The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-21

building will soon collapse and the. cotton be
ruined. large force Of mon are at work try
The dwelling houss SO" Of a colored family Ia the
t the city oo w.s sp bsr a
yoar.oIa daughter we're b SS tod to death The
water had forced the family to the upper
This morning two small breaks occurred in
tho embnnkment of the Cairo Short line, In
me southern part ct tho CITY. Work trains
sSppeS With r recs and snnd Do
The little town OF Madisson. MOTH OF East St.
b@uss + sbMbmersSd ThH RAILROAD a. ron Mad
chants bridge 10 the only building out OF
At O'Clock this afternoon n public m eetlng
Of citizens Of st. Louis was held at the Nor.
chants Exchange. 4 committee was. np-
1T OF the mood sufferers. large amount. OF
money was Immediately subscribed. The
Ss T at sn o tho %sG bso hs w Of s
this city will exceed s2;o,0.O0o
Island. which is now oyerIlowed, From Chou.
sons we're taken of, Yesterday by \ relief boat
Est Ga,Hndse sGystS mi Mills s south q
tho sufrcrinrs Of the People arc arc very arens.
r. the high places Of the town. and this morn:
effected with great dii,lcqlty, as, the water was
Reports from st. Charles. No.. are TO tho ef.
neshb"rhooi last nj sht. Many iarm houses ss
were forced by wind and water from their
n and q Ihs
rssene By r,SI Tho wind was s.
iar thS5o hss been but itts loss oi Human hi
!ie The people decline :, outside sssiStanfe
anrs Of soy t nn e nS OF St. Charles will take
H %."n the Wn s EssSas was worse this morn.
Mi thu worf wp 81 5 Hh H.
WAVES toro several smal! steamers from their
tho large steamer which had gone mo- to y tie he
commnncation. Many families whose Who's f homes
on s,StG forty afford shelter
KANSAS Cry. Nny 2o.-.The Missouri River
rose all forenoon to-day. but very slowly; Tho
ut tho bends and tho fotco 81 the no. HOOD was
eating tho banks AWAY ut many places.
TYING RAILROAD TRACKS TO TREES.
New ORLEANS. May 2o.-The ends OF. the
secured and that break will grow no larger.
The Illinois Central RAILROAD e raising oil its
trestae between hero and Mnnchaie to prevent
The TRICKS q the Louisville. New Orleans.
Xnsses are thrcatoned ut, Taylor Berten in
ssIlon.hing hndy and at Hard scramble, in
TcnSns parish. and Viola in West Baton
Rouge. where the water Is running over the
lcver.
GREENv1LIE, Miss. May 2o.-The break in
increased to 1.2OO feet in width.
SNOW IN THE NORTHWEST.
ST. PAU. May 2O.-Last nights snow storm |
was general In Minnesota. and IN some places
severe. several inches having fallen during the |
night. In this city about an inch OF snow fell. |
but il melted rapidly.
,Ths Mississippi River near here is rising
steadily ut about the rate OF an inch an hour. |
With the exception Of the washing away OF sew |
cral small buildings there has been no great |
AlTKEN. May 2O,..The Mississippi rose two
feet last night and Ave inches FROM o'clock to
fears arc expressed that the dams will burst
II they are not opened.
:, MINNEAI1L1s. May 20.-The boom ut the. J.
ieet ~ e es IS n are gHns o@s yum
against tho, Northern Pacific bridge. The
Akeloy mill boom is in had shape and 1t is
estimated that seven inches more water will
take it out with disastrous results to the
bridge,