Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-18
LEAKING LEvEES.
LIE MINH Il Il v AIESs
Artificial EmbAnk Dlents Along the
Mississippi Giving way.

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LEAKING LEvEEs.
Artificial Emban kments Along I'll
Mississippi Giving way.
|, ST. Louis, May 17.-Thefs are no
five bad breaks in the Say levee, and TIN
, whole bottoms reaching for miles fron
opposite Louisiana, Mo-, to Hannibal
Mo, is inundated The food covers al
area fifty miles long and five miles wild
over 100000 acres--ou which crops vii
be injured or destroyed.
STILL WORSE.
i QUINCY, ILL.,, May 1.-THE upper Sa
levee gave way near East Hannibal thi
morning, and the destruction of tn
levee district in this section of the Mis-
sissippi valley is now complete. Man,
thousand acres of the most pro
ductive farming lands are GOV
cred with from six to fifteen feet OF water
and the loss from the great food canno
be estimated. The river has risen 81,
inches since morning, and reports from
above state that the water is still rising
Tonight largely attended meeting wa.
held to devise means for the relief o.
destitute families along the low lands.
| LATER ADvICEs.
| ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 17.-Advices
from the Mississippi River towns above
here say that at AIS O'Clock this morn
ing break occurred in Say leyee at a
point about two miles below the Ham
nibal bridge. and this was followed al
AS O'Clock by larger and more serious
one above the bridge. The widest ex-
element prevailed in Hannibal and
among the few farmers, who stubbornly
refused to leave the bottoms. Two
hundred men who had been engaged all
night at work stopping seeps and placing
bags of sand on the top Of the levee to
keep the river back attempted to close
| breach, but without success. The more
sensible farmers had removed all their
stock to the bluff, six milts distant, but
some remained until the moment of the
calamity, and consequently sustained Sc
| rious losses Horses, COWS and hogs
could be seen swimming in the flood I'M
til they came in contact with some OBJ
stacle upon which their bodies would be
lodged The smaller houses in the bot
tom we're wrecked, but no loss Of life is
yet reported. The territory now COW
cred with water is forty-five miles long and
six miles wide, with $4,000 acres under
cultivation. The depth OF water is from
one to twenty feet. Consequently upon
the breaking of the levee. Tenants
state that If the ground gets in favorable
condition by the middle OF June they
can raise late corn. Their loss is meal
culable. The damage to railroad prop
erty will be great. From Keokuk word
comes that it was thought the worst was
over, but very heavy rains set in there
this morning, and as the Des Moines
river is rising rapidly, there is no telling
what the result will be. The overflow is
constantly increasing, covering more
land every day, and the water is getting
deeper. A vast quantity of water is
creeping over the levees mile north OF
Alexandria, which flows with swift cur
rent that sweeps through the town and
threatens to carry away number Of
houses whose foundations have been
weakened. There are many abandoned
homes.
THE WORST NOT REACHED.
QUlScy, May 17.--This evening mass
meeting was held to devise means for the
immediate relief of the sufferers from
he flood for the past two or three days.
These helaless people have been coming
to the cicy in boats, single row-boat
often containing an entire family, with
such household effects as could be quick
ly gathered together. For ten days it
has rained steadily, to add to the suffer
ing from the food. 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, relief committees
will make careful investigations through
out the flooded districts and relieve the
wants Of the people. Committees are
also appointed to solicit aid from the cit
liens generally, and boats will be loaded
to be sent to the flooded country. The
water is still steadily rising to- night and
the worst Of the food has not yet been
reached.
National Game.
ST.. LOUIS, May 17.-No game. Rain.
DETROIT, May 17.-O'Day's pitching
was weak to-day and he was hit hard.
The visitors did not hit Getzein effect
ually. Score: Detroit z, Washington 1.
INDIANAPOLIS, May 17.-No game.
rain.
PITysBURG. MAY 17.-After hard con-
test to-day, the umpire called the game
at the end of the ninth inning. Score |:
tie, much to the disgust of the audience
and the home club, who were confident
of knocking out winning run on the
tenth inning. Score: New York 4, Pitts
burg A.
CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Bostons were
unable to do anything with Krock to-
day and made their two runs by
scratches. The Chicagos, on the other
hand, fell on to Sowder's last half game
and paralyzed him. Score: Chicago 8,
! Boston 2.
Arson expects to pitch Borchers, the
| twirler from the Pacific Slope, tomorrow
DAILY will catch. Either Clarkson or
Radbourne will pitch for Boston, with
Kelly behind the bat.
| CLEVELAND, May 17--Brooklyn Is,
Cleveland 0.
BALTIMORE, May H. Baltimore 8, Ath-
ietic L.
sorry that Benson Is Gone.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Sefior Romero
the Mexican Minister, in speaking to-day
of Benson's suicide, said he regretted
very much the occurrence, and believed
it a rash and uncalled for act. Benson
once in Mexico, Senior Romero added
would have been tried by jury which
might possibly have acquitted him, be
cause the Mexicans, instead of havin,
any ill-will against Benson, could no
help admiring the ingenuity, adroitnes
and audacity with which he deceive,
them, and felt rather kindly toward
him.