The sun., 1892-05-11
THE GREAT 1NUNDATION.
WESTERN RIVERS STILL RAGING OYER
THE low LANDS.

WESTERN RIVERS STILL RAGING OYER
THE low LANDS
Towns UnAer Water anA Railroads ~ .
sta.AstiIl-Floods fro. Ohio to Nebraska
-ereat Suffering n Missours-Morsa.sa
Lsves Die Not Break - The Concord
Dragrea Her Anchor. II the Current.
CREsroY, Ia. May 1O-The southwestern
part OF the State Is again flooded. Numerous
washouts are reported By all tho railroads.
This condition OF affairs lie due to heavy
rains. The rivers and creeks throughout the
State are all reported out Of their banks. The
bottom lands are flooded. and the seed already
sown is rotted.
TOLEDO. May 1o.-The Maumee has not been
DO high since 1883. Farms along its banks are
oyerfown. and the farmers have suffered
severe losses in stock and crops. "A farmer
named Markley. residing near Defiance. was
drowned In the THIN River last night.
D. F. Holsten q Son Of Defiance have lost
several largo rats OF hardwood. Ono OF these
tore part Of an old bridge away. and subse-
quently ran into and sank pleasure yacht
The damage Is groat.
HANNIBAL, Mo-. May 10.-The Mississippi
River Is raging. and Is out OF Its banks above
and below here. and serious trouble Is expect
Cd. Hundreds OF acres Of the finest farming
lands are inundated. and the damage can
hardly be estimated. Tho river is rising rap
idly. All the houses In the bottoms are under
water. and tho occupants have taken refuge
on the bluffs. The trains on tho *" road
mako only nve miles an hour as the track Is
under water for miles.
CunL1coTHE. May 1O.-The waters Of Grand
River continue increasing in volume. The
track OF the Wabash road. a few miles east OF
III. t.; al nd All tr0iDq hnva hnou
abandoned. Tho water is still rising slowly.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-. May 10.-Authentic reports
OF tho damage done in Buchanan and Andrew
counties by the rains have been received In
Buchanan county, the damage to, growing
crops. ionces. and buildings will rcach $50 9oD:
with ali their live stock. Farm work has been
the
since Friday. train came In owe over the Hop, e
thar,on f0s
line Of tho Kansas City. st. Joseph and Council
haze been sns y GhfE tbe
t,Tely t washed out: Xisas the HopEias Branch
Bufls Rairosd the food is The worst that has
been known for many years The vail valleys % on
from from HOPKINS south to Barnard. have been
under ne water fSF more ore than n1 week; ;,r d two
and miles xde and STOCK
ishing. The Missouri River bottom Is also full
av Z, Ts senT es s 1a MeufS y 0 Eao
at some points is wholly abandoned.
Saturday 1i night ' Tho % Farkio bottom IS stiil
Gooded;, Trains cannot got below Falriax
AT flattsbure the great flood has almost en-
tion with in the the outside % wofd % 10Th Of the rail-
%a!S b pts e HSss s;s
q tapy time; Loaded freight cars will be put
in the norss par. q town: About 200 Yards q
na snrs ens Valley safa hs
ine % hou ~ risc oi three feet more and tie
town OF Agency will be under water. The
oismaiier Wooden Wooden structures have be been wa vas he'd
hS as and % Wheat IN hss s
fo1Es May te!9fR River
stiil booming end from ell indeations Is the
Ses net Se
The Eye todsy AZ shf
souri, River 6 risIns Sery rapidIy: p Ard tie pros
very ugly appearance before morning.. A sur
yey Of the Conditions on the upper, Missouri.
viii reaoh s dSnser
The chances are that 1; 1t Will not 60 & more than
further effect upon local conditions. and q fur
water from ron the Mississippi liz u,,. ,,,.,o,,,
grows daily worse here. Another heavy rain
tell to-day. two inches in barely an hour; BE-
The evees there are comparatiSely low and In
2, very precnrious condition In numerous
ts SO sas Unless tns s1s tpss
MIssssippIS hIyer 'h soss here S today Il 10 iess
ievee in front q tie eity has been siren sthe
fevso Board but this ths
.sse ssout So over e was hs cssreG o Of o % b1
Il the aors at SS
as to hE e.
incorrect and that il was stil intact, and that
brsaE was reported on the Lttla Texas
sss in nSog Ia fonr 9bou fo1r
s'ss vide in2n qnd sTGEne wds a. Is i
try. tits likely to d. a great r deal Of damageto %
the ErI1tn9rs besides nl2pably ho9dag the
tho GreepateSs!t ep pnl wherS the river is already
yet nei 5 taay Enow the hs
ing Of the waves, X large force Of Icvee guards
HIS hsh, been nnS SHpEoinca anli guarding the eyees
break, 5oo feet wide aIA Six feet dnsp. is re- re-
Ported Ported pt the HINT i landing Nve miles aboSo
spd, pouring down bayou Macon 10 non.idcr.
ESle dsYnaGs "a IN East Carroll and Napoleon par
miIsssI"sl mTisssH1sl kyg, rapa in tho
foat ncury f hai a' III" 'iTj"S , n"r anchors and