New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-17
WEAK LEVEES GIVE WAY.
MORE DESTRUCTION CAUSED BY OVERFLOW
ING RIVERS.
PEOPLE DrscrrD FROM An ISLAND IN THE
MIsSOURI-ANOTIIER CREVASsE IN
TILE MISSISSIPPI.

PEOPLE. RESCUED FROM AN ISLAND IN THE
MISSOURI ANOTHER cREvAssE IN
THE MISSISSIPPI.
ST. Louis MAY 15-At O n. m. to day the river mere
registered IS feet. and should 1t rise another lou
Is impossible to tell the amount Of damage th"t mag
be done There Is every probability that more tha'
another foot rise will be recorded. rs both the
Missouri and s,,sipp reported still rising above
here Opposite Jefferson Bairacls on the llilo' sue
Of The river n number OF houses have been under
mined by tho flood and wrecked. 1t Is believed
however, that all the occupants escaped.
on Mullanphy Island, hirty-slX miles north OF 81.
Louis In tho Missouri River, fourteen women ana
children rescued from waoiy grave thS NON,
Ing by a volunteer corps Of ST. Louis residents lihu
the rcsclcrs been two hours btcr thcy wohIi hi'e
found only dead bodies the water was rapidly ell
croachng on the small section Of land cn which the
part; stood shvciiny and halfnaked. ana ther' tcJ
had been for hours after being driven from te'r h'm'S
by the food. Reporters stationed on the Merchants
bridge I'm North ST. Louis have seen several dead
bCdIcs aoatng In the water. Most OF them evidently
came from a long distance. 1t Is now common
sight TO sec small hOiscs and vaions articles OF Iu'
ntnre floating past. All railroad trii'c over 'iio
Eads Bridge has been abandoned owing TO the ho"ei
tracks I'm Illincis. The Burlington Alton and other
roads run passenger trains in over the Merchants
Bridge The Walker Soap Works, Latin Powder Com
panys depot Meyer a Ilan,ons Fertillzing 'oHi-
any's establishments and several dares ana ware
houses are aii Hooded and work has been stopped.
There Is little to be seen In the situation on the
Illinois side. II has not changed materially since st
night The food has crept higher and done cor
rsrondIng amount Of additional damage. but so far
n, known 10 lives have been lost About 200 more
houses have been wrecked on account Of weakened
foundations. but furniture and all movable matter was
taken from them several days ago. The most serious
ASPECT i found Venice. Between there ana
Joplin Is small dyke. The water backing up on the
brooklyn side Is flooding several fine farms and the
owners of these went down thl, morning to cut the
dyke ns bv doing this the water would run through on
10 the Venice side, where the land T. lower The
venetlans, however, are satisfied with the amount OF
water they have and about twenty Of them armed
with shotguns patrolhng the dixie to prevent any
attempt to cut IL. The brooklyn men are determined
70 drain their side. Before many hours conflict may
cnsue.
The bowman dyke which protected large section
OF low lands on the north and east sides OF Fast IT.
ous has broken and hundreds Of Of land is now
submerged. Tho residents were warned ana escaped
The water works I'm East Il. Louis great danger.
\ large force OF men working 10 save them.
w-Madi.on. H.. May I5.-Thc Madison lcvcc has
broken and all that protects thi, town from being
Hooded Is the Chicago and Alton cmbankmcnt The
water IS within two feet OF the top Of this and If IT
gives way which It threatens to do in several places,
the town will be flooded and serious damag" done.
Carotia H.. May 15.-Thc embankment Of IN"
Conlrguc Railroad Company about 200 feet long, ha'
gwen way and the town Is flooded to depth o several
feet No lives have been lost. but large amount Of
damage ha, been done.
whitehall. H., May lG.-Bcgnnlng at lIappyvilc,
eight miles west of this place, the lno, hivcr ex-
tcnds from blun to blun. distance Of four and one
half miles. The area OF Overilowcd lands In this
county alone Is fully 10000 acres, half Of which has
been ln cultivation for years. No crops Of any Kind
"a. hle Tho
is stll rising and the small part Ol the sand ridge
north OF Chicago and Alton track that Is yet above
water will probably be covered. Tho water j.
within "A foot OF the top OF the draw table Of the
Chicago and Alton bridge over the Illinois River.
Within sight Of the track seven dwellings. four
five barns and q warehouse are submerged.
Alton ILL., May lG.-Thc river here is still rising.
foot more being the record Of the last twenty four
horrs. General Agent fisher. Of the Bluf Line. re
ports tn his road has suffered a los Of 10000
already by the food The road from here 10 Grafton
Is entirely destroyed.
independence. Iowa. May 1G.-Eieh days CON
tlnuous rain and coudbur,ts in the eastern part Of
This county caused fonr bridges down and Hooded
he lowlnds a Danish family crossing bridge
which was going out was drowned. The man, hs
wife. child and two horses went under The damage
10 seed in the ground Is enormous.
Little Rock Ark, May I6.-The continuous rains
Of the last week have caused great damage to
al 'liiiinS iH iH' Nt''i'"' INV
River has taken a flesh start and IS rising rapidly.
Trains on the northern branch Of the Iron Mountain
Railroad have been abandoned for the present No
passenger mail trains nom 81 Loui, and the North
have arrived In IT. Louis Since Friday.
virginia. H., NAY iG.-Thc raging waters Of the
Illinois and singamon river, ,till playing havoc
and causing great alarm In what IS known as >anGamon
Bottom about ten mil north of here. several
thousand Of wheat and land entirely
submerged, and the entire ncslbOrhood Is ready to
move cut at n moment, notice II is impossible 10
estimate the damage done, but 1t will reach far into
the thousands. Bca.Nstown Is entirely surrounded by
watlr, something unAnUVn since l-J,.
,addo l. r., May ld.-rhc heaviest rain for year,
fcll las, night and all streams out OF their banks.
several wagon lndees have been washed away and
Tie railroad bridge acrO>, Blue River six miles north
1t for several honr, lmiing tho storm lightning
struck the Pr'sby terrain Church, dcmo, the roof
and cmpok. The church had Just been repaired from
Fort smith Ark. Nay iG.~Thc Arkansas River
at THIS point Is higher than il has been since june
1877. and Is ,tIll rising slowly. Thousands of acres
VI land In the bottoms between the Arkansas and
I'otean rivers are now under water and people are
rapidly moving ont Of the bottom. All communication
between this city aud the Choctaw Nation Is cut on.
New orleans May ia break occurred i'll the
sis'iIp River. eighteen miles above this city. this
morning; The brcak Is 100 feet wide and i've feet
deep. The water is pouring through the crcvassc at
The break Is not according to the best Information
obtainablc, IN the Bonnet CaTc levoc proper but just
below IT, Major Chnrles Rch,rl,on, chief state cnel-
nccr, and Captain John A. Grant formerly Of the
Mississippi NaileT Railrrad. think the vnt.r will
flow II large section OF cultivated land below the
break before II reaches Lake Ponchartmn. They do
not believe that any damage Will be done Ia the
section above the crrra.ic. Bonnet Care Ridge b In,
sI."cicnlly high To keep the water back MANAGER
Cooke. Of tho Valley rid, and The superintendent Of
the Illinois Central have gone t, tie scene with larg'
force, II men and an abundance OF mat rial 10 cD,r
hc gap. portion OF the Valley roadbcd Is already
submerged.
IMERiCIN FRiTERNIL CIRCLE RECETvERSHIP
Baltimore Nav 10 (specaD.-.Judgc Phelps Dennis.