Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1881-05-02

Others who have faith in the stability OF
their houses, are moving their goods, etc,
to upper stories. On the east side the
flat above the city is covered with water.
and the Sioux City shops and stock Yards
are surrounded by water.
Reports from the upper river say il ia
rising at Brainerd. Trough but little
more rise is expected.
A dispatch from Montevideo. where
the mast loss has been suffered SAWS the
Hood Nached its height Yesterday nfter.
noon aud hus now fallen n foot. and ia
going down at the,rate OF nm inch mn
hour. m
on THE shy BOTTOM.
Quincy, April 25.-Specials to the
Wing from Fall Greek. Rockport and
other points along the Sny levee state
that the river to dhy is Stationary, there
being no rise since midnight. The water
is now two inches. higher than during The
great flood OF last year. The crevassc IN
the levcc is constantly widening, and all
efforts to stop the break have been futile.
The water is steadily spreading over !.
wide area protected by the embankment,
but 1t ls impossible to estimate the extent
Of the damage. A strip OF highly culti-
waited land, three to eight miles wide,
and nearly fifty miles long, is already
under water. Quincy is certain to share
the general destruction to-day. The
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
track is under water between Fall Creek
and Hannibal, and one of the trcste
bridges has been carried away. The
track Just below Quincy is also badly
washed by the high water. The Mssiss-
ippi river just below the city is nov over
ten miles wide. ali OF the. bottom lands
on bothsidcs being flooded.
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, April 2G.-The river has
risen about six inches to day and is max
ing rapid e,crouchmenis on the Ievee
and snippiug facnities are being greatly
restricted, owing to the nurruwness of
tue wharf and the discharging OF cargoes
| from steamers has become Il slow opera
ton FOR the same reason. A large part
OF the low landsln the extreme northern
part OF the city is submerged
Y THE LOWER MISSOURI.
Kansas City,April 25.-The levee which
was built to protect the town of Harlem
and the broad bottom lands opposite
the city from overflow, gave way Satur.
day night, and a strong current ten feet
deep is now running at the rate Of five or
SIX miles IN honr over the tracks OF the
Hannibal, st. Joe and Cbuncil Bluffs,
Chicago, Rock island and Pacific, and
the Wabash roads.for nearly mile. All
these tracks nre supposed to be washed
out. The levee gave way about 10 O'Clock
at night, the water overllowing a large
number nf farms to til" depth OF from
four to six foet In Harlem ouiv aMsp,
half dozen houses are above the water
line. ltis not expected that the water
will continue to rise aften-to-nlght.
AT ST. JOE.
st. Joseph, April 2G.-The river has
risen three inches. The bottom oppo
site this city is flooded for more thar
halt Il mile from the bridge, and three
miles west. A sheet Il water thous
and feet wide is runnlnf over the bottom
at these points. The track of the st. Jo
and Western road is submerged, an,
some OF it washed out. The machin
shops i'll Elmwood are tioNded and wor
IS suspended. A numberof families hav
been rescued to-day from the hoode,
houses in the bottom lands in the vicin
ity of this city.
| AT DES MONIES.
Des Moines, 26.-The river continue
very high at this point, and some twent,
families on the low landss slmve been KEEP
out of their dwellings for several day
past. The Des Moines river is rising
here and swell of six feet in thirt
hours lis reported from Fort Dodge.