The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-20

washed away, but the greatest damage in
the valley is to crops. The Illinois Central
tracks are badly washed out east and west
of this point, and it is impossible to obtain
authoritative news from the south. The
city water works is inundated and a water
famine is threatened.
GREAT DAMAGE TO CROPS.
SPENCER, Ia, May 19-Reports in this
and adjoining counties show great damage
to crops and stock Numerous herds of
cattle along the Sioux river are surrounded
by water and drowned. Allthe bridges
are washed out, making travel by teams
impossible. All cellars in the city are in
undated and considerable local damage
done. The present indications are for fair
weather. Railway communication is not
get re- established but connections are ex-
pected to be made tomorrow.
THE FLOODS sUBsIDING.
LINCOLN. May 19.-The floods in the
vicinity are snbsiding and efforts are being
made to restore the devastated districts to
their normal condition. Moderate success
is meeting the efforts of the railroads to
run trains regularly 1t is impossible to
estimate the total damage, which is small
individually but heavy in the aggregate.
FLOODS IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, May 19-Reports of damage
from storms are coming in. as the rains the
past twenty four hours have been specially
severe. Violent wind storms greatly in
creased the damage. AT Crookston, Mimi,
the Red river has risen four feet and is
still rising.
Madison, Mimi, is nearly under water
aud thousands of acres are ruined. At
Lakeview the sloughs are flooded the lake
full roads impossible and many small
bridges washed away. Several washouts
are reported along the railroads aud no
trains arrived today. Three bridg-s be-
tween Jasper. Mimi. and Sioux Falls are
washed out. One or two on the Sioux City
& Northern.
| One of the most severe storms of the
year struck Duluth today. All ice at the
head of the lake is piled up from ten to
twenty feet high before the entrance to the
harbor at Superior, though-littIe damage is
done by the storm. Captains of incoming
vessels report terrific weather on the lake,
and marine disasters are looked for. On
the north shore, near Port Arthur, the
wind is reported TO be blowing seventy
! niles an hour.
NO UNEAsINEss FELT.
New ORLEANS, May 19.-The levees
along the front of the city are in good con-
dition and but little uneasiness is felt on
account of high water. A large territory
with growing crops is threatened. The
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thought to be in hand.
SERIOUS SITUATION.
DAYTON, Ohio, May 19.-Ccntinued
rains have created serious situation for
farmers. The streams are all at flood
height and danger of washouts render rail
way traffic precarious. The Pennsylvania
line had washout between Richmond au6
Hamilton and sends all Cincinnati trains
via Dayton to Chicago.
LIST OF THE DEAD.
OMAHA, May ia Sioux City special tt
the Bee says: A partial list of the person
supposed to be drowned is as follows:
Frank Henderson, wife and child
Two boatmen unknown.
A. p. McLaren.
Unknown Scandinavian at Young's ice
house.
Mrs. Peter Rasmussen and two children
Two unknown men at Fourth street neal
Fremont bridge.
Unknown man at Sioux City and north
ern yards.
Nellie West
Mrs. Louise Hover.
A. Anderson, wife and child.
William Strong.
William Rose.
Mrs. Louise Homers and two children.
Mrs. Frank Luther and child 9-year-olt
and 7-year-old daughter.
E. Leonard.
George Cox. child years
George G. Miller.
Aaron Johnson.
Andrew Anderson.
Robert Harvey.
AS one approaches the Floyd river in tn
west and in the vicinity of the stockyard
near the mouth the damage increases.
is impossible to get to the yards or est
mate the damage there, but six or eigh
blods above there is evidence of surpass
ing violence of the water. About eigh
;; to ten blocks above the interseC
4 ton of the river and Fourth stree
the current scooped deep channel rign
: through the residences. Thirty houses
large and well built, are wholly carrie
away.
Just below the iron bridge of tn
, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and agains
it is lodged tremendous mass of debris
Here houses are smashed into kindlin
wood and it is heaped up with furniture
and railroad ties and piles of dead amin ali