The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20
SIOUX CITY'S DEATH LIST.
THE LOSS OF LIFE ANYWHERE
FROM 25 TO 165.

R,sn9 in Nearly Every Part Of the
Flooded District.
SIOUX CITY, IA, May 19.-According to
cha latest telegram the flood has been even
,,,ra disastrous in its results than at first
anticipated. Estimates as to the loss of life
vary from sixty to a hundred. No list can be
given of thedead In fact the terrified people
have sought refuge in 30 many quarters that
,tis impossible to exactly figure what the
number on the death roll will be. Some
heroic scenes were witnessed in attempts to
so1e the unhappy victims at Omaha bridge
Mrs. West and her 5-vear-old girl were
unable to get away from the food
in time. The father and two children
we're safe and a rescuing party was return
INC for Mrs West and her child when the
waves swept the house away. They hoated
down with the roaring current until the
bridge was reached. An engineer succeeded
in saving the woman, but her strength
nuish her hold on her child. With de-
spairing cry of mamma, CATCH" the child
disappeared beneath tho waves.
AT tine manufacturing suburb OF Leeds
nine persons are known to have been
drowned
Four were drowned at Spriugdale. OBJ
servers on the high bridge counted fifteen
bodies LlAG bW6pb uuuoE ~. hdtb IGOof 6u
old sailor, saved twenty-eight lives.
A woman who managed TO wade to a box
car was there seized with labor pains and
gave birth to a child, and two hours later
was rescued.
A woman named Hinton and three chill
dren we're drowned in their own house.
Two Swedish families were swept away.
OUT OFF FROM THE WORLD.
SIOUX CITY, IA, May 10, p. M.-The
city is practically cut off from communica-
tion with the outside world by high water,
and such is the cJnfusion within the city
that it is very difficult to obtain the names
of the victims of the food. The estimate
of the LOGS of life is heavy. some say twenty
five while others place the estimate as high
as 1885, But few bodies have been recovered
as yet, and it is doubtful il they will ever
be found.
Following is the list of those who are
given up as lost SO far as known at O'Clock
this afternoon: Nellie West, Mrs Louise
Anderson, wife and child, A. P. McLaren,
William Stone, William Rowen,
Mrs Louise Homers and two chill
dren, Mrs. Frank Luther and child,
a1-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter
Of E. Leonard, George Cox, a child years
old George C. Miller, Aaron johnson, An
drew Anderson, Robert Harney, Frank
boatmen, Mrs. II. Pickens, Mrs. Peter
Rasmus, son and two children, six un-
known men.
STOCK YARDS SWEPT AWAY.
The Union stock yards have been swept
away and other heavy damage done..----..-
Tie city water works Is surrounded and
there is great danger that the supply will
be shut off which, with fire in the high
wind blowing. would be certain disaster.
The loss to railroads is estimated at
800 900
The Floyd river was almost back to its
banks at noon to-day and hundreds are re-
turning to their homes, which they were
compelled to abandon yesterday.
scores of houses were swept away
from their foundations and others
were badly wrecked. The damage to NOV
ables is large where houses were not floated
of. Fifty or sixty retail stores on the low
ground were destroyed or badly damaged.
The Floyd river cut across the bend and
scooped out a great channel, starting in
about lower Eighth street. All the houses
except very few in that vicinity were
utterly wiped out. The railroads and stock
yards will suffer the greatest individual
losses.
ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE LOSS.
Sioux CITY, May 10. IL P. M.-To-ni
th9 quick tempered Floyd river is subsiding
into lts bank and q rough estimate of the
loss from yesterdays flood is possible.
aAe loss of life will reach twenty
hve and perhaps higher, as a number of
persons are reported missing. Three bodies
were recovered to-day. those of A. G. An
Gefson and Mrs. Henderson and her baby.
Inc pecuniary loss will be heavy. d. E.
heuges, president of the stock yard COM
pany, estimates the loss to the stock yards
ana packing interests at from $450,000 to
HHn lAca kIaL
t9Fe OF the residents of the flooded
Istrlct will aggregate about S750.0O0 and
1qe stocks of goods are damaged 100000.
CCp tne Floyd for twenty miles the Sioux
ivy and Northwestern and Illinois
central tracks, built on embank-
mems, are washed out or damaged.
IN me loss of the Terminal company aud of
froIa t me s15d ralroad companies is estimated at
tIoh sou, O0O to 81, 900, 600. The total loss
may exceed 50 ,00O,0 ,000 but only a fraction
o,. mtl 1aIl directly upon individuals. The
O,E council has voted $5 900 for relief.
ABOUT $4,000 has been contributed, and
@ tuofe Is being subscribed as fast as the pa
p7rS can be presented.
WAREHOUSES; TUMBLE IN.
81 LOUIS, Mo-, May ia destructive
..lciohe passed over St Louis county yes
suuay' contributing to the misery of the
no1oou;Strlcken inhabitants. A funnel-shaped
OSAOO soN6Ihl houses. OT6ab
A.4 GaulSge was done to crops, trees and fences.
-. ~. oC o'clock this morning the river passed
NJ Ve oo-toot mark and is still slowly rising.
st. aue warehouses at 721 to 739 South Main
GaSeV GteeV ieA IN yesterday with thousands Of
Toaias n1ials worth of cement, tobacco, sugar,
tt tlat ana barley, which will be total loss,
iLasug all gone into the water. The exact
'OSS cannot be givon,
AN IOWA LEvEE BURSTS.
hEoKUK, IA. May 19.-The Egyptian
ioaSe' which protects a vast area of bottom
ino mus mVe nv miles below here, broke this morn
49,. ihe waters of the Des Moines river
Toii-e Gt Tue entire district The high wind pre-
LING WIN cause immense damage.
4 con1 nn9 whole town of Alexandria, Mo-, is
N0tn petely submerged.
sn5 q" @ trains on the Keokuk and Western
Sci 1U o. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern
VI tnis point have been abandoned,
RISE OF THE LITTLE SIOUX.
riTaa riTGnIihoXEE, u IA. May 19.-The Little Sioux
trno nas oeen running bank full for some
d9v s.1 a'!u the heavy, continuous rain Tues
Tbe 'snC the river over the bottom lands.
SOM iLEer 1 this evening was still rising.
carrio5 9 9t the smaller buildings have been
Ijttioe away. The damage to crops In the
Inir"iL9 sioux SS valley will be very great. The
Hwau central tracks are badly washed
i citS ooVh east and west of this city. The
the oiet ping works are under water and
ivy Is threatened with water famine
ny n"UNDREDs OF HOUSES ABANDONED.
MS MS MONIES, IA, MAY 19.-The Des
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