Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-13
WATERS ON THE RISE
Reports of Floods in the Western
Valleys. II
GREAT ASSEMBLY OF BAPTISTS.
Work Of the Chicago Grand Jury
Completed.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
OTHER TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
RISING OF THE WATERS.
Reports OF the Floods in the Missouri an
Mississippi Valleys. .

Reports OF the Floods in the Missouri and
Mississippi Valleys. ...
ST. Louis, Mo-, May 1S.-The Mississippi con-
tinues to rise here. aided by the food from
the Missouri, at the rate of tenth Of a
foot every two hours, and thirty-two feet
is expected within the next forty-eight
hours by the signal service, 309
being the stage at midnight. The present food
is the greatest since 1888, and though no very
serious damage has yet been done there are
grave apprehensions felt along the river
front, especially by firms in the lumber
business and the 'squatter" house boat
settlements. Along the levee, in the
central portion of town, the only inconvenience
experienced thus far is from water in the eel
lars along the levee front. Every cellar shows
choking of sewers by the flood. Precautionary
measures are being taken at all points possible,
and it is hoped to avoid great deal Of damage
thereby. ~
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May 18.-The Missouri
river continues to rise rapidly at this point.
and all chance to make crop this year is gone.
The river is changing its course and gradually
encroach hing ON the south bank. narrow strip
over half a mile in length was taken of last
night.
LAWRENCE. KAN, May ia heavy rain has
been falling for the last twenty-four hours and
the city is almost flooded. The Kaw river stead
lily rises. The large quantities Of drift
wood and other debris lodging
against its piers seriously threaten the iron
wagon bridge between north and south Law
renee. The water is too high to run water
wheels and all the factories have shut down.
The Union Pacific freight depot is in danger Of
being thrown into the river, as the water
has washed away the land until now only
ten feet OF ground remains between
the depot and the river and this narrow strip
is rapidly melting away. Dispatches from the
west say further rise of six feet or more may
be expected. Should this occur the river will
overflow its banks and completely cover the
northern portion of the city.
KANSAS CRY. Mo-, May l3.-Another heavy
rain set in about 8 o clock last night. In addi-
ton to this the rivers in Kansas rising and
sending flood down. The Kaw swelled with
an immense volume of water and has now over
flowed its banks and is running three feet deep
over the stock yards and the Kansas City packing
house. King Il Co.'S packing house has
three feet Of water in the basement and work
has been suspended. The Fowler packing
house is also in trouble and the hogs are swim
ming around in the yards, as the water came up
SO suddenly that it was impossible to
get them out in time. The floods of water which
are at this moment pouring from the clouds
will probably send the Missouri over the bikes
and submerge Harlem. if that village is not
already under water. The danger line has been
passed, and all the houses i'll Armourdale and
Argentine will be deserted at once by the
people.
Reports from Kansas are meager, but the sig
nal service officers say that the present rain is
falling in Kansas as we'll as western Missouri.
Additional news Of damage by the flood con-
tinues to come in. Grand river is reported to
be twenty miles wide at its mouth. A Marshall
dispatch says nearly all of Saline county
is overhowed, fences being all carried
away and railroads washed out. From
Arrow Rock. 100 miles down the river, news
comes of the tearing up Of several farm
houses. The family Of Pete Embery, five in
number. living near there, is missing and are be-
lieved to have been drowned. John Calvin,
rnilway section boss, was drowned here last
night. heavy rain has been falling all over
the Missouri valley for twelve hours and shows
no signs of cessation.
AUSTIN. TEXAS, May 13-The Colorado river
is OH a forty-foot rise and the lowlands are in
serious danger of inundation for miles inland.
The torrent comes from the tributaries of the
Colorado which has sources out in the plains
country. which just now is receiving its first
rain in three years.
The whole country is reported under water
and hundreds Of carcasses Of dead animals that
have died on the plains in the last four months
from starvation are being carried to the gulf in
the raging torrent.
ST. LOUIS. No., May ia dispatch from
Omaha. Neb., says: The county hospital build
ing, Just completed, began settling yesterday
from the effects Of the recent flood and is now
practically O wreck. The damage SO far is es-
timated at $4,000.