Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-19

ported. few small craft lying at decks
were torn from their fastenings and car
rled down as far as the last-named bridge
but no serious injury to shipping has yet
occurred. AS the course of the stream is now
unobstructed and the water fast approach
ing Its natural stage, no further
trouble is likely to occur. The loss to the
city and railroad companies, by the de-
struction of bridges, has been very heavy.
The water is passing out rapidly, and at
this evening had lowered ten feet from
the highest mark, which was twenty six
inches above that of 1881. The Wheeling
d Lake Erie trestle work approach, on the
east side, was carried away, and that on
the west end thrown down. The
several railways losing the use of bridges
viii Immediately employ ferry boats. The
Lake Shore railway bridge is uninjured
and trains are now crossing. The middle
ground is now completely covered with ice,
cutting off approach to the depot. Sever
al days must elapse before the ice is clear
ed away. Trains will begin running on
time tomorrow morning from suburban
stations.
IN THE SOUTHWEST.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 18.-The cold weather
!
stopped the rainfall and further thawing
of snow and ice, has not checked the rise
in the rivers, as was anticipated it would.
All streams both great and small through
this region are booming, and while no
great damage is yet done, good deal of
land has been overfowed, numerous
bridges carried away or rendered unsafe,
and railroad traffic been greatly impeded
by washouts and high water. Trains on
nearly all the roads centering here have
been delayed from one to twelve hours,
and some roads have used the track of 9th
or lines in order to run trains at all. and
the Wabash for example is still obliged to
use the Springfield Il st. Louis
as far as Litchfeld, ILL.,, owing to wash
outs, and the Vandalia road sends its trains
via the Ohio & Mississippi to Odln, thence
over the Illinois Central to Efingham,
where it takes its own track. The Louis
vile & Nashville track is submerged in
spots in southern Illinois, and
no freight trains are running,
and the Keokuk & st. Louis
road is still broken by the washing out of
trestle at Cruise. river. The Belmont
branch of the Iron Mountain is still suffer-
x
Orleans trains are abandoned. The Texas
division of the same road, is open, how
ever, and fair time is being made The
st. Louis & San Francisco is not interrupt
ed yet, and traffic on the Missouri Pacific
tie. The Cairo short line also
suffered but slightly, but all other roads
have had more or less trouble. Matters
expected all breaks will be repaired in
day or two, and schedule time resumed.
Dispatches from Texas report high and
rising water in several rivers and some de-
tention to railroad traffic, but another
blizzard has stopped the rainfall,I and may
check the swelling waters.
THE sUsQUEHANNA,
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Feb. 1S.-The Sus-
quehanna this evening is the highest this
year. The Wilkesbarre & Kingston rail
road is submerged. Communication on
the west side is cut off. Ice at Port
Blanchard is floating in the main highway
from here to Pittston. The ice between
here and Plymouth is wedged between the
banks clear to the bottom, and the occu-
pants on low lands are getting ready to
move.
AT NEW ALBANY.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 1S.-Telegrams re-
ceived by the relief committee and private
inform alton received from the flooded dis
tricts give the most gloomy accounts of
distress and suffering at New Albany. The
river has fallen three feet, the weather is
very cold, the suffering and misery in the
city and vicinity is deplorable. Distress
is everywhere. One thousand families in
the city and $50 in the Immediate vicinity
are driven from their homes, and domiciled
wherever a covering can be had. By the
stoppage of factories hundreds of families
are made dependent on the public. Most Of
them have lost everything, and are desti
tute. On the bottoms west of the city So
families are homeless. They have los
houses, barns, grain, forage, farm imple
ments dnd everything, and are suddenly
placed in absolute poverty, with nothing
left to put in crops. The city is caring
for these as we'll as their own as best they
can. All the factories, except one, have
stopped. 1t will require several months
to rebuild the factories and resume. The
Central road is preparing to raise the
grade OF the levee at once, and commit
tee of citizens have been appointed to in
spect the levees for weak places.
Reports from the Wabash river at Terre
Haute tonight say the river has reached
It's highest point This afternoon 1t reach
ed a few feet higher than the great flood of
1875. The 1. q V. T. track west of Terre
Haute is covered, and all their trains are
run over the Vandalia & Illinois Midland
between Terre Haute and Paris.
THE MISSISSIPPI AT CAIRO.
CAIRO, Ill, Feb. 18.-The river at this
place is forty nine feet eight inches and
rising about three-fourths of an inch per
hour. Very little excitement prevails in
the city. Considerable destitution and
loss of stock and property is reported in
Heides, south of here. 1t is supposed the
river will come to stand tomorrow night.
The Illinois Central railroad is preparing
to raise The grade of the levee at once, and
a committee of citizens has been appointed
to inspect the levees for weak places.
LEvEE BROKE.
VIoKsBURG, Feb. 18.-Illawarra levee,
fifty miles above on the Louisiana side,
broke last night, and 800 feet are gone,
The water IS going through rapidly, and
is about three feet deep at the point where
the levee broke. Many plantations will be