The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-14
THREATENED By HIGH WATER
Western Rivers Continue to Rise Above
Their Banks.
ST. LOUIS PARTIALLY INUNDATED.
The Situation Becoming More Serious Hourly.
The Great Flood Of 1868 Will De
Surpassed.
7. LOUIS PARTIALLY INUNDATED.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

ST. LOUIS, May 13-The river at o'clock
p NJ passed the danger-line and is still
rising. The situation all along the river
front grows worse hourly Wiggin's trans
fer-yards are from to 10 feet under water
Switehmen stand neck deep to throw
switches, and engines push loaded cars
with long trains of empties between them
and the engines in order to Keep in shallow
water and prevent cxtinguishing the fires
The Farmers elevator is now 600 yards in
the river. but is surrounded by dead water
and in little danger. BY the gas works the
banks are cavng aud 100000 bushels Of
coke are threatened.
Arsenal Island is washing away rapidly,
and more or less other minor damage has
been done and is still threatened. So far
the greater portion of the injury to business
comes from hindrance rather than actual
damage. The river men insist that the
flood Of 1865 will be surpassed, and it looks
now as If they spoke tile truth.
On the east side the situation is also bad.
At Brooklyn 200 acres of garden truck
patches have been destroyed. Chouteau
Island is under water, thus running 5000 acres
OF farming land for the season. Gab0ne {
IslaI d, of 800 acres. is also under water :;
Carr Island is inundated and the people
living in all these places are dependent upon
the neighbOTing settlements for shelter
The rise is going on at the rate of one inch
an hour. All the sewers arc chOked along
the leyee, and the cellars are full OF water.
Moving is now the order in this vicinity, az
the people do not know what may come.
The end of the rise is not expected mere
before Tuesday, if then. The cotton COM
pressers are removing their cotton to the
upper floors and hope to avoid serious loss.
To add To the distress in North st. Louis
two large sewers have broken and are now
aiding to flood that section of the town.
GESENVILLE, Miss, May 13.-The river
is sin rising, but the leveeS remain intact,
with every probability of now withstand
ing the most tremendous flood on record.
The water will probably decline here ab Jut
Wednesday. if there are no more heavy
rains.
TOPEKA, Kans., May IA Russian col
Ony on the north side has been forced to
leave for higher ground on account OF the
floods. and their entire possessions are un-
der water. The river is the highest 1t has
been since 1858 and from the present ludi
cations will continue 10 rise. The Union
Pacific bridges at Perryville and ROssville
are said to be In danger. Grave fears Of an
overflow are entertained here.
LAWRENCE, kans., May ia heavy
ran has been falling the past "a hours.
The Kaw River continues to rise. The city
is almost flooded. The water is too nigh 20
run water-wheels and factories have shut
down. The Union Pacific freight depotis In
danger OF being undermined and thrown
into the river. If. as expected, further
rise Of six feet occurs, the northern portion
of the city will be flooded.
The river here continues to rise steadily,
but no serious damage has yet been done,
although q few inches more VIII be dis
astrous. The Union Pacific Railroad IS
under water at North Lawrence aud traffic
is DELAYED.
FoRr ScorT, Kans., May 13-StTeams
are all rising rapidly and much damage to
crops on the low lands is inevitable. lt IS
feared that the resident portion on the
north side of the city will be inundated.
KANSAS CITY, MAY 13-The Missouri
River is nearly one foot above the danger
line. There was Talnstorm amounting
almost to a deluge yesterday ON the river
above, so 1t is expected the water will con-
| tinue to rise for some time. Harlem.
small town across the river. is flooded, but
the inhabitants all escaped. Many eStab-
l!shmenis in Lawrence are flooded, and
obliged TO suspend business. More news of
damage by the food is coming in. Grand
River is 20 miles wide at its mouth. Nearly
all Saline County is under water; fences
are carried away and railroads washed ont.
At Arrow Rock, 100 miles south, several
houses are washed away. The family OF
Peter Embery, numbering five, Is missing,
and it is believed all are drowned. James
Calvin. the railroad boss, vas drowned
last night Heavy rains have been falling
all over the Missouri Valley for II hours
aud show no signs of cessation.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, May 13.-The Mis-
souri, River continues to rise rapidly. Much
valuable farming land is under water. and
all chance to raise crop on it this year is
gone The river Is changing its course 10
the south. Last night a strip over hall
mile long was taken of.
OMAHA, May 13.-The Missouri River is
10 feet above low water and rising rapidly.
II has cut away 100 acres on the west bank
above the city and is within 80 feet Of
Florence Lake. If it should rise another
foot it will break into the old channel
sweep down through Omaha and 40 hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars damages 1t
would leave the manufacturing suburbs Of
Omaha on an island