New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-06-27
THE SWOLLEN WESTERN RIVERS,
A DECLINE IN THE FLOOD PERCEPTIBLE.
THE MISSISSIPPI FALLING AND THE MISSOURI
SLOWLY RISISG-EXPEDIENTs OF RAILROADS.

THE MISSISSIPPI FALLING AND THE MISSOURI
SLOWLY RIsING-EXPEDIENTs OF RAILROADS.
ST. LOUIS, June 26.-The river Is slowly falling
in East ST. Louis on the river side of tho Chicago
and Alton track. but Is still rising out the bot
toms east of that embankment The fall is small
but sufficient to create strong, hopeful feeling
that the worst Is past.
From Brooklyn and Venice. on the river bank.
northward to Newport, Nameki and Mitchel
both sides of the Chicago and Alton embankment.
and from along the Yandalis track to Eastwood and
thence north up the bottom for dozen miles there
is nothing but broad e1panse of water,
and the scene is one of rum. Perhaps
there is not farm in all this region,
from river to bluff that IS not submerged.
some distance north of Mitchell the bottom rises,
and as Alton is approached. where the bluff touches
the river some of the land has escaped the inunda
ton. Three-quarters of Brooklyn is under water,
and only one street in Venice and a bit of high
ground in the north part of the town are above
the flood level In East ST. Louis all the lowlands
are inundated to a depth varying from 10 TO 20
feet and hundreds of houses within the city limits
have their lower floors flooded and many of them
their second stories. South of tho city the entire
bottom for an Indefinite distance including the VII
lagos of East Carondelet and Cahokia aud other
small hamets. is submerged, and all the farmers
are scattered along the ridges and bluffs,
seeking shelter wherever they can find 1t.
Many of these poor people in destitute con-
dition and wholly dependent upon the generosity
and charity of others, and will have TO be for some
time to come.
LOSSES BY THE FLOOD
The loss by the destruction of crops and other
farm property cannot be stated with any accuracy.
There is little doubt but that the aggregate loss in
tho American bottom between Alton and Caro- will
run into millions And this is not half of the story.
for nearly as much bottom land skirts the river
the Missouri SIDE most Of which has been subject
to the overflow and hundreds of thousands OF acres
along the Missouri River and its tributaries.
between here and Kansas City, now lie under
the devastating food and have been swept of their
crops Advices from the southeastern section of St.
Charles County, Missouri, IN the region of Portage
des Sioux, give the individual losses of about one
hundred farmers, which aggregate over $50. 900,
These losses range from 500 to $4,000 aud repre-
sent wheat and corn, no account being taken of
other property destroyed or greatly damaged, ex
cept in half a dozen cases. Among the heaviest
losers o. NJ. Gray, 100 acres and house, $3 000
David Gray. so acres and house, $1,000; Mrs.
Achele, 70 acres, $4,000; A. Belchelt. As acres,
81, ,50O G. G. Bowles 800 acres. with buildings,
So, 900; Captain Lamothe 900 acres, with build
ngs S5, 900; Charles Maslenncr 200 acres, 50 900;
NJ. Snltt 200 acres, $1,000. The total loss III this
section alone Is estimated at $2O0,OO0
Very little live stock has been lost, almost all the
animals had been driven to high ground in time to
save them.
THE RAILROADS RUNNING.
EThe railroads which have lost their tracks have
abandoned the ferriage system between hero AM
Alton. and have arranged with the Vandalia road
to run their passenger trains The Indianapolis and
St. Louis Company will send their trains to Eling-
ham and thence TO Mattison. The Wabash Company
will use Vandalia track to Altamont where il will
take its ON n track; and the Chicago and Alton and
the Chicago Burlington and Quincy will run TO
Smithboro, where they will connect with their own
roads All the other Eastern lines are using their
own tracks and all the Western roads are getting
trains through in pretty good shape The Vandala
track about which there has been some apprehen-
son is still two feet above water. and readily
be made TO resist four five feet.
Adyices from Chester, Randolph County, H.. sa
that st. Mary's levee, opposite that point in
Missouri broke on Sunday night, and st. Mary's
bottom large wheat-raisinR region, Is nearly
flooded They say 0,000 acres of wheat are under
water on this bottom alone From Chester to
Grand Tower southwark on the Illinois side, dis
tance of % miles, with an average width Of 10
miles and embracing area OF $50 miles. nearly
all is submerged, aud the crops destroyed, and
north OF Chester, nearly all the the way up TO 81.
Louis the bottom is said TO be inundated. The town
of st. Mary's on the Missouri side of the river
is partly submerged, and Kaskaskia, on the Illinois
side is TO be abandoned, the people there having
sent to Chester for steamboat TO carry them
away. A level three miles above Cape Glrardeau,
Mo-. about fifty miles above Cairo. aud another at
Prices Landing, twenty five miles down the river.
broke Sunday nignt, and O large volume of
water rushed over the bottom.
RISE IN THE MISSOURI.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, June &c. AT IL o'clock the
river reached depth of % feet inches. about an
inch higher than at last midnight. and l3 inches
above the gauge Of Sunday night. 1t is now nearly
stationary but the indications are that will con-