The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-05-16
Special to the RECORD UNION.

river was still rising at the rate OF an inch
an hour. An Associated Press reporter
took trip down the river for about forty
miles to-day. The situation, viewed from
/ the pilot-hOuse, was one OF great devasta-
tlon. thousands of acres, on which wheat
was growing a week ago, are now vast
lakes, upon whose surface are floating
pieces Of furniture, dwellings and bodies
OF animals. From bluff to bluff this is
the unbroken monotony that greets the
eye. Ten miles is the average width OF
the river as far down as the steamer pro-
ceeded. hundreds Of homes were aban-
doned, and the number of cattle destroyed
is expected to reach into the thousands.
At Montesano and Rock bridge rats were
seen transporting household effects to
the bluffs.
Bends Island, on the Illinois side, is
| three feet under water.
The st. Louis. Iron Mountain and
Southern Railroad track is undermined
in many places and no trains have been
run for thirty-siX hours.
On the Merrimac River the back water
has undermined the foundations of over
Il hundred houses. 1t is stated that two
st. Louis peddlers were drowned early
this morning.
Opposite Jefferson barracks, on the
Illinois side Of the river, a number of
houses were undermined by the flood
and wrecked. 1t is believed, however,
that all the occupants escaped.
On Mullanphy Island thirty-six miles
no tn Of st. Louis, in the Missouri River,
fourteen women and children were
rescued from watery grave this morn
ing by volunteer corps of st. Louis
! citizens. Had the rescuers been
two hours later they would have
found only their dead bodies,
as the water was rapidly enc-oaching on
the small section Of land on which the
party stood shivering and half naked,
and here they had been for hours. after
being driven from their homes by the
flood.
Reporters stationed on the Merchants
| bridge, in North st. Louis, have seen
several dead bodies floating in the water.
Most Of them evidently came long dis
lance.
On the Illinois side it has not materially
changed since last night. The flood has
crept some higher and done much dam
age.
THE CREvAssE WIDENING.
GREENyILLE (Miss.), May To- The
crevasse near Gaines Landing was $50
feet wide this afternoon, and about fifteen
feet deep. 1t is estimated that the break
will place nine-tenths of Chicot County
under water. No lives were lost and no
one is reported as suffering.
KAw AND MISSOURI sUBSIDING,
KANSAS CITY, May l5.-The Missouri
and kaW Rivers are subsiding. and resi-
dents of the submerged suburbs will rest
in safety tonight. Last night great anxi-
ETY. was felt, as the rivers were rising an
inch an hour, and the fears in some
cases were realized, for the .Kaw swept
without restraint over ground it had
never seen before. In Argentine and
ArmOrdale it reached the first stories of
some houses, and flooded the lower floors
OF nearly ALL except those on bluffs some
distance from the river.
All night people were moving from
their homes. and moving vans were at a
premium, as were places OF storage
To-day, however, the situation is
changed, as the kaw has receded two feet
three inches. and the houses in the more
elevated streets are high and dry. Those
in the bottoms are still partially sinh
merged.
The towns on the Kaw above report a
fall Of from three to five feet during the
past fOrty-eight hours. This low STAGE of
the water will probably be reached here
tomorrow night. In the meantime. all
anxiety of the people is allaved. and
many who were driven from their homes
moved back to-day. The packing houses
which shut down yesterday noon will
resume as usual Tomorrow, as will sew
eral other establishments affected bv the
Hood.
The waters have also receded from the
Belt Line and Santa he roads, and traffic
| is resumed. A large force of men are
engaged in Armordale at the warehouse
OF the Consolidated Trunk Line Com
pany, keeping some thousand barrels Of
oil, when atCat. from going down the
river.
Harlow is the only other place besides
Armordale and Argentine affected by the
| high waters, and the damage there is in
significant.
The total loss at Argentine and Armor-
dale IS roughly estimated at 100000.
The weather to-day is delightful, and
crowds watched the floods from every
available eminence.
The -year-old son Of John Feedy was
standing on the bank of the Kaw when
1t cavod and was drowned. This is the
only fatality.
LEVEES BROKEN.
New MADISON Gl.J, May Is. The
Madison levees have broken, and ali
that protects the town from being flooded
IS the Chicago and Alton embankment.
! The water is within two feet of the TOP of
this, and if it gives way, which if
threatens to do in several places. the
town Will be flooded and very serious
damage done. The levees guarding
Horseshoe Lake and Capita Creek to the
northwest threaten to give way at any
moment, and danger of food in that Cii-
rection is also imminent.
Terrific Cyclone.
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