The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-14
MISSOURI RIVER UP,
Kansas City, Leavenworth and
st. Louis Partly Flooded.
IMMENSE DAMAGE TO CROPS.
Cyclones Sweep Over Kansas-People
Towanda Again Destroyed.


uay on the river above, so it is expected
that the water will continue to rise
ior some time. Harlem, small
town across the river was flooded. but the in
habitants were al prepared. Many establish
inents at Kansas City, Kan, were flooded, and
nrins were obliged to suspend business. Addi-
tional news of the damage by the food
is coming in. Grand river is twenty miles wide
atl's mouth. Nearly all OF Salina county is I'M
DER water. Fences have been carried
away and railroads washed out At Arrow
ROCK, 100 miles south, several houses were
washed away. The family of Peter Embry,
numbering five, are missing, and it is bsiieved
IA are drowned. James Calvin, railroad boss,
was drowned last night. A heavy rain has been
falling all over the Missouri valley for twenty
tour hours, and shows no signs of cessation.
Inc big Muddy" did not register much rise
today but the rain continues and the prospect
Tor further rise is good The water in the
streets of Armourdale is three feet deep aud has
caused much damage to property. The Eighth
ana lwenty-fourth street bridges are in danger
Oh being washed away. An Associated Press
dispatch from Leavenworth, says mucn damage
has been done to growing crops by the protracted
rains. The Missouri river has broken into
Sugar lake, two miles north of Leaven-
worth, and there is imminent danger
that the channel will cut through the bend,
rendering the Rock Island bridge at Fort Leav-
land The Union Pacific and the Missouri
Pacific are the only roads making any
pretense OF running regular trains into
the city. The roadbedS of the
Rock Island, Chicago. Burlington L. Quincy and
Chicago, St Paul Il Kansas City are all badly
damaged in the Immediate neighborhood. The
Rock Island and Maple Leaf have been unable to
deliver mail to some towns along the route for
five days. The bottoms are covered with rush
ing waters. and great damage is being done. No
great damage has been done to growing crops.
At Eudora, eight miles from Lawrence, Il wagon
bridge was washed away this afternoon, AMI it
Is reported that two men ut work the bridge
were drowned A large area of country is un-
der water, and great damage has resulted to
crops and live stock.
ARKANSAS CITY, Ark, May ia crevasse is
reported below here tonight.
ST. LOUIS, May 15-The river at : p. m. passed
the danger line and is still rising. The situa-
ton ali along the river front grows worse
hourly. The Virgins Transfer yards are
two to ten feet under water. Switch
men stand neck deep to throw
switches, and engines push loaded
cars with long trains OF empties between them
and the engines in order to keep in shallow wa
Ter TO prevent extnguishing the fires The
FARMERS elevator is now go yards in the river,
but is surrounded by dead water, and there is
little danger. Near the gas works the banks
OF coke are threatened. The sand
IL washing away rapidly, and more
or less damage is being done and threatened,
but so far the greater portion OF the injury to
business, etc, comes from hindrance rather
than actual damage River men insist that the
flood OF 1e6S will be surpassed, and it
looks now as If they spoke the truth.
On the east side the situation is also bad.
AZ Brooklyn 200 acres OF truck patches were
destroyed. Chotcau island is under water, thus
running $500 acres OF farming land for the
son. Gabonet island, 200 acres, is also under
water. Carr island is inundated. and the
people living in all these places are dependent
upon the neighboring settlements for shelter
The rise is going all inch an hour. All the
ers are choked up along the levee and the cellars
are full OF water Moving is now the order in
the vicinity, for the people kuow not what may
come.
The end of the rise is not expected before
Tuesday, If then Cotton mprcsscs are re-
moving the cotton to the upper floors and hope
to avoid serious loss. TO add TO the distress in
North 81. Louis, two large sewers have broken
and are now aiding to flood that section of the
town.
GREENvILLE, Miss, May 13-The river is still
rising, but the levees remain intact, with every
probability of their now withstanding the most
tremendous flood on record. The water will
probably decline here about Wednesday If no
more heavy rains fall
WICHITA, Kan. " ~ ia formation of three
toruaiCes struck here about o'clock this even
ing, two about SIX miles south aud another
about the same distance northeast. a dispatch
from Augusta, BuIier county. snys
northeastern twster struck about :
o'clock. demolishing fifteen houses and
wrccking the SAINTS Fc stock pens.
W. Ellsworth had n leg broken, and Frank
Marsh was slightly injured Nearly all the peo-
pie in town saw the storm approaching and
sought safety in cyclone caves, which It is
Thought prevented great loss OF iiie The tee-
graph wires down, and details are unobtain-
able. Towanda !. few miles north OF Augusta,
also visited by tornado aud
hal. a dozen houses demolished. Towanda
was totally wiped from the face Of
the earth by a cyclone in March and a number
OF people killed ana injured. The citizens who
had courage 10 remain rebuilt houses, and these
buildings were blown down this evening. Il is
not known whether any one was hurt. In
Quiries al several points south of Wichita fail
to reveal the track taken by the other two
storms.
1t was learned later that three children of p.
G. Lanard were badly hurt at Augusta.
FoRr SCo1T, Kan, May l&-The streams are
ali rising rapidly, and much damage 10 crops on
the lowlauds is inevitable. The resident pcr-
ton on the norta side o. the city Will be inuu-
dated.
LAWRENCE, Kan, May l3.-Thc kaw river is
rising steadily. No serious damage has vet been
done, although few inches more will be dis
astcous. The Union Pacific is under water at
North Lawrence and traffic is delayed. Heavy
rain has been falling for twenty-iour hours.
The water Is too high 10 run waterwhecls, and
the factories have shut down. The Union Pa
c.ic freight depot is III danger OF being thrown
into the river
ToPEKA, Kan, May 1&-The Russon colony
on the north side has been forced to leave for
b CHER ground, on account OF the floods, and
their entire possessions are under water he
river is the highest ii has been since 1855. aud
from present indications will continue to rise.
The Union Pacific bridges at Pe-ryville and
RossvilIe are said 20 be ii danger Grave Tears
OF al overflow are entertained here.
TACOMA, May l&-I>peciai. l-D. ii. McNaugh-
ton, who returned today from Carroll, Ia. SAYS
the floods in that and nej.h5o.ing states is DO.
ing grea. damage. Most OF the country, he says.
is one continuous chain OF lakes, several thou
sand families being out OF home. The COTE crop
should have been n the ground by May 10. As
vet the ground has not been broken for plant
ing.
above low water and rising rapidly 1t has cut
away 100 acres on the west bank above the city
Al present the water Is within fifty fee. of
Florence Lake. II il should rise another foot it
will break into the old channel and sweep down
through 10 Omaha, cause hundred. OF thousands
OF dollars worth OF damage and leave the manu-
featuring suburbs OF Omaha on an island.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May 1.-The Missouri
river continues TO rise rapidly Much valuable
farming land Is under water. All chance TO
raise a crop this year has gone. The river IS
chansing is course to the south. Last night q
s;gIp over half mile long was taken of
p,SHnp FOR wASHISGTnS