The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-10
The Mississippi Invades Corn
and Cotton Fields.
PANIC ALL ALONG THE RIVER.
Two Days Of Steady Rain Dishearten
Farmers of Central Iowa.
A Cyclone Sweeps Through Arkansas
Five Lives Lost by the Gazing in of
Cyclone CeIlar-Excellent Sleigh
Ing in Wyoming and Colorado.

is still steadily rising, and much anxiety
is felt at all points. The levee at Brooks
MIL, on the Arkansas side, twenty-five
miles south of Greenville, Mss, gave way
today, and this evening the creyasse IS
thirty-tve feet wide, and the water Is
rushing through six feet deep. About 10.-
600 acres of Arkansas land already planted
in corn and cotton are inundated, while
that section of Louisiana near Bayou
Maria embraces vast amount OF
lands under cultivation that will be
flooded. 1t is thought the Mason
hills Will prevent the water from reaching
the Texas basin. The government tieet
has been appealed to by citizens
of the afflicted district for assistance.
The levees on the Mississippi side
are still intact, and are believed TO be Sc
cure. 1t is feared, however, that more of
those on the Arkansas side will go. Late
this evening there is a rumor that the
great Morgan sea levee, the largest IN the
United States, has given away. This
evening the wind was increasing in vio-
lence up the river. Rain was still falling
and waves frequently dashed over the tops
OF the levees, creating panic among the
people.
ST. LOUIS, May 9.-The Mississippi river
is booming here. Ii reached the danger
line this evening, and much movable statt
along the shore has been swirled away.
In the squatter settlement dozen house
boats, cabins, etc, are under water or
travelling down the river. If the rise con-
| tnues serious damage may be done.
BURLINGTON, Ia. May 9.-The situation
as regards the floods tonight is somewhat
better the river having fallen three inches
A trip through several adjacent Illinois
counties shows a deplorabe situation IN
| farm lands. much water standing in the
| fields and crops of wheat and oats looking
! sickly in the lowlands. 1t is still raining,
and reports from Iowa points are gloomy.
| LINCOLN Neb.. May 9.-The constant
rise of waters has caused washout of
about 100 feet on the Columbus branch of
| the Burlington & Missouri and also on the
| Rock Island road The rain ceased to-
night after a downpOur of fortyeight
| hours. The western part of the city is
Hooded. Hundreds of families'have been
| forced to leave their homes and are quar-
! tered in schoolhouses and other public
| buildings. There are three washouts be-
| tween here and Beatrice. The property
damage will be heavy.
| KANSAS CITY, May O. Heavy rains
which fell today caused the river to rise
| still higher 1t is not probable the rise
! will be sufficient to cause any great dam
age on this side OF the river, but Harlem
is in danger of being flooded. A further
/ rise of fourteen inches will cause an over
| How in that town, and some OF the inhabi-
tants are making preparations to move.
Tonight it is colder. but the prospects for
| more rain seem good
ANTHONY, Kan, May Civilian Will
kins, colored, wife and five children en-
tered a cyclone cave last night fearing
cyclone. Heavy rains washed away the
| foundations and at 1 o'clock last night
the roof fell in. burying the family. Will
| kline managed to crawl out from under the
mass of mud and brought the neighbors TO
the rescue. Five children were taken out
| dead, and wilkins and wife were badly
| hurt.
| BRUxsw1CK. No, May 9.-The rain con-
tinued falling all day at the rate of an
| inch an hour, and the Grand river is still
rising at an alarming rate. The south
| bank Is overhowed. and from here up into
the center of the county there is an ax-
| panse of water a mile wide. Two persons
| on board hatboat which parted from a
cable yesterday were rescued.
| MARSNAlIIONN ATh., may n ScNtic
cyclone passed near here at 6 O'Clock last
evening, accompanied by heavy rain.
! Timber, fences and outbuildings were
Frustrated. The greatest damage was
| done in the Catholic monastery at Marien-
| stad. The church and monastery build
| ings were destroyed, valued at $l2. COO
| Matthew Bril's house was blown down
and he and his children received injuries
| thought 10 be fatal.
KEoKUE. Ia, May 9.-The Mississippi
| river continues to fall. No further dam
age has resulted.
DFs MoISEs. Ia. May ct has been
raining in Central Iowa since Sunday
afternoon, and tonight it seems increas-
ing instead of abating. A large amount Of
water has fallen, and farming prospects
are correspondingly gloomy.
CHEYENEE, Wyo., May 9.-Excellent
sleighing here yesterday. The snow is
over six inch es deep. The injury to range
cattle by the severe weather of December
last and the late storm is appalling. 1t is
estimated that 10000 young calves have
been killed. Hundreds of animals on ali
the large ranches suffered.
Brush, Col. May 9.-Snow fell all day
yesterday The weather is cold and bleak.
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