The morning call., 1891-06-26
One HOUSE LEFT.
Devastation in the Path Of the
Iowa Floods.
4 Single Dwelling Left Standing In The
Town Of MOYill0.
Over a Thousand Residents Of Cherokee Rel-
dered Homeless and the Place lO.
Iated-EnOrmOuS Losses.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

Sioux CITY, June 25-The food from
Floyd River which came past Lemars and
Movile yesterday did great damage in the
country. 1t reached here early this morn
ing, and the river rose about twelve feet.
One hundred and fifty houses in the valley
are partially submerged, and the families
have moved to the hills. A large stove
works. a shoe factory. a four-mill and a
foundry in the suburb of the town are
closed.
Late news here is to the effect that the
town of Moyille is completely gone. and out
of forty or fifty houses only one was left
standing. The people got most of their
goods out, but they are camping out in the
fields.
THE WORST OVER.
Additional particulars of the food at
Cherokee indicate that the worst is now
over. 1t is stated that 100 houses were
washed away, rendering from 1900 to 1900
homeless Reports are coming from all
quarters of unprecedentedly high water in
the streams and Of injury to railroad prop
eTty, loss to bridges and destruction
of crops along the rivers. The waters are
receding. The destruction TO property in
Cherokee alone is about S20O,0 600. Besides,
almost all stock pa>tured along the Sioux
River is drowned. 1t is possible eight per-
sons lost their lives by drowning about Cor
rectionYille.
AN ISOLATED TOWN.
WATERLOO Qowa), June 25.- Cherokee is
eb,t in br,, of nd ie
feared there will be added to the alre ady
suffering citizens the pangs of hunger, as all
the surplus stock of provisions was de-
strOyed by the food. There is no prospect
Of reaching the people from any direction
until the water subsidies.
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
KNOXVILLE (Tenn}. June pa report
comes from Cherokee County. n. c.. of a
terrible clOudbUrst there late yesterday aft
ernoon. Two Illicit distillers were killed
and growing crops were destroyed.
THE DEVASTATED REGION.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Advices received at
the headquarters of the Chicago and North
western Railroad in this city indicate that
the destruction was more widespread than
the dispatches thus far received suggpste d.
From the damage its lines have actually re-
ported to the road it appears the deuge
covers the territory of three counties in
width along the western border of the STATE
and FIVE counties in length, beginning with
in one of the tier Of counties from the north
ern boundary Of the State and extending
southwark. This territory Is dotted with
villages and covered with cultivated farms,
and the worst Is feared in the way of dam
age and possible loss of life along
the river courses which traverse this great
section of the State. Several general Off
GERS of the Northwestern road left for the
scene last night and are making strenuous
efforts to penetrate into the devastated re-
glOn. Their reports give only the result Of
their observations in regard to damage done
TO the property OF the company, leaving that
to the adjacent communities TO be inferred.
RAILROADS DAMAGED.
The reports show the lines of this road,
some 135 miles in length, are entirely block
AIDED by the carrying away Of bridges and
the washing out Of the road-beds. The sec
ton of country where the flood is most
severe is tTsversed by numerous branches
not only of the Northwestern but also the
Illinois Central, Milwaukee and ST. Paul,
and the main line of the Chicago, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha roads. No reports
of damage 10 these lines have been received,
except from the Illinois Central, whose lines
from Cherokee to Omaha are blocked by
washed-out tracks and bridges. The st.
Paul road has suffered severe washouIs on
its Sioux City, Iowa and Dakota divisions.
Traffic is only delay ed, however. on the first
division. The telegraph wires are down
aud the amount of damage done is not
known.
HEAVY RAINS IN KANSAS.
TOPEKA (Kans.), June 25.-This morning
the heaviest rain-storm of the season set in
at this place and continued almost until
noon. Reports from along the railroads
indicate that the storm was general only in
the eastern part of tile State. Both the
Santa Fe and Kansas Pacific roads are
washed out between here and Lawrence,
and all the West-bound trains are laid up at
Lawrence waiting until the track can be
fixed. Wash0uts also occurred at Williams
town on the Union Pacific and Santa Fe.
The damage done to crops will be great
GENERAL DELUGE.
OMAHA, June 25.-Specials to the Bee
from various parts of Nebraska indicate
that last nights rain amounted to a general
deluge.
At Wahoo the house occupied by John
GundersOn and family was struck by light
ming and torn TO pieces. The family were
in bed at the time and the springs of the
bed were melted, but none of the folks
seriously hurt
AT Fremont rain fell in torrents for hours,
and trains on the Fremont, Elk Horn and
Missouri Valley road we're detained by
Washouts.
In the vicinity of York the county bridges
are nearly all washed out, especially in the
southern section. Dwellings in the low
places in town were invaded by the rising
waters in the night and the inhabitants had
to move.
at Harrison a sixteen -year-old daughter
Of john johnson was drowned in ravine.
At Kearney there was considerable cleo
trical display and rain. Many buildings
were struck by lightning, but no one was
seriously hurt. The damage was great
At Grand Island four inches Of water fell
during the night. and much damage was
done.
Hampstead (Tex), June 25.-Two tor
nadOes within an hour this afternoon did
much minor damage in town. No one was
injured.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Possibility Of a Split Occurring in the
National Organization.