Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-06-02


Of Sa6srins.
i Sr. LOUIS, May IA special Post
Dispatch says there are now five bad
breaks in the Sny levee and the whole
OF Sny bottoms, reaching from a point
opposite Louisiana, Mo-, 10 Hannibal,
Mo, is inundated. The food covers an
area of forty miles long and five miles
wide. Over 100, 900 acres of crops will
be injured or destroyed.
QUINoY, Ill.,, May t7.-The Upper
Sny lovee gave way near East Hannibal
this morning, and the destruction of tho
levee district in this section of the Mis-
sisSippi valley is now complete Many
thousand acres of the most productive
farming lands are now covered with
| from six to fifteen feet of water, and the
loss from the great food in this vicinity
cannot be estimated. The river has
risen six inches since morning, aud re-
ports from above state the water is still
rising, To night largely attended
meeting was held in this city 10 devise
means for the relief of the destitute
families along the lowlands
This evening mass meeting was held
to devise means for the immediate re.
lief of the destitute sufferers from the
flood. For the past two or three DAYS
these helpless people have been coming
to the city in boats, single row-boat
often containing an entire family with
snch household effects as could be quick
" gathered together For ten DAYS il
has rained steadily to add to the suffer
Ing from the flood At the meeting to-
night money was freely subscribed TO
provide provisions and clothing to be
delivered in the morning north and
south of Quincy in charge of citizens
relief committees. These committees |
will make careful Investigations through |
ont the flooded district and relieve the |
immediate wants of the people. Com |
mittees were also appointed to solicit |
aid from citizens generally. and boats |
will he loaded to be sent 10 the flooded i
country. The water is still steadily
rising tonight, and the worst OF the
food has not yet been reached.
Adyices from Mississippi river towns
above here say that at Ais o'clock this
morning n break occurred in Sny leyee
ut point about two miles below Ham
nihal bird e, and this was followed at
6:43 O'Clock by n larger and more serious
one above the bridges. The widest ex-
among the few farmers who stubbornly
refused to leave the bottoms. Two hun
lred men who have been engaged All
NIGHT in the work of stopping seeps and
placing bags OF sand on the tops of the
Ievee to keep the river back, attempted
10 close the breaks Int without success.
The more sensible farmers had removed
I'll their stock to the bluffs, six miles
Instant, but some remained until the
of calamity and consequently
hey sustained severe losses. Hogs,
'ows and horses could be seen swim.
ming on the Hood until they came In
'ontact with some obstacle upon which
heir bodies would be manglel |
Smaller houses in the bottoms were
wrecked. No loss of life is reported
-et The territory now covered with
water is forty-five miles long and six I
niles wide. with go, 900 acres under cul-
walton. The depth of the water is from !
me to twenty feet Consequent upon
he breaking of the leyee the river i re-
edinS rapidly. The tenants state that
the ground gets in favorable condi. !
ion by the middle Of June, they can
aise late corn. Their loss is incalcnla- 9
lie. The damage to railroad property
nil be great. 4
From Keokuk word comes that it was 4
bought thas the worst was over, but :
cry heavy rains set in there this morn !,
ne and so the Dies Moines river is risine, II
lpidly, and there is no telling what the !,
asult will be. The overflow is CON /,
5antly increasing, covering more land h
very day, and the water is getting Il
eeper. &