, nllurftlfn. having
jarge percentage Of saiMi. There Il, in fnct,
no cIay III Ii whatever, and tho dykes being
river A naked ridge sof ricEl, norul1s si,ii.
Miieh ynrr the sfregm n hn,st"rn,,s n,,a'
1rust iaye all been carried AWAY aillt sprcaI
ont III iliin puste over the miles Of iint
Ied % aay % IS rged ere % rs vd t.eiIo,1stration @ fu
that. ev tIniiE bilit Of th,s ti1,,,rt,,,,isi,,,t
Matsrtal. Tia en,barkn,c1,ts nni, bn re,,,inrn!3
thoroughly reliable. 1t is proposed to pItcI.
But the mali, p6rtion Of tie wt,rE. nav II mer
fectuaily secured Gy covering It with turf or
cultIyat{ng grnsscs llnon II. HdditInnnl
81, the ',I,ter soE" , ysrv sxta,,s,~n 'oms o,"i
s"ccnssfmi M t nronf hns % h"a no ora ta w. H.,
Variable ,zer erowt, n, oxtensiyeiv ;, an ti,o
dykes Of Holland viii grow rai,Idly ind ID INK. W
ufiantly on lie river to}ttus. "iA'' ''''>A '"N-
It Is i,ronoscd now to .nlntoy tbcsc de.
vices nj tic enrlicsI iate nt}ss}b,n. T 'Thoso
who tInye lookod Into fhn ,nntter ,nnet ti'nr.
aughly ,stato that experience justiiiss the BE-
another damaging tlootl tcc,,rs. Fro,', tt,t,
.june risc Of iS7ti t1 .ttt nj ftn tl,ste tvHio
Scarcely any damuRing fresl,cts. IN "o ala
previous to l87G there was II ntrjot1 ~ twn
ininra sch ~ :'uSa;,kmr,,ts M oHve"r tnas ~ ~
stretehlng. thoug!1 IN 'i,anatea ar1o stnin tH"
almost coI,sinlntIsiy fron, Wn,snw in Iinn,,
cock County, to a m,,ntiIl I'jkc Cou;i,tv nenrty
SEVENTH ,nies. IN tis 'ss snaa ther. 4, eaS orS
fuj(y i50 ncrcs ot ian ,,o'v u,,,fn, ,voto ~
OF this at icast IL rer cet1t is recknur., IT, h.,
absolutely worthless Without protection. tiio
sser Of oos bsins !nre I iI,a ths co ts.
haycsts wo,llJ Justify. tia rr,nnininr *
per cent l1,Ier siIijar ca,ft,"na sas ,,n9 t,c 90
said to rangs in yalue from. ~ to Sif M ncrc o
lis W ownsrs st ss1sr deg tn fnoloshy rsslaIne
worth si to t'e ,nr 70 Tes H. reasGa1y s mn;
Struggle 10 comnlute tbeir rccjnmninn ~" '''"
parallel with ti,e tract list sscrila.j Tia IL IL.
Nnduted district is Of ncuriy or mill, anna,
extent. IT beurs q greater nronnrtio'i s"ff ~
enuo TT N'N r't'"t N'A%f tAb 10
haat,y has ssya, valuable II oi1cu reclaimed. Little
Reclamation. urnt s,,r smai h,,tfn ,HfwHra its
have been :n,ado ut farming are. f9r tha sHosf
paIt, utterly extInguIshed. X more poverty
iha nonr aad a!sconraged set OF people than
be fo nd in tha cnmntry e y |otu todn 10 Ilnossl
now mostly scattered hafe f md fhore iuy nna ~
tha farmers back on the hlSll grounds villa
!eW are stranded on pieces Of railroad ell,-
Hr;r1 ~ u. !yulE ABOVE tfle W1ter, and arc
Sihe IT. tents and such otllor mems Of SHELTER
4ns e9 y tshsseHdsd I, constructing from tho
1Tney persist IN staying Til the Hood subsidies.
in,,s. ,e men haya heell long used to tAo bot
ns nssaa aisd they take to the water rs naturally
,,.9l 70 conceive how they manage to lily tho The
pnWeer atd sliot WHICH they daily use ol, tic
fHeat IL HICKS q Wild duck which swarm In
ms ureh !oodea bottoms, not to speak of tho
%le ase supplying tho an!n1ne md whisky Which
thev o1s ~ u as Icanlaf!y taken as bread llnw
nAkkfI Iff,nt AZ.