The Red Cloud chief., 1888-04-13
OVER IT'S N
The Missouri River Above Sioux
" City Breaks Through Ito
Banks.
Immense Areas Of Land Flo0ded-F0ur
Niles Of Railroad Track Washed
Out,
Floods in Dakota and Wisconsin Three
: Persons Killed BY Lightning-A
Tornado.

Ahe Missouri Immediately above Sioux City
HAS been the highest and most disastrous
lsince the memorable inundation OF the
sSpring OF 1851. The region inundated is the
now ground ON the Dakota side above the
Sioux river. During the breakup OF the
Nee two weeks g an immense gorge
formed in the curved channel OF the Mis-
!souri below Elk Point. A dam was formed
and the whole expanse Of low country
pverfiowed. In every direction for miles
the whole country was under water. Elk
Point was diminutive island in q vast sea
OF angry waters. The country there is
thickly settled and many farmers had al
ready moved their live stock to the blu8A
Most Of the houses are built on eminences,
but in most cases the flood 0verfiowed
these also. Some live stock was lost, but
how much is not known, as it has been i'm
possible to reach the country.
Just below Elk Point the county authOri.
ties have dug an immense ditch along the
dine Of III lowest depression, northeasteriy
toward the Sioux yer to carry on flood
waters. This ditch carries a food OF waters
with great violence into the Sioux river
above the St Paul railroad bridge. There
was thus a vast river several miles wide
sweeping across the low lands. It plowed
out the ditch and threatened to change
the channel Of the Missouri in conformity
with it; tore away fences, hay stacks,
small OutbuildiRgs and every thing in its
way.
II is now learned from Superintendent
Beardsley, Of the Milwaukee Company,
that about four miles of the railroad track
was washed out ihiss side OF Elk Point. The
violence OF the current may be inferred
from the TACT that abou. IL mile and a quar-
ter Of the track. including railroad ties
and .gCE, has Ieen Carried lWO miles away
from th.. road bed and left IN the fie DIS.
The Sioux river. swollen ~ the fool wa
ters OF IN Missouri. RAPIDLY accumulated
a grea; mass Of CrIftwOot and ice against
the IA ir al bridge. The pressure was
sufficient 10 move the bridge three fee,
and would have swept the structure en-
tIrcly way bat for In. precautions taken
by the railroad company. However, it
Will take two weeks To repair the damage.
TUESDAY night the gorge, winch caused
AL TIC trouble, suddenly broke. The con-
fined food rusiei down the stream like q
race horse aud with an ominOus roaring
sound. The rise here was len feet in less
than ten hours and IA. lo::er part of the
city va threatened. Yesterday the river
fen some, but Il is still very high. Above,
in the region Of Elk Point, the water still
stands deep on the low grounds and it will
be many days before it can be drained Oh.
II is Thought no lives have been lost.
Aging RIVERS IN DAKOTA.
ST. PAIL, Nina, April 6.-Teiegrams
from a dozen points in Dako'a report heavy
rains and raging rivers. The river is bank
full at asnbIrn and still. rising and the bot.
tom lands below are flooded for mile. At
Gladstone. ID. T., the Hart river IS rapidly
rising. AT South Hart the railway bridge
has given away and all trains are tempo
rarily abandon I'd. At Mankato, MINI, the
~ leaving ITS banks. The ice IS
moving In immense caHes and a gorge is
feared below the city. Twenty head OF
stock beiorg NJ 70 Adam Jefferson were
drowned on the lowiani-. The river rose
feet Wednesday night and yesterday
was Still rising.
Also ~
CHEYBuGAN. Wis. Auril 6-The heavy
on Wednesday nghl and Yesterday
caused the Chry bocan r.ver to rise !
10 IA point not reached for ii number |
Of Years. tn Mlwauh. C. Lake a.. Dore 4
Western railway bridge i, ihrc.. !-u-d ana
has already teen lifted fr III is pc ton SO
- '"A' Wv Sb' - !l.I0
sable for trans. Should the river continue |
to rise the bridge will probably b.. carried
and take with IT the Pennsylvania
avenue Drid 2e. thus cutting of connections !
between different part, o. the city.
CYCLONE At SIOUX CT TY.
Sioux CITY, Iowa, Apr. 6-During a
vioien electro storm yesterday q cycloue |
passed over the CITY IRON southwest t.
The residence OF Mark MorIin
was picket up aud hurled To the ground in
the rear OF tn. lo;. Mrs. MOrlin was. SC.
-erciy injured. The house OF Mr.. Richmond
wrccaei and a barn near by WAS spli;
to kin iiIng wool.
TERRIFIC STORM.
DELPHI, Ind, April Ga terrific wind
and rain storm passed over this place last !
night. At Sleclh's, five mile, north, it OAR
took OF the natur., OF il cyclone. Severa.
houses were blown down and a freight
train on the Monpn lin. was liftci from the
No one was in u Ell. |
LIGHTNING FATALITIES. .
C~ENTEgviL.LE Micti.. Apri!6-James Par
sons bar" IN Sherman township was struck
by lightning and iOiaiiy DESTROYED, Mr.. |
aud his little child and a Mrs. !
Yankee beng instantly killed ut the same !
time.
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