The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-06-28

Mail Clerk Relates His Experience OF tho
sltnatlon i'm tho Northwest.

Sioux Cry. Iowa. June PA. w. Thesher,
the mail clerk who went east from this city
Thursday night with the Chicago. Milwaukee
aud 81. Paul passenger tram Thicn Is now
water bound 90 Hornick, thus relates his eNpe-
rienco.
"Our train reached Rodney, in the Little
Souix valley. along in the morning. There
we were told that we could 90 no further on
account Of washouts in Maple river and
started back for Sioux City When We
reached a point mile or so this side Of
HCfnick a flash Of lightning revealed a sea OF
water on the tracks and further progress
was impossible. 50 we ran BACK 10
Hornick The train is still there with. crew
and twenty-three passengers, and no
prospect Of getting out for couple OF days.
The track i'm the Sioux valley from what we
could gather from meagre reports is out. ana
at O'Clock Thursday afternoon the water at
Rodney was still rising at the rate 0i IouI
inches an hour. Between Hofmck anu
Hedges siding the track IS out IN many
places. and So great was the force Oh me
water that tho rails were carried tar from tLe
rOadbed.n
How did You get back here.'
well. got hungry. as did all the passen-
gers, and our ratous we're rather sum- So 1
Wt q up my mind 90 come back tOSlouX City.
pat 10y letter mail III a pouch. together with
ms clothing. and started TO wade. ! waded
TIN ugh "a mile and half OF water betw' en-
Hauck and Hedges siding and I'm many
places 1t was up % my neck. At Hedges
caught a construction tram and rode INTO
Sioux City
What does the country look like there"
The low lands are covered with water as
far as YOU can see. Field after ueld is SUD-
merged all over the liats. The water Is from
one 10 four feet "a the first floors Of the
houses The farmers have moved out
T. higher ground in nearly every case.
I.rrFl, ,lr
of them been washed away. saw
farmers wadiug in water up to their waists
pushing rats. On wi.ch We're loaded Their
families and house hold goods. ahead OF them.
one farmer at HornIck whose house was
flooded. pushed "a big hog head through
ahead of him. ia which was his wife, holding
her baby. He was maAlns Tor the high
ground near"
Eurther reports here place the loss at Suth-
erlaud bv tho storm at c13.hD1 u buildings
alone. Seventy miles Of Illinois tentra.
track are submerged IN water. Loss VIII
reach sl00 00J. but IL will take many days %
repair IT, Loss If the Chicago and North
western viii be fully as great as tie
Illinois Central Advico5 from Cor
rectiouvile say that ihe place is stll
M. der water At Aurelia the water stood SIX
feet deep in the streets. but is slowly cH ng
down The valley ot small creek rIAn n2
into the title SIOUX at Cherokee was tue only
outlet u int water NullNs tl'0- "t- '' -
house, nearly 100 i'm number, wrr3 swept
away.
Lisc1IS. MD, juno 27.--Ano'hcr heavy
rall fell throughout the State yesterday. and
reports of damage % crops continue to &C. me
lu Train, ON the Burlington road west and
s.u.h were delayed on account oi numerous
wa-h0uts. none. however az q very serious
na,-re The Elkhorn valley appet~ ID he
The greatest sufferer. bad waeh0u- between
here aud Fremont and Cedar ulun making
transfer necessary. All small streams are
OytrlOWrg.