The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-05-25
AwAvE OF RUIN.
The Awful Tide That Overlooked
Sioux City. 10.


sIocx CFTT, 70, Nay IS.-The iastest
estimatfs tonight place the loss Of hfs
in this city and iumed ia.s vicinity as
high as 80 or IS psrsonz
Sioux CIry, To-, Nay IS.-A greai nood
disaster has oVertsken Sioux City. This
morning a great wave came doEn the
Floyd river, shich ioEs through the
center OF the city, and which vas already
swollen bank fulL The wave cane a feE
minntes after O'Clock Warning had
been gwen but short tine before to the
inhabitants Of the Iosi1nGs. hut only
few Of them had been notifed. The
first intimation Wss a volume Of water
spreading over the banks and % depth
Of three feet and throwing q mist of foam
from Il In 4 few minutes the water had
risen above the 6rst floors and several
thousand fed In terror to the higa
ground
ELEvES FE0PLE DRoSNED.
At least eleven people are drowned.
The water rose feet in one hour and
hall, an.I from 3 O'Clock continued 70 rise
steadily but not 50 rapidly. Probably
1000 inhabitants Of the city I've on the
low ground which IS oyerfiOTed- So
rapid E4s the rise Of the tide that great
numbers we're unable 10 escape and the
work Of rescue engaged the energy 0ftke
people y O'Clock eleven persons
were reported drowned aad there uust
be many others The only names OBJ
tanned 50 far are
Nellie West, child Ms Louise Hor-
usr and two children.
Al 10 O'Clock the alarm Vas sounded
to cal ous more workers. All the boats
from the boat-hoGses on the si0ax river
have been brought IN and are being
used to save life and property.
The Missouri river IS very high. and
when the Hood IN the Floyd river struck
It the water damned up and rushed
over the adjacent low gTounds. The
stOck-yar,is and paeking-ho1ses were
situated At the eOndgenee Of the two NV
ers and they were instantly inundated.
Bio LOS OF 1--WE STOCK
About 1000 head Of live stock we're
drowned. Many bodies Of dead stoek
have also been floating down the Floyd
river. The whole railroad yards and
switching track district i under water.
and there has been immense damage 10
the round houses and railfuad property.
The round house Of the Chicago, -.
P1ul. Minneapolis < Omaha are damaged
To the extent Of $4,000. That road, the
Illinos Central and Sioux City & North
ern enter the city By the Floyds Valley,
and all are stopped Not a train left
Sioux City to-day.
At o'clock P. n the water had reach
ed TO Jennings street, on Fourth street.
The Hotel FoEle and Boston Investment
Company's buiIding are surrounded With
water. The Union depot Vas cut OF a.
p o'clock.
lrlaa l-AfA'A-- HUH EAal----
Itis estimated THAI 5000 people have
been driven from their homes. Adjust
less is suspended. The chamber Of com
nerce Organized this morning for relief
work Before n0on the ladies' had ssT-
sral soup and lunch houses opened f5r
he food sufferers. L Is impossible yet
% estimate the loss Of property, but i
sill be large There Is only one tele-
,rsph wire working out Of the city and
hat runs 10 Omaha This makes Il i'm
'ossible 70 adequately tel thestory ofths
lood-
Tie water Is slowly receI.ng tonight.
| citizens meeting AZ the courthouse IS
rgznizing 70 provide people with shelf
r The damage 10 property vii reach
4 10000. The loss Of the Sioux City
Id Northern railroad VIII exceed s2O1,-
% Miles Of eedar-bloek paving has
zen washed ont
A MOTHERS AWFgL v-Arcl7.
At R0on SO people lad registered for
elef and Applications had then only
ut begun The scenes along the verge
Z the waters were piliall- Tie loss Of
lie viii Be- very large, although Il isvery
iifiieult n this confusion 70 learn names
~ SpTingiales suburb, s woman has
t0cd IN the second story Of a house GO
-ards out holdiug her baby out 0f the
light Two men have already been
.roSned n the attempt to rsscle her
The difficulty has been the gale Of Wind
which has beea bloEing great guns all
lay. Houses are being broken Up alithe
ims- There Is neither gas light orelec-
nc Light, both plants being under water.