The record-union., 1892-05-09
EFFECTS OF HEAVY RAINS.
DwellerS on LOwlands Suffer From
Overlooking Waters.
THE ILLINOIS RIVER A RAGING
TORRENT.
Accounts of Floods From All Over
Western Missouri and Eastern Kan
sas-Towns Flooded and Much Loss
From Stock Being Drowned-Grow-
Ing Crops Badly Damaged.
Special to the REcoRp-UNroN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
PEORIA Qll.), May S.-The river is still
a raging torrent, and has risen seven
inches in the twenty-four hours up to this
morning. Since then the water was so
rough that. no measurement was made.
1t is believed it will not rise much more,
but strong wind is dashing the water
furiously against the bank, and many
bridges are liable to be washed out.
Large forces are at work guarding against
this. The cattle-pens at the lower sugar
works, in which thousands OF head are
fed, are foot under water, and unless
the water quickly subsidies, the cattle
must be removed. The dam at Henry,
forty miles above here, threatens to go
out, and should it do so the devastation
along the river will be appalling.
In Lamarsh district the destruction
continues. Many houses were tloated off
or dashed to pieces by driftwood, and by
the time the water goes out nothing will
be left except debris. Residents lost
everything and are in destitute con-
ditiOn.
Several warehouses here are surrounded
by water, and are threatened every min
Ute to be carried away.
THE MISSISSIPPI OVERLOOKING.
BURLINGTON Qowa), May 9.-The Mis-
sisSippi River is now twelve feet above
the high water mark of 1864 at this point
and has spread out over many miles of
low lands on the Illinois side. All st.
Louis, keokuk on northern trains are
still running by way of the Carthage and
Quincy branch on account of the flood at
Alexandria, Mo. 1t is thought the flood
will begin to subside tonight. The Bur-
lington officials have about succeeded in
Strengthening out traffic, which the floods
demOraliZed.
IN IOWA.
KEoKUK, May S.-The situation be-
tween here and Quincy is improved, the
water falling considerably to-day in the
Mississippi and going down rapidly in
the Des Moines. The st. Louis, keokuk
and Northwestern officials say passenger
traffic will be resumed tomorrow. The
freights are running to-day. There is no
change for the worse at Alexandria. The
wind Is blowing gale tonight and may
cause further damage
IN MISSOURI.
KANSAS CITY, May S.-As the result of
the steady dOwnpour the last tWenty-fOur
hours, which is the climax OF the rainy
season this spring, accounts of floods are
coming in from all over Western Mis-
souri, and Eastern Kansas. Some towns
are flooded, and damage is reported to
dwellings. Considerable farmers stock
is drowned and washed away. Growing
crops are badly damaged and thousands
of fields will have to be replanted. Saline
County, Missouri, is one great lake.
Houses are washed away and stock lost.
Along the Platte River and "I0Z' River,
the whole country is inundated houses
and barns being destroyed. Livingston,
Grundy and Mercer Counties are Hooded,
and the district from ChilIicothe TO the
Iowa line is a sea OF water. All crops
along the Grand River Valley are washed
out, and much stock lost. The railroads
are more or less damaged traffic delayed
and in some cases abandoned. The
Wabash bridge here was strained out Of
line, SO no trains can pass over.
Halt the streams in Oklahoma Terri
tory are out of the banks, and MANY
bridges washed away and nearly all
overland mails abandoned. The Santa
Fe suffered several washouts, and trains
are badly delayed.
A small cyclone, accompanied by rain,
passed north of Guthrie, and the houses
of John Davis, Henry Smith and John
Crockett were carried some distance by
the cyclone and badly damaged. Barns
and other buildings were also destroyed.
No loss of life Is reported. All trains,
with the eXceptiOn0f the Rock Island and
Union Pacific, from the West, are DELAYED
by unsafe bridges, 1and-slides and wash
outs. The rain continues unabated TO-
night, and the Missouri, though very
high for the season, is rising rapidly, and
there is much apprehension Of increased
damage by floods.
KANSAS CITY (Mo.), May S.-The Mis-
souri, River last night registered twenty
one feet above low-water mark, and is
rising at rate of an inch an hour
Twenty-three feet is the danger line, at
which the river overfiows its banks. In
the event of that occurring, the bottoms,
where are located the packing houses
Union Depot and most of the wholesale
business houses OF the city, will be
flooded.
SNOW IN NEBRASKA.
RUsHvILLE tNeb.), May S.-Snow has
fallen here during the past thirty-eight
hours to depth of sixteen inches. 1t
Will be severe on cattle in the sandhiDs,
and will retard farm work.
LEvEEs HOLDING OUT WELL.
New ORLEANS, May S.-The river at
this point has remained almost station
airy for several days, reaching IS Clio feet
as maximum. The levees. while snh-
jected to a great strain, are holding ont
well. Specials from river points show
the water rising. The leVeeS continue in
good condition. Chief Engineer Star
ling, alter thorough inspection of the
levees at North Greenville, reports the
conditions especially good, with the
water far below the top OF the Ievees.
Similar reports of the condition are re-
ported from the southern district. made
by assistant engineers. Indications are
that further rise OF six or eight inches
will be recorded here, which will make
the rise one foot higher than ever before
Yet people feel confident the leyees will
stand it if properly guarded.
Escapes Recaptured.
CHADRoN (Neb.), May 8.-Jones and
Walker, the two witnesses to the murder
of Champion and Ray, who escaped from
Douglass, Wyo., but We're recaptured at
Crawford, Neb., are in jail at that place
awaiting the action OF the court as to
whether they shall be released or re-