The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-13
RISE OF THE RIVERS.
People Driven from Home and Busi-
ness Paralyzed In Iowa


| ness Paralyzed in Iowa
DAVENPORT, IA. May 12-The Missis-
sippi river has been above the danger line
for four days aud Is steadily rising. At
midnight the water was within nine inches
of the highest mark recorded, which
was in the great freshet of
1880 Several manufacturing establish
ments have been compelled to close, and
many families, living in the lower part of
the city, moved out as rapidly as possible.
| The damage caused directly and
indirectly by the giving way yesterday of
the government water power dam connect
ing the Arsenal island with Illinois, is placed
at over $200,OO0. The Mississippi now di-
vides at the head of the island at Rock
| Island, and a current running ten miles an
hour carries the water downward, en-
dangering business blocks both here and in
| Rock Island.
AT DUBUQUE.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 12--The Mississippi
is within 6 inches of the high water mark
here. The damage already done in the
washing out of railroad tracks, levees and
the destruction of dwelling houses and low
lands is heavy. A majority of the manu-
featuring establishments in the city have
been Obliged to shut down, and many men
| are made idle on the levee. All the stores
have several inches of water on their first
| floors, and it is impossible 60 receive
or ship goods Many families who
| have fled from thee flooded districts
are living in tents, or seeking shelter in tho
public buildings The river in some places
is several miles wide and entire farms are
under water. The damage all around will
reach into the hundreds of thousands of
dollars. The railroad tracks are under
water, steamboats, cannot do anything, as
freight cannot be handled at the levee, and
business is paralyzed.
AT KEoKUK.
KEoKUK, IA, May 12.-The river has
| risen to such depth over the track Of the
Keokuk and Northwestern road as to COM
pei the abandonment of the train service
between here and Quincy. Alexandria,
five miles below this city, is in danger of
being submerged. The water is already
making its way through the levee
in spots, but the citizens are fight
ing in the hopes that the rise
will stop before the water pours over and
floods them out. In the lowlands below
town the water has spread over a vast area
and farmers will suffer great damage.
Manufacturing here has been almost totally
suspended. The Rock Island car shops are
flooded, and access to them is had by means
of skiffS.
AT QUINCY.
QUINCY, I'LL, May 12.-Apprehension is
felt for the safety of the levees, and they
are being constantly patrolled. 1t is feared
that they will be washed away, in which
event great damage would ensue. Farmers
report heavy losses to crops in consequence
of the overfiowed lands.
IN AN UGLY MOOD.
ST. LOUIS, May 12--The river is in an
ugly mood here, and is rising rapidly.
kilograms from Canton and Alexandria
state that the river has almost reached the
flood stage of 1882, and that the railroad
tracks are under water, and the inhabi-
tants panic stricken at the outlook
Farmers on the American bottom between
Alton and Cairo, are greatly agitated, and
fear repetition Of the great inund alton of
1882
WORK ON BRIDGE STOPPED.
FORT BENTON, Mont, May 12.--Work
on the Missouri river bridge has been sus-
pended for a short season, owing to the un-
precedented high stage of the water. Old
timers report this as being the highest stage
of water known at this point for the past
twenty years.