The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-21
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

hSHSSl0I W Vic IOECORD-ONlCN.
ST. LOUIS, May 20.-The river is sta
tionary and slightly over. thirty-six feet,
but the Signal Service reports another
three-foot rise coming down the Missouri
and Mississippi.
Rain has been falling since 2 o'clock
this morning. In North st. Louis I0,OOO,-
600 feet Of lumber is afloat and liable TO
go down the river. st. Louis County,
north and west of the city, is still under
water.
Across and below the city at East Ca
rondelet, the situation is worse than sup
posed. Monday night the Ievees pro-
tecting the town broke and almost swept
1t from the face of the earth. Many
houses were carried away, but as far as
known no lives We're lost. The true state
OF affairs was not learned here until last
night, and no aid could be sent be-
cause of the high winds. To-day an
effort will be made to aid the three hun
dred or more people now in the second
stories or on the roofs of their flooded
dwellings,.
All the roads, except the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi, are crippled by the flood.
Brooklyn. Ill, opposite the northern
end OF the city, is under two to five feet
of water.
The flood in South st. Louis has
thrown over $4,000 people out Of work by
the shutting down of the factories. The
damage to this portion Of the city will
exceed s., 900, 900.
The refugees camped on the bluffs near
| Caseyville and French Village are more
comfortable, they being well supplied
! with food and shelter. The entire Amer
| lean bottom from 4 lion IN
| miles, with an average width of seven
| miles, Is under water three to ten feet
| All the bottom lands on the Missouri side
| from here to Cairo and below are also in
undated. Almost every farmhouse on
| both sides Of the river is flooded. Steam
ers plying between here and Cairo spend
most of their time in removing these peo-
pie from their perilous position. Steamers
running north are doing a like service.
Io-day'S decline in the river. though it
stopped at 3:56, has given the people of
the afflicted districts an opportunity to
look around, preparatory to the next
rise. 1t is estimated that the losses in the
districts Immediately tributary to St.
Louis is appalling, aggregating fully
eleven million dollars. These figures,
astounding as they may seem, are consid-
cred by competent judges extremely con-
sentative. In looking at this loss it must
be remembered that in all the flooded
JSII1lOIJ 1ClC4ISl w. DIdCJlCdlly 1,DJU
square miles of waters have rendered it,
in the majority of cases, impossible for
the farming population to raise crops this
year. All this comes i'll addition to the
damage actually done to existing prop
| erty.
As to the number Of persons driven
| from their homes or to the roofs in the
| flooded territory, the figures range from
| 1000 to 5000 persons. Beyond this in st.
| Louis at least $4,000 persons are tenn
| porarily thrown out of work by the
stopping of factories by high water.
| In East st. Louis there is no change
| from the condition of the past few days.
Water surrounds the city, but will prob
ably be kept out OF town. The railroad
| situation is unchanged.
The same is true in North st. Louis,
| Central st. Louis and South st. Louis
| on the west side, and ut Madison, Venice,
Brooklyn and East Carondolet on the
east, all are now anXiously awaiting the
rise now coming from above.
Associated Press reports trip from
Biscaty to Cairo by boat reveals sad pic
lures on either side of the wrathful Mis-
| SiSsippi. Sometimes ten, sometimes
twenty miles wide the river runs, carry
ing down great piles of drifGwoOd, eating
away homes, drowning stock and sub
! merging bottom lands and islands along
the section traversed. 1t is estimated
that 10000 people are rendered homeless
| and 100000 acres of growing grains de-
stroyed completely. Everyone within
the low lying districts along the river
were driven from their home, and the
picture is one toe terrible to draw with a
pen.
AT SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY iowa, May 2O.-The bad
weather has greatly complicated the task
| before the city. Rain began falling at
! O'Clock this morning. At 10 there was a
| perfect blizzard-a high wind with snow.
| 1t has been showing and sleeting since.
| The men quit work on the streets in the
middle of the forenoon, though 81 day
! was offered.
The Floyd river is still very high. The
water has not fallen since last evening,
| The cold weather has caused many again
! to apply for aid. Women and children
who would return to their homes are
| compelled to seek shelter in warmer
| places. The railroads are making a great
| effort to clear the wreckage, but it is slow
| work.
Two bodies were recovered to-day,
| those of Frank Henderson and his wife.
| Their 3-weeks-old baby was drowned,
| but the body has not been found Total
bodies found, four: still missing, ten.
! Henderson's parents live on Spruce
| Creek. Mrs. Henderson's parents live
at Charter Oak, Iowa. The citizens
raised $4,000 to provide for immediate
necessities. Offers of aid from other
cities have been received. Governor
| Boies has wired for information about
| the situation. Homes in the Inundated
| district are being cleared up amidst a
| binding snowstorm. The railroads hone
] to make schedule time tomorrow. The
| packing-houses and Union Stoclzvarcis
| Will be rebuilt and will be larger than
/ before. The market cannot open till
! next week.
/ BRIDGE CROWDED WITH HUMAN. BEINGS
| KANSAS CITY, May 20.-The Missouri
and haw rivers are now about on a stand
| and rise OF only two or three inches
| more is looked for. The rise during the
| night increased the area under water
| somewhat, but did not materially chance
! the situation, except in Harlem, across
| the river from here, which is ali under
! water ana every inhabitant gone from If.
| The Burlington bridge, which connects
Harlem and Kansas City, looks like a
| Noahs ark, being crowded with animals.
! men, women and children, all driven
there by the flood at Harlem.
DIES MONIES FLOODED.
! DEs MONIES (Ia.) May 20.-The rivers
| here reached the highest point at noon:
| since then they remained stationary. A
| large portion OF the east end of the city is
! under water in consequence of the rise
last night. The track Of the Chicago and
| Northwestern was washed out for several
| blocks. Freight traffic is at a standstill
and passenger trains are few and irregu-
| lar. The low ends IN northeast and south
DeS MONIES are all under water proa2-