New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-06
THE FLOODS IN THE WEST CONTINUE.
PEOPLE DRIVEN TO THE HILLS FOR sAfEI1-
MUCH DAMAGE DONE TO RAILROADS
AND CROPS.


Ottawa Ill MAY 5-The most destructive ncoi In
tbe history NJ -hs cty visited this locality last night
Living at the confluence OF the Illinois and Fox Rivers
the greatest fears that experienced here are from
the sudden rise Of or the other OF the nVeFs'
Yesterday all danger thought 70 nave P'sNc''
Last nights storm took people unawares caueh' many
residents OF MarSccs. OTTAWA, La'ancs ana Peru
peacefully sumbering when at their doors was rag
inc food. In the old town Of Marseilles small
bridge across Gum Creek lodged AT the south OF =
culvert and backed the water up. flooding "hc "hu''
district. MANY escapes were had In the hiS.
for .aNty 10 the upland, bat there was no los oi
lie The volume Of water from he blnhs north OF
the city continued TO Increase until the low hnd III u
manufacturing districts. one and onehalf miles ~hs
and one and one-quarter miles In width. was COM
ple.ely covered. small bridges were carried away
and railroad tracks washed away. un'il coihccup"
with the outer world In all directions was cut OF,
The storm continued until > O'Clock this morning.
The manufacturing district. where are located the
r]ass-wor,s was the worst sufferer from the ho'l'
The De La Chappele Works suffered the greatest.
Tho oss cannc. now be estimated but II has resulted
IN tho shutting down OF the manufactures until tho
iall season.
Braidwood ILL.,, May 5.-An mmcne amount OF
damage has been done In this vicinity by the heavy
rains Bridges and culverts have been wa he'd away
and the lowands are completely submerged All
work In the coal mines Is suspended, owing to the
Territory surrounding the mines being flooded. People
fed to the hills. Pigs and other small STOCK were
carried away and dams and bridges were swept OH.
Near Bradford, few miles southwest OF heie' uic
u,,road tract, was WASHED out for miles and no
trains could be moved for twentyfour hours. Ihe
damage to grain fields cannot ie estimated, ana the
publ,c highways are badly washed out The tracks
Of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific were washed
out In T,sklwa, and the extra gang OF men nave
struck for higher wages, the tracks have not been re-
paired sufficiently 10 trains safely with any
degree Of speed. 1T was the worst flood known In
this rsirt OF the STATE for many years
Gale burg ILL.,. May "a heavy rain prevailed al
last night NoodIng all the Streams in this county.
spoon River /, In places two miles wide. and crops
badly damaged IN low PAGES. CEDAR f"rS' "hch
rms through this city. is higher than In years Many
dwellings In it's valley are submerged ana Inc santa
Fe track In the eastern part OF the chy, = under
ned The brick factories east oil mere are tnfeacnco'
Burlington Iowa, May SIT Is still raining mere
There has been an almost constant dowhImi oi ram
sor nearly II week. Roads are In depiorabie con-
d.t,on farm work is sadly Interrupted the planting
~ corn hd,v t.cun and Is nearly three weeks late.
Farmers and busnes, men alarmed over the stua-
uon. II is growing colder.
st. Paul Mann. May "a dispatch to "The
Pioneer Press, from Rapid City, ;. De- says IL
has been showing and raining continuously ior ior,y
eight hours and unless change occurs tonight the
ene ,oss n. tho range will be Up to May J.,
double the u.ual amount OF precipitation has occurred
and the ground is wcter than II has been ior s'A
years."
Kansas City, May 3.-"Tbe Stars Topeka dispa'cn
says "rhe heavy rain Of yesterday here was fono~ea
last night by fall Of water that amounted aimos, 70
a cloudburst As result the city Is one third Oh !.
at least under water The storm last h'eh' create.
censtematon among the people, many Oh whon n'oveu
the families from their homes TO places OF erenc'
salty MANY families we're obliged TO move by means
Of boats or .rudeiy constructed RATS. The water 10
tho streets varies in depth from six inches to foot
Ap1 many lower stories are under water. INC cSoS s