, 1892-05-21
MORE DAMAGE DONE.
Devastation by the Floods in the
Mississippi Valley.
Loss of Life and Property StiII
Increasing Reports From Va
riOus Sections of the Flooded
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Increasing Reports From Va
riOus Sections of the Flooded
Districts.
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-A trip by an as
sociated press reporter from this city to
Cairo revealed scenes of terrible devasta-
ton by the floods. The river is fifteen to
twenty miles wideP eating away homes,
drowning stock and submerging farms.
1t is estimated that ten thousand people
are homeless in this stretch Of country
alone, and 100000 acres of growing grain is
destroyed utterly. A potatoe famine is in
prospect. The great American bottom,
comprising most of Atchison and st. Clair
counties, one of the greatest potato
fields in the Mississippi valley is entirely
inundated, 1t will not yield single po-
tato. The cabbage crop is also ruined.
The newspapers and the board Of trade are
soliciting subscriptions for the flood
sufferers.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 21.-The Arkan-
sas river has passed the great rise Of 1874
by more than a foot, but is now stationary
and will soon fall. For the first time in
lbo nAoUOly bub GlJy Is threatened WlJl
water famine. The pump pits are filled
with water, and the pumps stopped. At
Redheld, 20 miles above, the banks are
caving in. One cave carried down five
persons to death. In all twenty-five or
thirty persons have been drowned there
The country adjacent to Plumb and
Wattersic bayous, the finest quality of
bottom land, is all under water.
CAMDEN, Ark, May 21-The Ouachita
river is the highest since 1886. All the
low lands are under water. The floods are
tapping the hills on each side. The dam
age to crops is heavy.
PARIS, Texas May 21.-The Red river is
falling rapidly. The overflow is the
greatest in several years. Many farms are
ruined.
TExARKANA, Ark, May 2L-To add to
the Hoods damage, a cyclone passed south
OF thls city, causing devastation and desc
latlon. The roadWays are blocked by fallen
trees, which makes it impossible to get
definite Information, but it is known that
houses and fences are leveled for miles.
The wind was accompanied by excessively
heavy thunder, and great quantities of
sand. though no dry sand is within
hundred milesof here.
KANSAS CITY, May 21.-The Missouri
river is falling, but the Kaw is still rising
Near Independence, Mo-, $500 acres Of
farms are under water.
Sioux CITY, May 21.-At Joint meeting
of the relief and flood sufferers committee
this morning it was agreed to say to the
benevolent people Of the country that the
losses far exceed the first estimate, and aid
will be gratefully accepted by our people.
Contributions should be sent to Morris
Pierce, the mayor, or ]. G, French, treas
urer Of the relief committee. There are no
new developments in the situation. The
weather is cloudy cold and threatening
ram. The work Of cleaning up the wreck is
going steadily forward.
ATcHIsoN, Kas., May 21-The Missouri
river rose this morning and washed out
the southwest portion of the big bridge and
part of the riprap put in by the govern
ment.
OTTUMWA, Iowa, May 21.-The Des
Moines river rose rapidly last night and is
now seven inches higher than any previous
time. A reported heavy rise above creates
uneasiness here. Abba reports a heavy
rise and Eddyville is badly Under water.