New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-03
nc FLOODS IN THE WEST.
TIE MISSISSIPPI AND MANY OF ITS TlBC-
TARIES STILL RISING.
TOWNS PARTLY SUBMERGED AND HOMES NhAN
DoNED-BRIpGEs AND RAILROAD TkAOks
SWEPT AWAY AND GREAT DAMAGE
DONE TO CRoPS-THE SIT


DONE TO CR0PS-THE SIT
UATIoN IN OHIO.
ST. Ions, NAV all through tho night the river
steadily rose at the rate OF almost al men d" hour
orh today the swell touched the danger-lne-tlirty
80 200, Tho current is running at eight miles
-, or5 IN. heavy swell Is causing great anxiety
~ owners OF warehouses and stores on the east side
~ the river. In the northern part OF the city resi-
r,s NJ houses and sorekeepers along the levce have
bean m, wing their goods and chatels to upper floors
Tho souatters on the owands driven out OF their
c.n,ns bv water pouring their floors TO the depth
:, ,wo feet Along the levee the water is up to
~, railroad tracks and Is gradually forcing It's way
toward the stores that line the front OF the city Ex
n.rcnced and conservative river men predict that the
eood will exceed that Of last year.
On the east side OF the river. from Alton to Fast
c, Iouis the flood has already caused great damage
Al Altonwood the river has overlooked its banks.
damaging the Equitable powder mill and throwing
tho bridge OF the Chicago Burlington and Quincy road
out OF line, so that it cannot be safely used The
puhngton's officials endeavOrng to arrange with
the Chicago and Alton road for the use OF the atters
line for part OF the distance until the bridge can
be repaired. The St. Louis. Keokuk and Northern
road Is making use of the Alton line, its lines in Mis-
souri, south Of Old Monroe having been totally de
stroyed. The water is pouring into the lower hoors
Of the glassworks, and the works VIII nave 10 smut
down. The Bluff Line Railroad has given up all at
tempts at connection by rail, having been washed
ont In a dozen places. covered with landslides ana
water. The water j. all over the American bottoms
below Alton. The driving park is submerged and
orons are DESTROYED The water is up TO the
windows of the Eagle Packet Company's Office. and
pearly on level with the railroad tracks on the
levee.
AZ East st. Louis the river has filled Cahokia Creek,
which is running flush with the sewers The race
track is only few feet above water Many stables
nf no
In the territory surrounding East ST. Louis the low
lands are flooded and already communication With sew
.rol towns has been cut of The lcvec between East
ST Louis and East Carondcet, erected by the farmers
10 protect them from the bsckwaters OF CaoKa 're"N
IA In danger and farmers by the score have peeh at
work ngthenins IT. If 1t gives way their farms
will be ruined.
Reports received from points south Of here show
that all the rivers in southern Missouri Arkansas
southern Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee are on the
rampage and pouring heavy volumes OF water INTO the
Mississippi.
Az Fort smith Ark traffic the Frisco road. south
from the city, is suspended AT one place forty feet
Of restlc has been washed away, and IL l. nara 10 e
when traffic will be resumed.
Van Buren,, Ark reports not a train running on
the Sante Fe road since last saturday. Three bridges
have been washed away and several embankmehts
washed out At Pine Bluff, Ark. the river is within
four feet Of years bghwater mark ard Is steadily
rising.
Adyces from Southern Missouri and Northeastern
arkansas are to the effect that the third Hood This
YEAR In the White Black rivers is now pouring
down in these streams and doing great damage 10 all
kinds OF property. large part OF Ioplar bun
ON both sides OF the Black River, IS submerged ana
people have been Obliged TO abandon their homes.
