The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-18
HIGH WATER MARK.
The Mississippi and Missouri
Not Rising So Fast.
RED RIVER OF TEXAS BOOMING.
Trains Unable to Cross Mt Council Bluffs-
But the Farmers Are tho Greatest
Sufferers by the Floods.

OMAHA, May 1.-THE eastern approach
to the big Union Pacific bridge
over the Missouri river washed out
tonight and fears are entertained
that the whole structure will 60.
Traffic on the bridge has been suspended.
The river is rising rapidly and all the
loves portions of the river are under
water. People are becoming greatly
alarmed and residents of towns along the
river are Fastening to higher ground.
Sioux CRY, Ia, May 17.-This city has
been damaged to the extent of thousands
of dollars by the heavy rain of last night
and today. The rivers in this vicinity are
rising and great damage is threatened.
At Huron, 8. D., rain is falling in torrents
and great damage is being done. Many
parts of the city are under water.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE upper Mssis-
sippi is falling above Alton, ILL.,, and the
Missouri. from Kansas City to st. Charles.
is on the decline, but the signal service
reports heavy rains in Kansas last
night, and says another down.
pour will reach the Missouri and Central
Mississippi valleys from the north tonight.
This will not only check any fall that may
set in, but will cause another rise and
add still more water to the
immense volume that is now rushing
down the great streams and CARRYING de-
struction and desolation with it. 1t is inn
possible now to predict what the result
will be, but the outlook is gloomy in the
extreme. Conservative estimates now
place the area under water in
the section Immediately surround
ing ST. Louis at 400 square miles OF fortile
farm lands. Fully 1900 families are out
of homes. The greatest suffering Is in
American bottom and on Missouri point,
whence everything living has been driven
to higher land. At the former locality
near 500 people gathered on the bluffs.
Roschertown is under water. In st. Louis
county an immense amount of damage
has been done farming lands and the crops
ruined. Governor Francis has ordered
tents and food sent to the suffer-
e-s on American bottom. The flood is in
creasing in East Madison, Venice and
Brooklyn. The water is flowing over the
Alton, Big Four and Wabash tracks near
Nameoki and adding to the quantity al
ready there. Armed guards are protecting
the dixie between Madison and Venice to
prevent its being cut to relieve BROOKLYN
at the expense of other towns. In East
st. Louis the service is badly crippled by
the high water.
GREENvILLE, Miss, May 1.-THE flood
situation here is about the same, with a
slight indication toward lower mark.
The levees throughout the district con-
tinue in good condition. The water from
the Panther forest break is gradually
covering the surrounding country.
PARIS Tex, May 1.-THE recent rains
have raised the Red river and the water
has spread ont over the bottom lands for a
distance of one to three miles, running
crops on thousands of acres of rich farm
ing land. A rise is reported from above,
and the river is expected to pass the
huge flood mark of 1874. In many
places the river is changing its bed. which
means utter humiliation of thousands of
and human life is in danger in many
places. More than 100000 worth of logs
have been lost already in the freshet
LITTLE Rock, Ark, May 17.-Reports of
an ll-foot rise in the Arkansas river at
Wichita. Kan, and of heavy and inces-
SAINT rains in the entire Arkansas
valley during the day, created great
alarm among the inhabitants of the
lower ArAausaS NaIey NOrtn Little
Rock is in danger of being submerged.
and thousands Of acres of cotton lands in
the country are already overlooked.
Much of the lower portion of Argentina is
under water.
NEW ORLEANS, Mry 17.-This morning
the Gypsy crevasse widened out to such an
extent that all hope of closing ii has been
abandoned. The water is sweeping over
the plantations to within a few miles of
kenner. About eight miles of the Mis-
sissippi Valley railroad track have been
covered, and traffic over the submerged
portion is abandoned The exact course
the overflow water will take cannot be de-
termipeo until it has reached its level. II