St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-05-20
A Shocking Scene of Destrue-
tion Is Presented at
Sioux City.
Dead People and Animals and
General Wreekage in a
Chastity Heap.
All-Destroying and Uneon-
trollable Floods in Other
Sections Of Iowa.
Losses Throughout the Sub
merged Districts Almost
IncOneeivable.

J1OOA VII 4hoJ hO 4oSNhS
Rhich is disclosed by the recession OF
the flood tonight is one which beggars
description. Throughout the flooded
district it is one Story OF destruction
and damage. The flood at its height
extended from Court street to the Floyd
bluffs, and from the suburb of Linn to
the Missouri river. comprising district
four miles long and a mile and half
wide. For a distance of mile and a
half above the mouth of the Floyd the
bottom is densely populated. A large
portion of the inhabitants are poor
people, who are employed at the pack
ing houses, railroads, etc. There were
a great many retail shops throughout
this region. There is now confused
scene of desolation. -
AT the height of the flood, the current
struck straight through the residence
streets. Among those nearest 10 the
river, scores of dwellings were swept
from their foundations and carried long
distances. and either smashed or turned
bottom side up. 1t is no common sight
to see dwelling turned over on its side
or roof. Many two-story buildings were
swept away. The buildings which are
twisted or carried short distances are
innumerable.
1t must be remembered that over all
this area, for six or eight blocks from
the river, the water was far above the
second story, with swift current and
the wind blowing hurricane. Every
cir 1fyc
wooden paYements, railroad ties and
timbers and lumber yard debris are
scattered about among the contorted
and overturned dwellings. Many of the
streets are paved with cedar blocks,
and the water lifted hundreds and
thousands of them and. carried them
away. In some places there are i'm
menSe masses OF
Debris Piled on Houses.
People soon followed the receding
flood and searched for missing ones and
their homes. The flood had come SO
sudden that almost everything had to be
left behind, and the loss will be very
large. Everything is soaked, ruined
and smashed by the waves or by TIM
bers hurled along by the current. What
made the damage worse was the reluc-
tance of those who were farthest from
the river, and who were warned in
time, to save great deal of property.
The water rose on Fourth street
twelve blocks further than people be-
lieved it was possible, and many trades
men left their stock untouched when
they might have saved part of it. Of
course there was no escape for shop
keepers on lower Fourth street below
the tracks of the Chicago, st. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad.
The city IS ringing today with praises
of the young men OF the Sioux City boat
club. who brought their boats from
rivers five miles away to work in the
flooded section. They had forty boats
at work yesterday and last night
and took several hundred people out of
the flood. The number drowned cannot
be very accurately estimated. It's now
placed at about fifty, and those working
in the district say that any variation
will increase this number. Not over "a
dozen bodies have been recovered, and
it will be days before the correct num-
ber is known. H.
The List of Missing &
is still large, and about 100 people are
not accounted for. At the mouth of the
Floyd the stream is very narrow, and
OH this account little of the debris found
its way to the Missouri. Below the
stockyards is mass of debris in which
are the remains of the hog and cattle
pens from the stockyards, many of the
buildings from the packing houses,
pieces of houses that have gone to
pieces and some small houses not vet
broken up, pieces of timber and lum-
Der, several hundred head of hogs and
cattle, trees, pieces of cars. ties. and
finally number of human corpses that
have not yet been found. but are known,
to be in the mass.
Last night and today over 1000 people
were lodged and fed by the committees,
three times as many more being cared
for by their friends and neighbors.
Subscription papers have been circu-
lated and several thousand dollars
raised, besides which the city council
will make a large appropriation. The
city is the heaviest loser, as sewers,
paving, water pipes and curbing must
be put in new in a large part of the
city. The council has decided to begin
the work on an extensive scale at once,
and employment will be given every
laboring man in the city.
Fire I'm the Flood.
The lumber yard of the Queal Lum-
ber company burned YESTERDAY and last
night out in the midst of tue food
where it could not be reached. It is
total loss. Firemen were detailed in
boats to break up the burning RATS.
which were threatening the town, and
terrible struggle theyhad. The cur
rent was fearfully swift. and Several
times boats were caught in eddies and
almost hurled into the masses of flames.
The men worked till midnight, and
when they left the fire was out and ex-
tended, but very little beyond the lum-
Der yard.
The railroads are unable TO give any
help yet. The Milwaukee & st. Paul
has line open north, but no other
is open into this city. The illinois
Central and Sioux City d Northern will
have to practically rebuild their tracks
for twelve to twenty miles in tue valley.
Three bodies recovered today were
those of A. G. Anderson and Mrs Hen,
derson and her baby. Yesterday Ander-
son worked like hero, Drawing all
dangers in rescuing victims, and sue
ceeded in saving thirty lives. When
starting after another unfortunate the
boat was upset. and, exhausted by his
labors he went down.
The Peeunfary Loss
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