New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
LOSSES BY THE FLOODS.
DAMAGE DONE AROUND ST LOUIS ESTI.
MATED AT $ll 100000.
LESS OF LIFE IN ARKANSAS-THE SITUATION
IMPROVING IN THE MISSOURI AND
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.

which Is coming from above. and which Is not no"
! expected before Tomorrow Incidentally, too, an
opportunity has been given to estimate Tie losses Vi
the districts Immediately tributary to ST. Louis, ana
! the trh figures appalling Here they are s'
Louis County, s3,0O0.O00; city Of ST. Louis sl'ooo
! 900: ST. Charles County, 100000, the American
Bottom from Alton, Ill., to Cairo, $5,OOOOoo' thl'
including East st. Louis and vicinity; total Sll'ooo
600. These figures, astounding as they may seem'
are considered by competent judges extremely con-
servative In looking at this loss It must be remem
bcred that In all the flooded territory referred TO-
practically 800 square miles. the waters have rem
dered it. in the majority OF cases, impossible Tor te
farming population to raise crop this year All '''
comes I'm addition TO the damage actiiairy uo"0 "
existing property. As TO the numbels Oh peisoi9
driven either from their homes or to their rooS' "
the flooded territory estimate IS impossible ilguie'
ranpdnp from 81 600 10 g. 900. Beyond THIS. III 81
Iouis at least $4,000 persons have been Temporarily
thrown ont OF work by the stopping OF 1actorl'S os
the high water.
4 tim from this city to Cairo by boat reveals s'o
pictures either side OF the river aoiheu"e' w.
sometimes twenty miles wide the river runs carrying
down great piles OF driftwood. eating away home''
drowning stock and submcrglng bottom ands ana
Islands Along the section OF the river raVetsed !. -
estimated 10000 people have been rendcrHu ho"o'
and $1,000 acres Of growing grains destroyed cum
pletely. ono former landing place is Hhe ano'her
and all are desOlntc wastes of water. To detail the
loss is impossible. Tue stories all the same
Every ono within the olyng district along the river
has been driven from home and ruined The picture
is one too terrible 10 draw with pen. All along the
river the district Is agricultural and the losses such
as would fall upon such people.
St Charles, Mo-, reports the Missouri falling and
everybody there Is feeling relieved No further dam
ago is noted Relief work Is the order OF the day.
Great alarm f. felt the potato outlook The
big American Bottom comprising nearly nll OF Madison
and st. Clair Counties Illinois, is one Of the greatest
potato fields IN tho Mississippi Valley. II Is com
pleteIy inundated and not potato will II produce.
lis farmers devote their time principally 10 raising
potatoes and cablages and had there been food the
potato crop would have begun moving about July !.
fifteen DAYS later than usual account OF the late
Now there potatoes to move The
cabbage crop Is also ruined.
Sioux City. Iowa. Nav 2I.The Big Sioux River has
becn rtsng since early last night but this afternoon
was stlll within banks. There Is sign Of wave
dangerous he. although people got ready last
night move ont. The weather continues cold ana
rainy II Is estimated that the sioux City and
Northern rund suffered n loss OF 5000 a mile FOR
fifteen miles. Other roads have not suffered 50
heavily. Reports show that 721 dwellings were dam
aged or washed away. The aggregate loss on these
reaches $4,000. The loss 10 public improvements
T. fnlly si5o.OoO Last night several hundred Hood
sufferers held meeting and condemned the action of
the Mayor refusing 10 receive Offers OF aid from
outside The meeting appointed committee to com
muncato with the Governor and assure him ahat out
side aid l.
The uquor sellers who closed up several
months ago by Mayor Fierce have presented novel
opposition TO him They have arranged 10 Great"
funa oi $4,000 be used by the city In rsPnuing
food damage bridges. etc. provided they are al
lowed 10 reopen their business. They agree to pay
one third cath and the balance In instalments. be-
sides a monthly $50 license fee to the city treasurer.
The Mayor positively refuses to consider or receive the
proposition.
It. Paul. NAV cI.-Last night snow torn was
general throughout the Northwest, and therefore a
steady rl-e may b. cNpcccd at this point. The upper
fat, arc beginning % rather serious aspect.
Inst below the smith ave. bridge there several
hundred small frame hou..s clustered close u the
river bank Between these houses and the blum the
water has poured in from sewer, AMI down the hillside
until a lake has been formed which cuts the houses
on from direct connection with the high ground Many
people have already moved 10 higher ground and others
arc following rapidly possible. Further on there
Is another cluster of hon,es similarly situated. and
they may bc reached 10y water sweeping through the
levcc. Tho river here Is rising steadily.
Yankt0n, +. D., Mny 2l.-snow has fallen here all
day. but not In sufficient quantity to whlcn tho
ground. Corn planting has not been lntcrercd with
and small grain grows well.
Mascoutah. H., May 2i.-The backwater in the
Ka ska ,ka River has reached New Athens and sub
merged q large number OF hamlet, and farms. \ meet
Ing OF the supervisors Of st. Clair County is 10 be held
to relieve the sufferers In the American Bottom
Springfield H.. May 21.-Dr. Reilly, secretary OF
the Board OF Health. has returned from tour Of
invest CATION In the inundated district along the
Mississippi River. from Alton south This invcsica-
on Was begun with a view Of anticipating the possible
results to the public health from tho unusual Hoods.
circular Of advice and instruction will be prepared,
looking 10 diminishing the sanitary dangers which are
anticipated from the OF water supplies polluted
.f.,lI.
has given orders that the qartenasters stores at the
arsenal the temporary relief OF the rcfugcos
Of the inundated lands and, should these prove made
qtatc the United States quarerma stcrS stores at Chi
cago will be drawn upon. supplies Of food and other
ncce.sares thus far abundanty furnished by the
more fortunate n1ghbors OF the distressed. Governor
Fifcr left 10 night for personal inspection OF the dis
tricts most seriously involved.
ST. Paul. Mihn. May 21.-Flood news comes from
all parts Of the Northwest. mixed with dispatches
telling Of snow and lee a correspondent at Itch
field Minn. reported regular blizzard there
terday morning. turning into rain. a big snow
prevailed Bird Island. where inches are on the
ground. and farmers are out with their slrghs. At
Princeton last night fell and 1t was aiming
to-day. Rum River Is overlooking is banks. farms
are inundated and much damage is done. All dams
are swept away except the at the lake. At
Rruc- Wis. Chippewa River five feet six inches
nst night, and is S rising. The suspension bridge
at the mouth Of the IIornapplc River went yes
ter,lay morning The Black River IS swollen beyond
ull records at Black River Falls, Wis. The bottom
lands submerged and families baye had to move
back from the river between there and Madison. The
country around Black River Falls Is flooded and
the track OF the Omaha road Is under water In MANY
places, trains being delayed thereby. over In south
Dakota tue kind Of weather prevailed. cold
having arrived with hard snow storm mt
Miller and other points.
Little Rock. Ark May 21.-rhe Arkansas River has
passed the great rise OF 1874 ty more than foot L,
Is now stationary and VIII begin falling In few hours
40 damage has been done to the city proper. but at
North Little Rock uneasiness has been felt and
con siderable damage done The first heavy loss. that
of tho caven Of the north bank few hundred YARDS
eest OF the wagon bridge, has been followed by the
collspsng OF the Elite Lumber Company's mill, valued
al 81 900. and OF the Coopemge Companys buildings.