Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1892-05-19

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H.r~tisw ~ the rr-~~-~~ 90 n.<A-.s~w
-n~psrt. frs. osA~r Q-.rs~-.
ST LovIs. May i&-Reports r-oriv~a
aere state that heavy rains prevailed
sst night and this morning thrrush-
1as Illinois. Missouri. Arkzn<a.. Man.
@s. SehrnSka and iowa In ~nsu~
places the rainfaii was tr~rn~ndor,x
and has sweiie~i the air~adv hsrh
streams in th.~e state. until th-v are
o~ycod their banks and ar~ now over
Sowing farm lands and causing de-
s,rurtion to erop~ and b-sildinxs that
anndr~sis Of thousands Of dollars will
aot cover
The MissiS<ipri rzv~~ = feeling the
nnrs of the h-awy strv-arn. p-sur-si into
{ BY It's Tributaries and Il rising at the
rate Of thr~e-qaarscrs cf an inch an
hour AZ 2 p m the gauge registered
thirty-two fevs- This u considered the
hanger line. and = = rise of one fcos
sinee THURSDAY
When the full force Of Thur~say
nights heavy rain reaches the xfxsi.-
sippi IL is believed the stream win rise
NJ the rate of over an inch Per hour. IL
this calculation should prove CORRECT
the damage which will follow Is bryond
estimating
All along the river hank. between the
extreme limits of the city. the water tS
IN the cellars 81 all business houses. and
,ovcrs the tracks Of railroads running
siong the levee 10 the depth Of from
two to three feet Hundreds Of squat
,ers who have lived for years in shAn,i~s
along the river hanks have been forced
10 pack their household goods and ~eek
refuge on higher ground The high
Stage of the river has caused the
owners of lumber Yards and elevators
lcrated on the lcvee 10 feel con
siderable apprehension for their
property. In many places the river il
higher than che mouth IT sewers. and
this lends an additional eIemen, Of dan
ger from the fios-i The sewers are
chckesi MP and the water Is hacking up
into the cellars and Easements of dwell
ings and in come cases has burst the
sewer pipes-
IL il expected tha; the river will
steadily rise until tomorrow night.
when the climax will be reached.
Reports received from down the river
as far as Nicksburg. Miss. state that
the river IS a, a high stage and the cur
ren, j. very swift The levees are aid
90 Be In fairly good ors;er. and will
probably he able TO withstand the
pressure Of the heavy body Of water.
At : p. IN the sun was shining. and
the Indications arr that the downpour
of rain has ceased. at least for the PRES
ent-
within Is~h ef the Hlxh~.s Recorded
KANSAS Crrr. Mo. May 1.-THE Mis-
souri river is within one and oue-t~nth
inches of the highest water ever r~-
corded here by the signal ocsce-
II will rise another foot by so-morrow
morning. - SAYS the observer This
means that the eniire village Of Harlem
will be flooded and the bottoms along
the river viii be overhowesl The rise
during the night was steady. and
this morning the condition along
the stock-yaris district and the
packing houses Il very serious All
along the levee Of the city the water |.
enerusehing on the shore and business
is almost entirely suspended there un-
al the water goes down The big Han
nibal bridge approaches are almost en-
tirely surrounded. and several shantie.
occupied By squatt-rs have been swept
away In addition 20 the increased
volume Of water the food is rapidly
washing away the banks In several
place. and cutting into the country,
making extensive erevaS<e>
Reports from all points in Kansas
and Missouri show that there Is no
hope for immediate relief, for il Is still
raining and cloudy. The reports from
up the Missouri river are most discour-
aging. as there the river is making
great inroads into the land and threat
ening to enguh large areas of farms
The entire bottom Is liable To be nder-
mined at anytime now. and . heavy
force of men is working night and day
to protect the roadbed- All the roads
across the river on the north are run
ming, but very slowlyrand carefully. for
they are in constant danger of the big
dykes breaking.
sim Raiaiax and Ri.iag In Ka.aas.
TOPEKA. kas, May l4-It is raining
again in Kansas Great torrents OF
rain fell all night In central and east
ers Kansas The Republican river at
Junction City Is Eve miles wide. and
the big Blue at Manhattan is over its
banha The Kansas river at Topeka Il
now ovsr its bank and still rising. Re
ports from the west say that aten-foot
rise may yet be expected IL this be
true. and the sppearances are all
that way. the bridge. that span
the river at this point are all doomed
Water has already done great damage
here, flooding houses. warcroosns. mills.
factories. etc. The railroad tracks are
under water, and street-cAr travel with
the eastern suburbs Is totally suspend
ed
Nsdiy Rashiag Terr~at ef Mud
OMAHA, Neh, May II. The Missouri
river is rapidly rising and q torrent of
mud is msdly rushing down towards
its mouth At east Omaha IL Is cutting
away the banks in acre slices, and il Is
feared that the stream will seek its old
channel along the Nebraska bluffs II
It should. great damage would be done
The owners Of east Omaha believe,
however. that the riprzp win protect
their city. which has been built in the
last two years
A Rsnor that Two New bishops Nay Be
Agreed Cpoa-
OMAHA. Neb.. May i4-Bishop Good
sell presided over the conference. and
Thomas Horroun, of Wyoming, CONDUCT