The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-04-27

COaRtFy-BeFIOas Damage Sustained b
Western Railroads and Properly HOIg
eFs.
QUINCY, ILL.,, April 26.-spscials to th
Whg from Fall Greek, Rookport an
other points along the suy lsVes state thl
the river is stationary to-day, there hAvin
been no rise since midnight, The waite
10 now two inches higher than during tn
great flood Of last year. There is q 'creras,
in the lsvee which Is constantly widen
ing, and all efforts to stop the break hay
been futile. The water Is steadily spread
ing over 0 wide areAprotected BY the EN-
bahkmeut, but II is imposslble 10 estimate
the extent Of the damage. A strip OF high
ly cultivated land from three to eigh
miles wide and nearly hity miles long 1
already under water or 10 certain to BhaFI
In the general destruction to-day. Tbs
Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy railroad
track 10 under water between Fall OreeI
and Hannibal, and one OF the trestlt
bridges has been carried away. The tract
Just below Quincy was also badly washeC
out by the high water. The Misaissipp
river Just below the city 10 now over ter
milee wide, oil the bottom land on both
sides being flooded.
A STEADY RISE IN THR MISsISaIPI ALL DAY
A DISMAL OUTLOOK.
ST.. PAUL, April 26.-The Mississippi
river has risen steadily all day, and standl
at 7 o'clock this evening at lB feet ten
inches, three feet higher than at 10 O'Clock
this morning, and one foot higher than al
the great June flood OF last year. The
wafer spreads from bluff 10 bluff, except
the ground filed by the railroad on the east
side, and the elevated roads and raised
ground on which West st, Paul 10 built.
About 1000 people live In West st. Paul,
all Of whose houses will be flooded II the
rise continues. Many houses are isolated
aud some half buried under the water,
The water commenced TO flow through the
streets with an hourly increasing current
10 rapidly pressing forward toward
the city, and spreading In Q vast sheet
over all the loWlands. Shortly after noon
to-day, an immense number oil logs, filing
the river for nearly half O mile, passed
down. They are the properly Of Colonel
John s. Prince, and came from the
81. Paul boom, this side Of Mendoza,
where 1t 10 said there l,600, 900 feet. o n
the west side Cape & Cutters saw.mill
Is surrounded by water, though II 10 not
believed to be In immediate danger Ac.
tive preparations have been going on
among the residents OF the fat lands look.
Ing to the removal Of household goods and
effects to places Of safety, and TO this end
Shanties are being erected. to-day near
the Sixth ward school for the temporary
accommodation Of the euntortunates driven
from low lands. Others who have faith
In the stability Of their houses are moving
their goods 10 the upper stories. The
east side Of the fat above the city is GOV.
cred with water, and the Sioux City shops
and stock yards are surrounded by
water. Reports from the upper river
say II is rising at Brainard and
Aiken. The Minnesota river, from which
most OF the food comes, iB stationary or
falling to-day, and little more rise 10 ex.
pected from that quarter
A dispatch from Montevideo, where the
most loss has been suffered, says that the
food reached Ito height yesterday; and
has now fallen foot and is going down
at the rate Of On inch an hour. ''
Upon the Chippewa, fve miles OF water
has fallen until It 10 within ith banks. But
the Minnesota is still very high and backs
its water on the Chippewa for few miles.
The railroad bridge atill hangs by o cable
and no further damage 10 anticipated.
The loss Is estimated at $4,000. q
Several hundred people who have been
driven from home are greatly fncon.
yenionced one dwelling house accommo.
dates thirty people. The water covers the
entire lower part Of the town, 90 deep that
some Of the houses only show their gables
above the food. The railroad track has
been washed away for Q long distance.
The river bridges have lodged down the
river and are badly damaged. The bridge
over the Chippewa has also gone out, 70.
gether with the one across the Minnesota,
and WAiparlston 10 cut of from main land
and Communication 10 maintained by the
means OF skitis. A number OF cultivated
fields have been flooded and will be dam.
aged.
AFFAIRS AT at. PAUL,