The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-19

Great Destruction of Property and Some
Loss of Life I'm MANY Places.


Loss of Life I'm MANY Places.
Sr LOUIS. Mo, May lS.-The Missouri river
continues to rise at the rate Of nearly al inch
per hour The city of Alton has been entirely
cut of from railroad communication for
twenty-four hours, and travel will not be re-
stored until Friday at least. West
of St. Charles. No.. tho scene
along the river Is one OF
desolat.on and destruction. Hundreds OF
farmers have been driven from their homes,
their crops destroyed, their stock drowned
and in many cases their homes washed
into the river. At Labadie the river
extends from the Missouri Pacific
track to Augusta on the opposite
bluAs. distance of over five miles.
About twenty-five houses In North
st. Louis have hoated from their foundations.
and their occupants are camping IN tents on
the high ground. The scenes north on the
river are heartrending. To add to tho gene
raj wretohedness, robbers and thieves have be-
gan 20 p;llage the abandoned houses. over
5000 bales of cotton are IN cellars ON the
levee Roustabouts ara working IN water up
10 their necks and getting one dollar al hour
to rescue the cotton.
A SPECIAL WARNING TO ST. LOUIS.
The latest prediction is that the river will
rise six inches or foot at 1T. Louis. Il 10
possible that the rise will 20 beyond that
point. Below this city the rise will be
even greater and the leyees are expected to
90. The signal service this morning
sent a special warning TO st. Louis. It
predicts that tho river at st. LOUIS VIII go a
foot beyond the highest stage OF water tor
yesterday, which will put It at thirtyslX teet
thre~ inches. and IN the Southern district be
low St Louis the leyees will not hold the
water which Is in sight and coming down.
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dation on the north aud east sides.
On the north side OF the city from the river
10 the bluffs. a distance of four miles. the
territory IS covered With water 20 depth OF
four feet. The water IS held in cneck by the
embankment Of the Cairo Short Line railroad
a break occurred in the dyke Of the Clover
Leaf road this morning. and for over three
hours it was feared the waters would
sweep away the tracks and allow the hood TO
overwhelm the little village OF Brooklyn. A
large gang of railway employees were quickly
at the scene. and deposited thousands of
sacks of sand in the creyases. filling It COM
pletely and averting the threatening danger.
GREAT DESTRUCTION IN IOWA.
Sioux CITY Iowa. May l8.-At 8 o'clock
this morning or a little more than an hour
after the workingmen living along ;he banks
Of the Floyd and Missouri rivers, In Sioux
City, had gone T. their work, torrent OF water
came down the Floyd, and IN half an hour had
risen over large area IN the city TO a
depth of three 10 ten feet. Tho wind was
blowing high gale and made the work of res
cue by boats dangerous rs we'll as iatiguing.
Il is known that about a dozen people,
among them four or five men, have
been drowned aud the number may roach
twenty-five. it not being possible at this hour
10 confirm all the reports. Is not yet deh-
nitely known where the sudden anu enormous
flood which has caused this damage comes
from.
Al midnight at Lemars. Iowa, twenty miles
northeast OF Sioux City the water was TOOL
-hignef f.ian Iaring'ths gr'At'iicod -last 'aine
Not railroad centoring here has
moved a train this morning. Their loss
is very heavy The Union Stock Yards
Company Will also be great losers. IA nearly al
their pens went ont early In the flood. Not
less than seyenIy-fve houses have been carried
into the streets or into the river aud
il is estimated that the foundations
and contents Of five hundred are
ruined. Nellie Westshield, Mrs. Louise
Horner aud two children are known TO be
lost but so great is the confusion and excite
ment that 10 is almost impossible 10 obtain
anything definite regarding the loss of life.