Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-17
IIlI FLOODS.
Tho river Continues 60 Rise at ~.
Louis

The river Continues 10 Rise at ~.
Ioui.
ST. LOWS, May l6.-The river con-
tinues TO rise, but the swell IL not 40
great NJ yesterday. II is expected that
the Greet Of the Hood viii DO reached
this afternoon. The Bowman dyke,
which protected n large section Of land
north and east OF East st. Louis, has
broken aud hundreds Of acres OF land
are submerged.
At q this morning the river regis
tered tbirty.hve feet, and another foot
viii cause untold damage. Such rise
IL entirely probable, as both the Mis-
-is,ippi and Missouri are reported still
rising above.
Tho rlsc In the Mississippi continues
at about half an iuch per hour. The
damage TO crops, etc, In the bottom
lands grows with each day In the i'm.
mense district now under water up and
down stream. Many small bridges are
reported carried away, and other SINH
lar damage.
Tho situation ut Madison, H., aud
East ST. Louis 10 considerably mi.
proved.
Every point OF danger along the
river IL guarded carefully, and ample
warning Will be- given whenever
breaks occur. The steamer "Idlewiidn
returned from her trip down the river
and reports the rescue OF thirty.six
families OF 200 persons from various
Islands below here, now covered with
water. No loss Of life IN yet reported
In this vicinity. The river Ia expected
10 come to stand tomorrow. A coal
'amlue IL threatened on account OF the
Hood. Today cUaldenlefs found TINT the
supply could not last more than two
days, and II coal did not come In by
"wednesday night, some factories aud
manufacturing plants would bo com.
PEELED TO shut down for lack OF coal.
CATTLE AND STOCK DROWNED.
GREEsvILLn, Miss, May l0.-Ths
water from the Panther Forest break
Is inundating the entire surrounding
country, aud the oreyasse Is not yet
closed. A number OF cattle anu stock
were drown ned. The irvccs here were
reported in good condition this even
ing, but constant watch IL being
kept, though the engineers express the
opinion that the lovees will stand all
tue water In sight. At Lake Proyi-
dence, fears Of n deluge In that levee
crops win DO destroyed. Information
from shreveport says that Red river 10
rising rapidly.
5000 ACRES FLOODED.
WHITEHALL, H., May l8.-Com-
mencing at Happyville, eight miles
west, the Illinois river extends from
blud 10 blum, u distance OF four aud q
half miles. The area OF overlooked
land in this countyis fully 10000 acre.;
no crops can be- raised on this land this
year. The water IL still rising.
4 DELuGE.
GAISFsvu.LE, Tex, May l0.-The
rains Of Saturday night proved q del.
uge. Crops arc ruined for miles and
more than 1900 feet OF Santa Fe track
was washed out bet ween this city aud
Purcell, LII, while nearly evefy bridge
10 gone.
A LEvEE OWES WAY.
New ORLEANS, May i6.-The Bon
net Care levee, eighteen miles above
the city, on the east bank OF the river,
broke early this morning. The open
ing IL now 100 feet wide and ten feet
deep.
WIDE tktNAesE.
GREENsviLIE. Miss, May i6.-The
crovasse near Gaines landing Is $50
feet wide this afternoon anu fifteen
feet deep. IL In estimated that the break
will place nint.ten.hs Of Chicott coun-
~ under water. No lives were lost and
no suffering Is reported.
TWO FAMILIES DROWNED.
BRSriENvILLE, Ark, May l6.-The
recent heavy rains have put all OF the
creeks out Of their banks. Silver
Springs, n small town west OF here, has
been wrecked and DIR. Swallow, his
wife and mother drowned.
lNDEpESDRNcE, Ia, May l6.-Many
bridges have been washed away by the
floods. A family ,!cons!siing OF man,
wife and child, were crossing one Ms 10
went out, and were drowned.
shot Down by Young Foetpads.