The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-30
KANSAS CITY SOAKED.
The Missouri Eating Out a New
Channel for Itself.
ACRES TAKEN AT ONE BITE.
The Big Muddy and It's Tributaries
Booming-st. Joseph Trembling-The
Water Rising an Inch an Hour.

KANSAS CRY, June 29.-The Missouri river at
this point Is at a dangerously high stage The
water 10 higher than it has been since the great
nood OF 1851, but still lacks several feet of that
years record. Nevertheless much damage
mas been done, and much more is feared,
as the cities above report a higher
stage OF water than here. At o'clock this
evening the water registered three feet above
high water mark, and twenty-three feet above
standard low water mark. The water is rising
steadily an inch per hour, and will probably
rise TWO or three feet more in the next day or
two
rarts OF Harlem, hamlet Just across the
RIVER, are already submerged. About twenty
nve families left their homes. taking household
gooos, ana are camping on the high ground.
All the farms along the river are submerged and
crops ruined. The embankment of the Hanni-
pai o. ST. Joseph road approaches the river 81
right angles across from this city. This en-
pankment has acted as a sort OF levee and pro-
tected vast expanse of river bottom below it
from Hood Some fears are expressed
that the embankment may not be able
to Withstand the pressure Should it give
way much valuable land viii be submerged,
including the tracks of the Kansas City Racing
Association. In view of this emergency the
horses which have been stabbed there have been
removed to places of safety on this side of the
river. The high water has backed up the waters
this place. The backwaters have submerged
much of the lowlands, and 100 or more squatters
living there have been obliged to abandon their
homes. The water has also backed up in the
sewers in Kansas City, Kan, aud run out OF the
manholes, flooding various parts of town.
A dispatch from St. Joseph says: The river
has risen steadily since Saturday morning. At
noon today 1t was within sixteen inches OF the
highest point reached ten years ago. Residents
of French bottom, north of this city, are In
state Of alarm and many are preparing 10 move.
If the river should overflow French bottom
it is expected that q new channel will be cut,
leaving many farms on an island, and diverting
the main stream from the Kansas shore, two
miles west. II the present rise continues twen-
ty-four hours the stockyards and 100 homes in
South ST. Joseph will be inundated. The situa-
ton Is serious 10 the packing interests, as well
as to hundreds of small farms on the lowlands
The Burlington tracks on the river front, in the
city, have been strengthened by piling and rock,
to prevent serious washouts
A dispatch from Atchison Kan, says: The
Missouri river is now two feet higher here than
IL has been this season. Farms on the Missouri
side were submerged last night. Wheat fields
will be a total loss Water is also pouring across
Donophan point, opposite Donophan, Kan. This
neck stood the food OF 1881, when the river was
nine feet higher than now, and no fear is en-
tertalned that il will cut through this time.
South of East Atchison land is falling into the
stream by the acre.
Leavenworth also reports very high water,
the intimidation of much farm land and the de-
struction OF crops. No damage has been done
in the city.
CHEROKEE, Ia, June Ex-Governor Boies ar
rived here this morning, and after surveying the
flooded district he issued proclamation to the
people of the state, setting forth the loss sus-
tanned by citizens and the damage done to
bridges and other public property, and recon-
mending that the mayors of the cities of the
state and all other charitably disposed persons
take steps to organize proper committees to So
licit aid for the unfortunates and see that the
same is promptly forwarded to David H. Bloom,
mayor of Cherokee, for distribution.
DILLsBoRoUGH, Ind, June 29-The severest
rain and wind storm ever known here occurred
yesterday. Trees were uprooted and the streets
were flooded until they were impossible. A
storm of wind, hail and rain passed over differ