The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-05-27

Upper Rivers. the ConseQ uences ~ which
Must BE- srrlous Indeed - Orgnnisiua
Relief IN -. Loui<.
ST. Louis. May a0.--At 2 a. m. the
Mississippi was stationary. the gauge
registering fraction over thirty-six
feet. This does not mean that the
worst has been reached. I'm the con-
trary. greater dc~olation and ruin are
staring the inhabitants Of the low-lying
sections ~ the Mississippi valley In the
fac, According 10 weather bureau re-
ports thrcc-foot rise il coming down
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Owing "a the great space which the
river now covers at this point. this vol
umc ~ water will only cause swell
here ~ from six inches "a one foot.
East 81. Louis is the only place in the
fertile American bottom above water
this morning. Madison. despite the
heroic struggle of her citizens. was i'm
undated yesterday and now lies he
meath two feet Of water. All the
other towns in the bottom are under
frum five 10 fifteen feet Of water. East
~. I.ouisans are confident of being able
to stand any ordinary rise in the river
which may yet come. Its citizens, un-
der the leadership Of Mayor stephens.
are making great fight. While. II is
true. the low-lying suburbs Of the city
are under water. the main and inn
proved part is still high and dry.
The citizens Of st. Louis fully realize
| the great desolation which lays almost
within the gates If the city and will
| meet to-day to appoint committees to
undertake the work Of relief. The
meeting viii take place at o'clock on
| the floor If the Merchants exchange.
| 1t is intended that this shall not be- a
movement Of any particular set. Int OF
! the citizens If ~. Louis. ard for that
reason il is urged that every person.
! whether a member Of the exchange or
not. should he present.
\ a Gale on the six-MiIe- wide River 1T
! Alton.
! ALTON. ILL.,. May ia northwest
! erly gale blowing sixty miles an hour
/ has ragged here since last night doing
fearful damage TO property in the
! flooded districts.
| The six-milc-wide river rolled like
4 the ocean and no signals Of distress
could be answered by the relief
steamers. Fearful damage has been
done BY the waves dashing against
| the railroad emanl<ment in the
bottoms. washing out miles Of tracks.
| Train service is entirely n bandoncd. and
all attempts to repair have been tenn
porarily given up. a number Of people
are thought to have been drow ned. sew
cral are missing. but the inability to
reach the flooded districts prevents the
! gathering Of positive news.
\ No Danger Ia New Orleans.
| New ORLEANS. May 20. Yesterday
was bright and clear. and in con-
| sequence the levees have been much
| strengthened and the danger of other
crevasses very greatly lessened. No
new breaks occurred yesterday except
at bona ldsonvillc where a second lcvcc
! protected the town from damage.
Reports from Gypsy levec above New
Orleans are that the Illinois Central
tracks are considered safe and that the
Valley road will have trains running in
another week. The lcvccs in front oi
New Orleans have been raised and there
IS no danger here.
The Flood In the Des MoIn~s and Racine
Rivers.
X DEs MoISEs. la. May 2o.-The high
water in the Dies Moines and Racine
rivers is unprecedented. and there are
Indications that when the flood from
above reaches here the entire bottoms
as far east as Sixth street. including the
entire business part Of East Des Moincs
may b. flooded. Two lcvccs gave way
yesterday. inundating large area. a
portion Of which was inhabited. No
loss Of life is reported. as the residents
were warned last night. The property
loss will be great.
An Exceedingly Gioo,ny Outlook At Kan.
l ra~ city.
KANSAS CIry. 40. May 2o.-At mid
night last night the water in the Mis-
souri, river was still rising at the rate
Of an inch an hour and IL was raining
here and all over Kansas and western
Missouri. The Kaw Is rising. and taxcr
altogether the outlook Is exceedingly
gloomy. Argentine and Armourdal,
are worse flooded than they have been,
while the situation in Kansas City
Kan. is very bad.
| Dangerous nnckwater.
ARKANSAS Cry. Ark. May 20. There
mas been slight rise in the river 10
day. I.aclswatcr has been going az
and many streets are flooded. nearly all
the wooden sidewalks being ahoat
People going about the city are obliged
10 use skiffs or dugouts. In the lower
parts ~ the city the people are prepar
ing for big overflow by moving into
the second storic. ~ their dwellings.
The whole surrounding Country inun'
dated.
CARROLL. la. May 20. The whole
surrounding country j. inundated and
- numerous are washouts that trnfii,
" On nearly all railroads is abandoned
The whole country for miles around
Missouri valley j. sea ~ water and
great damage has been done to tracks
between that place and Council bluffs
a Thousand People Homeless.
BEIIEvirLE. H.. May 2o.-A thousa M
homeless people. sufferers by the fioot