The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-07
SPRING FLOODS.

| CHICAGO, May 6-Rainstorms without
! a parallel in recent years have prevailed
| throughout the western country tor the
! last two days. and the amount OF damage
| done is enormous Traffic on the ROCK Is
| land road between Joliet and the Mlssls
sippi river has been suspended, owing to
the numerous washouts, with the result
that the entire system is practically tied
! up. At Joliet hundreds of families had to
| quit their homes and go to the biuIIs, Year
! ful that that the dam would go out, in
which case the middle OF the city would
be placed under water The factories have
| from one to feet of water in them.
AT Aurora the Fox river is nearly as high
| as during the big foods nine years ago. A
number of mills have shut down. Naper-
vile, H., reports that the Dupage river
| has risen feet and has flooded the works
in the vicinity. In Ottumwa, Ia, houses
have been flooded, railroad tracks washed
out, and portion Of the new bridge car
ried away. At Lansing, Mich, a brick
building collapsed, owing to its being
undermined by the rains. Here in Chicago
the rain has come down in torrents, and
the sewers and the rivers have been pour
ing volumes of sewerage into the lakes
very near the point where the city's water
supply is obtained Easements in every
district of the city are flooded
LA SALE, Ills, May 6.-The greatest
1OOu hDOhu III GIS 1llruOlS Ndlley lOT
thirty-six years is now raging. The water
is now about tbirty-five feet above low
water-mark, with no sign OF abatement.
Several factories have been compelled TO
suspend. Altogether, damage has been
done which will aggregate many thous-
ands of dollars.
JOLIET, Ills, May 6.-Joliet is partially
submerged in from one to three feet of
water, caused by incessant rains. The
fINr &c inrhn han hafn fha
people in the northeastern and southern
portions of the city are sailing out in boats
and on RATS. Reports of great damage
come from all surrounding points TO
property and crops.
GREENvILLE, Miss, May 6-The Mis-
sissippi river passed the high-water mark
of 1891, yesterday and the high-water
mark of 1890 WAS reached this morning
Tonight the gauge leads 43H feet and it
is still rising at the rate of half tenth
every twenty-four hours. There are no
weak places reported in the levees at any
point, and there Is no cause for alarm.
The levees are guarded and watched the
entire length of the district, Reports
from points in Louisiana show the levees
to be in splendid condition and holding
we'll
KEoKUK, Ia, May 6.-The Mississippi
river has been rapidly rising for the past
two days. The lowlands are submerged
and crops ruined. The farmers have taken
their stock and families to the high ground
for protection. The small levees along
the Des Moines and Fox rivers have
broken, and large tracts Of land are sub
merged. Alexandria, Mo-, is surrounded
Quoted by skiffs. Should the rise continue
much longer, it will be repetition of the
disastrous food of four years ago.
PEORIA, ILL.,, May 6-The dyke of the
marsh drainage district in the lower end
Of this city gave way tonight, flooding the
district, which Is about five miles in
length by two and half in width. About
twenty families live in the portion affect
ed, and great excitement prevails at Pekin,
directly opposite to which place it
lies; for it is feared that some of the fami-
lies have perished in the rush of water
The break Is about six hundred feet in
length, and the damage to property will
amount TO thousands of dollars. Rescu-
my parties are arranging to go out from
PekIn. The Illinois river is higher than it |
mas been since 1874
brought the flood today to a point two |
Ieet higher than ever. Boats were rowed |
through the streets to rescue people |
rom their water soaked homes. The !
power house OF the electric railway, and |
/ number of factories were compelled to
hut down. The loss in this city alone is
;75, ,000 In the farming district adjacent |
t is incalculable.
WASHINGTON, May "a severe wind
md rain storm passed over this city this |
afternoon, running several houses and |
trees. The steepls of |
damline church, in the northern part of
he city, was blown Off, and, in falling |
rushed an adjoining drug store. No lives
we're lost, but che damage will be heavy.