Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1883-06-28
HEAVY RAINS.
LOwlands Under Water Railroad
Traffic Interrupted by Washing Away
Of Tracks and Bridges.

LOwIands Under -Vatef-and Railroad
Traffic Interrupted by Washing Away
Of Tracks and Bridges.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, June II.
The heavy rains yesterday and last night
have done a great amount Of damage to
railroad tracks in this vicinity. Commune
cation by rail is cut off in all directions
except by the Hannibal east, that being the
only road running trains. The st. Joseph
& Western has suffered most, some forty
bridges being more or less damaged. 1t is
Thought ii trains are running on that road
r. within week it will be doing well. The
Kansas City, st. Joseph e Council Bluffs
track, is badly washed away and several
bridges gone. There have been no trains
on the Wabash into this city since last
Friday. All other roads have suffered con-
Siderably. The SaengerfeSt grand picnic at
Fl tlre.exposition grounds to-day was ADAM
doned on account of the rain. The city is
AlR of strangers, who can not get away UNI
: til the2raIlroads are RECONSTRUCTED The
town of Corning. about forty miles north
of here, on the Kansas City, st. lose phi &,
Council Bluffs Railroad, and also near the
Missouri River, is overlooked and many
inhabitants rendered homeless. A number
y rof housesN Here swept away. entirely, and
: others aresHryouudedf,y water. & g.
: = T. High Water at Kansas City. -
KANSAS CITY, June II.
The blockade the railroads east and
p north is almost complete TO night, no trains
lsbeing able to get out Except on the Mis-
q its passengers by tras ferring alta washout
near the city. The roads west of the B.
and NJ. are abandoned; others not in
terrupted. The river here is 20 and Clio
feet above low water mark at midnight.
Reports state large portion of the bottom
land below here are overlooked and serious
damage is done which will be very greatly .
- fncreased by any further rise in the river.
: The June rise is about due, and if it comes
= now with the present stage OF water the
loss will be very heavy. The water now
encroaches upon Harlem, opposite the city.
High Water, at Pattohsburg. =
.RAuIoNsaBJtsG, NO. June II.
Our citizens are all excitement over the
high waters here to-day. Big Greek is the
highest ever known. The Wabash Railroad
dump is all that keeps it from overlooking
the whole town. The east end of town is
already overfiowed and it is feared that the
water will break through the dump, in
which case it viii flood the city. All per-
sons living north of the Wabash track have
= abanionet their homes to- the flood. The
= water is standing from ffseen to thirty
inches on the floors. The creek is about ON
a stand, but Grand River is rising rapidly.
Damaging Rains in Kansas.
SENECA, KANs Juno II.
Another heavy ram fell in this section
last night. The river to-day was the high
est known since 1S5S-'59 The road:bed
of the st. Joe & Western RaiIroad across
Che bottom east of townis all washed away,
and reports of the condition of the track
Seneca the water ran full current down the
main street, and many stores and cellars
are filed with water. The sidewalks are
badly damaged. Lightning struck one
house in town during the storm. The rain j
has done immense damage to corn, washing
away acres on bottom farms.
Struck by Lightning.
MARINE ILL.,, June II.
Last evening during severe thunder
storm and heavy rainfall the tower of the
German Lutheran Church was struck by
lightning. One side was completely torn
away. and the shingles scattered to the
wind So terrific was the shock to throw
some of the timbers far into the streets. A
corner of the brick wall was badly shat
tered. An estimate of the damage is not
obtained, but will be considerable.
A Deluge. 49,.
+ y : Il = BLooMINGToN, I'LL, Juno II.
49, A perfect de1uge of rain fell here and
throughout Central Illinois last night and |
to-day. Farm work is again seriously de-
layei and farmers are discoursged.s A ]
serious washout occurred at Pearl on the |
Chicago s. Alton, owing to the sudden |
rising of the bayou and of the Illinois |
river. Night express trains are abandoned.
Communication Gut OF. ---------- |
LEAvENwoRTH, HANS, June Il.
This city has no railroad connections to |
day except by the Union Pacific and Leav-
p erSv orth, Topeka. IS Southeastern. = The |
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