Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-05-14
AQUEOUSNESS.

Hot Springs = The Saline River Out of
Banks-Hupdreds of Thousands of Dol
lars' Worth of Property Destroyed =
Rain and Ruin Everywhere.
JAcKsoNPoRT, Ark, May 13.-There is a
great food in the White river. We are in the
midst of the most destructive overflow that has
visited this section for years. The water
stands thirty-one feet eight inches above zero
and has fallen three inches. There is not
foot of dry ground in the town except Jefer-
son, which affords refuge to all the stock the
citizens possess. Quite number of families
have been compelled to take refuge in the
upper stories of storehouseS, while the coun-
try for miles around is one sea of water and the
damage to crops and stock can not be ascer-
tanned, but may safely be estimated up in the
thousands. large portion of the Oil Trough
and Big bottoms are under water and the dam
age to the wheat crop is terrible.
The present flood is the highest since i66y.
If second rise should come, good bye every
thing. The weather is clear and q strong
northwest wind is blowing, and hopes are
entertained that the worst Is over. There has
not been mail for nearly week.
BATEsvILLE, Ark, May 13.-This section
has just been visited by an unprecedented
rain, commencing at O'Clock Monday even
ing and continuing in torrents TWEEN. -four
hours without moments cecessatiOn, swell
ing rivers aud creeks to height beyond the
knowledge of the oldest inhabitants, sweep
ing in it's mad career everything before it.
Mills, houses, bridges and fencing are all
hurled from their foundations and washed on
with wild fury, utterly obliterating the entire
crops on the bottom lands, and not only the
crops but the soil is all gone, leaving only the
bare clay surface.
HOT SPRINGS HEARD FROM.
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, May 13.-This locality
was flooded with forty eight hours rain.
beginning Monday. The damage effected
the railway, telegraphic and general traffic and
has rendered Hot Springs Utterly isolated
from the rest of the world. The damage by
the overflow of the Hot Spring creek in the
city alone cannot be estimated at less than
900. The area Of the rainfall extended
many miles around and continuous reports
of the great damage done reach here. The
Hot Springs railroad sustains an immense
loss and damage. The track for many miles
has been washed away and three iron bridges
were completely demolished. A large force
of labOrers is at work day and night repairing
the road, but it will be some days ere travel
can be resumed.
The storm commenced Tuesday morning and
telegraph communication has been imprac-
ticable until today. The Ouachita river
rose far beyond its banks and its width ex-
tended for many miles over the country,
washing away crops, fences, houses and
mills.
Whites mills, the largest in this section,
were swept away, and the extensive vineyard
of DIR. Lawrence was almost totally destroyed.
In the fertile valley of the Saline river and
its tributaries throughout the country many
rich plantations ere flooded and practically
AZ not tha fnto al do int ha
ty cannot be accurately estimated, and is
placed by some at $4,000.
MOURNING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
HoT SPRINGS, May 13.-There have been
obtained the following particulars of the cy-
clone in Montgomery county Monday evening:
The storm came unheralded and was of a few
minutes duration. 1t swept from the north
west direction and barely missed the towns
of Silver City and Mount Ida. At Addocave
A. s. SwintOn's residence was destroyed, and
the occupants of the house were carried some
distance and lit in well, but were rescued.
The two Swinton's and Anderson are fatally
injured.
Mr.. o. Bates residence was demolished,
and the several occupants were severely in
jured.
Rufus Barrett, Riley, Wheeler and James
Bates lost residences, the two former persons
sustaining dangerous injuries.
In the afternoon Tuttle Raum's home, near
Silver City, was destroyed and the occupants
all injured, though none fatally.
At South Fork the postoffice was lifted as a
feather and carried away. W. L. Burton, the
postmaster, lost everything, including the
effects of the office and property.
The extensive farm of s. P. Mckinney,
probably the largest and finest in that county,
suffered much damage.
Geist 81 Stearns' sawmill and cotton gin, to-
gether with five other buildings, were de-
stroyed. Families occupying the residences
were nearly all manned or killed.
A large church was totally demolished, and
Mr.. Gilhard and family were seriously hurt,
Hundreds of sheep, hogs, horses and cattle
were lost or killed and 5000 in currency and
silver scattered to the winds and lost. The
damage to McKinney's property will amount
to $4,000. Jerry Watkins, rich planter on
the Ouachita river, had his house wholly de-
stroyed, and also Shelton Fulton's valuable
bard. The total damage incurred will not
fall short of $l50,000
This will include the damage OF the entire
country. 1t is safe to say that at least one
hundred families are rendered homeless and
without shelter.
Your correspondent was shown letter, in
which it was said seven or eight people were
killed outright and several hundred wounded.
The citizens met at Mount Ida ana will issue
an appeal for aid.
Money and provisions are being forwarded
from this city as fast az possible.