Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-19
BEYOND THE ROCKIES.
he Flood Situation Along
the Great River.
WIDE ExPANsEs OF WATER,
Michigan Local Option Law Uncon
Standardization Men
Rejoicing.
lAssociatcd Press Dispatches to the HERALD

| ilabSVCintcu fcSs DiSpdtcHeS 10 tHe HERALD
QUINCY, ILL.,, May 18.-The flood pre-
vailing along the Mississippi river was
never before equalled except in 1851
Ten days ago the water reached the dan.
ger point, and since then has been stead.
lily rising at the rate of from four to four
teen inches daily, and the worst is to
come. Thousands of acres are covered
with water, and hundreds OF families
have been driven from their homes at a
minutes notice. The loss to the farm
ling interests is simply incalculable, as
1.-THE district flooded is the richest in the
valley. On the embankment of the
river hundreds of cattle, horses and hogs
are gathered without feed, while across
on the opposite bluff are seen hundreds
OF women and children desohate, forlorn
and despairing. Many are destitute and
many are suffering for food. Communi-
cation with this side is entirely cut off.
Every road is covered with water. Fac.
tories and warehouses along the river
are seriously embarrassed, and large
buildings are gradually undermined by
the rushing waters.
ARKANSAS INuNDATIoNs.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, May 18.-It has
rained necessarily for the last SO hours
and the White river, an unusually
peaceful stream, is now rushing torrent
| five miles wide.
ALMA, Ark, May 18.--The hardest
rains for many years have been falling in
Arkansas the last two days and the
streams are all overfiowed The immense
cotton fields and corn bottoms are flooded
and the country is suffering a general
inundstion. So quick was the rise OF the
water that many people were driven
from their houses and forced to swim..for
their lives. Many women and children
are standing on the tops of houses crying
for help with the water on their feet and
the water around them still rising
There are fears that many lives have
been lost.
SCENES NEAR QUINCY.
QUINCY, ILL.,, May 18.-The Quincy
Wing today organized three expeditions
to the overfowed districts, and obtained
minute particulars of the condition of the
refugees camped on the high lands and
bluffs north and south OF the city. In
the Indian Grove district there are one
hundred and fifty families rendered
HoHcics5, tho uaJOIlJy pdILldlly SHol-
tered in barns and other buildings on
farms that are not inundated. A num-
Der, however, remain in the upper stories
III dwellings in the submerged area
They are all suffering to GER
tain extent, but the attention and
care Of the neighbors thas thus far
prevented actual want. Those more for
tunate people, however, cannot long
stand the drain on the ir limited resources
The scenes of desolation and deprivation
have not been realized. Everywhere
there is ruin and destruction, and
the fortitude of the distressed
people is inconceivable. They are
not in such absolute misery and want,
however, as are much greater number
in the Say district, South OF Quincy.
There the roadways, bluffs and all dry
places are occupied by persons in tents, un-
der hastily constructed sheds, in wagons
with no covering but their most scanty
clothing. Women and children are
weeping on account of the catastrophe
which has overtaken them and are in
sore need of clothing.