Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1888-05-17
SUBMERGED.
Miles Of Land Under Water Above
St LOuis-Grave Apprehen-
sions.
The Red River Doing Great Damage In
Arkansas-A Number of People
Drowned.

Arkansas Number of People
Drowned.
Disston's Saw Works Burned Railroad
Accidents Tanks on Fire-Othsr
nishaps.
ST. LOUIS, May H-Yesterday morning
the levee south of Alexandria, Mo-, broke
in several places and vast volumes of water
began pouring into the town. A spasmOdic
attempt was made to check the flow, but
within few minutes the !aborers quit and
accepted the inevitable. 1t required less
than an hours time to inundate the entire
town, which is covered with water from
two to SIX feet, submerging almost every
foot Of ground. At that point the MiSsiS-
sippi is fully seven miles wide, and within
the range Of vision one vast expanse Of
water grcets the eye. The area of farming
land In the Missouri bottoms that is sub
merged is estimated at 5000 acres, and .
continuance of the flood will result in an
Appropriated loss to the farming commu-
nifty Of that region OF ut least $4,000. A
high wind prevailed which caused the
waves to wash the opening in the Warsaw
levee, which affords protection to some g.
700 acres Of fertile Illinois land. The re-
port which reached the city that the lcvee
had broken at a point four or five miles
south of Warsaw could not be verified.
At two o'clock yesterday the stage Of
water in the river a. Keokuk, Iowa, in.
dictated that it had reached the high
est point attained during the flood of 1881,
and since that hour the rise has con.
tinued. In that portion of the city where
all the lumber business is transacted and
the planning mills, saw mills, packing houses
and railroad shops arc located. business is
entirely suspended and hundreds of men
have been thrown out of employment. On
this side of the river the tracks Of all the
railroads entering the city are under the
water.
A telegram from Rock Island says: Upon
the stability of the railroad embankment
OF the Rock Island & Peoria road, which
bounds the city on the S, nth and west, de-
ponds the safety OF 800 families. Should
the Mississippi force its way through this
elevation and the dyke which protects it q
large part Of the city would be submerged
and hundreds rendered homeless. The
water is still gradually rising and much
anxiety is felt.
RED RIVER FLOODS.
ST. LOUIS, May 14.-Advices from the
Red river country report the damage done
to the inhabitants Of the Red river valley
during the past ten days almost beyond
computation and the overflow the worst
since 1S43. Most of the plantations near
the river have been covered with water
from four to six feet deep and many miles
Of fencing and scores of cribs and barns
have been washed down and carried away.
Many OF the people have lost their house
hold furniture, provisions and corn. In
several places the river water extended
from the hills Of Arkansas to the
hills of Texas, a distance OF from ten to
fourteen miles. At West Norwood a negro
was drowned trying TO swim from the
overflow. Two white men were drowned
in Mill creek and quite q number of other
deaths are reported.
DIssToN's WORKS BURNED.
PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE large brick
bull ling which contained the steel works
and rolling mill CT Disston's saw works at
Tacony was totally destroyed by fire yes
terday morning. Although the fire depart
ment responded promptly the structure
was in ruins within an hour, causing loss
Of $4,000. The mill was the most com.
plete Of its kind IN this country aod the
immense amount of machinery used was Of
the most approved kind. Hamilton Diss-
ton, the head Of the firm, left the city a
few hours before the fire for pleasure
trip on | is yacht in Southern waters.
TRAIN GOES OVER A TREsTLE.
YUMA, Ariz., May 1.-THE Southern Pa
citic westbound passenger train jumped
the track near ella Bend Saturday morn
ing while passing over a new trestle, and
an emigrant car, the smoking car, day
coaches and one sleeper fell from the trestle
to the ground, distance OF four or five
feet, turning completely over. Mrs. Good,
of England. an emigrant passenger. was
instantly killed, leaving her husband and
three small children, who were travelling
with her. Two other passengers had legs
broken and number of others sustained
slight injuries. The emigrant car was COM
pletely wrecked.
OIL TANKS IN FLAMES.
OIL CITY, Pa, May IAN iron tank
1900 barrels of oil two miles
up Oil creek was struck by lightning yes
terday and the oil Boiled over. setting fire
to another tank on the opposite side of the
creek containing "a 900 barrel. The Key
stone refinery, short distance from the
fire, is in some danger and wing dams are
being built in the creek to protect property
along the creek. The oil aud tanks are
owned by j. B. Smithman.
SCHOONER SUNK.
MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, May 1.-THE iron
propeller Clarion ran into the schooner
IN the harbor yesterday, and
sank her in four minutes. The crew had
barely time to escape with their lives. The |
sunken schooner carried a full cargo of |
coal. 1t is charged that the Clarion was |
racing and attained so much Roadway as |
TO be unable to make the bend in entering |
the harbor.
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
NEWARK, n. j., May IA train on the |
Baltimore & Ohio railroad struck John |
Skinner and Thomas Johnson last night. |
instantly killing the latter and seriously
injuring Skinner. The men were walking
On the south track and stepped over on the
forth track to avoid train coming in the |
,ther direction.
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLODEs.
CUMBERLAND, Md, May 1.-THE boiler Of
IN engine coming east on the Baltimore Il |
ohio railroad exploded yesterday morning
when midway between Keyser and Cum
'erland, killing Engineer Woodruff Of Mar
insburg, W. Va, and his fireman, Miller,
+ Cumberland.
"A swarthy tall Al peddler, who may
ave been Calabrian brigaud IN exile,
Wheeled hand-card along Park Row yes.
erdav, piled high with railway bonds, and
very bond was for Thousand dollars.
here was half a million dollars worth Of
hem The cart stopped In front of the Sun