New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-09
ocket for Thursday next has been postponed TIL the
october term Of the Court
MORE RAINS IN THE WEST.
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS IN KANSAS AND
MISSOURI

EHi-SOtnl
THE WATERS sUpsIDING IN INDIANA AND
ILLINOIS AND RAILROADS RUNNING
TRAINS AGAIN
Kansas City. May 6.-The past twenty -fonr hOurs
have furnished the climax for all the rainy weather
of this spring. a heavy down-rnur of water has
been falling all day and since midnight last night
that the already soaked ground has been giving OF
the water into the swollen creeks and streams The
suit Is that accounts OF floods have coming In from
all over western ana Eastern Kansas In localities
the towns have been flooded and some damage Is
reported to dwellings by having their foundations
washed out. The floods 20 suddenly In other
districts that the farmers had no time to prepare for
it, and much of their stock has been drowned and
washed away. Growing crops have been badly
damaged and thousands OF fields will have 10 be re-
planted. In saline County, Mo-. all the streams
reported ont OF their banks and the whole
country has been turned into lake Some houses
have been washed away and much stock
has been lost. Along the Platte River and
the one Hundred and Two River the whole
country has been inundated and houses and
barns have been destroyed. In Livingstone, Grundy
and Mercer counties, the Grand River and It's forks
flooded the whole country. and the district from
Chillicothe TO the Iowa line is one of water. All
the crops have been washed for miles throughout
i''''
All the railroads in the district have been less
damaged, and traffic is greatly delayed and In some
cases has been abandoned altogether. The Wabash
bridge here has been stmned out OF line, so that
trains can pass over.
In Oklahoma Territory steady pouring rain has
been falling for twenty four hours, and half the
streams in the Territory ont Of their banks. Many
bridges have been washed away. Nearly all he
land mails have been abandoned. The Santa Fe has
suffered several washouts, trains badly de
layed. tornado north Of Guthrie did considerable
damage. The houses Of John Davis, Henry Smith and
john Crockett were carried some distance by the
wind and badly damaged. Many barns and other
buildings destroyed. There was no loss Of life
so far known.
All trains from every dircction with the exception
OF the Rock Island and Union Pacific, from the West,
aVs late In arriving In this city. All delayed by
unsafe bridges. landsnd IS or washouts.
The rain continues tonight with unabated steadncSs.
The Missouri River. which is high for this
Of the is rising rapidly there is much appre
hensol because Of the steady jow of water into II from
its tributaries
South Bend, lnd May S.-The high water caused
great excitement in this city yesterday and 10 day.
On Friday night the water reached The ylcst point
and at IA standstill for a few hours. Toward
morning IL suddenly rose several inches and scores
Of factory buildings In great danger. Hun
drods OF worked all night and all to-day wing
GOODS 10 pdCts OF SiletN, Wlnc OinelS EiDo'fI III
cessantly TO the embankments. During the
early morning hours large house went the
dam and tore ont portion OF the apron II
feared 1t would damage the bridges. but passed under
them without straning the piers. A. Bertrand
house struck the bridge and carried away section Of
1t Just Frank c. Nppod, Of that city, crossing
in a buggy. The hor.e and buggy lost, but
Mr.. Nippold managed swim ashore greatly
hausted The water las reccded somewhat since
last night.
Fort Wayne, Ind. May s-Reports OF devastation
by the waters Of the St. Joseph, ST. Mary and Msunce
rivers continue 10 In. Not less than 500 firms
on the lowlands overhowcd and great deal OF
timber that was cut for the mills down the
streams. Louis Isaby, farmer, living on the hanks
OF the Maumcc, four miles below Fort WAYNE lost all
his horses cows hogs and sheep In the food besides
several acres of cordwood. II uncommon sight
to see dead cattle floating down with the drift No
human lives were lost a. the rise gradual. giving
all chance TO escape While the riveT is s'lll high
above It's bank. the waters are reccdng. and y
the weather remains fair the danger i, over.
Kc-oliuk Iowa May S.-Thc situation between
this city and Quincy Is slightly improved. the water
falling considerably to-day in the Mississippi and going
down rapidly IN the Dcs Moincs several freight
trains were run the II. Louis. keoknk ana
Northwestern road to-day, and officials say tia,
MESSENGER traffic will be resumed tomorrow. There
has not been any change for the worse at Alexandria
n was feared today that high wind might cause
break in the lcvce, but this did not happen. The
wind & blowing a gale tonight and may cause
further damage.
burlington Iowa. May 6.-The Mississippi River mt
this point spread ont over many miles oi IoWlhhd
on the Illinois side. Burlington officials have "ch
,rucrnc to ret their traffic business Strengthened ont
ond have about succeeded. The storms and hoods
have done more demonlize their business
routine than anything that has happened for years
peoria H. May S.-Thousands Of people To-Day Wis
tied the inundated districts surrounding 'hs o'S'
river is stlll a raging torrent with roar ,n' van "
nra for a long distance The measurement was tahcii
nj ,norr,ng and il registered II feet ana lncheS'
,bicb f. a rise OF seven inches In twenty for ho"'H'
since then the water has been 80 rough ta' 10 meas
r.u,ent could be made II Is believed that 'he rNc'
yriIl not rise much more, but the strong "'hu "'
preva, is dashng the water 50 mriOuAiy at'h''s' ~"
hank that many bridges are liable TO be ""s"'u ','
Th ra,Iroad companes have large forces at w"?h
Guarding against this. The cattlcpchs oi ''c io"
90 works in which thousands OF head Of cattle are
God daily are a foot under water, and unless 10 qi'N'
.nI.,dcs they must bc removed. The dam at liehiY'
forty miles above here threatens 10 90 out ana s'o"'
do So the devastation along the river will be ap-
ouinc In the Lamarsh district the destruction con
,,nves Many houses have been Hoaed of or da'hca
q, n,eces by the drfwooG and by the time the "''er
oes ont nothing will be left except wr.ckage Ihe
so'idcnIs have lost everything they had. ScVc''ti
archouscs here surrounded by water ana tlr;''h
cvcry minute 10 be carried away.
A CLOUDBCRST IN TEXAS
Com Angelo Tex, May s.-A strong wind, accom-
ia ,v hail and a clOudbnrst, struok san Angelo
., Friday night, lasting nearly two hours Ncec
.a,,es we're beaten into ground and trees stripped
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