Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-20
A Partial List ~ rersous supposed TO
he Drowned at Sioux
city.
IMMENSE DAMAGE DON'T sY rHE
FLOODS.
victims Of the Rood ~ siouS
city.


OMAHA, May 10. "A Sioux CITY
special 10 the Bee says; A Partial llss
Uf the persons supposed TO DO drowned
ID Hs fJllOwH3
Frank Henderson, wife and child;
two uoatmen, unknown; a. T.. Me-
Lafen; unknown Scandinavian, ut
Young's icchouse; Mrs. Peter Rss.
nussen nnd two children; two un-
known men, NJ Fourth street, near
Faiimont bridge; an unknown man,
ut the Sioux City CITY aud Northern
yards; Nellie West; Mfs. Louise
Homer; A, Anderson, wife and child;
William stone, William REESE; Mrs.
Louise HOmurs aud two children, Mrs.
Frank Luther md child, her nine.
year.old son and seven-year.Old
daughter; T.. Leonard; George Cox, =
child ofiour year; George G.. Miller;
Aaron johnson; Andrew Anderson;
Robert Harvey.
AHone approaches tho Floyd river
in tho West and In the vicinity Of the
stocl,ynrds, near the mouth, the
damage increases. IL Is impossible 10
get q the yards or estimate the damage
there, but Fix or eight blocks above
There Ia evidence VI tho SURPRISING
violence Of the water. About
eight or ten blocks above the
intersection Of the river and Fourth
street tho current has scoOped
"a deep channel right through the re-
sidoncos. Thirty large we'll built
houses were wholly carried away.
Just below the iron bridge OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee n 81. Paul anu
against 1t In lodged u tremendous mass
OF debris. Here the houses were smash.
cd into lSindllng wood, and II " heap.
I ed up with furniture and railroad ties
aud piles OF dead animals. Two blocks
below Il the Iron bridge NJ the elevated
road, aud hero Is another familiar
lolemcnt. II Ia beloved human
bodies will be found Ia the masses.
The city council last night at a
special meeting appropriated 5000 Ia
aid Of the Hood sufferers. The citizens
will raise many times the amount. No
/ appeal will be made for outside assist
nnc.. The elevated rond ia crowded
| with slght.seefs, and from station Il
station the tracks are lined with mon
and boys, many armed with ropes and
long roles, rendering assistance I,
people who come floating down tn,
river on planks, boxes, etc, and {
number OF lives were saved.
ALEvEE EXPECTED 10 nREAK.
NATcnEz, Miss, May l0.-A repor
tonight nom Hard Scramble levc,
says that the levee IL expected to bTeal
before morning. The damage will b,
immense II 10 does go out, and II 4
feared that great loss VI stock and pos
sibly life will result.
THE MISSISSIPPI SLOWLY RISING.
DunuQUE, H., May l9.-'rhc Missis
pippi N rising slowly but steadily, ant
the Islands In front Of town are covered
with wnter From all over the country
come reports OF heavy rain, overflow
ing rivers and discouraged farmer
though 10 far no serious damage Il
done.
a SERIOUS SITUATION.
DAYTON, Ohio, May l9.--rhe con
tinued rains have created n serious cit
uatlon for the farmers. The stream
are all at flood height and the dango
OF washouts renders railway traffic pre-
carious. The Pennsylvania line had 1
washout between Richmond and Ham
iltou and sends all Cinci lnatl trains VII
Dayton to Chicago.
THE DIES MONIES RIVER FALLING.
FoRr DODGE, Ia, May l0.-The De
MOines river Ia falling. The resident
OF Floyd valley are the wort sufferers
There thousands are homeless, an,
fully 100 have found watery gravei
The loss by the Hood In the distric
will reach into the millions.