The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1892-05-25

Sioux CRY, Is., May 1s.-The latest
estimates tonight place the loss of life in
this city and immediate vicinity as high
as thirty or thirty-fve persons.
Sioux CRY. Ia, May 1s.-A great food
disaster has overtaken Sioux City. This
morning a great wave came down the
Floyd river, which flows through the GEN.
ter of the city, and which was already
swollen bank full. The wave came few
minutes after o'clock. Warning had
been given but a short time before to the
inhabitants OF the low lands. but only
few of them had to be notified. The first
intimation was volume of water spread
ing over the banks to a depth of three
feet and throwing a mist of foam from it.
In q few minutes the water had risen above
the first floors and several thousand fled
in terror to the higher ground.
A Phenomenal Rise.
At least eleven people are drowned. The
water rose four feet in one hour and q
half, and from o'clock continued to rise
steadily but not so rapidly. Probably
1000 inhabitants of the city live on the
low ground which is overlooked. So rapid
was the rise OF the tide that great numbers
were unable to escape, and the work OF
rescue engaged the energy OF the people.
At II o'clock eleven persons were reported
drowned and there must be many others.
Tho only names obtained so far are:
Nellie West, child Mrs. Louise L. Horner
and two children.
At 10 o'clock the fire alarm was sounded
to call out more workers. All the boats
from the lighthouses on the Sioux river
had been brought in and are being used
to save life and property.
Two Thousand Head OF Live Stock.
The Missouri river is very high, and
when the food in the Floyd river struck it
the water damned up aud rushed over
the adjacent low grounds. The stock
yards and packing houses were situated
at the confluence OF the two rivers and
they were instantly inundated. About
1000 head of live stock were drowned.
Many numbers of dead stock have also
been floating down the Floyd river. The
whole railroad yards and switching dis
trict is under water, and there has been
immense damage to the round houses and
railroad property. The round houses of
the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis q
Omaha are damaged to the extent of S40.-
600. That road. the Illinois Central and
Sioux City * Northern enter the city by
the Floyd valley and all are stopped,
while not train has left Sioux City today.
Thousands Driven from Their Homes
BY o'clock this afternoon the water
had reached to Jennings-st. on Fourth-st.
Tie Hotel Fowler and the Boston Invest
ment company's building are surrounded
with water. The union depot was cut off
at 9 o'clock. 1t is estimated that 5000
people have been driven from their
homes. All business is suspended. The
chamber OF commerce organized this
morning for relief work. Before noon
the ladies' had several soup and lunch
houses opened for the flood sufferers 1t
is impossible to estimate the loss OF prop
erty, but IL will be large. There IL only
one telegraph wire working out OF the
city, and that runs TO Omaha. This
makes il impossible TO adequately tell the
story OF the flood.
More Drowned.
SoUIx Cry. Ia. May lS.-The water
slowly receded tonight. The damage to
property will reach million and half
The loss OF the Sioux City & Northern
railroad will exceed 100000. Miles of
cedar block paving has been washed out
At noon many people had applied
for relief. The scenes along the
verge OF the waters were pitiiul. phe loss
OF life will be very large, although il is
difficult in the confusion to learn the
names. Two men have already been
drowned in the attempts to rescue some
OF the women. Houses are being broken