The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-31
RAGING RIVERS.
VermilllOn under Water. jeff
erSOn Inundated. Country
between YanktON and
VcrmiiliOn Flooded.
Destruction ct Life and Property in the
Platte Va'lsy. Snow Storm Raging
in Ohio and Indiana.
AT VERMILIION

AT VERMILLION
The Journal Of yesterday gives graph
ic account Of the floods in Dakota and
Nebraska. Vermilllon business portion
is abandoned and the buildings are filled
and surrounded with water so that many
of the Inhabitants were rescued from the
second story windows in boats In some
places the water was reported to be fifteen
feet deep, and at p, m, kilograms recciv>
here said water was still rising. Before
deserving the Chandler House guests were
served with meals cooked in the second
story. Skitfs were the only means OF
passage through the streets, goods were
removed and all persons fed to the bluff
The river is gorged both below and above
She town, and should either break sudden
ly the current will 1t is feared sweep the
entire lower portion OF the town away
There are some valu able buildings there
the Chandler House, ST. Nicholas Hotel
the Bank building and Lee & Frcntis's
store are brick, some private residences
also. Col. Jolley has fine place opposite
the Chandler House, 1t is a sad mlslap
and Will probably result in the removal of
business houses and residences to the en-
inence upon the bluff. Postmaster Shaw
is said to have lost 81 900 worth of bees
Between lank1on and Vermilllon the
whole country is flooded, the railroad .be
ing entirely under water, al the jim river
farmers have been rescued in boats, cattle,
stock, sheds and buildings are floating at
the mercy Of the waters. The east portion
OF yANKlON
is under water, ii being tour feet deep IN
the K. K. shops. At Dayis Junction west
OF railr)a track the country is all llula-
ted, people fleeing " it'll families and stock
fur the high lands across the Sioux, no
trains 10 1ankt)n have been run for sew
eral days and an attempt was made to run
Il hand car from Vermilton, but the water
rushing down from the Missouri was so
deep an,l rapid that reaching the Vcrmil,
!;on the current forced them back. The
STEAMBOAT WESTERN
sunk and wont to pieces at Yankton Sun j.
day.
At Fort Pierre several houses were
swept away, loss $4,000. The steamer
Far West which was frozen in 30 miles
beIow the fort is supposed to be lost to-
gcther with her officers and crew. The
steamer Meade has Heated away without
"a person on board to care for her White
Swan and Niobrara are flooded
NNEBRAsKA
on the line Of the U. p. railroad in the
valley o: The Pate river the devastation
by water is fearful, buildings swept away
heavy loss Of cattle, and It is supposed
many lives are lost, the bodies of a WON an
and two children were found who were
drowned in their attempt to escape. The
railroad track is swept away in some plac
es, ave miles Of EN- bankmcnts are entire
" gouc, and bridges innumelable have
Disappeared The whole valley Of The
Lnwer Platte is filled with floating debris
boated bodies of cattle, sheep and horses
for miles one vast sea Of water, strewr
with wrecks Of what was but 4 few days
ago landscape OF happy homes and
thriving towns.
A heavy snow storm WAS raging in In
diana and Ohio Tuesday