The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1892-05-13
WOE FROM WATER.
Damage By Floods in Illinois and
Indiana
GREAT EXCITEMENT At SOUTH BEND.
Five Hundred Farms Along the st. Joseph,
st. Mary and Maumee Rivers Overlooked
Grand River Valley, No., Flooded
DestitutIon in Mississippi.

river is still Il raging torrent with roar
that can be heard for long distance.
In the La Marsh district the destruc-
ton continues. Many houses have been
hoated off or dashed to pieces by the
driftwood, and by the time the water
| goes out nothing will be left except
debris. The residents have lost every
thing they had and are in destitute
condition. Several warehouses here are
surrounded by water and threaten every
minute to be carried away.
| WARSAW, Ill, May 9.-Owing to the
high water of the Mississippi river on
the Missouri shore opposite here, the
St Louis, Keol1uk & Northwestern rail-
road has abandoned the trains between
that city and Keolxuk
AT NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS. May 9.-The river at
this point has remained almost station
airy for several days, reaching sixteen
feet and six-tenths as the maximum.
The levees. while subjected to great
strain, are holding out well.
Chief Engineer Startling. of the Mis-
sissippi levee board, returned to this
city from thorough inspection of the
levees in this district north of Green
vile, and reports the condition of the
levees to be specially good with the
water far below the top of the levees.
Similar reports from the southern part
# the district were made by assistant
engineers.
IN INDIANA.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, May 9.-The high
water caused great excitement in this
city Saturday and yesterday. Friday
night the. water reached the highest
mark and was at standstill for few
hours. Toward morning it suddenly
rose several inches and scores of factory
buildings were in great danger. Hun
dreds of men worked all night and all
day yesterday moving goods to places
of safety, while others labored inces-
sanity to save the dam and embank-
nents. During the early morning
hours large house went over the dam
and tore out a portion of the apron. 1t
was feared it would damage the bridges,
but passed under them without strain
ing the piers.
At Bertrand the house struck the
bridge and carried away section of it
just as Frank Nippold of this city was
crossing in n buggy. The horse and
buggy were lost, but Mr.. Nippold man.
aged to swim ashore greatly exhausted
The water has receded somewhat since
last night
Fort WAYNE, May 9.-Reports of en-
tensive devastation by the waters of the
st. Joseph, st. Mary and Maumee rivers
continue to come in. Not less than 500
farms on the lowlands were overlooked,
and great deal of timber that was cut
for the mills went down the streams
Louis Isaby, a farmer living on the
banks of the Maumee. four miles below
Fort Wayne. lost all his horses, cows,
hogs and sheep in the food. besides sew
eral acres of corded wood.
Down stream it was no uncommon
sight to see dead cows floating by with
the drift. No human lives were lost. as
the rise of the waters was gradual. Civ
ing all a chance to escape. While the
river is still high above its banks the
waters are receding. and if the weather
remains fair the danger is over. The
families who moved out of their houses
in Fort Wayne have had enough of liv-
ing in the lowlands and cannot be In
duced to move back. Most of the va
Gated houses are still in the water.
IN OKLAHOMA.
GUTHRIE, Ok. May "a steady pour
ing rain has fallen for twenty-forr
hours, and half the streams in the ter
ritory are over the banks. Many
bridges have been washed away and
other damage done and nearly all the
overland mail routes have been aban-
doned. The Santa Fe has had several
washouts and trains are badly DELAYED
A small cyclone accompanied the
rain north of here and did considerable
damage. The houses of John Davis.
Henry Smith and John Crockett were
carried some distance by the wind and
badly injured. Many barns and other
buildings were destroyed.
AT vICKsBURG, MISS.
VICKsBURG, Miss, May 9-The river
has risen one-tenth of foot in twenty
four hours. Some $1,000 acres of land
are now overhowed in this county and
a multitude of negro tenants and labor
ers are left unprotected and in many
cases destitute. 1t is likely that appli- |
cation will be made to the national
government for relief. though planters
are very reluctant to adopt such a
course.
AT CHILLICOTHE, NO.
CHILLIcoTHE, Mo-, May 9.-The worst |
flood since 1888 now prevails through |
out this section. The entire Grand |
river valley is flooded from the Iowa |
line to the Missouri river The Wa
bash railroad bridge on Grand river |
near this city is out of line and passen-
ger trains do not cross it and only part |
of freights at time. Grand river is |
still rising.
AT BURLINGTON, IA.
BURLINGTON, Ia, May 9.-The Mis- |
sissippi river at this point is now twelve |
feet above the low water mark of 1864 |
and has spread out over many miles of |
low land on the Illinois side. All the |
st. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern
trains are still running by the |
way of the Carthage and Quincy branch |
on account of the flood at Alexandria,
Mo.
AT kEOKi-E, IA.
KEoKUK, Ia, May 9.-The situation
between this city and Quincy is slight
ly improved. the water falling consider
ably yesterday in the Mississippi and |
going down rapidly in the Des Moines