Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-05-26
THE GREAT FLOOD.
- Review Of the Situation as it
Appeared on the 18TH
s,'s mississippi stu Rising and Liable
to Continue to DO So. Owing
to Continued Rains-A
Gloomy Outlook.
At and About ST. IOuis.

ST. Louis. May 19.-The Mississippi
passed the 36-foOt mark late last night
1t L. still rising slowly, and, it is pre-
sisc.ei- will continue to do so for the
i,s-7St ten days 1t is reasonably certain
ahat the river will go at least 36.5 before
coming tn staHdstill.
THIS Will cause many points not at
prs=scst under water to be submerged,
And viii increase the loss TO several mil
7iars
The wind yesterday lent its force to
aid the waters in their work of desola-
ton perfect gale prevailed over the
river all day. flashing the waters in
angry waves against the crumbling
srvrcs and ernbanllments and the sub
merged houses. causing the former to
give away in weak places and making
the latter totter upon their foundations.
a cyclone prevailed in St. Louis county,
doing great damage.
There were heavy rains all over Mis-
zsDuri, Iowa. Arkansas, parts Of Kansas,
Illinois and Nebraska Tuesday night
and yesterday and the Missouri. Kaw.
Platte and other streams are rising.
The Mississippi was rising from st. Paul
south.
afternoon: Il can not sec any reason
why the river will fall below So feet in
SIDE of ten days. The water now in
@sgkt VIII prevent that 1t will rise
slowly TO :6.5 or thereabout. There
are rises coming down both the MissiS-
siPpi and Missouri rivers There were
heavy rains all over the ST. te last night.
The precipitation will average / inch
fl
averaging at least an inch and half
yer the entire state within the past
trventy-four hours. In the vicinity of
E,1naha, Neb., the rainfall has been )
inches in the past forty-cight hours.
There were heavy rains in parts of Illi-
r1ois- Kansas and all over Arkansas.
TIE amount was increased in these sec
siorls by the amount of rain which fell
to-day.
Tho indications for the weather of
Thursday and Friday are that it will be
fair
Tho rivers are rapidly rising in some
places and more slowly at others. The
Missouri river at Kansas City rose = of
mot in IL hours last night and is still
going up, with the kaw pouring in
heavy flood.
"A rise of A of foot at Boonville is
reported At Hermann, where it was
falling the day before, it began rising
yesterday from the floods of the Usage
and &iasaonade rivers. The Mississippi
river rose y of foot at Alton
Last night At Quincy it was on
stand At Davenport it rose 4 of a
foot aud at Dubuque, st. Paul and La
Crosse the rise was Il of foot.
The river here yesterday between
and O'Clock rose from 81. 6 to 81. s, and is
still rising at about that rate. 1t seems
to me that the situation below here is
net appreciated at its full significance.
With the. floods now pouring into and
sioyvn the Mississippi the rise at Vicks-
burg would reach 81 feet if the levees
yonld stand SO much. But as they
only stand 49,, just think what will
happen with foot and a half of water
RAINING over the top of the levee for
miles. Why, hate to think of it at
ALL
In East st. Louis the situation is crit
zeal Although some low-lying ground
within the city limits is under water,
the city proper is still above water. 1t
il however. almost an island. the only
connection with land being over the
-ailroad embankmentS-
Venice and Brooklyn are under wa
ter and it is probable that Madison
will he to-day. The citizens have made |
n hard fight to save their town. They |
will have at least the comfort of know
ing that their homes were not flooded |
until every levee and every railroad en- |
sssDkment which could protect them |
had given way.
The situation in St Louis county is |
serious Danger threatens from two |
sssIrces-the Missouri on the north and |
the NeraInec on the south. The Mis- |
sonri has already caused unestimable |
iamagc and threatens to do moro.
Z TN ~. Charles County. Mo.
= ST. CHARLES, Mo-, May 19.-The river !
here is still rising slowly. The outlook |
snr ST. Charles county is very blue, in |
Iced. 1t is estimated that third of !
the county's area is under water. Had |
il not been for Capt. Able and his |
Steam n, Fawn. many farmers would |
xEvc been deprived of their stock, and |
ns-sapS lives. as well as their crops |
The captain went to work at the be- |
ginning without a word said about pay, |
and has been working night and day |
ever since.
The Abbott was chartered and sent |
out under Capt. Able to effect rescue of |
property from Catush and Howell is |
lands. about seven miles above town.
The overflow has destroyed all the |
wheat and cat crops in the submerged !
district The corn that has been plant |
I'D =-itl meet a like fate. BY the time !
the water recedes and the soil becomes |
dry it will be too late to plant anything. |
NJ issouri Point will be barren this wear. |
In East st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. May 19.--The situation in !
East Louis was very serious yesterday. !
and the town was threatened from |
three principal points of danger-at !
the Relay depot, Heels mill and tn.
Air Line tracks. south of town. Nov
ing was the order of the day from the
loyvcr portions of the town, and wagons
and teams were at a premium. The
, city Is caring for the unfortunates who
arc without means to help themselves.
The water at the Relay depot is
gradually encroaching upon and filling
I'D the pneumatic tube service used
from the bridge tower in switching.
. -J-Ia citizepS racnrp;zc that This r,oipt