Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-04-24
THE SPRING FLOODS.
Latest From Council Bluffs, Omaha and
Sioux City-Two Hundred Destitute Poo
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To-Day.
MANKATO AND GAREN CITY FLOODS.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe.]
| MANKATo, Mimi, April 23.-The Min
nesota and Blue Earth rivers are still
rising at the rate of an inch an hour.
To-day two of our brick yards are sub
merged The principal damage is the
large amount of wood floating off. Adam
Friend, of Garden City, had two ware
houses filled with wheat at that place.
The one, containing 1900 bushels, was
washed away-a total loss. The other,
containing 5000 bushels, was washed out
and swung around, and is badly damaged
if not totally ruined
SIOUX CITY AND ELKHORN.
Sioux CITY, April 23.--The river has
been stationary all day, and an early de-
cline of the water is looked for. Passen-
gers were transferred on the Sioux City
& Pacific railroad to-day, owing to a
washout near the river. Sioux City IS
without gas tonight, the works
being shut down on account OF high wa
ter Mayor Sheafe, of Elkhorn, is in the
city tonight He reports about 200 fam
lilies in Union county, D. T., needing
help. The Sioux City relief committee
will forward supplies for their temporary
wants.
LATER FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, April 23.-The river
is now stationary at this point with fall
of three inches reported from above. This
is regarded with feelings of highest graf
ification, and it is thought we have re-
ceived the full effect of the flood. The
highest water has not been within half
mile of the business portion of the city.
Small tenement houses in the lower part
of the city being flooded, three hundred
people are being taken care OF by the peo-
pie tonight.
THE SITUATION AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, April 23.-The river is expect
ed to attain the highest point by morn
ing. 1t has risen four inches to-day,
making twenty three feet six inches
above low-water mark, or one foot and a
half higher than the previous rise this
spring. The situation is not materially
changed since yesterday, and property on
the Omaha side is standing the siege.
There is no detention to passen-
gers on the Union Pacific
railroad, but all trains are on time to-
day. A few passengers reached the
Union Pacific transfer from eastern roads
via wagon and boat, from which point the
Union Pacific is prepared to take baggage
and mails and start them for California
to-day. The eastern roads can not deliver
passengers generally to the transfer or
bring baggage there. At Plattsmouth,
twenty miles below this city. the river is
marked two feet above the late rise, but
the city is secure, however. On the OPP
posite side, the Pacific Junction and the
entire bottom are submerged from two to
eight feet. Farmers on the Iowa side are
abandoning their houses, and report.
heavy losses of cattle.
HAZEN's BULLETIN.
WASHINGTON, April 22.-The chief sig
nal officer furnishes the following special
bulletin for the press: The barometer is
lowest and falling in the extreme North
west, and is highest on the North Caro-
lima coast, A light rain has fallen since
last night in Tennessee, the south Allan
tic and the eastern portion of the west
Gulf States 4 rainfall of 1.36 inches in
eight hours is reported from New Or
leans. Elsewhere fair weather prevails.
The temperature has risen from eight to
fifteen degrees in the Northwest. The
Missouri is seven feet above the danger
mark at Omaha The Mississippi is five
feet above the danger line at Cairo,
five feet and one inch at New Orleans,
three feet five inches at Keokuk and one foot
at WARSAW. 1t is at the danger line at Vicks-
burg and approaching it at Memphis. The
Missouri river is at stand at Omaha, and
the Mississippi continues to rise slowly. The
indications are that slightly warmer weather
will prevail in the lower lake region, in New
England and the Middle Atlantic States during
the day, and probably tomorrow the Missouri
and Mississippi will continue to rise. slowly.
THE MISSOURI EIGHT MILES WIDE.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, April 23.-The situa-
ton from the flood continues more seri-
Gus, as the water has been rising rapidly
all day. The river now extends to the
bluff in the southern part of the city and
is some eight miles wide. A large por-
ton of the southern part of the city is
inundated, fully five hundred houses be-
ing surrounded No trains reached the
city from any direction since morning,
the only trains, on the Rock Island d
Burlin gton, being compelled to stop sew
eral miles beyond the city limits and
transfer passengers by wagon and boat.
Communication between this city and
Omaha is suspended. There are from
500 to 1000 strangers in this city, water