Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-11
RUSH OF THE FLOOD
Raging Waters inundate 6x-
tensise Sections
lNFllcTIaG GREAT DAMAGE
The Reported Breaking Of the Mosganza
Lsvsc Pronounced Canzfc-Ex-
tent Of the Injury.

New ORLEANS, May 1o.-At noon to-
day the river at this point reese three
tenths OF al inch aud The water Is nsw
running over the wharses and through
several Of tue down town streets- The
old leyee at Carrollton - wasning
bad y, bat the uew leves that protects
New Orleans from overflow Is holding
we'll. 10 Apprehension Is telt as To the
safety OF tAe city and 10 10 believed BY
tomSfrew that the cTlsls Will be passed.
Reports from up country sy that tho
leyees ~ Ear are intact. The report
tha. the horganzs !evee haa broken IS
. eanaTd.
Corn LAsAs Raiasa-
GrnEsEo. H.. May io,-i. has rained
here Tor many hours and farmers ara
greatly discouraged. The most vala-
able corn lands alsng Rock ans Green
rivers are from 8 TO 5 feet under water.
The 4 ooo-aere farm IL miles east OF
here, owned by Samuel w. AlleSton, OF
Chicago, 10 all under water. Eighty
five acres of corn on this farm are from
TO feet under water. No corn can
be raised on the river bottoms THIS year
and thousands of acres 81 tine hay lands
have been ruined. Farmers on these
bottoms are in worse luck than they
have been IN twenty years
The Danger Line Reached Mt ~. Lsuis.
ST.. LOUIS, May le.-"old Missip' Is
booming" here and has reached the
danger line even at this point. where
the bank risss rapidly away from the
stream. Much movable property along
the shore from the northern end of the
city to the south has whirled away and
lumber and rails from the north are
being tied down and otherwise secured
TO prevent their sudden disappearance
before they can be taken apart and
placed on shore.
The greatest havoc has been created
in the ''sauatter" settlement sslied
''0xishoma." half mile below the
Merchants bridge. Hers dszens OF
horse boats sad cabins fsynerlyfsa the
shore Az either half Under wafer aey
floating down the river. The nimBzr
yards dong the river front srs in dasiEer
of changing, swners, while the steamer
lines csnterihg here find no room ess:he
leveo to store their surplus freight when
their wharfboats overflow. No SERIES
damage has vet been reported. but
the river % at tho danger line. % feet.
and what another days rise may do 70
the cotton,stored in soma OF the lovee
cellars Is yet 20 DO told.
4rhfring ~ Nssrssie.
LIscsLE. Me-, May ls.Isahe present
food is uaffSsedsntsd- A tour Of in
speetios along Salt creek revealed .
scehe 81. deseIatipp. Loekiee west tfse
dood ia ever y mile sin- width. wSsls
berth the waters extsnd a far ~ Ae
eye e&a reach. with nothinE to 6fsak
tsst sSfw bsh theshalfsuSrsrt Sa AID
dssSyteas dwellings,. Vsff neatly 500
families have hsen driven frSh their
homeA All we're compelled to leave
their household effects. sxxa fsv saved
theie. bedding. A force Of den RESCUED
10 families in beats7 These fsAiiies re-
sfeeasnt the southwestern part OF the
city Ia the southern paft ofthe city a
force OF policemen removed nearly as
masy families. and at o'tisek Monday
a{tssnson . force of men Brought all
others who were in danger. A great
number OF families have taken refuge
with friends in the city. Three
ucbcsls have been dismissed and the
Aui.d.ngs placed at the disposal ~ TIN
homeless. The less ~il fall heavily
deen hp1aseds Of families bsloneiAgt
the pssfcT ol.sses. ~ their hsmss have
bses eslnrssseiy ruined. Mayor Wcir
and the ely suthorities are dsiRg evssS'
t.xRHIio taeir power to alleviate dis.
tresS srH 10 render The henslsss people
eonforSAbls.
assse niewn Iato shs navc,.
LITTLE HsCK, Ark. May IA severe
Wild sad rainsterm passed over his en-
tire section late Sunday night. A Asm-
Der cf fsnses and smAil esbsas were
blewn down here. Ten miles below
this city On the Arkansss river two.
story house was blown 50 feet ana ever.
tu-nsd in the river. Several persens
were ia the building at the time and
IL Is Supposed were drowned. At Nor
rAlton. 80 miles from this city. Me Gath
slis church and mesastery were b.owa
dows and tcts.ly destroyed. II is re-
fofec2 hlcto s>sat scut iaeu WIS AssSfAy
fnjured In the wreck. The dsmag there
viii exessa sie.ots.
Ssss Of t1s sas Property.
ToIf5o. O.. May ia-1ns Msunse
river es been higksEs fsr. the last week
sAaa Il has been <sSsc the big Feed 81
1883. The heavy rains Of last week
suc!lsd the wisu,afies Of the
Mauress TIE f,rn.rx .louv to
river hsvs suffered much by the wash
lag swsr % hive stock and feasine
and the overflow of Their fafas. rsE
hsshey, = farmer heins q tsw rallies
northwest of D.naees. WAS drowned
IN the Thin river ssassy night about q
o'cisck. lie was driving home from
Eysesport vshen his teas, went over AZ
snsahknsN ssd he was drewaea. to
a-ther with ore Of she horses. The
greatszt isss 60 property was sustained
by .. r. nelDtsn a Son, Of Defiance.
wao iess several large rafts Of hard
weed dnaser. One ran In passing this
city sor- part Of an old bridge away
and then ran into Sect ~ pleasure
yachts anchsred in he river. sialing
enc. The icss e pss5srty ell sloae the
river viii s0eunt ~ about sss, Gee
e.sss nsnss>'ss Tssss sd ss-ea-
LovrsfAsA. M. Nav 10 The river
here IL now ~ feet shove low wsser
mark. snly 8 inches n.lov the record
81 ises. when thsis~ee sr~se. esusir :
loss Of ever Vi eco ses - ne ssrs.srs sss
The uissoss ss<e s,srk 81 al k,ses - Ia
a fs<rftofss stfestlsa a. tsf>f Htsseuft