The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-10
The Cattle Herds of Wyoming Reduced

ST. LOUIS. May 9-"Ole Mississip is
boomin" here, and has reached the danger
line at this point to much valuable
property along the shore from the north
ern end of the city to the southern, while
lumber RATS from the north are being tied
down and otherwise secured to prevent a
sudden disappearance before they can be
taken apart and placed on shore. The
greatest havoc was created in the squatter
settlement called Oklahoma" half mile
below the Merchants bridge. Here dozens
of house-boats and cabins formerly on
shore are either half under water or float
ing down the river. The lumber yards
along the river front are in danger OF
changing owners. No serious damage Is
yet reported but another days rise may
40 much damage.
KANSAS CITY, May 9.-The heavy rains
which have fallen here and in this vicinity
have caused the river to rise higher. 1t is
not thought that the rise will cause any
damage on this side OF the river, but Har-
lem is in danger A further rise of four
teen inches will cause an overflow in that
town, and some of the inhabitants are
making preparations to move. Tonight it
IS colder, but the prospect for more rain
seems good.
DEs MONIES, Ia, May 9-It has been
raining in central Iowa since Sunday, and
seems increasing instead of abating A
large amount of rain has fallen, and farm
ing prospects are correspondIngly gloom
fer BY the tenth of May not an acre of
corn has been planted and hardly any
blowing done. Wheat and oats-what lit
tle were planted-have begun to look yell
low on all the lower lands.
GREENvILLE, Miss. May 9-The levee at
Brooks mill on the Arkansas side, gave
way this morning. About 1000 acres of
Arkansas, already planted in corn and cot
ion, is inundated, while that section of
louisiana near Bayou Marion embracing a
vast amount of land in cultivation, will be
flooded.
NEW ORLEANS, May 9.-There is rumor
afioat TO the effect that the great Morgan
sea levee, the largest in the United States,
has given away.
BRUNSWICK, Mo-, May 9-The waters Of
the Grand and Missouri rivers overf1owed
their banks yesterday. The day was spent
in rescuing the Inhabitants and stock.
Last night ferryboat was broken from its
cable. and went floating down the river
with people and horses aboard. Dozens of
homes are destroyed and a large acreage of
land covered with water
BRUNSWICK, Mo. May 9-The rain con-
tinued falling here all day at the rate of
Bn inch an hour, and the Grand river is
Still rising at an alarming rate. The
south bank at this point is overflowed, and
from here up into Gentry county there is
bn expanse of water mile wide. The
persons ON the ferrvboat which parted
from its cable yesterday and went floating
lown the river were rescued.
CHEYENNE, Wy, May 9.-The severe
snow storm which began last Friday has
paused a loss of over 80 per cent. of the cat
ile. The owners say that the calf crop
will be scarcely worth branding There
was excellent sleighing here all day yes
terday, snow having fallen TO a depth of
lrife more than six inches.
BRUSH, Colo, May 9-Snow and rain
fell all day yesterday with but slight in
termissions. The weather was cold aud
bleak, and if the storm continues it will be
the hardest on cattle OF the present season,
pwiug To its having raned over three
days.
LINCOLN. Neb, May 9-It has been rain
ing for So hours, and the bottoms have
been flooded by Salt creek. Between 200
and 800 families have been driven out of
their homes.
GOSHEN, Ind. May 9-The big dam
south of The city has been carried away by
q flood. The country as far south as Elk
hart iscovered with water