The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-04-09

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cific elevated track on the river front,
which is keeping back the water ad-
mirably, though it is a close race be-
tween the water and the men. 1t is
likely to break through at any moment.
The river has fallen one foot at Sioux
City to-day, but it is yet rising here
slowly tonight. The river is four miles
wide, reaching from Omaha to Council
Bluffs, this afternoon. A broad stream
and strong current is sweeping down
past the western boundary of Council
Bluffs and through Spoon lake, ordinar-
lily small pond, just west of the Union
Pacific hotel and transfer depot. The
water is up to the rails on the bridges
across Spoon lake, and the bridges are
anchored down with railroad iron to
keep them in place.
Considerable ice is floating down this
stream, and it is feared that new
channel will. be cut by the river by
this new route. If SO it will cut off the
approach to the Union Pacific bridge
and leave the bridge this side. A great
deal of uneasiness is felt by the Union
Pacific officials. This new stream,
which comes in at the bend north of
Council Bluffs, is rapidly increasing in
proportions and force. Another stream
is running through the Big Lousy creek
in the western outskirts of Council
Bluffs, and on the east side of the Union
Pacific transfer. Should the water
rise six inches more in the Spoon lake
stream, it may stop the running of
trains over the Union Pacific Temporal
lily. 1t is now believed, however, that
the water will begin falling some time
tonight. Numerous families on the
bottom lands around Council Bluffs
have abandoned their houses.
Trains on the st. Paul 81 Omaha, the
Kansas City s. st. Joseph and the Bur-
lington & Missouri river roads are
abandoned through floods near the city.
The Kansas City, st. Joe & Council
Bluffs railroad from Council Bluffs to
Pacific Junction, eighteen miles, over
which the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy trains also run into Council
Bluffs, is more or less under water,
owing to the rise of the river along
which it runs. The ice is piling up
fast over the flooded sections. One
bridge is out of line and will probably
be washed out tonight, together with
several miles Of track.
The latest report is that Florence
lake, two miles above Omaha, has be-
come flooded and the river is making a
cut off channel close to the Bluffs, and
if it does, it is bound to carry out our
whole levee, and also strike over to-
wards Council Bluffs. Great anxiety
is felt in both cities on account of the
threatening dangers. Trouble is also
expected at st. Joe and Kansas City,
both of which places are already ex-
periencing the effects of the flood which
will reach its height at those places on
Sunday or Monday.
Omaha, April S.-The water broke
over the Union Pacific track at ten
O'Clock tonight, the overflow being
caused by the immense cakes of ice,
many acres in extent. The smelling
works and lumber yards have been con-
siderably damaged. The Union Pacific
shops and Smelling works are in i'm
minent danger. Great damage is being
done, but it is impossible to give the
extent tonight.
Sioux City, April S.-The river has
been on the decline all day, and is now
about a foot below the highest point
yesterday. The river is rapidly reced
ing. William Cunningham, an old set
tier of Dakota county, Nebraska, was
drowned this morning while escaping
from his house on horseback.
Council Bluffs, April S.-The unpre-
cedented rise of the Missouri river at
this point has resulted in general
overflow Of the lower part of the city,
and many persons were compelled to
vacate their houses. The bottom land
between this city and the river proper,
is inundated, forming mighty lake,
several miles in width. The water is
several inches over the tracks, and is
flowing in the vicinity of the large
Union depot. The river is nearly %
feet above low water mark, being sew
eral feet higher than was ever known
here, and it is still rising tonight.
Yankton, April S.-The damage to
steamboats,, railroads and private prop
erty by the ice gorge was fearful. The
steamers at the levee were carried in
land and now lie on the railroad track.
The steamer Peninah struck the rail-
road machine shops, completely wreck
ing them. The boat is now on the
prairie, about mile from the channel.
The government warehouses are de-
stroyed and many of the goods stored in
them carried away. The rescuing par
ties report great suffering and destitu-
tion among the settlers on the bottom
land between Yankton and Vermillion.
San Francisco: Moody and Sankey
left this morning for the east. They
will spend next Sunday in Los Angeles,
the following Sunday in Denver and
the next Sunday in Chicago. At the
closing of their meeting yesterday sS2,-
600 was raised to pay off the debt on
the young mems Christian association
building.
Washington: Postmaster General