The Iron Mountain Railway track is washed ont III
several places on the bottom lands along bo'h
White and Black rivers and Is flooded Tor scores OF
miles and all crops are greatly damaged or wholly
DESTROYED At Steeville on the Maumee RIVER
in Crawford County, Missouri. flood four ieet deep
poured through the main street. and people hao 10
be taken from their homes on horseback Inc
branch of the st. Louis and san Francisco RAILWAY
between steelvie and Salem, which runs through an
iron mining region IS washed out In dozen places
bridges have been swept away, and 1t will take ten
days or more TO repair the road
Pembina n D. May o.-The food IS spreading all
over the streets Of the town, and the rVer Is sun
rising In South Pembna people In general nave
left their homes. few families still remain. hvns
upstairs. They go about in boats. getting IN anu OUT
of their houses through the WINDOWS
ST Vincent MIMI, May 2.-Thc whole vhlare j
under water and several buildings have been toalS
wrecked by floating ice. The flood IS mnch mehe
than 1t was In 1682, and is much more dangerous
as the Ice has only just begun moving E'nerSo"'
Manitoba three miles distant is also Submerged anu
all the stores in the town have more or less water
In them The Red River is now running through the
lowlands east st. Vincent and Emerson, leaving
the two towns an island.
Little Rock May 1.-The Arkansas River Is on
boom 1t has risen in foryeieht hours to "ithih
a little over thirty feet OF the highest marx OF the
great MAY food in 1882. Several houses have passed
down the river to-day. while the current was hIieu
with trees logs and other wreckage. Captain Harvey
Lewis reported that several plantations were uhdcr
water up the river, and that people were worhhs
day and night their levees, but had niue or 10
hope OF saving their crops. The Arkansas RIVER Is
running out through Auburn break into Lincoln
County and flooding Gum swamp between KeedVle
and Warner II is thought that by tomorro" the
Missouri Pacific tracks will lie covered for several
riles. and that through trains will have to be
abandoned until the food subsidies. kilograms from
all riyer towns In this State say the river Is r'he
rapidly and farmers In the bottoms are moving OUT.
CINCINNATI Nav o.-The heavy rairs have ceased
and cooler weather prevails Danger Vi u'9"'"
food in the Ohio River Is not imminent as inc rN'r
now only fifty feet sever inches. and rising hailhcA
an hour The greatest damage Is along Inc shiaH''
rivera IN Ohio. The Miami Is higher than AT any
proy,ous time since 1884. The paper mills AT FRANK
lin and Middletown are compelled to stop , Momg
the Little Miami thousands OF aeISS o. p%htiiicotbr Is
flooded ara the bottom lands are all nhdri , Ma',,
The Mukinsum also Is higher Una" treat rise from
headwaters prevents an unusual hoou III ''' ''O
River. - ,,o,., Tho ,voters of
the Scioto kept or rising until TO-DAY, wien 'ne1
began 10 recede: and they have now fallen more '''
q half foot a break In the dyke northwest Oh we
CITY this morning lei flood upon an l'ihr,, d IN
Of farm land and several more breaks occutieu ~
the levees south Of Columbus. THOUSANDS oI H.
of farm and garden land are flooded me wa'er nanS
deem I'm places and tn" damage viii amount 10 mar
thousands of acres II Is now recognized 'l't .,io
breaks I'm the levee south OF III" cty' eiNIS,
Mood . vept saved The west side a suburb containing
% 900 people from terrible frcshet , -
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. May 2.-Thc Mlshhsunn - ' ,'a
s hanks and l. rising two inches an hour III a ~
seventh and Eighth wards there ar" more IMAM a. 80
houses under water. and In many OF mem NV " d
Ohio tracks are submerged and the yards are blocked
with freight trains. Passenger trains ar" being S'i'
through over the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad y" calS,l-
ties have been reported AZ Gaysport. tWclN " and
south OF here the entire village is submerged, IN"
great distress is reported Two hundred ara MY
Of the Merriam farm, the finest IN tlc cou n'
ar. covered by six to ten feet of water Nj WHICH,
corn and grass lands In this valley are ruined
Carlyle. ILL.,, May 1.-The Kask River Is DOOM
Ing af this pOinl. A iMO-InOi rise has hrcn