Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-05-26

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ST. 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-, TO Hannibal,
Mo-, is inundated The flood covers an
area of forty miles long and five miles
wide. Over 100, 600 acres of crops will
be injured or destroyed.
QUINcY, ILL.,, May 1.-THE Upper
Sny levee gave way near East Hannibal
this morning, and the destruction of the
leyee district i'll 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 flood in this vicinity
cannot be estimated, The river has
risen six inches since morning, and re-
ports from above state the water is still
rising. Tonight largely attended
meeting was held in this city to devise
means for the relief of the destitute
families along the lowlands
This evening n mass meeting wns held
to devise means for the immediate re-
lief of the destitute sufferers from the
Hood. 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
such household effects as could be quick
" gathered together. For ten DAYS il
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 III 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
wants of the people. Com
mittees We're also appointed TO solicit
aid from citizens generally, and boats
will he loaded to be sent to the flooded
The water is still steadily
rising tonight, and the worst OF the
food has not vet heen reached.
Advices from Mississippi river towns
above here say that at 4:l5 o'clock this |
break occurred in Sny levee |
at point about two miles below Han |
nihal bridge, and this was followed Mt 4
i:45 o'clock by larger and more serious |
Dne above the bridges. The widest ex- |
,itement prevailed in Hannibal and |
lmong the few farmers who stubhornly |
refused to leave the bottoms. Two hun l
lred men who have been engaged all 4
night in the work of stopping seeps and |
placing bags of sand on the tops of the 1
evee to keep the river back, ATTEMPTED |
10 close the breaks but without success.
The more sensible farmers had removed /
Ill their stock to the bluffs. six miles
Instant. but some remained until the
moment of calamity and consequently
hey sustained severe losses. Hogs,
'ows and horses could be seen swim
ming on the flood until they came in
contact with some obstacle upon which
heir bodies would be mangled.
Smaller houses in the bottoms were
wrecked No loss of life is reported
ret The territory now covered with
water is forty-fiye miles long and six
niles wide, with 60, 900 acres under cnl-
ivation. The depth of the water is from
me to twenty feet. Consequent upon
he breaking of the levee the river il re-
eding rapidly. The tenants state that
the ground gets in favorable condi-
ion by the middle of June, they can
Mise lnte corn. Their loss is incalcula-
lie, The damage to railroad property
will be great
From Keokuk word comes that il was
hought thas the worst Was over, but
cry heavy rains set i'll there this morn
ne and so the Des Moines river is rising
apidly, and there is no telling what the
esult will be. The overflow is con
family increasing, covering more land
very day, and the water is getting
eeper.