The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-23
STILL SHE RISES.
Further Particulars Regarding the
Rise of the Missouri at Omaha.

Further Particulars Regarding the
Rise of the Missouri at Omaha.
Omaha. April 22.-The river is %
feet above low water mark, having
risen one foot since yesterday. 1t is 10
inches higher than the highest point of
the flood of two weeks ago and is still
coming up at the rate of one inch per
hour, with prospects of an additional
raise of at least one foot. A dispatch
from Sioux City this morning says the
river rose Is inches there during the
previous "a hours, and is still rising.
No reliable reports from Yankton or
Sully.
Omaha lumbcrmen are saving as
much lumber as possible by fishing it
out of the water and hauling it to high
ground. Water has invaded the pork
and packing establishments, but pack
ers are takinSgood care of their meats.
Two dwelling houses fioated past this
morning, having come from some place
above. No express or baggage were
in Omaha from any direction to-day,
connection being severed from every
point. Trains from Chicago and st.
Louis got into Council Bluffs during
the day and some few passengers have
reached Omaha by riding in skiffs from
Council Bluffs to the Union Pacific
depot, something over mile, and
then walking over pontoon bridges to
the Union Pacific train for Omaha.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
train from Chicago attempted this after
noon to run through the water to the
Union Pacific depot and got within go
rods of it, and then the passengers went
the rest of the way in boats.
The Chicago and Rock Island compa-
ny ran train of fiat ears to the trans
fer with Omaha mails and returned to
Council Bluffs.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
intend to build pontoon bridge of fiat
cars similar to that of the Union Pa
cific.
A strong and very broad current is
running east of the transfer, between
it and the Union Pacific bridge, and
the track is being badly washed, letting
down the cars of the pontoon bridge in
several places. Many of the cars have
been braced with stout planks. Another
foot Of water, however, may topple the
whole thing over.
The Union stock yard are flooded and
w. A. Paxton, principal owner, has
300, 900 feet of lumber in the vicinity,
which is likely to be floated off
The washout on the Union Pacific at
Elktorn river bridge will be repaired
tomorrow, when the delayed trains of
the east and west of two days will pass.
The Elkhorn river is falling very rap
idly.
Large gangs of men have been work.
ing at trestle work all day and will
continue so all night.
Many additional houses were inun-
dated to-day on low lands on both sides
of the river, and were vacated. No
material damage has yet been done,
except the stoppage of manufacturing
establishments on the levee and general
interruption of travel.
About half mile of track floated off
this morning, and several small build
ings in lumber yards have lodged here
and there.
Now that the frost is out of the
ground it is feared that if The river falls
rapidly it will do serious damage by
cutting out banks and making new
channels, as it did in the April flood of
1875.
The flood is causing general stagna-
tion of business, particularly in whole.
saleing and retailing operations, also in
building, as material cannot be shipped
here. Large quantities of freight is
is accumulating.
Kansas City, April 22.-The river
has risen nine inches to-day and. is still
slowly coming up. Both railroad and
telegraphic communication is entirely
cut off with the north and west.
Omaha, April 22.-Tbe Missouri is
slowly rising. At 10 O'Clock p. m. il
had attained the height of an addi
tional foot since yesterday morning
and is now invading the pork packing
houses, hitherto untouched, and pour
ing into the lower builings of the dis
tillery. One lumber company has lost
considerably and has decided to aban-
don the location of their yard. Rail
way communication is to be resumed
Tomorrow Saturday, by repairing the
Elkhorn river bridge. Passengers from
the east reached Omaha to-day by the
ferry from Council Bluffs to the trans
fer depot, and temporary bridge and
trains to his side of the river. River
men expect that the rise will cease al
midnight.
Council Bluffs, April 22.-The situa
tion from the river continues to grow
worse. 1t is now not only serious, but
desperate. The water has been rising
at the rate of an inch an hour all day
and the entire bottoms are inundated tt
a depth of from one to six feet. Tht
tracks of all the railroads leading tt
the Union depot are under water from
two to three feet, and no passenger
trains run to or from it, all stopping a
the city local depots. The U. P. tract
has been washed out for several hundred
yards. and platforms have been erectet
over the water for the transfer of pas
sengers and baggage. The river to