The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-18
SAVED FROM THE FLOOD.
MANY FAMILIES TAKEa FROM TIE
ISLANDS BELOW ST. LOUIS.

Numerous Families Rescued From
the Tops of Floating Houses Near
Alton, III. - Another Rise Coming
From the Upper Missouri aud Sew
eral Rivers In Kansas.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE steamer Idle~
Wild has returned from trip down the
river, and reports the rescue of thirty-six
families, 200 persons, from various islands
below here now covered with water. No
loss OF life has yet been reported in this
vicinity. The river stage at l a. m. was
35.S feet and very slowly rising. but is ex-
pected 90 come TO standstlll tonight
The breaking OF the Madison dixie in
East St Louis yesterday threatened to
bring on a coal famine, which may send the
price Of coal to twice It's present figure.
FLOOD AT ARGENTA.
LITTLE Rock, ARK. May II. - The
lower portion Of Argenta is under water.
From o'clock this morning TO noon to-day
the Arkansas river here rose IL inches, and
still continues swelling.
DowNPoUR IN IOWA.
MARsHALLTowN, IA, May 17.--After
two days fair weather, the hardest rain
storm OF the season began this afternoon.
This about completes the discouragement
Of Central Iowa farmers, and the highways
are impossible In several directions.
THE GYPSY CREvAssE GONE.
NEW ORLEANS, La, May l7.-This
morning the Gypsy crevasse had widened
out TO such an extent that all hope Of clos
ing IL was abandoned. Water is sweeping
over the plantations to within a few miles
of Kenner. About eight miles OF the Mis-
sissippi Valley railroad track has been cov-
cred and traffic over the submerged
portion Is abandoned. Tho location
of the break is about twentY-dve miles
above this city and two miles below where
the Great Bonnet Carre crevasse occurred
in 1874. The Mississippi Valley railroad
will construct inclines, as it did two years
ago, to avoid the Meta crevasse. They
will be located near Pecan Grove, below the
break, and at Sarprey. above.
The culverts of the Illinois Central rail-
road are taking care OF all the water that
has flowed over it, and it is thought that If
they are kept open the track will be safe
until the water subsidies.
The exact course that the overflow
will take cannot be determined
until It has reached its level.
It Is now going back into the swamps
in the rear Of tho plantations and thence
will likely find its way to Lake Ponchar-
train. Mai Richardson, chief of the state
enginsers, says that the crevasse will be, In
his opinion, less disastrous than the famous
Meta crevasse or the recent break In the
Panther forest levee.
Until the inclines are completed the Mis-
sissippi Valley railroads through trains
from New Orleans 20 Memphis will go via
jackson and Vicksburg.
FARMS UNDER WATER.
VICKsBURG, ILL. May 1.-THE Lynn
dikes near Chandlerviile and the levee vest
OFF Beardstown, are admitting immense
quantities of water into the lower farming
lands of q section already much soaked,
doing great damage to property. Many
families have been compelled to move TO
higher land.
ANOTHER RISE COMING.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, May 1Z.-Another
rise Is coming from the upper Missouri and
several rivers In Kansas. The rise will
probably reach here Wednesday night or
Thursday morning, when a repetition of
the flood OF last week may be looked for.
Warning OF the threatened danger has been
ssnt out to persons who have moved back
to their homes along the Kaw fats and
Missouri river bottom.
REsCUING FAMILIES.
ALTON, ILL. May lL.-Numerous fami-
lies have been rescued from the tops of their
floating houses by steamboats, specially
chartered for the purpose and the work is
being still continued. SO far no lives have
been lost, but the suffering of those driven
from their homes is intense and 10 add to
the misfortune 200 men will be thrown
out of work by the compulsory sus-
pension of the Illinois glass works. which
reports state cannot resume business for
six months. All flour mills have also been
compelled to close. Railroad traffic be-
tween st. Louis and here has temporarily
ceased, the only means Of conveyance now
being by water. Fully 1000 acres of rich
farm lands have been flooded and crops
destroyed. The river has now reached
thirty feet above low water mark, the
highest point attained since 1874.