The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-03-22
SNOW, WIND AND FREsHET.
wild Antics of the Weather in the
Great West.
The Missouri River Threatens to In
undate Surrounding Country.
A Hurricane Kills Many People IL
Tennessee and Georgia.

CHICAGO, March 2l.-A special from Pop
lar River, Montana, says: "The Missouri
river broke yesterday. Ice dams formed,
the river overaowed its bank and the whole
river bottom, which includes millions oil
acres of land, is inundated for over 100 miles.
There will be great loss of cattle. Settlers
living in the low lands have gone to the hills.
The water is the highest ever known IN this
vicinity"
Sioux CRY, Iowa, March 21.-The Mis-
souri, river threatens to overflow the low
ground on the Nebraska side, opposite this
place. The water is rising rapidly. There
is a great gorge starting on the Iowa side at
the ferry landing There is another i'm
mense gorge at the confluence Of the Sioux
river, four miles above here. The fee has
been running out Of the Sioux river, and the
water is rising at the rate Of a foot an hour
At all points up the Missouri the water Is
rising. At the mouth of the Floyd river, at
the lower end of the town, still another
gorge is formed just below the packing
houses. The heavy fall of snow. is melting.
III the g0rges hold "A hours the Missouri
must overflow. On the opposite side is the
town of Coyington, which is exposed.
Trouble in Racine.
RACINE, Wis.,, March 21.-The warm
weather of the past week and the heavy rain
of yesterday broke the immense volume OF
ce in the river above the Northwestern Rail
road Bridge, and in the afternoon it began
to move down the river. When the immense
block reached the Meade street bridge the
outlet was not sufficiently wide, and gorge
formed about 40 rods wide and 'front.' to 20
feet high. The gorge having formed per-
feet dam, the rapidly running river soon
forced its way over the adjoining dock prop
erty, and in less than an hour the land con-
tigu0us to the river was submerged. Az
Merrick's flats the river OverflOwed It's banks
and soon covered the entire country south OF
the river up to Thirteenth street, distance
of half mile. The water is from three to
five feet high and all the houses in the vicin-
ity are flooded. Families have been obliged
to move out in boats. and the roads are abs0-
lutely impossible. Vessel property on the
river is in danger and large gangs of men
are working hard to keep the crafts to their
moofings. The damage cannot be estimated
yet.
Under Piles of Snow.
PEMBINA, OAK, March 21.-One of the
severest storms Of the winter set in here
last evening. The fall of snow was tremen-
dous. and furious wind hurled it about at
such rate that it was impossible for pedes-
trians to remain on the streets. Passengers
on the south bound train report the storm
worse north Of here. The weather is grow
ing colder, and it is feared there will be loss
of life ON the prairie.
ST. VINCENT, Mimi, March d. = The
worst storm of the winter set in yesterday
afternoon. and farmers who were in town
were obliged to remain over night. Roads
are becoming blocked.
HoLBRooK, A T., March 21.-Snow began
falling Monday night, and continued during
most of yesterday. 1t is the worst snow
storm of the season. The wind is from the
southwest, and has drifted the snow badly
along the roads and on the track Of the
Southern Pacific.
WINsLow, A. T.. March 21.-With high
wind from the southwest, snow began fall
ing during the night. and it is the deepest OF
the year. The wind blew hurricane for
several hours. Sheep in the ranges are scat
tered, and it is feared the loss will be great.
KINGMAN, A. T., March 2l.-It showed all
day yesterday in this section. There has
been no such storm Of wind and snow for
many years. The snow Is drifted to depth
Of several feet in many places.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, March 21.-One of the
worst snow storms OF the winter prevailed
over northern Wisconsin yesterday. Some
Is to Is inches fell, much OF 1t melting as 1t
came down. The result has been the ruin Of
the roads in many of the log districts, and
little hauling can be done until there comes
solid freeze.
LINCOLN Neb., March 21.-Advices from
many places in this State and Iowa indicate
that the storm that has ragged for some time
has been very severe, especially so in west
ern Nebraska, where eight inches of snow
fell, and the velocity Of the wind reached 80
miles ali hour. Many bridges have been
washed away since Saturday, and travel is
greatly interfered with.