The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-19
SWEPT AWAY BY A WAVE
ELEVEN OR MORE PERSONS
DROWNED AT SIOUX CIrY.

The Situation in the Other Flooded
Districts Not Much Improved.
OMAHA, NEB., MAY 1S.-A special to the
Bee from Sioux City. Ia. says: This
morning great wave came down the
Lloyd river, which flows through the
center OF the city. and which was already
bank full. The wave came few minutes
after o'clock. Warning had been given
but short time before to the inhabitants
of the lowlands, but only few of them had
been notified. The first intimation was
a volume OF water spreading over
the banks to a depth of three feet and
throwing a mist of foam from it. In few
minutes the water had risen above the first
floors, and several thousand people fled in
terror to higher ground. The water rose
four feet in an hour and a half, aud from 8
O'Clock continued to rise steadily but not 30
rapidly. Probably 200 inhabitants Of the
city live on the low ground which is over
| flowed. So rapid was the rise of the tide
that great numbers we're unable TO escape,
and the work OF rescuing them engaged the
energy of the people at IL O'Clock eleven
persons were reported drowned. and there
must be many others. The only names OBJ
tanned 30 Ear are Nellie West, child; Mrs.
Louise Horner and two children.
At l o'clock the fire alarm was sounded TO
call out more workers All the boats from
the boat houses on the Sioux river have
been brought In and are being used to save
life and property.
The Missouri river is very high, and when
the flood in Florid river struck it the water
damned up and rushed over the adjacent
low grounds.
THOUSANDS OF CATTLE DROWNED.
The stock yards and packing houses situ-
ated at the confluence of the two rivers
were instantly inundated. About 1000
head Of live stock were drowned. Much
dead stock can also be seen floating down
Florid river. The whole railroad yard and
switching track district is under water and
there has been immense damage 20 round
houses and railroad property. The round
houses OF the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha road are damaged to the extent
of $4,000. That road, the illinois Central
and the Sioux City and Northern enter the
city by Florid valley and all are stopped.
Not train left Sioux City to-day. At
O'Clock this afternoon the water had reached
to jennings hotel on Fourth street. The
Hotel Fowle and the Boston Investment
Company's building are surrounded with
water. The union depot was cut off at o
o'clock.
1t is estimated that 5000 people have
been driven from their homes. All busi-
ness is suspended. The chamber of oomA
merce organized this morning for relief
work. Before noon the ladies bad several
soup and lunch houses opened for the food
sufferers.
1t is impossible yet to estimate the loss of
property, but it will be large. There is
only one telegraph wire working out of the
city and that runs to Omaha. This makes
it impossible to adequately tell the story OF
the flood
The damage to property will reach 81 ,500,-
600. The loss OF the Sioux City and North
ern railroad will exceed $2,000,000. Miles
| OF cedar paving have been washed out.
At Springdale, q suburb, a woman has
stood In the second story OF her house nine
hours holding her baby out OF the waters.
ana is still there. Two men have already
been drowned in On attempt to rescue her.
Houses are being broken up oil the time.
There is neither gas light or electric light,
both plants being under water.
THE SITUATION SERIOUS AT DIES MONIES.
DEs MONIES, IA. , May 1S.--The situation
is very serious tonight on account of the
flood. The Des Moines river has broken
through what is known as North streeE,
which protected the cottage home addition.
All residences, fully 100 in addition, we're
built during the past two years, and are
now under water.
ovERFLOWS IN TEXAS.
DENTsoN, TEX, May 1S.-Every stream
in this section has overflowed it banks, and
thousands OF acres Of farm lands are flooded.
All bridges are swept away.
There are many washouts on the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas. and Houston and Texas
railways. The Choctaw river is two miles
wide and many people have moved to the
hi2 Hands. The Red river rose ten feet
yesterday and is still rising rapidly, The
loss to stock and crops will be very large
NO IMPROVEMENT AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, May 1S.-Instead Of improv-
ing the local flood situation grows more
serious with each hour. The water Is still
rising, with no immediate prospects Of n
fall. Rains have been falling for the past
forty-eight hours and with more threatened
will keep tine river from falling, but will
add every hour to its hight. Conservative
estimates now place the area under water
in the section Immediately surrounding st.
Louis on both sides of the river at 400
square miles OF fertile land, the depth OF
| the water being from to 20 feet Fully
| ], 500 families in this area have left their
| homes with little prospect of an early re-
turn. The main suffering is in the Ameri-
can bottom and on Missouri Point. As an
instance Of the suffering in the former To-
cality there are nearly 500 people gathered
on the bluffs for whom the st. Claire county
lllinois authorities have been asked
to supply food and shelter. The Missouri
Point land, lying like q triangle between
the Missouri aud Mississippi, triangle of
land twenty-seven miles on the riverside
by twelve miles at the base, is covered
with water and every living soul has been
driven to higher laud.
Boschertown, three miles north Of st.
Charles, is all under water.
In st. Louis county, west Of this city, an
immense amount Of damage has been done
TO farming lands by backwater from the
rivers, and crops are ruined over hundreds
of acres further up the river on that side.
The food is increasing in East Madison :,
Venice and Brooklyn. TIE water is
flowing over the Alton, Big
Four and Wabash tracks near Nameoke
and adding to the quantity already there.
Armed guards are protecting the dixie be-
tween Madison and Venice to prevent it's
being cut to relieve Brooklyn at the expense
of other towns In East 5t. Louis there is
nothing new in the situation, though trains
arrive badly crippled by the nigh water.
LYNCHERS ON TIE MOVE. d.
A Tennessee Negro Who Hid in n Lady's
Bedroom to Be Hanged.
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