Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-01
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THE GREAT WESTERN FLOODS
Ice GarReS in the NIiSS0uri.


cations Of gorge In the Missouri river reach
Ing from point fifteen miles above this city at
resss least as far as Springfield, DAKOTA, seventy
lano, from five 10 fifteen miles, is flooded by
gorges.
A Nebraska Town Swept Away with
Tho .o ITS People.
Ine town or Green Island, Nebraska oppo-
site lankton, has been swept away. The in
naoltants could be seen from Yankton clingtng
sn 10 aneif houses as they fioated Of. A large
crowned. All the bottom lands W hIch are vel
settled, are hooded.
River Steamers Wrecked
The river steamer Western sank at Yankton.
ana the steamer Fontanelle met the same fate
six miles above. The boats In the harOor at
lankten are So broken by the ice that none OF
them Will be ready for service for sixty days.
the +. G. Batcheior Is also reported lost. AL
three are tota. wrecks. The steamers above
laDkton are IN bad shape on the bank by the
suoslding OF the water The river is now iall-
ing at lapkton and points above.
\ Town Fen Feet Under Water.
At Nermillion, thtrty-iive miles northwest or
this city the water was ten feet deep 10 the
principal street al noon today. All OF the Ia.
napllants have gone 10 the blun back OF The
town.
The Es0Fges Still Hold.
Al me la}tot accounts the gorges still hold
last and the river IS running across the bottom
lano. AT this city the liver Is rising SLOWLY \
reScuing train for the inundated districts viii
leave this city 10 r.OTrow.
BhC gorge at Fort Lincoln.
CHICAGO, April l.nA special TO the st. PAU
PiO1eeT Press from Bismarck says the frost OF
last night helped TO solid1fy the gorge at Fort
Lincoln. This morning the water was at a
stand still and The outlook for fall was diS-
couragtng. Field glasses showed no change IN
the situation, and ar Mandan no flag OF dis
tress is visible. Tie plucky citizens, men,
women and children. were staying at home
Iot willing to desert the spot. Besides the
damage 10 furniture and goods, 1t is believed
dnat mat lGoyCo r9llToad pad, ties n have been washed
efn Pacinc hallway company.
A Gallant Rescue.
The incident OF the day vas the rescue OF
nEe men Ii the woods, la the bottom, La the
one man. ia a small skiff, rowed mile TO this
timber and ice, and when there Major Peoples
got out OF the boat ana stepped On the blocks OF
ice anG went 10 search OF the men believed 20
be In tie woods. It required stout heart to
60 single handed aud alCDe through wood
that was nothing more than mighty gorge OF
Ice. From block to block he skipped untll he
found men In TWO skiffs safe and sound. They
had prepared for the flood, but confessed that
1t was more Of shower than they had eN-
pected. They had provision and could have
held out several days. A nth man was found
on cake OF ice badly exhausted. He had been
1oattng on cake Of Ice unit he bTough up in
the trees. When be started he was on the roof
or house, from which he was pushed into the
current by the ice. The MAJOR brought the five
men safely TO Bismarck, travelling about four
miles over blocks OF ice. He also visited col
lection OF people opposite Fort Lincoln, who
were huCded IN single house that was high
upon sand bar ana practically safe. The
power OF the cakes OF Ice that force their way
Into the woods is best illustrated by the fact
that they cut down cotton wood trees two
feet In diameter.
Breaking of the Gorge At TanktOn.
ST. Paul. MINI. March 3l.-Speciai dis
patches to the Pioneer Press, from Sioux City,
say:-The gorge broke at Yankton last evening
the water falling six feet an hour, and recedlng
slowly. AT the last accounts there had been no
loss CT life, but tue damage 20 property was
estimated at $4,000, principally railroad and
steamboat property. The town OF Green Island
opposite Iankton. was entirely swept away
last night, every building being broken up aud
noated of by the Ice and one man was Carried
away on foatiDg house. The flood reached
NermillioD, driving out the telegraph operator
and nothing farther has been heard from there
though 1t Is certain that the gorge holds at that
point.
Another Big Snow Storm.
CHICAGO, April IA last nights dispatch to
the Inter ocean, from Iowa City, sayS:-One OF
the seyeTeSt snow storms OF the winter has
been raging IN this section since O'Clock this
morning. The wind is blowing furiouSiy. The
snow is damp Tie ice IN the Iowa river is
breaking up. the water high and serious dam
age is feared 20 railroad bridges on the Chicago
Rock Island and Pacific road. Some OF the rail-
r.ra6f ntTrr InF,,.