The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-20
DIRE DESTRUCTION
Is Caused by the Floods at
Sioux City.
EXACT LOSS OF LIFE NOT KNOWN
Sioux City, Ia, Almost Swept from the Face
of the Earth-Reports from
Other Points.


river is subsiding, and rough estimate of
the loss of life from the food will reach
twenty-five and perhaps may be higher,
as number of persons are reported |
missing Three bodies were recov cred to-
day, A. G. Anderson, wife and baby.
The stock yards company estimate their
loss at from S45O,0OO to 100000. The loss
OF houses, furniture and stocks of goods in
the Hooded district will aggregate $S5, 900,
and the damage to the city pavements,
ETC., will amount to 100000. The street
railways are also considerable losers, but
the railroads are the greatest Individual
losers. The Northwestern & Illinois Cen
tral tracks are washed away. The loss to
the Terminal company and all railroads is
estimated at from s75O.cO to 81, 100000.
Citizens are carrying on active relief
work and are fully confident of their abil-
ity to provide for the destitute.
RISING SLOWLY.
DUBUQUE, Ia, May 19.-The Mississippi
is rising slowly but steadily, and the
islands in front of the town are covered
with water. From all over the country
come reports of heavy rain, overlooking
rivers and discouraged farmers, though so
far no serious damage is done.
THOUSANDS HOMELESS.
FoRr DODGE, Ia, May l9.-The Des
Moines river is falling The residents of
Floyd valley arc the worst sufferers.
| There are thousands homeless and fully
hundred found watery graves. The loss
by the food in this district will reach into
| the millions.
A DREADFUL STATE OF AFFAIRS.
CHICAGO. May 19.-Advices to the Asso-
ciated Press from many points west show
dreadful state OF affairs in the flooded
district St. Louis reports in addition to
prospective coal famine, that there is
| threatened a milk famine. he water on the
| illinois side having cut off the dairymen
from the city. Deserted dwellings in the
flooded districts are Systematically robbed
of their contents, including furniture. The
stealing is said TO have amounted TO over
one hundred thousand dollars.
At Sioux City, among other thiDgs, the
stock yards with the animals in them, the
corn cribs and all the buildings were car
ried away by the flood. AT Clarksville,
Ark, the flood in the Arkansas
river, led to the drowning of
five people. AT ST. Joseph, the Mis-
souri, river has risen nearly two feet and
is now at the highest point. AT Marys-
vile, Kan, the river, which has been fall
ing, is again rising The city is cut off
from all railroad communication. AT Tex
arkana, Ark, the Red river flood weak
ened all railroad bridges SO That no trains
can run over them No mail has been re-
ceiyed since Saturday.
at Perryville, Mo-, the men employed
on the Boisbrule levee, returned and re-
port the water breaking over all along
causing The bottoms to be flooded. At
Minneapolis a few more inches of water
will cut the log booms loose, causing great
loss.
Cincinnati reports a rainfall of nearly two
inches in the Ohio valley. A tornado
passed over the northwestern part of
Hamilton county yesterday afternoon,
blowing a furrow of destruction nearly
two miles long. A number of dwelling
houses and barns were destroyed and sew
eral persons injured.
DAMAGE VERY LARGE.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, May 19.-Tbe Floyd
river is almost back in its banks at noon.
! Hundreds are returning to their abandoned
homes. Scores of houses are swept from
their foundations, others are washed away.
The damage to movable houses f1oated of
is very large. Fifty or sixty retail stores
on low ground are destroyed or badly dam
aged. The river cut across the bend,
scooped out great channel, starting about
, Eighth street. All the houses except few
in that vicinity are utterly wiped out.
. The loss to railroads is estimated al
!, $3.50, 900. a citizens relief committee is
, hard at work. All refugees were sheltered
; last night. Searching parties to look for
! the dead began work early this morning
at noon they had recovered only three
bodies, viz: Peter Anderson, an engineer
in the foundry; Mrs. Frank Henderson
and child of Leeds.
AT DIES MONIES.
DEs MONIES, May 19-The Des Moines
river rose three feet during the night anG
: is still rising. The city waterworks are
surrounded, and there is great danger thai
the water supply will be cut of. At Dun
comb, five miles south, the Stucco mill:
s are flooded the occupants fleeing for theil
D lives. The reports from the country are
f contradictory, but enough is known to say
!, the loss of live stock and other property i.
= enormous.
The indications are that many person.
e were drowned. The situation in the Little
/ Sioux valley is very serious, but not 81
+ bad as that in the Floyd valley. Reports
- from there place the loss of life at twenty.
FIVE to 100, and sixty five lives at Siou1
= City.
It The Des Moines river has risen ter
e inches since this morning, and is still ris
g ing All low lands are under wafer, hun
g dreds of houses are abandoned north of tn
% city. The river is several miles wide
g sweeping through 1arnS ana residence
l. with terrific force Central Pacific i,
South Bes Moines, the packing house dis
It trict, are all under water the cellars in tn
It business portion of the city are fllei witt
}, water. The damage has been enormou
! already. From the country comes report
/ of stock drowned, of planted fields ruined
The indications are that the river will ris
d much higher; some predict two feet more
G This will flood the lower business porto
of tho oif W loes 0f life hare
s HEAVY LOSSES.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 19.-Ihe waters ar
subsiding. Communications were opene
J. with Omaha last night over the BurliIgto
y road The Rock Island is cut off from her
L and the Union Pacific can start no train.
d Its loss in grades and bridges is yer
heavy.
n STILL RISING.
/ KANSAS CITY, May l9.-The rivers ar
). rising again The Kaw rose three feet an
It Argentine and Armourdale are two t
a seven feet under water. The food is sti
S rising aud will probably go two feet higher
The packing houses are suspended.
"a WIPED OUT.
/ Sioux CRY, Ia, May 19-Additional dc
:, tails of yesterday's flood can now be al
II curateiy given. The wave on Floyd rive
ID was caused by the breaking of a dam 1
d Leeds which turned loose the waters of
D. pond containing about one hundred acre.
l. Five people were drowned in the DO
toms, Miss Nellie West, Mrs. Louise Boz
ner and two children beng the identife
IS victims, while the last is an unknown ma,
n 1t is believed that many more will be re
: ported missing, as the bodies of two, ma
and woman, were reported floating dow
III this stream.
=. WATER FAMINE THREATENED