Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-26
THE MISSOURI.
THE SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS PRACTICALLY

THE SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS PRACTICALLY
UNCHANGED-MoRE WATER COMING.
ST. LOUIS, June 25.-The river is still ris-
ing slowly, but the situation, both here and
in East ST. Louis, is practically unchanged.
Bowman dyke still stands the pressure, and
that and other weak points are constantly
being strerg ,heued. Threats were m ade last
night to cut what ia known as the Madison
county dyke, which is q high embankment
running eastwardly from the river a mile
and a half, about and midway between
Brooklyn and Venice; but after long and
angry wfangle between a number of the ir-
habitants of the former place and some people
living north OF the dyke, it wss decided that
nothing should be done until to-day, ss the
cutting of this DIV Ike would let more water
into Brooklyn and inund ate all that psrt Of
the town not already submerged. The peo-
pie we're very determined, and guarded the
levee all night with sbotguns and other
weapons, but so far as known no attempt was
made 10 interfere with it. A large volume
Of water still flows through the breaks made
yesterday in the Chicago and Alton and
other railroad trackr, and ia spreading out,
and covering more and more of the bottom
towards the bluffs aud along the Vaudalia
railroad, but no damage to the latter is yet
reported.
Reports from points along the Mi ssouri
river vary considerably. A, some places the
water is still rising, while at others il has
fallen from q lew inches TO two feet. 1t is
safe 10 say, however, that there is eonsidera-
bly, more water 10 come down from the re-
gion this side OF ST. Joseph, aud the rise here
may be foot higher. A dispatch from Biz
mark says the Yellowstone river ie already
as high as last year, and the Missouri river
| is rising at that point. kilograms from high
mr., he IT, Al
June rise has commenced, aud in all likeli-
| hood some part OF it will reach here before
he present food reced 8 by any great extent.
| Should this be the the situation will be
alarming, and the destruction of properly
along both the upper sud lower ri, ers will
! be appalling.
| Nlgh.-The river rose smother three inches
to-day, md Is still coming up slowly. There
| is no particular change on this aide of the
river. The whole of the levee is now sub
| merged, aud in the lowest places the frs!
| floors of stores are flooded from few inches
10 couple of feet deep. Bdsiness houses on
the river front have suspended, except in
two or three dolgerie=, where scsffolds have
beel built AID whisky il s,ill dispensed for
five cents drink little excitement
| was orcs i usd in E at s.. Loui, tbi after :
| noon by the threatened ov ho~ OF the Cairo
Short-Line track by back water, nut dam
of earth and ssnd-bsgs wsa hastily thrown
up on ne water side OF the race, which
checked the foH OF water and averled the
danger. The Chicago and Alton, in conDec.
ton with the Indian polls aud St. Louis and
the Wabash, are driving piles in the break
on their track above Venice, and it is ex,
pected they will have a good trestle across
the gap by Wednesday and their
trains be running again. A large mum
Der of farmers and landowners il
American bottom and residents of Venic,
and other towns between East s.. LOUIS snC
Mitchell held a meeting at Venice this even
ing, and after exchanging views on the situa
ton adopted the following:
| ResoUtd That Inssmuch az many Of oul
people have been sufferers by the f ,ods fol
the past three years and the prese n genera
overflow has rendered destitute large nun
Der VINO, without assistance, will be unab
TO put in crops during the coming year, W
deem it our duty to appeal 10 all who ar
able to assist those thus situated; that a dc
scription of the misery entailed upon GU
section of country would seem ex4g
geratiop, 80 fearful is its nature il III
;rnth, snd that it will be at least thirteel
months before another crop will be raised
10 the meantime, destilution in its wors
) form coufronts the sufferers. In view c
these facts We feel justified in appealing 10
assistance, and request that all contr button
be sent to Henry Robinson, president OF tn
Board of Trustees, oil Venice, H., for distr
button.
A large number of the sufferers ferred I
| 10 this resolution are either camped in ten
or on ridges, surrounded by water, o. are
the open air on the bluffs beyond NJ al
are also housed 10 bo1-cars on the rsilroa
tracks. and a good many Of them will
: Obliged to be fed. Their crops are total
destroyed, aud hey are destitute OF monr
or any neces-aries Of life The n
tionsl Stock Y ards, In East s.. L1ui
are in no danger of being flooded, as h
been reported. they can easily stand rise
tur.s feet, and il wou require four feet
I; stop busin-ss. The Union Yards on til
side of the river are also we'll protected, an
!; in no dsnger. Tue situation in East C4for
delet and Cahokia grows worse dali
The water covers that whole aecIio
of country, and some h3od-d-lu, famili
are bssioning 10 suite. Their wac
will probably be supplied TO morrow. II
: railroads which have lost their trains nay
abandoned the feTrisge system between he
and Alton, and have arranged with the Va
= dalia road TO run their passenger trains. II
4 Iudiausp1lis and 81. Louis will send the
. trains to Efhugham, and thence TO Mat'oo
:, The Wabash will use the Vsndslia to Alt
mont, where it will take its own track, al
= the Chicago and Alton and Chicag
= Burlington and Quincy will run
Smithbore, where they will connect wi
their own roads. All other Eastern lin
are using their own tracks, and all Westel
roads are getting trains through in pref
good shape. The Vsndslis track, abo
which there was some apprehension yeste
dsy, is still two feet above water and CT
readily be made to resist Jour or five feet.