Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-09
RIVERS ON THE RAMPAGE.
Vast Areas in Eastern Kan
sas Inundated.
Several Counties in Missouri
Under Water.
Havoc Created by a Cyclone and
Floods in Oklahoma.
The Danger Line Reached at Kansas
City-The Illinois River Still Rag
ing-The Mississippi Bank Full
ut New Orleans.
Associated Press Dispatches.

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Associated Press Dispatches.
KANSAS Cry, May 8.-As the result OF
the steady downpour Of the last twenty
four hours. which was the climax of the
rainy season this spring, accounts Of
floods are coming in from all over West
ern Missouri and Eastern Kansas. Some
towns are flooded and damage is re-
ported to dwellings,. Considerable live
stock has been drowned and washed
away. Growing crops are badly dam
aged and thousands OF fields will have
to be replanted.
Saline county, Missouri, is. one great
lake. Houses are washed away and
stock lest. Along the Platt river and
the ''102" river the whole country is in
undated, and houses and barns de.
stroyed. Livingston, Grundy and Mer-
Ger counties are flooded, and the dis
trict from Chillicothe to the Iowa line is
sea Of water. All the crops in the
Grand river valley are washed out and
much stock lost.
The railroads are more or less dam
aged, traffic delayed and in some cases
abandoned. The Wabash bridge here
is strained out OF line 30 that trains can
not pass over. ~
Half the streams in Oklahoma terri
tory are out of banks, many bridges
washed away and nearly all the over
land mails abandoned. The Santa Fe
has suffered several washouts and trains
are badly delayed.
A SMALL CYCLONE
accompanied the rain, north of Guthrie,
and the houses of John Davis, Henry
Smith and John Crockett were carried
some distance by the cyclone and badly
damaged. Barns and other buildings
were also destroyed. No loss of life is
reported.
All trains, with the exception of the
Rock Island and the Union Pacific, from
the west, are delayed by unsafe bridges,
landslides and washouts.
The rain continues unabated tonight,
and the Missouri, though very high for
the season, is rising rapidly, and there
is much apprehension Of increased dam
age by floods.
DANGER At KANSAS CRY.
KANsAs Cry, Mo-, May S.-The Mis-,
souri, river tonight registered twenty
one feet above low water mark, and is
rising at the rate of an inch an hour.
Twenty three feet is the danger line, at
which the river overhows its banks. In
the event of that occurring, the bottoms
whore are located packing houses, the
union depot and most of the wholesale
business houses Of the city, will be
flooded.
THE ILLINOIS STILL RAGING.
PEORIA, May 8.-The river is still
raging torrent, and had risen seven
inches in the twenty-four hours up to
this morning. Since then the water has
been so rough that go measurement
could be made. 1t is believed it will
not rise much more, but a strong wind
is dashing the water furiously against
the banks. Many bridges are liable to
0e washed out. Large forces are guard
ing against this.
The cattle pens at the Lower sugar
works, in which thousands of head are
fed, are foot under water, and unless
the water quickly subsidies the cattle
must be removed.
A DANGEROUS DAM.
The dam at Henry, forty miles above
here, threatens to 60 out and should it
do go, the devastation along the river
will be appalling.
In the La Marsh district the destruc-
tion continues. Many houses haye
been floated off or dashed to pieces bv
driftwood, and by the time the water
goes out nothing will be left except
debris. The residents have lost every-
thing, and are in q destitute condition.
Several warehouses here are sur
rounded by water, and are threatened
every minute to be carried away.
THE MISSISSIPPI OVERFLOW.
BURLINGTON, Iowa, May S.-The Miss
issippi river is now twelve feet above
the low water mark of 1854 at this point
and has spread out over many miles OF
lowlands on the Illinois side. All the
st. Louis, Keokuk and Northern trains
are still running by way of the Carthage
and Spinney branch on account of the
flood at Alexandria, Mo. 1t is thought
the food will begin to subside tonight.
The Burlington officials have about sue
ceeded in strengthening out traffic which
the floods demoralized.
WATERS REcEDING.
KEoKUK, Ia, May 8.-The situation
between here and Quincy is improved.
The water fell considerably today in the
Mississippi and is going down rapidly in
the Des Moines. The St. Louis, Keo-
-kuk and Northwestern officials say pas
senger traffic will be resumed tomorrow.
Freights were running today. No
change for the worse has taken place at
Alexandra. The wind is blowing q
gale tonight and may cause further
damage.
HIGH WATER AT NEW ORLEANS.
New ORLEANS, May 8.-The river at
this point has remained almost station
cry for several days, reaching 1915 feet
as the maximum. The Ievees, while
subjected to great strain, are holding
out well. Specials from river points
show that the water is rising. The
levees continue in good condition. Chief
Engineer Startling, after thorough in
spection Of the levees north of Green
vile, reports their condition specially
good, with the water far below the tor
Of the levees. Similar reports Of the
condition of the southern district are