Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-02-24
THE SOUTHERN FLOODS.

The Waters Rapidly Subsiding.A Breal
In an Embankment at Louisville Floo d
the Lower Portion of tho Clty-Rslie
Movements at st. Louis and Othe
Points for the Lower River Flood Suf
ferers.
LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 23.-The' old city sewe
running along Beargrass creek burst thi
morning, the result of which was the destruc
ton of 100 yards of the Short Line railroa,
embankment. The break occurred at daylight
and yard engine and gang went into TN
crevasse and fell thirty feet. All the men OF
the engine were more or less injured. TIL,
break allowed flood of water to rush into
the territory between Jackson and Clay streets
and in a few minutes that part OF the city wal
covered with water, about 800 houses being sur
rounded. The general situation in front OF
the city has improved 1t is thought thu
worst is over.
At the time of the accident there were six
men on the engine, M. stollings, engineer
Lew Husser, fireman, John Harper, John
Monfert, Tom Barrett and Fred Burns, 6
switchman. When the engine struck the
bottom 1t piled up in heap and the tender
came smashing upon it, burying the men I'm.
der the coal. Their situation was an extreme.
~ dangerous one and it is almost miracle
that no one was killed. The coal, which came
IN heap on them, pinned them down into the
water, which was as cold as ice and Gov
who were on top, managed to
work their way out through the cab window,
and then pulled the engineer and fireman with
them. john Monfort was the worst injured
in the party. Two of his ribs were broken,
his back and shoulder slightly injured, and
his left arm bruised. Engineer StalIings sus-
tanned several bruises in the back and sides,
while Harper lost one of his ears, which was
cut of close to his head. The other men
were not hurt but badly frightened. The
scene of the wreck was visited by hundreds of
people, the bank around being lined with spec
tators all day.
done by the water was not great. The ground
floor of the machinery and boiler room of
Bell q Co. s planning mill, on Clay street, was
Hooded and quantity of lumber and untin-
lshed work destroyed. A two story frame
house on Hancock street, near Fulton, occu-
pied by negro named John L. Green, was
swept OFT its foundations The family
were sitting down to breakfast, and
had no warning of the flood until it struck
the house with crash and bursting the door
open flooded the room. scene of the ut
most confusion ensued. Everything IN the
room was upset, the stove thrown over and
tbs tn lamp dropped on the bed setting it on fire.
The whole family scrambled up stairs and
stood at the door and watched the water creep
up inch by inch until it touched the floor be-
meath their feet. Everything in the down
stairs part of the house was destroyed. The
family was finally taken to the shore in a
skiff.
At the noon meeting of the board of trade
81 900 was raised for the flood sufferers, and a
committee appointed to solicit additional
funds and distribute the same
LOUISVILLE, Ky, Feb. 23-The river has
been falling at this point at the rate of one
inch per hour since Wednesday at noon, at
which time the flood reached it hsirht. It is
falling at the same rate with 81 feet II inches
of water in the canal and 80 feet IL inches in
the chute on the falls. Cold weather and
high northwest winds have had a ten
dency to keep it from falling at
more rapid rate than it would
have otherwise done had the weather been
more calm and pleasant. The tributaries OF
the Ohio are falling fast and we expect more
rapid decline in the river here during the next
few days. However, the backbone of the
flood of 1882 is broken. Business will be re-
sumed in day or two On the levees.
ST. LOUIS AND BELOW.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-The weather continues
quite cold and the river still declines. The
fall since slnca last night has. been nearly a
foot. Private accounts from the lower river
country to merchants state great damage has
already been done to plantations along the
river, mucn more is expected and great suf-
fering will result from the overflow. A
movement is on foot here to send assistance
to those who are in need.
Governor Lowrey, of Mississippi, has sent
commission to the Merchants Exchange
this city, asking that assistance be sent to
the sufferers by the overflow along the lower
Mississippi river. Railroad travel has not
been fully resumed from this point yet, but
will be in all probability within twenty-foul
hours. The roads in the most crippled con
dition now are the Missouri Pacific, Wabash
western division, and the Louisville & Nash
vile, but repairs are being vigorously pushed
on them and they will soon be in running or
der again. Telegraphic communication with
the West is no. yet restored.
BETTER FROM HELENA ARK.
HELENA, Ark, Feb 23.-The river has de
clined one inch. The people are hopeful bu
apprehensive for the future on account of the
news from the upper river. A move has beer
made and active steps will be taken te
strengthen the levee, protecting the city
against the prospective rise which is expected
to exceed by twelve inches that just past.
The people of the st. Francis river bottoms
are reported very destitute and government
but this will only be done
as a last r,sort. The Midland railway con
tinues running in regular form, and unless
eight inches of water more comes, there will
be no suspension of business on this line. The
water continues pouring through the break
below this city, but without perceptible effect
upon the present stage in the overlooked dis
trict In the event of fair weather for the next
ten days 20 further damage 10 feared alarming
reports from above to the contrary notwith
standing. We have fifteen days to prepare fol
the rise in prospective and it is confidently be-
lieved that when the next rise comes we shall
be impregnably fortified. The city, though
partially under water, is fOurishing. Oul
people are comparatively happy and enthusiast
cally buOyant for the future.
An Avalanche special says: Reliable inform
alton is just received of q most terrible rise
from Indian bay to the mouth of the White
river, that section being in the bottoms and
under water. From six to fifteen feet of wa
1Ci iuoHiuS WIN Icds lOICc GufOuSu CtuppO
Landing and Bolivar. Yazoo Pass levee is
safe. Many colored families IN the overlooked
districts are living on RATS and flat boats.
INTERIOR MISSOURI.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23.-Advices from Linn
Creek, town on the Usage river, this state
says that the stream rose over forty feet dur.
ing the late rain, was over three miles wide
and inundated nearly all the town and de-
stroyed large amount of property. This
river empties into the Missouri few miles
below Jefferson City, and the great volume oil
water which poured out of it accounts largely
for the sudden and extraordinary rise in the
Missouri.
Dlssgreeing Railroads.
CHICAGO, Feb. 23.-The Chicago roads to-
day adopted resolution that lines leading
East from here shall withdraw all orders fol
east bound tickets from the territory of lines
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