The morning call., 1892-05-20
SIOUX CITY NEARLY DEMOLISHED.
TIE Number Of the Drowned Steadily Augmentilg.
List Of The Dead-The Mississippi LeYetS
Beginning to Go.
Special to The MORNING CALL

fu Tniture and stocks OF goods IN the Hooded
district will aggregate S3J0000, and the
damage to the city, payements, etc, Will
amount to about 100000 more. The street
railways are also considerable losers, but
the railroads are the greatest individual
losers. Up the FLOYD River for 20 miles
the Sioux City and Northwestern and the
Illinois Central tracks are washed out or
damaged. The loss to the Terminal COM
pany and all the railroad companies is estl-
mated al from S750.O00 to S1,000,0 600. The
citizens are carrying on active relief work.
and are fully confident Of their ability to
provide for the destitute.
OMAHA, Nav ia Sioux City special to
the Bee SAYS: a partial list Of the persons
supposed to have been drowned here is as
follows:
Frank Henderson. wife and child.
Two bOatmen, names unknown
a. Z. McLaTen.
An unknown Scandinavian at the Youngs
Mrs Peter Rasmussen and two children.
Two unknown men at Fourth street, near
Fairmont bridge.
Northern yards.
Nellie West
A. Anderson, wife and child
William Rese.
Mrs. Louise Homers and two children.
MIS-, Frank Luther and child
The nine-year-Old son and seYen-yeaT-Old
daughter Of Mr.. Leonard.
George Cox and child years old.
George c. Miller.
Aaren Johnson.
Andrew Anderson.
Robert Harvey.
AS one approaches FLOYD River from the
west and In the vicinity of the stockyards,
near its mouth, the damage increases. II is
Impossible to get TO the yards or TO estimate
tbs damage there. but for six or eight
blocks above there is evidence of the sur
passing violence of the water. About eight
20 ten blocks above the intersection Of the
river and Fourth street the current
scoOped out deep channel right through q
block Of residences. Thirty houses, large
and well built, were wholly carried away.
just below the iron bridge Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Pau, and against It, is
lodged tremendous mass Of debris. Here
houses were smashed into kindlng wood,
and the bridge is heaped up with furniture,
railroad ties and piles of dead animals.
Two blocks below is the iron bridge Of
the elevated road, and here IS another l0dg-
menL of debris. 1t is believed that several
human bodies viii be found in the mass.
The City Council last night at special
meeting appropriated 5000 IN aid OF the
dO1d sufferers.
The citizens will raise many times this
amount. No appeal will be made for out
side assistance. The elevated road is
crowded with sightseers, and from station
20 station the tracks are lined with men and
boys. many armed with ropes and long
poles who are giving assistance TO people
who come floating down the river On planks,
boxes, etc. A number Of lives have been
saved In this way
The east bottoms are covered with lakes,
which are rapidly approaching others and
the water extends back to the bluffs. One
hundred families in that locality moved out
to-day. The situation is becoming critical,
and should the June rise occur during this
time an immense amount Of damage Will re-
suit.
Reports from Up the river Indicate a con-
tBuOus rise. At ST. Joseph the river broke
through tie Government reVetment this
evening. All the WOTkmen available are
out to close up the break. II the break is
sufficiently wide to allow the Missouri 10
pour through St. Joe will be a cOnsidera-
bic distance inland.
At North Argentine the electric plant is
shut down and the town is in darkness.
Many families had TO move out. People
are moving ont also in ArmOurdale.
KANSAS CITY. May 10. - The "Bg
Muddy" has now turned its attention to
this side, and considerable damage about
Kansas City is reported to-day. Railroad
tracks are under water, bridges aud via
duets are threatened, the Easements OF
houses are filed with water, and many peo-
pie have been compelled TO Yacate their
minent danger Of being washed away. In
West town the river broke into the cellars
and Easements of dwelling houses, routing
ont the Observation-Disclosures along Union
avenue.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, May 1a-The Missis-
sippi is rising slowly but steadily, and the
Islands in front Of this town are covered
with water. From ali over the country
come reports Of heavy rain, oyeTd0wing
rivers and discouraged farmers, though 50
far 10 serious damage has been done.
FORT DODGE, Iowa, May 19.-The Des
MOines River came TO a standstill to-day
and is now falling. The residents of Floyd
Valley are the worst sufferers. There are
thousands homeless, and fully 100 persons
found watery graves. The loss by the food
In this district will reach into millions.
CHEROKEE. Iowa, May 19-The Little
Sioux is two miles wide in places and still
rising. Some of the smaller buildings have
been washed away, but the greatest damage
in the valley is TO the crops. The Illinois
Central tracks are badly washed out east
and west Of this point. and 1t is impossible
10 obtain authentic news from the south.
The city water works are inundated and a
water famine is threatened.
SPENCER, Iowa, May 19.-Reports from
all points in this and the adjoining counties
show great damage to the crops and stock.
Numerous herds of cattle along the Sioux
and Conridan rivers have been surrounded
by waters and many we're drowned. All
the bridges are washed out, making travel
By team impossible. All the cellars of the
city are inundated, and considerable local
damage has been done. The present indi-
cations are for fair weather Railroad CON-
municaton has not yet been established,
but trains are expected TO be running to-
morrow.
ALTON, H., May 19.-The river dropped
three-qusrters OF an inch during the twenty
four hours ending at o'clock this evening.
The gale, which has been blowing seTi-
ODsy. has retarded the relief work to-day
The steamer Nellie Bly, has been sunk. and
the steamer Edith put into the woods tC
save herself. The situation is practlc ally
unchanged. All the flood refugees are
amply cared for.
DAYTON. Ohio, May 19.-The con tinued
rains have created a serious situation fol-
the farmers. The streams are all at food
height and the danger Of washouts renders
railway traffic pTecaTiOus. The Pennsylva-
MIA line has had washout between Rich
mond and Hamilton and sends all Cincin-
natl trains via Dayton to Chicago.
ST. PAUL, May 19-Reports of damage
from the storms are coming in from all
over the Northwest The rain OF the pas
"a hours was specially severe. Violent
wiBdstOTms greatly Increased the damage
At CToOkstOD, MinD.. the Red Lake River
has risen tour feet and is still rising. Mad-
son, Mimi, is nearly under water, and
thousands Of acres or grain are ruined. Al
Iakefeld the sl0ughs are flooded, the lake
is full, tile roads are impossible and many
small bridges have been washed away
Several washouts are reported along the
railroad and no trains have arrived to-day.
Three bridges between Jasper. Mimi, and
Sioux Falls have been washed out aud one
or two On the Sioux City and Northern.
One Of The most severe storms Of the yea I
struck Duluth to-day. All the ice at the
head of the lake was piled mp 10 TO 20 feet
high before the entrance OF the harDor ol
dam m hae zat
been done by the storm the captains of in.
coming vessels report terrific weather on
the lake, ana marine disasters are looked
for. On the north shore, near Port Arthur
the wind is reported TO be blowing 10 miles
an hour.
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