The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-20
PRICE ONE CENT,
The Number of Dead Not So Great
as Supposed.
ENORMOUS DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

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Over Million Dollars Lost in Sioux
City Alone Scores OF Dwellings
Swept Away--Train Service Stopped.
The Food In thc City Slowly SUBJ
siding.
SIoUX CITY, Ia, May 20.-At the or
dinary stage of water the Floyd river is
as insignificant Il stream as ever mean
dered in pastoral insignificance. But
swollen by the continual rains until its
never well defined banks were oblitcr-
ated it was in poor condition to carry
away the immense flood Of water which
fell in the clou1burst A wave moving
as solid wall water swept down the
narrow valley of the stream. The Floyd
flows through the center of Sioux City
and along its banks are the homes of
thousands. 10 these the flood brought
death and demolition of their homes.
One million dollars will not cover the
loss by food to this city alone.
The water in Floyd river receded rap
idly, but yesterday it rose and a con-
siderable portion of the bottom is
covered, but to no great depth for the
most part. The scene which is disclosed
by the recession of the flood is one which
beggars description. Throughout the
flooded district it is one story Of destruc-
ton and damage. The floods at its
height extended from Court street TO
the Flood bluffs and from the suburb of
Lynn to the Missouri river. This COM
prises a district four miles long and n
mile and a half wide. For distance of
mile aud half above the mouth Of
the Floyd the bottom is densely pop
ulated.
Dwelling Houses Destroyed.
At the height of the flood the current
struck straight through the residence
streets Among those nearest to the
river scores of dwellings were swept
from their foundations and carried long
distances, and either smashed or turned
bottom side up. 1t is no uncommon
sight to see II dwelling turned over On
its side or roof. Many two story build
ings We're swept away. Everywhere
fences, outhouscs, board walks and
wooden ravcmepts are scattered about
among the coutortcd and overturned
dwellings.
Foreman Pecout. of the Leeds engine
works, said, The flood struck here ut
b;55. One of the boys saw it coming
md told me. ] warned the men and
they fled. BY rours the rescuing bouts
Were sent out and pulled i'll by the
crowd on shore. Bob Harvey, an old
boatmun, went ont i'll IL boat after some
one who had not been reached. The
boat disappeared and was not seen
again"
Looking for the Dead and Diving.
Boats are plying today over tho
flooded territory. searching the huuses
remaining for sick and dead people, and
bringing to shore the valuaDles of their
DOOR occupants. The high wind which
swept the whole valley all day made it
next to impossible for rescue or the most
experienced bOaunen to hold out moro
than two trips.
This addition has been made to the
hist of dead: A. Ct. Anderson, engineer;
George G. Millard, Thomas Fitzgerald,
laborer; Oliver Hoblitz and Peter Ras-
inunsen, wife and child. As the water
recedes the list of deaths will certainly
he increased. Walter Anderson, who
worked all day like n hero, and who wit
messed the drowning of a little child
torn away from its mother when the
rescuing party hAd almost reached her,
lost his reason, and is ravng about the
beautiful baby that went under the
muddy waves.
Z No trains have left the city yet except
on the Milwaukee aud Dakota line.
A public meeting was held at the court
house, which was attended by all the
wealthy men of the city. Committees
of workers were appointed for all feat
urcs of relief, and sufficient money sub
scribed to meet immediate necessities.
Sleeping places were found for every
refugee.
81. LOUIS. May 20-The water broke
over the leyues in the town of Madison,
and in two hours the streets We're
flooded to n depth of four feet. Reports
received from Alton state that the city
lis still completely cut off from railway
traffic Al st. Joseph, Mo, the river is
higher than at any time this year and is
still rising. At Leayenworth the lower
part of the city is flooded. From Leav-
enworth in ali directions railroad traffic
is almost suspended In Kansas City
the situation is serious in the extreme.
KEoKUK, Ia, May 20.-The Egyptian
levce at Alexandria, ON the Missouri
side of the riyer, broke and the town
and thousands of acres Of fertile lands
are covered with water to depth of
nearly three feet.
NEW ORLEANS. May 20.-The river il
NOV seventeen feet above low water
mark and has reached the highest points
ever known. The Bonnet Carre crevase
is nearly four hundred feet wide, and
the engineers claim that it is impossible
to close it.
Dies MoINEs Ia. May 20.-The Des
Moines river levee broke in the southern
part of the city and the water is fouI
feet deep and is rapidly spreading.
Lynching in Tennessee.
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