Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-05-09
FLOODED DISTRICTS.
Great Damage Done 10 Whea, tieius
In Iowa.--Ihe Traffic
Suspended.
MUCH sroeK pEslsHrD IN
ILLINOIS,.
n, telegraph to tho srws.l
nt..sruOrs FLOODS.


...N.ftI01 FNlIA VI ~ 49,.
ccuen ', ,h. Fox, Dies Moines and
sWo,,t ,,ye,s 10 such an extent that
~. T.vilan leyecs between this place
ue aisxan1fla broke, flooding thou
an 81 acres OF land, mostly wheat,
'.i Ling great damage. Alexandra
..L.Inr rapidly submerged, aud people
~, rrcuafIng TO leave for tue hlgh
1"nds stock was driven TO the mis-
TO-, ,,reat loss OF cattle II nevertheless
..,'a,,.,J. Buslncss ut Alexandra "
ata stondstill, and tho only means OF
ISsornrtIon IN by boat. A view OF Tue
uoo.is,i di,tricts from Warsaw presents
,irtuf,faue sight. The river mas
n,,dr Inc lowlands back Of Alexandfln
a great lake, upou which Ia floating
,,,sctage. driitwood and small build
tr,s Inc Il :, cannot be estimated, but
s,Irk and farm products have suffered
g,,sily. The greatest fears nto enter
,airrJ for the extensive lovecs along
,be Illinois shore, but " u now
,hon,ht that the thousands Of acres OF
wb,at between WarHaw and quincy
viii moi be Inundated. The river
msasnrer about eighteen feet above
h,gb.water mark, both ut Warsaw aud
AiexnndrIa, and the water u pouring
aver IN. lowlands. A. keokuk tho
hyer il fifteen and sixteenth feet above
tha Livil.yatpr mark ~ 1854, aud no
Indications Of n further rise, hs tho inln
has apparently ceased.
All Stanton, Mo-, this morning water
nut out the iires In freight engine.
M, report that train waa whshed
away H. untrue. II 10 expected, " tho
water has fallen enough by Monday,
10 permit trains to run "a usual
A SCENE OF DEsoLA1IoN.
PEORIA, H., May L. Relcuing
partiea have been out IN the Hooded
marsh dlslric. all night, anu nave
found six Of the twenty families
The latest reports from tho SUD
merged district Indicate that all the
inhabitants were rescued aiIVe, tnough
murh stock pcrishcd. The water Is
constantly rising and tho damage isnp'
palliug.
,ity mud between here and Pekin. The
worst scent Of destruction Is at la
Mnrsh drainage district, which ~ nov
under fifteen feet OF water. The cruv.
ic, il now over one thousand feet In
length. A rcscuing party was oul all
nIrht. aud by daylight all OF the thirty
families living In the district were
. accounted for, with tho exception Of
gcogge Nichols and family, who resic-
ri i'm the lower end OF the district, anu
IL l. not known what Las become OF
them. Fortunately men were ut work
On tho high embankment below the
amer dyke when II gave way and
quickly gave tho alarm. Most Of the
.esltsnts had time 20 get ON the roofs
and In the trees and await the coming
II rescuera. Many thrilling and mar.
row escapes are reported. The second
Freak OF over thousand feet occurred
oday, Three men were standing ON
his dyke when It gave way, and were
rescued with difficulty. Nearly all
The houses In the inundated district
are threatened with total destruction,
AZ drinwood and debris are pillng
nigh against them. Household goods
nlated of and were rescued In bad
shape. Small houses along the river
bank In the city were carried away
and the owners arc occupying tents.
STILL A RAGING TORRENT.
PEORIA, Ill.,, May THE river Ia
still raging torrent, ana has risen
seven inches In the twenty'four hours
up TO this morning. Since thcn tho
water is 10 rough that no measure
mcnt was made. II IL believed. that II
will not Tlse much more, but strong
wind is dashing the water iuriously
against the bank. Many bridges are
liable 10 he washed cut. Large forces
are at work guarding against this. The
cattle pen Of the lower sugar works In
which thousand head are fed, are n
foot under water, anu unless II quickly
subsidies, tho cattle must be removed.
The dam at Henry-foriy miles above
hele-throhtona TO 20 out, and, should
II do 10, the devastation along the
river will be appalling. In Lamarsh
distrlcttho destruction continues. Many
houses have iloated OF or been dashed
TO pieces by drlitwood, and by the time
the water goes out nothing will be left
except the debris. The residents have
lost everything and are In destitute
condition. Several warehouses here
are surrounded by wafer aud threat
ened every minute to he carried away.
THE LOUISIANA LEvEEs HOLDING OUT.
NEW ORLEANS, May s.'-rhe river
at this point Inns remained almost
stationary for several days, reaching
Hlxteen feet and eix.tnntha as the
maximum. The loveoa, while sub
lected to great strain, are holding
out well. Speoials from river points
show that the water IL rising gradually,
but the levecs continue In good cou-
dliion. The indications nre that u
further rise Of ak or eight Inches will
be recorded here, which will make the
rlte one foot higher than over before.
Yet the people feel confident that the
lcveos will stand iii properly guarded.
THE GILMAN OF THE RAINY sEAsoN.
KANSAS CiTY, May s.s-As result
OF the steady downpour for the Inst
twenly.fnur hours which was the
climax Of the rainy season this spring,
accounts Of Hoods are coming Ia from
All over western Missouri aud eastern
Kansas. Some towns are flooded, and
damage Is reported 10 dwellings. Con.
siderable farmers stock has been
drowned and washed away. The
growing orors are badly damaged, and
thousands Of fields viii have to be re.
planted. nAvinn county, Missouri,
10 one great lake. Houses were
washed away and stoA lost. Along
the Platte river and the 500" river,