The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1892-05-21
THE FLOODED DISTRICTS.
Thousands of Acres of Farming Lands
Inundated Throughout the West.

Thousands of Acres of Farming Lands
Inundated Throughout the West.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1s.-No rain
bow of promise has yet appeared in
the flood-stricken West and the latest
reports of the havoc of the waters are
even worse than those of last week.
The dark clouds still hover over the
land, and all the streams, both large
and small, are torrents of destruction.
No sooner does the freshet of one rain
storm pass away than another appears,
and despair is fast becoming the sole
expression of the people in the low
lands along the water courses.
1t is, of course, impossible to form
even an approximate estimate of the
damage already done, but at the very
lowest calculation, $40, 900, 600 will not
represent the loss to the sufferers by
the flood. Reports from Iowa Illinois,
Missouri, Nebraska and other states
all tell the same stories of the havoc
of the waters and to-day's dispatches
give not the slightest promise of re-
lief even for day.
A number of lives have been lost in
various parts of the West, but telegraph
and mail service is so poor that the
number of victims and details of the
mishaps are not obtainable at present.
Vast Tracts Under Floods.
From st. LOUIS comes the report that
the Hood situation there is growing
worse, owing to heavy rains. Conserv
ative estimates place the area under
water in the section surrounding St
Louis on both sides of the river at 400
square miles of fertile farm lands, the
depth being two to twenty feet. Fully
1900 families in this area have
left their homes with little pros
poets of an early return. The main
suffering is in the American bottom
and on Missouri point. AS an instance
of the suffering in the former locality.
there are nearly 500 people gathered
on the bluffs for whom st. Clair jeoun-
ty, H., has been asked to supply food
and shelter. Missouri point, the lard
| lying like a triangle between the Mis-
souri, and Mississippi, "A triangle ofland
| of twenty-five miles, is covered with
water and every living soul driven
to higher land. Boschertown, three
miles north of st. Charles, is all under
water. Ten miles above strip of land
under condemnation proceedings for
the benefit of the new Missouri, Kan
sas Il Texas inlet into st. Louis, has
been washed away, vitiating the pro-
ceedings. Fifty families are homeless
and destitute and Governor Francis of
Missouri has sent them tents while the
people of st. Louis have dispatched
food. West of the city in the country
immense damage has been done by
backwater and south of that place
large sections are flooded.
In Illinois, opposite st. Louis, the
flood is increasing in East Madison,
Venice and Brooklyn. Water is flow
ing over the railroad embanlSments.
Armed guards are protecting dyke
between Madison and Venice to pre-
vent it's being cut.
At Alton, H., the evils of the flood
have been increased by robbery and by
spectators, who are buying stock for
practically nothing, taking advantage
of circumstances. The depredations
have become so bad that party armed
with shotguns has started for the in
undated districts
| Omaha's Big Bridge In Peril.
The eastern approach to the big
Union Pacific bridge over the Missouri
river at Omaha, Neb., was washed out
last night and there are fears that the
entire structure will go.
Hundreds of cattle have perished in
the recent cold rains in Northern Ne
braska and on the Niobrara range.
For several days the Indians from
the reservation have been busy
skinning the dead animals in Holt and
Knox counties. Not less than 1000
perished in these counties.
A heavy rain has deluged Beatrice,
Neb., and driven fully forty families
from their homes.
The Missouri river at Leavenworth,
, Kan, was higher this morning than at
any time during the present flood.
Watching the Levees.
The Gypsy levee crevasSe above New
Orleans has widened out to such an ex
tent that work has been abandoned.
Eight miles of the Mississippi Valley
railroad track have been covered and
farm lands are laid waste. Heavy
wind all yesterday caused alarm along
the lower Mississippi and at severa
points men are working day and nigh
to strengthen weak points in the
levees.
At Greenville, Miss, last evening 6
fierce rain added to the terrors from
the river.
At Australia Landing, fifteen miles
above here and above the mouth o
, the White river, which is the outlet fol
! the Arkansas river into the Mississippi
. the river has been declining for severa
days The levees in the district con
tinue in fairly good condition. TIL,
water from the Panther forest breal
is gradually covering the country. Tn,
= break is now 200 feet wide and is dis
charging about $4,000 cubic feet o
water per second.
Terrific Wind Storm ut Kansas city.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 1S.-About
d o'clock this morning a terrific storm
n broke over this city. The wind seemed
= terrific, but in reality it blew at the
rate of only thirty-four miles an hour
v v 1t is said that insecure building
rocked like cradles and sleel
was impossible to timid ones
Soft maple trees were snapped off o
nprooted Slight damage was done t.
buildings at S03 Main street, z Las
|. Eighth and sos Walnut. The tin roo
- on the Morse school in Armourdale wa
blown off and no school was held IL
that building to-day. The Union Pa
cific elevator lost four large doors
blown off and all the electric wire
- leading to the building were tori
n down. Besides this much minor dam
% age was done.
- The kaw and Missouri at Kansas city.
il KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 18th
r sudden rise of three feet in the kay
| river last nipbt and which con