Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1881-10-26
The Disastrous Flood.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 19.-The agent
of The California and Mexican Steam.
ship Company has advices from Maza-
tian, Mexico, giving particulars OF the
terrible hurricane which visited that
port Sept. 20. 1t lasted from neon 10
sunset, and Was so violent as to compel
the steamship Sonora, which was coal
ing there, 10 put to sea with only IL
tons of coal on board. The German
bark Caroline, with wines and groce-
rics, had discharged about so tons when
she went ashore, and is complete
wreck. Her cargo was saved; though
greatly damaged. The Zaragossa.
moored in the inner harbor receiving
cargo, broke loose and was beached,
but was got Of again. The river rose,
and it IS said 500 lives have been lost in
the nelghboring towns from freshets.
At Rovaris the water came into the
town. Tie Fajo mine has 200 feet OF
water in the main shaft. 1t will take q
month to pump out the mine. Three
hundred houses of all kinds were des-
troyed.
CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-The only means
of communication now remaining be-
tween Quincy and the West is by the
Louisville branch Of the Chicago. Bur
llDgton and Quincy Railroad. This link
is also in danger of being broken. Just
below the city the track Is covered with
from II to IA inches OF water for two
miles. Last evening al O'Clock a
passenger train Of ii cars, with two
engines, was sent from Hannibal to
Quincy over this track, made up OF cars
from the Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
Hannibal and s.. Joseph, and the Chi
cage, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
The scene as the train passed slowly
over the lreacherous track was most
thrilling. The fire in tho front engine
was put out, but the engine In the rear
ofthe long train pushed it safely through.
Trains on the Quincy, Missouri and Pa
cl6c division Of the Wabash have all
been discontinued. All the roads on
the Missouri side will suffer severely,
the water being SO high that road beds
will be washed out and bridges carried
away. A bad wash-out is reported on
the Quincy, Missouri and, Pacific, be-
tween Humphreys and Trenton. The
damage TO railroads, together with the
loss of live stock and destruction OF
farming property, will make this flood
the most disastrous which has ever oc-
CURED in this part Of the country.
Special dispatches from Quincy say
about So, 900 acres Of land have been
oyernowed by the breaks in the War
saw and Indian Grove leyees. There
is imminent danger Of a crevasse at
East Hannibal. which would cut out
several railroad bridges.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. GA report from
Hannibal, No., says the Mississippi
rose six inches in the last twenty-four
hours. No break has so far occurred IN
the Sny lcyee near that place. The
leveo in many places is only lew feet
above tie water, but still sands hrm.
The break near Rockport Is constantly
growing wider, aud the water has alrea'
DIV covered a great part ofthe land sub
iect to overflow. Refugees from llli-
nos continue to arrive in great num-
hers. and with them their stock and
houshold goods. Gangs OF laborers
continue to work at the weak places in
the levee, and the Wabash Railroad
keeps up tho effort 10 prevent an over
flow. The water is now Is inches below
blcL.yater mark and 90 feet 6 inches
above low-water mark.