The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-22
RAGING WATERS.
THE NORTHWESTERN FLOODS STILL
GROWING WORSE HOURLY.
Unprecedented PreshsIAin All the RiVsrS
Mills aud Elevators stopped aud
RNiFOHd Tracks RHIned by IhO
Terrible Seas = InhAbI.
tanIs POWerIeSs.

CHIc4Go, April 2l.-The hood in this
city and through the Northwest continues
to increase, Only four cars OF stock ar.
rived at the yard this morning, The roRda
are compelled to use each others tracks
Unfortunately, and patch up lines Of
communication as best they may, for
hardly road that comes into the city
from the West, North or South has track
Tree from water, During the night water
from the river and on the low lying pra-
ries rose five inGhea, and, contrary to ex.
pectatiOna and precedent, Ia still increasing
In volume AID height. At Ashland
avenue the bridge and ahutments
have caved In and the foundation OF the
abntments OF the bridge across the canal
at Ashland avenue have been washed out
and the abutments have begun to topple.
Ehe water IL within an inch OF the top Of
Fuller street bridge and Ia within a few
inches Of the bed Of the Chicago & Alton
railroad bridge, The johnson & Weare
planning MILL has been compelled to atop
work by tho encr0aChments OF the water on
the lower floor, Operations have stopped
ut the DanVille elevator and Nuts eleya.
tor, and the Western Indiana railroad sm.
ployes arc throwing up embankments to
protect their track and the Eighteenth
street bridge.
The Ersniag Journals Omaha special
says that the recent great IIeshes eeema
liable to be speedily eClipged, The water
is nearly as high already as tho highest
points reached, and still rising, The river
atandA twenty'One ldet aud covers all the
bottoms, railroad tracks, Sc. 1t looks "a
though eastern communication would
hp pnVnFnI In II faV,
body ID anxious to-day Rs the water In the
river and streama above 10 still rising,
There Wasa heavy rain Inst evening which
may cause a considerable further Else and
disastrous results within a day or two.
Everything possible. Is being done. No
loss oi lie is reported.
The Erentng Journals Elgn, ILL.,, special
says that V. W. Pantan's milla and box
factory at South Elgin was burned this
morning. Loss, $4,000; insurance, 81, 900.
The EEsning Journals Dixon, ILL.,, special
says: Rock River Is falling now, aud is
fourteen inches below the highest point.
The danger seems over aud the damage IL
chiefly from the oyOAjw. Some snow
still remains and further rise IL not i'm.
possible. All travel west OF here 10 stop.
ped.
The Journals Quincy special says; II
seems probable that the levees below the
city, although greatly strengthened and
raised, will give away betoIe the Aood
which Ia coming, L. will expose the rich
farm lands to another inundatlUu and loss
ot the CrOpg.
OMAHA, April l2-The river at noon wss
six inches below the highest point OF the
late Hood and rising rapidly. Tho sltua.
tion is much the same as a week and
hall ago, except no damage from iCe The
lumber in tho extensive yardBis beginning
to float away, threatening heavy loss.
Railway connections are maintained by
bridges made OF fiat cars at the transfer
depOtH.
Quincy, Ill, April 2l.-The loylaud
above and below Quincy Is entirely inun.
dated, the Mississippi river being now I've
miles wide. But little damage has been
done In tho city, excepting In causing
temporary suspension Of several large
manufacturing establishments along thV
levee. The nloBt serious loss will be from
the flooding Of thousands Of acres Of farm.
Ing lands and from tho washing away Of
the road beds OF several railways leading
to the West from Quincy.
BIsMARcE, DAKOrAH, April 2l.--The
Northern Pacific, which runs flr con.
siderable distance west Of Missouri In the
valley OF Hart river, Is having considerable
trouble with washoutG. Over twenty pile
bridges are gone and several hundred
yards Of track In bad lands. Part Of the
river Is still over the banks Mandan
|ill has one or two leUt Of water In the
streets. More damsge is likely to occur.
The Missouri! Pacific road arc working
night and day fJrCes with thrOe pile
drivers repairing bridges.