The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-15
FARMS UNDER WATER
Enormous Damage in the Valley
of the Mississippi.
GRAVE DANGER IN ST. LOUIS.
Greatest Flood In the History OF the
City Standardization, Corn and
Wheat Crops Destroyed.

Wheat Crops Destroyed.
VAN BUREN,, Ark, May IA. has rained here
nearly necessarily for two weekA The Arkan'
tas river is higher than IL has been
since 1885, and is still rising SIX
inches an hour. The bottoms are inundated,
and farmers are moving out tonight in binding
rain Two wash-ogts are reported on the Kan
sas d Arkansas Valley railroad, sixty niles
weet of here suspending al traffic on the line.
All the crops are totally destroyed.
JACKSONVILLE, Ill. May 1.-THE Illinois river
is on q rampage, the river having risen nearly
four feet In the last tweuty-four hours ana Is
still rising Naples, in the western part Oh 'he
county, is partly under water, and great loss oil
property is reported. Unless the flood subsidies
soon the place viii be entirely wiped ont.
WATERLOO, Ia, May IA terrific rainstorm,
amounting almost to G cloudburst struck here
this morning. Dry run overlooked us panAs
and did much damage to small buildings. SIDE
walks and bridges were washed away and the
streets made almost impossible. A Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern freight train went
through cuvert, doing slight damage ana &C.
laying all trains. The river is rising rapidly.
ST. LOUIS, May 1.-THE Mississippi river Is
rising at the rate OF one-tenth OF foot an houf.
Along the river front the damage is not yet OF
1nomentous character. Train-switching Is a.
the handling of freight on wharf end river
boats is much interieIed with. Ynls,
with flooded cellars and bacSwater IN
sewers, constitutes the worst feature Oh
the food in the city proper. Above
and below the worst damage is being done
From as far up the Missouri as ST. Charles, and
Alton on the Mississippi, come stories OF dam
age done and threatened. Near st. Charles, on
Mullappy island, seven families are on the roofs
OF houses waiting the arrival OF tug which has
gone to their assistance At Alton the bottoms
are flooded, and the river is four and i've
miles wide. The new water works
are abandoned, and the Gid plant Is
being used Sparks Touring mills are closed
on account OF the floods, az is the Illinois gas
works. The Bluff Line railroad trestles are be-
ing held down by loaded trains The quarries
are flooded, aud a thousand acres of farming
land on both sides of the river ruined for the
season. At Madison the low land is Hooded
and the new levees Will break before
morning. At Venice the water is over
Main street, and traffic is at an end.
AL Brooklyn the situation is growing worse
The National stockyards at East st. Louis are
more like sea than land, though the town itself
is not much affected, as is the case in East
Carondelet. In South St Louis the Missouri
car works are injured by high water, and the
Missouri Pacific shops have two feet OF water In
them. The st. Louis and Pepper cot
ton congresses are damaged TO the
extent of sl5,Go0 In Carondele. the
houses are damaged considerably and other
damage done. The bridge over River Despere is
likely TO go at any moment. The Glendale zinc
works have suspended operations, and so IL goes
throughout the flooded district. Hundreds of
poor people in the flooded districts have been
driven from home to shelter offered by friends.
ST. LOUIS, May IA. the rate the river is
now rising two and half feet are added each
fuV pia fai hpr af
greatest food in the memory of the Oldest
St Louisan will be thrown into the back
ground. The continued rise necessitated
the closing of several -four mills today
and viii force all the river bank mills
to quit work till the floods subside. 1t is prob
able the river side grain elevators will be forced
to do likewise. The river is running through
the Farmers elevator, and there are grave fears
that the building may be destroyed before the
food subsides.
GREsNvtLLE, Miss. May 1.-the great levee
at Panther Forest, on the Arkansas side of the
river, succumbed TO the great pressure last night
The crevasse Is about thirty miles by the river
above Greenyille. This evening the crevasse
is $50 feet wide The water from the
then over tho entire county of Chicot. 1t
is feared the entire country will be flooded.
making a cotton crop impossible. Corn is al
ready washed out, and the farmers losses are
enormous. In consequence OF the break the
river has fallen nearly two-tenths OF loot in
the past twelve hours.
DIR SOTO, Mo, May 4-The Iron Mountain
railroad was washed out near Arcadia, Hogan
and Sabula by heavy rain early this morning.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, May H-The Missouri
river Is rising two inches an hour and has al
ready flooded many farms and driven hundreds
from their homes, but the worst is not yet as
an immense rise is coming from above The
Usage river is over its banks, and the Jasconade
running over four miles back and the Moreau
flooding the bottoms. The rivers are now all
within few inches OF the disastrous food of
1881, and the indications ara that they will go
higher.
KANSAS CITY, May 1i-The Big Muddy has
riseu steadily all day, aad at O'Clock tonight
the signal service guage registered 25S leet
From until 10 o'clock tonight it rose one inch
six hundred houses in Armourdale and North
Argentine have been vacated on account of the
food.
FoRr DoDGg, la, May I4.--Fears of flood are
entertained by residents OF the Little Sioux val
ley. Thousands of acres arc now under water
and farmers are already heavy losers
GUTHRIE. O. T., May 1.-THE heaviest rain for
many years fell last night. accompanied by hail,
and much damage was done to crops. All traffic
on the Sana he was suspended during the night
Many bridges are in dangerous condition.
MARSHALL, No, May 1.-THE Missouri river
rose ten inches last night At Arrow Rock.
east OF this place, the water covers thousand,
of acres OF farms, aud the damage 10 grain viii
amount II hundreds of thousands of dollars
FL BENo, q. T., May li.--1his section has suf-
tered heavy losses by storms. The rivera are
out OF their banks, and the bottoms flooded. Ii
is reported that a Cyclone visited Eastern OKLA
homa yesterday afternoon. Twenty houses
were blown To pieces in Can adam county. and =
number Of sckoolhouses were destroyed No
deaths have been reported, but "a number are
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