The herald., 1893-05-03
THE DANGER POINT PASSED.
Some Improvement in the Flood
Situation.
The Mississippi at a Standstill at
st. Louis.
Disastrous Overfiows In Southern Mis-
souri, and Northern Arkansae'
Tho Waters in Ohio
Recedings
By the Associated press.l

BY the Associated Pressl
ST. LOUIS, May 2.--For the present, at
least, danger OF further damage from the
high water seems 10 be past. This even
ing the river is stationary at 81 feet,
and no further rise is Immediately an
ticipated. On this side OF the river no
further serious damage is reported, and
on the other side the situation ie about
the same as last night. The new levee
south of East st. Louis 10 in imminent
danger, Men and teams have been
working steadily to save II Tor 4S hours,
but tonight it looks as If their efforts
would be fruitless.
SUCCESSION OF FLOODS.
Advlces from southern Missouri and
and northeastern Arkansas are to the
effect that the third flood of this year in
the White and Black rivers is pouring
down, doing great domsge TO all kinds
lof property. A large part OF Poplar
Bluff, both sides OF the river, is sub
merged. People are Obliged to abandon
their homes. The bottom lands along
both the White and Black rivers are
flooded for scores OF miles. All the crops
are damaged or wholly destroyed. AT
lSteelville, Mo-, the water poured through
the streets four feet deep flooding
houses. Many bridges have been washed
away.
FIVE MEN DROWNED.
sEARcY, Ark, May 2.--Five men lost
their lives in the raging current OF the
Little river, near here, today. Allen
Brown, Robinson Caruth, Joe Scott.
SANDY Cookeey and Allen Booth, em-
'ployed at the government rock quarry,
attempted to cross the river in u small
boat to 80 to dinner. When they reached
the middle OF the stream, the torrent
overcame it, and carried 1t against q
rock, wrecking IL. The men we're thrown
into the river and soon carried down
with the current. Their bodies were
not recovered.
ONO WATERS REcEDING.
CINCINNATI, May 2.--The heavy rains
have ceased; cooler weather prevails.
Danger from disastrous flood in the
Ohio river is not now imminent. The
river now stands at 50ie feet and is riB-
ing only half an inch per hour.
The greatest damage has been
done along the smaller rivera OF
Ohio. The Miami is higher than
since 1884. The paper mills at Franklin
and Middleton have been compelled to
stop work. Along the Little Miami
thousands of acres of plowed fields are
submerged. Along the Scioto the same
state OF affairs exists. The city park at
lChillicothe is flooded and the bottom
lands are all under water. Only the alb
sence OF great rise from the headwaters
prevents an unusual flood in the Ohio
river.
Specials report floods all over
southern central Ohio, but no great
damage done aside from that to crops.
FLOODED FLATS.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, May 2.-The Bohe-
mian flats were largely inundated today
and likewise nearly depopulated, for not
more than half dozen families now re-
main. The easements sre partly filed
with water, but no damage has yet been
done. In West st. Paul, from the La
isyette school building to the baseball
park, extends vast lake, with many
little islands, surmounted by email
houses and live stock.
ALTON, ILL.,, May 2.-The food Hitua-
tion is practically unchanged here, as
the three-inch raise since last night has
not materially affected things.