Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-04-01
MISHAPS AND MISDEEDS.
FREsHET ON THE MISSOURI RIVE
Loss of Life and Property.

BISMARCK, ID. T., March 81. The lee in
the Missouri river broke up here to-day.
The lower land is partly overflowed
and great sea of ice and water ex
tends inland five miles. Three government
warehouses on the landing are wrecked
The river rose ten feet in few hours, and is
now thirty feet above low water mark The
settlers in the low lands are all washed out
and many are probably drowned. Moadan
on the west side Of the river is under three
feet of water. The greatest loss aside from
life will be cord wood. Thousands Of cords
are being swept away.
thirty feet of water in the channel at Yankton.
The lower part of the city is overflowed.
driving the inhabitants to the hills. This is
the greatest flood ever known. The damage
is immense to the city.
Vermilion, OAK. is also inundated. The
water has risen to the second story windows.
The occupants have been taken to the
Bluffs in boats, and will probably be landed
in places of safety before morning.
High Waters at Yankton. DIT.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March 81. The
signal corps observer at Yankton. ID. T., re-
ports as follows. The water has risen six
feet in the past two hours. The water is
within one hundred yards of this office.
Green island, opposite. has been swept away.
The river was up to 10 feet at ! Z. NJ. but is
now falling. The office cellar is flooded.
One hundred houses are submerged, involv-
ing a loss estimated at 10000
4 Train Thrown from the Track and
Several Persons Injured.
TOLEDO, O., March 81. The Atlantic ex
press bound eastward on the Wabash. ST.
Louis & Pacific railroad was thrown from the
from the track at Cotton, twenty miles west
of this city, last night, by a disarranged
switch The engine passed over safely. but
the balance of the train was detached. Sew
eral persons are reported injured but the ex-
tent of their injuries is not known, and their
names cannot he ascertained.
Collision Of Trains.-Twenty.Five Per.
sons Injured.
CorNcIL BLuFFs, Ia, March 81. On the
Rock Island road, near Walnut. in this
county. a constructing train coilided with
freight west bound. demolishing the con-
struction train, including the caboose. In
the latter were about % employees. all Of
whom were more or less injured, several
probably fatally The accident was the re-
suit of the failure of the operator to place
signals for the freight to stay ut Walnut.
Arrest for Infanticide.
FLrsHrxG. l.. L.. March 81. Sarah A.
and Susan Lake. mother and daughter, were
| arrested here this mornn;. for numbering q
child of the latter. burning it alive. in the
garden. They were committed for further
examination.
| Collision of Steamers.
| P,rrsBURG. Pa. March 81. Steamers
Emma Graham and Montana, collided twenty
five miles from Pittsburg, Pa. the former
sinking in four feet of water. No passen-
gers were hurt.
Suffocated by Coal Gas.
| New YORK. March 81. Mrs. Mary Anel
son and daughter. aged 10. were suftocatet
by coal gas, Wednesday night, at Point
Chester.
Arrest for SANDER.
MERIpEx. CT. March 81. Luther g.
Riggs. publisher of the ''Meriden Recorder
was arrested on a charge of slandering Mayor
Curtis in his paper for the past month
Riggs gave bonds to answer tomorrow.