Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-06

uaaaseA sy the Worst Flood In ysar.-
sIoux CRY, Iowa April d.--The hood on the Mis-
SCUM Immediately above sioux city has been the
highest and most disastrous since the memorable
undated Is the low ground on the Dakota SIDE
above the sioux River. During the breakup OF
the ice two weeks ago an immense gorge formed
Point dam was formed and the whole eNpanss
OF low country overfiOwed- in WY direction tor
miles miles the whole country was IN isr water - Elk
cry waters The country there Is thckly settled
and many farmers had already removed their i've
STOCK 10 the hlurs. Most OF the houses are built
on eminences hut In most cases the Hood over
nowed these also Soine live stock WAS lost but how
muchls not known. lt has been Impossible 20 reach
the country. Just below ETA PUNT the county au-
thoriues have dug an immense ditch along the
nne OF the lowest depression, northeasterly toward
Ihe sioux River, 60 carry on nood waters THIS
ditch carried Hood OF waters with great violence
lnto the sioux River above the 1T. Paul railroad
bridge: There was thus = vast nver several miles
Wide sweeping across the iowlAnds n plowed out
the ditch and threatened 60 change the channel of
the Missouri IN conformity with u; tore away
thing In Its way. IL Is now learned nom Superin-
tendent beardsley OF the Milwaukee company that
about four miles OF the railroad track was washed
out this side OF XIX Point
THE vIoLkScE or rHE CURRENT
may DC inferred from the fact that about mile
1 an1 Quarter OF the racA iocludlng railroad Ties
ana Iron, has been carried two miles away froln
the road-bed and LETT In the fields The sioux
RIVER, swollen 10y the Hood waters OF the Missouri
and Ice against the railroad bridge The pressure
was Sufficient 20 move the bridge feet. and would
have swept the structure entirely away but for
the precautions taken by the railroad company 20
save the bridge. However, H Will take two weeks
10 repair the damage. Tuesday night the gorge,
which had caused aIl the trouble suddenly lr,Jse
The confined Hood rushed down stream Ike a race
horse and With an OulinOus roaring sound. The
rise here was 10 feet In less than two hours and
the lower part OF the city was Threatened Yester-
day the river fell some, but IT is stin very high
Above IN the Region OF Elk Point, the water stlIl
STANDS deep on the low grounds, and it Will bs
many days before it can be drained on nc A
thought no lives have been lost
BOOMING RIVERS IN DAKOTA
CHICAGO, April GA dispatch from Sc Paul
Minn., says: Telegrams from a dozen points in
Dakota report heavy rains and raging rivers Th,
river is bank-full at MaShburn aud stlll rising
and the bottom laUds below are flooded FOR miles
AT Gladstone, Oak, the Hart River r. rapidly ris-
Ing. AT South Hart the railway bridge has been
swept away, and all trains are temporarily aban-
doned Al Mankato, MINI. the Minnesota Is leay-
Ing It's banks The ice In moving In Immense cakes
and gorge Is feared below the city. Twenty head
OF stocN were drowned on the lowlands. The river
rose 10 feet "Wednesday night ana yesterday. and
! is stiii rising.
For the Pacific Coast Cham pionsbtp.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 6-Ater several days
effort articles OF agreement have been signed be-
tween Frank Glover, oi Chicago and Joseph
McAulife, OF this city, both heavyweight pu-
etsts, for hight 20 a finish. The match will take
place In about six weeks The prize Will be a va.
liable trophy, with which is allied the title o(
/ clampl0n OF the Pacific