The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-14
STREAMS RISING RAPIDLY.
Much Damage Done In the Missouri
Valleys.


KANSAS CITY, May Is. = Additional
news Of damage by the flood is coming
in. Grand River is twenty miles wide at
its mouth. Nearly all Saline County is
under water; fences are carried away and
railroads washed out. At Arrow Rock,
100 miles south, several houses are washed
away. The family Of Peter Embery,
numbering five, is missing, and it is be-
lieved all are drowned. James Calvin,
the railroad boss, was drowned last night
Heavy rains have been falling all over the
Missouri Valley for twelve hours and
show no signs Of cessation.
The Missouri River is nearly one foot
above the danger line. There was a rain
storm amounting almost to deluge YES
terday on the river above, so it is ex-
pected the water will continue to rise for
some time. Harlem, small town across
all escaped. Many establishments in
Lawrence, Kan, are flooded and obliged
to suspend business.
The big Muddy'' did not REGISTER
much rise to-day, bUt the rain continues.
and The prospect fer further rise is
good. Water iii the streets of Armour-
dale is three feet deep, and has caused
much damage to property. The EIGHTY
and Twenty-fourth-stree bridges are in
danger of being washed away.
An Associated Press dispatch from
LeavenwOrth, kaS., says much damage
has been done to growing crops by pro-
tracted rains. The Missouri River has
broken into Sugar Lake. two miles north
OF IeaVenWOrth, and there is imminent
danger that channel will be cut through
the bend, rendering the Rock Island
bridge at Fort Leay enworth useless, and
| leaving the city a mile inland
The Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific are the only railroads making
any pretence running regular trains into
the city. The rOadbeds of the Rock
Island, Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
and Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas City
are all badly damaged in the immediate
neighborhood. The Rock Island and
Maple Leaf has been unable to deliver
mail to some of the towns along the route
for five days. The bottoms are covered
| with rushing waters, and great damage is
being done. No great damage was done
to growing crops.
At Endora, eight miles east of Law
renee, a wagon bridge was washed away
this afternoon, and it is reported that
two men at work on the bridge were
drowned. A large area of country is
under water, and great damage has re-
suited to crops and live stock.
OMAHA, May 13.-The Missouri River
is ten feet above low water, and rising
rapidly. 1t has cut away 100 acres on the
west bank above the city, and is within
fifty feet of Florence Lake. II it should
rise another foot it will break into the
old channel sweep down through Omaha
and do hundreds of thousands of dollars
damage. 1t would leave the manufacture
ing suburbs OF Omaha an island.
RIVER CHANGING ITS COURSE.
INDEPENDENCE (Mo.), May I3.-The
Missouri River continues to rise rapidly.
Much valuable farming land is under
water, and all chance to raise crop on il
this year is gone. The river is changing
its course TO the south. Last night q STRIP
over half mile long was taken of.
CITY ALMOST FLOODED,
LAWRENCE Kan.), May ia heavy
rain has been falling the past twenty
four hours. The kaw River continues
to rise. The city is almost flooded. The
water Is too high to run water wheels.
and factories have shut down, The
Union Pacific freight depot IS in danger
of being undermined and thrown into the
river. Ii, as expected, further rise OF
six feet occurs, the northern portion of
the city will be flooded.
SEEKING HIGHER GROUND.
TOPEKA (Kan.), May ia Russian
colony on the north side has been forced
to leave for higher ground on account of
the floods and their entire possessions
are under water. The river is the hiUb
est it has been since 1858, and from pres
ent indications will continue to rise. The
Union Pacific bridges at Perryville and
I ROSsville are said TO be in danger. Grave
fears OF an overflow are now entertained
here.
Fort SCoTT (Kan.), MAY 13.-Tbe
streams are all rising rapidly. Much
damage to crops on the low lands is iney-
liable. 1t is feared that the resident nor
ton in the north side of the city viii be
inundated.
SITUATION GROWING WORSE,
ST.. Louis, May 13.-The river at p.
NJ. passed the danger line and is still
rising. The situation all along the river
front grows. worse hourly Virgins
transfer yards are two to ten feet under
water. SWitchmen stand neck deeD 10
throw the switches, and the engines push
loaded cars, with long trains Of empties
between them and the engines, in order
to keep IN shallow water and prevent
eNtinguishing the fires. The farmers
elevator Is now 600 yards in the river
but surrounded by-dead water, and there
Is little danger. By the gas works the
| banks are caving III and a million BUSH
els OF coke Is threatened. Arsenal Island
IS Washing away rapidly. More or less
other MINOR damage has been done or.
threatened, but SO far the greater portion
OF INJURY to business, etc. comes from
! hindranee rather than actual damage.
Riyerinen insist that the flood of 1885
VIII be surpassed, and il looks now as if
they spoke the truth. On the east side
the situation is also bad. AT BROOKLYN