The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-27

Sforx Cry. la. May IA grcat
nood disaster has ovcrtaken Sioux City.
Yesterday morning great wave came
down the Floyd river. which flows
through the center ~ the city. and
which was already swollen kfnll.
The wave came few minutes after :
ociock- Warming had been sent a
short time before 20 the inhabitants 81
he low lands. hut only few had been
notified. The first intimation was a
volume Of water spreading over the
hanks 20 a depth ~ three feet and
throwing mist Of foam before il.
In few minutes the water had risen
above the first doors and several people
tainted in terror on the higher ground
The water rose four feet in m hour and
half. and from o'clock. continued %
rise steadily. hut not 50 rapidly. Prob
ably one-third 81 the inhabitants Of the
city live on the low ground which Is
ovcriowed. 80 rapid was the rise ~
the tide that great numbers were una
| BILE IL escape and the work 81 rescue
engaged every energy Of the people
| At IL o'clock eleven persons We're re-
Rfftett tI'ff itAs @tst sA.et~ .-'s"-
many others
| At 10 o'clock the fire alarms sounded
/! 70 call out more workers All the b.,ats
| from the boat houses on the Sioux river
have been brought in and are being
used 10 save life and property.
4 The Missouri river is very high and
when the food in the Floyd river struck
il the water damned up and rushed over
the adjacent low grounds The stock
yards and packing houses Were situ-
ated AT the confluence Of the tworivers.
and these were instantly inundated
Two thousand head Of live stock were
drowned there Great numbers Of dead
stock have also been found floating
down the Floyd river
The whole railroad yards and switch
ing track district is under water and
there has been immense damage TO the
rcundhouse and other railroad prop
erty. The round-house Of the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis 4 Omaha is dam.
aged to the extent Of $4,000. That
road. the Illinois Central. and the Sioux
City 4 Northern enter the city by the
Floyd valley and all are stopped No;
a train has left Sioux City. At | o'clock
the water had reached 10 Jennings
stree. an Fourth street The Hotel
Fow,er aud the Ros,on Investmen,
Iro = t,,;,d;ng .ra surrounded with wa.
ter. The Union depot was cut on at .
O'Clock.
n 4 estimated that z GOO people have
been driven from their homes. All
business i suspended. The chambe,
~ commerce organized a committee 10,
relief work. Before noon the ladie.
had the SOM and lunch houses Opened
for III. f,..i sufferers II i impoSSible
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