Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1881-04-15
RESUME OF NAVIGATION
DEF,A ARTERE OF THE SHERH4y
AND ECLIPSE.

The Floods at Yankton--.Eiundrei
Of People Homeless1--All but
Three Boats Wrecked, OF
the Yankton Fleet.
EARLY NAVIGATION.
The first boat of the season for ulp river
was the Eclipse which left Sunday mora.
ing, April 10, for Poplar River, Capt
Tom Mariner in command. Jos. Leigh
ton was one Of the passengers. The
Eclipse went up light, as she wishes to
make a quick trip III hopes of saving the
Bachelor from total wreck. When last
heard from the Bachelor was hard
aground at the stern and not likely to Get
loose in falling river. If Mr. Leighton
succeeds in saving the Bachelor he vii!
doubtless make ten or fifteen thousand
dollars with her this year. She was
one Of the fastest boats in the river
and, according to Grant Marsh, tie fastest
and entitled to the champion penant.
THE GENERAL SHERMAN,
Capt Lin go in command, Is the second
boat Of the season from this point Wednes.
day she loaded with freight for Lincoln,
which she exchanged at that point tor
forage for Poplar Greek. She took on
still more freight at the lcvee for 3uford
and will take several tons from Stevenson
She will go to Poplar Creek in the utmost
haste as forage is very short. Messrs
Barr and Spain are the pilots this sea-
son on the Sherman. These departures are
earlier than for years previous. Lastly
the first boat up was the Butte, April 10.
Owing to the general smash Of steamboa,s
in the lower Missouri river none are ex-
pected here for points above before the
Sth or 10th Of May. Already people are
beginning to enquire for transportation
TO Benton and other up river points, and
several having purchased through tickets
in tho east have already arrived at Bis
marck.
THE WRECKS AT YANKTON.
Reports from Yankton indicate that thu,
people in that section are in a precarlous
Missouri is gradually subsiding, though
the ice is piled to a height of ten to thirty
feet along the bank and on the bars anil
bottoms. Yankton is filing with refugees
from the lowlands, and the people are do
ing their best tolcare for them. Outside
help is needed, as the resources Of the cit
liens are not adequate to the demand.
Thousands of people are rendered home
less, and all theyH possessed swept away.
Nearly all the stock ON the lowlands,
hundreds Of thousands Of head were
drowned, villages submerged or floating
about in the water. On the site Of Green
Island, village of twenty houses, but one
remains and the ice is from ten to twenty
fectdecp. The bottom from here to Bi.
Sioux, sixty miles long and from five to-
twenty miles wide, is still under water
Yankton parties are still out in yawls
bringing IN people. YanktoD is almost
destitute of fuel and coal oil and short Of
provisions The winter still holds, caus
ing increased suffering among the home
less farmers who have been drowned out.
Yankton can furnish shelter for about
1000, and is making heroic efforts to sup
ply clothing fuel and provisions from lis
limited store. AS soon as the gorge
breaks boats can be sent below for sup
plies. All the railroads north and west OF
here are showed in. Vermilllon, Il town
of over 1,000people was entirely destroyed
and the channel of thcriver is now where
the city once stood. ..........-
STEAMBOAT WRECKS.
The damage to steamboat property VIII
reach $75,000. Two boats have been sunk
the Western and Fontcnellc The stealth
ers Helena, Butte, Black Hills, Pcnlnah
Nellie Peck, Josephine, Rosebud, GeA
NJ cad and Big Horn are all lying; up on.
the ice and away from the river. Some
of them may be saved but the damage
will be enormous. The Far West which
W inferred near Pierre arrived at lanklon'
safely with 100 passengers and the Gen
Terry is also in good shape. These 'w"
and the G. K. Peck are the only bo:'s,
ready for business.
BANK NOTES.
The Red Cloud, of theBakcr line, left e
81. Louis for Benton Tuesday. She w'F
leave here abou, May 10Th.
The Benton, of the Benton Lane, IS o., on,
her way up bound for Benton oile Wit II.
arrive here about May 1st.
The Transfer is now making regular
trips to Mandan.
The levee Is now less than mic lfohl
Bismarck, south Of west. II rfooaoiv
will be but temporary as the zee IS co'i.,
stant]y breaking away from ID 'front.' o'
the warehouses. -.
The west end Of The dyke WAS unde-
mined little by the strong current, Dut
not enough to discourage the scheme OF
daming the river to the west bank. y
week ago nearly all the water WIS on the
west bank but now it is changing, and IN
n not Jfjt. ,irOt)1OlS