The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-18
High Water Carries Away Its Eastern
Approaches.
ENTIRE STRUCTURE EXPECTED 10 60.
A Large Extent Of Country From Nebraska 70 lev
Orleans Submerged by The SWelleR
Streams.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

OMAHA, Nebr., May 1.-THE Eastern ap-
proaeh to the big Union Pacific bridge
over the Missouri River was washed
out tonight and fears are entertained
that the whole structure will 60
All traffic on the bridge is suspended.
The river is rising rapidly, and all the
lower portion of the river country is under
water. The people are becoming greatly
alarmed. and the residents of the towns
along the river are Fastening to higher
ground.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, May 1.-THE
Union Pacific grade in this city has been
washed out and travel over the line from
here is suspended. The through trains on
the Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul. and
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific, which
pass over the Union Pacific bridge, are
lying in the yards and can get no farther.
KEoKUK. Iowa, May 17.-Both the Des
Moines and the Mississippi rivers are again
rising, and the water from the Des Moines
is pouring through the break in the Dirge
levee. Fears are entertained OF the Egyp-
tian levee, protecting Alexandria, Mo, and
11.000 acres of land adjoining the line. Il
will give way if the rise continues, as it has
been seriously weakened by the deep cuts.
The Mississippi has risen nne-tenth Of an
inch and the Des Moines inches daring
the day. The farmers are six weeks behind
with their work.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 1.-THE river
ceased falling here at noon to-day. and
since that time has been rising The rise is
due to the heavy rains locally and up river.
and viii probably continue for day or two.
The Kaw is steadily falling
VIRGINIA, ILL.,. May 1.-THE Linn dyke
near Chandleryllle, and the levee west Of
Beardstown have broken, letting immense
quantities of water into the low farming
lands of that section, which are already
oyers0aked, doing incalculable damage To
property. Many families have been COM
PEELED to move to higher land.
SIOUX FALLS. Iowa. May 17.-This city
was damaged to the extent Of thousands of
dollars By heavy rain last night, and to-
day the rivers in the vicinity are rising and
great damage is threatened. At Huron, S.
D., rain is falling in torrents and great
damage is being done. Many parts Of the
city are under water.
New ORLEANS, May 17.-ThIs morning
the Gypsy creVaSSe Widened Out to such an
extent that all hope OF closing it was aban-
doned The water is sweeping over the
plantations to within few miles of Ken
Dar. About eight miles of the Mississippi
Valley Railroad track has been covered and
traffic over the submerged portion is aban-
dOned. The location of the break is about
% miles above this city. The exact course
that the overflow OF the water will take
its level. 1t is now going back into the
swamps in the rear of the plantations and
thence will likely find its way to Lake Pom
chaTtrain.
News from Vicksburg says: A steady
southerly wind at the rate Of 20 miles an
| hour has been blowing all day and has Occa-
| stoned much anxiety for the leveeS. which
| show signs of softening in many localities.
| A special from Paris, Tex, says: The
! immense floods in the Red River are doing
! great damage and the lumbermen are suf-
/ fering greatly.
! LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 17-ReportS of
an 11-foot rise in the Arkansas River at
| Wichita, Kans., aud of heavy aud inceSsant
| rains in the entire Arkansas Valley during
| the day created great alarm among the in
| habitaDts of the Lower Arkansas Valley.
North Little Rock is in danger of being
submerged, and thousands of acres of cot
ton lands IN this county are already over
flowed.
GREENEVILLE, Miss, MAY 1.-THE flood
situation here is about the same, with slight
indication toward lower mark. The levees
| throughout the district continue in good
condition. The water from Panther Forest
break Is gradually covering the surrounding
country.
PARIS, Tex, May 1.-THE recent rains
| raised the Red River and the water has
| spread out over the bottom lands for a dis
tance Of one to three miles, running the crops
On thousands of acres Of rich farming land.
A rise is reported from above and the river
is expected to pass the high flood mark Of
1874 In many places the river is changing
its bed, which means the utter annihilaEion
of thousands of acres Of land. Much stock
has been lost and human life is in danger in
many places. More than 100000 worth Of
logs have been lost already in the freshet