The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-22
STATUS OF THE FLOOD
Encouraging Reports From the
Flooded Districts.
THE DAMAGERECoRD UNEQUALED
Although All Immediate Danger Is Past
Great Apprehension Is Still Felt at Some
Points-Rail ana Snow Storms.

Great Apprehension Is Still Felt at Some
Points-Rail ana Snow Storms.
ST. LoUIs, Mo-, May 21.-It is almost inn
possible to give the adequate loss by floods
in the Mississippi bottoms. A single in
stance will illustrate the seriousness Of the
situation. OF all the land under water at
least 300, 900 acres are in wheat, which at a
conservative estimate, considering the fact |
that no crop can be raised this year, means
not less than 100000 bushels of wheat
lost. In addition to the homes wrecked, |
many cattle have been drowned and lakes |
and ponds formed that may for years |
render worthless what was formerly valu
able land.
Over 100 -four mills are affected more or
less. Farm laborers are out of work for
the season, as well as mill men, and 80 the
tale of woe is increased.
One sad occurrence today was the sink
ing of some two feet of trestle of the new
merchants bridge half mile east of the
bridge proper. This will soon be repaired
and business over that route resumed.
ST. LOUIS, May 2l.-A trip by an Asso-
ciated Press representative from this city
to Cairo, revealed sad scenes of desolation.
The river is ten to twenty miles wide, eat
ing away homes, drowning stock, sub
merging farms. 1t is estimated that 900
people are homeless in this stretch of
country alone, and that 100000 acres Of
growing grain are destroyed utterly.
potato famine is in prospect The great
American bottoms, comprising most of the
, Madison and St Clair counties, one OF the
greatest poIato fields in the Mississippi
valley, is entirely inundated and will not
| oil or Ia h0 ooh c
also ruined. The newspapers and board Of
trade are soliciting subscriptions for the
flood sufferers.
AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, May 21.-The Missouri
, river is falling, but the Kaw Is atill rising
near independence, Mo. Two thousand
five hundred acres of farms are under
water.
r TExARKANA, Ark, May 21.-To add to
the Hoods damage, a cyclone passed south
of this city causing devastation and desola
ton. The roadways are blocked by fallen
a trees, so it is impossible to get definite in
: formation, but it is known that houses and
fences are leveled for miles. The wind
: was accompanied by excessively heavy
thunder and great quantities Of sand,
q though there was no dry sand within a
= hundred miles of here.
g IN ARKANSAS.
) LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 21.-The Ar
Il kansas river has passed the great raise of
Z 1S4S by more than a foot, and Is now
z stationary. 1t will soon fall. For the first
u time in the history OF the city, it is threat
a ened with a water famine, the pump pits
!, being filled with water and the pumps
Z stopped.
VI At Redfeld, twenty miles above, the
~ banks are caving in. One cave carried
"a down FIVE persons to death. In all twenty
five ar thirty OerSOns ara dr0yyna In thf
countries adjacent to Plumb and WattersiC
Bayous the finest quality of cotton land
10 is all under water.
HIGHEST SINCE 1856.
y CAMDEN, Ark, May 21.-The Anachits
river S the highest since 1885. All the low
lands are under water, the floods tapping
the hills on each side. The damage to crop!
10 is heavy.
III TEXAS FARMERS RUINED.
\, PARIS Tex. May 21.-The overflow il
the greatest in years. Many farmers ar
ruined.
AID WILL BE ACCEPTED.
Sioux CITY, Ia, May 21.-At a join
meeting of the relief and flood sufferers
:, committees this morning it was agreed t
l. say to the benevolent people of the countr.
that the losses far exceed the first est
mate aud aid will be gratefully accepte
by our people. Contributions should b
sent to Morris Pierce, mayor, or j.
b. French, treasurer of relief committee. n
new developments in the situation
Weather cloudy. cold and threatenin
rain. Work of clearing up the wreck
going steadily forward.
by RIVERS RISING.
o. OTTUMwA, a., May 21.-The Des Moine
an river rose rapidly again during the Nigh
he and is seven inches higher than at an
80 previous time. reported heavy ris
" above creates uueasiness here. Abba r.
IT. ports material rise and Eddyvile is BAT
he ly under water.
'n, THE LINE CLEAR.
ns OMAHA, Neb., May 21.-The river is sti
u falling, and except the annoyance and d
es lay to trains the Inconvenience is mere
ev nominal There is no truth in the repor
of that the Union Pacific bridge at Counc
Bluffs and Omaha is unsafe. Trains a.
running over it at all hours without IL
slightest delay. There is no obstruction
gto any sort to traffic, the line being clear fro
, ,ne the river to the Pacific coast.
ct TRAIN STALLED.
md KANSAS CITY, May 21.-The Nilsson
Pacific accommodation became stalled th
zen evening while attempting TO pass throus
on wooded district. The train is now stan
ne ing in the midst Of the flood. A train
40 fat cars long enough TO reacn from Gl
nee ground to the stalled train has been ma
rec up 1t will be backed up to the accomm
la dation and hitched onto 1t, and will dra
the train from the water. Both the IA
'er, and Missouri are slowly receding tonigt
cial RIVERS RECEDING.
airy ST LOUIS, May 2L-Water in Caho
ong creek has fallen six inches, and in ma
hot flooded districts the waters are beginni
,ur- to recede. Reports from sections adiace
! of to East ST. Louis are favorable. The "a
ing ways have not yet begun using their !
nd Gently abandoned tracks. In north s
j in Louis the backwater caused many sewe
q to burst, aud the health of the residents
or that section is in danger unless there
sneedy relief from the trouble All danl
auy of coal famine is said to be now past.
site uAI1, AND WIND.
rae, TAswELL, Ind, May 21.-A heavy q
destructive hail and wind storm sw,
vi over the country in the the immedi
ard vicinity here last night, destroying gr
nce amount of wheat and other growing Gro
Is Enormous hailstones cover the ground
may the weather is very cold.
the
the May Wheat Takes q Jump.