The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-12-28
HIGH WATER IN MISSOURI.

Many Streams Out OF Their Banks, and
, Railway and Farm Property Damaged
! People Driven From Their Homes by the
Floods.
The recent heavy rains caused high
water in many sections OF the state.
The heaviest fall was in the south
western portion, where galway bridges
ard tracks were washed out and
trains delayed for hours. Farmers and
stock raisers sustained considerable
loss, and in towns along streams many
people were driven from their homes.
Loss of life is reported.
JOPLIN, Mo-, Dee. 21.-News has been
received here that a party of eight per-
sons encamped On Spring river, west
OF here, Were swept away and drowned.
The mill at Boston has been carried
away. The loss of live stock is heavy.
WEBB CITY-Mining operations will
be suspended several weeks. throwing
500 men out of work, entailing a loss
upon them Of 5000 weekly. Parties
from here vent out on Spring river
and rescued five men, one woman and
two children. who were water-bound.
The men were in tree tops and the
woman and children were on top of a
shanty. They had been in that condi-
ton since morning. and had suffered
greatly from the cold rains.
CoLCMBIA-Ccllars and low grounds
We're flooded: roads without gravel are
almost impossible.
WELLSvILLE - Farmers were COM
PEELED to drive stock from the low
lands to ridges. and some had to leave
their houses. in which water flowed.
UsCEoLA-Al the streams through
out the country Were beyond their
banks. while the OsIEe and Sac rivers
were miles wide. Mn h loss sustained
b.y the carrying away of railroad ties,
sawlogs, fencing and corr which had
not been gathered. Sac river was
nearly up to the wagon bridge. and
fears We're entertained hat the bridge
would be lost. All smaller bridges are
gone. All the boats belonging to the
OsceCla boating club we're swept away.
a coal prospector from Rich Hill drove
off Gallinipper bridge into about 20
feet of water, and his team wa lost.
Later-The Sac river bridge has been
carried away. Fully 80 houses have
been flooded. Damage heavy.
NEyADA-The loss in this vicinity
will be great. Stock has been drowned
and corn in the shock washed away.
Railroad tracks We're washed ont in
long stretches, and traffic delayed.
MEXIco-An water courses in this
vicinity we're as high as ever known.
Much damage done in city and county.
NEvADA-The streams about here
were higher than they have been for
years
JEFFERSON REyER-AIl streams in
this section of the state. big and little.
We're full TO o~vericwing. y heavy rise
III the Missouri river caused a tenn
pOrary suspension of work ON the steel
highway bridge. The Usage and Gas
conade We're the highest OF the year.
The Woreau river ove-flowcd its banks,
and caused much damage.
TUsCCMBIA - hingiaise creek was
much higher than in the recollection
of the oldest inhabitant. The Usage
river overtlowed all low bottoms.
Heavy loss to tie and lumber men is
anticipated.
New LONDoN-Salt river was very
high. Considerable damage is reported
and a large quantity OF corn has been
washed into the river.
SrRINGFIELD-All of the streams were
rearing rivers. The Jordan. which
flows through the city from the east to
west. overfiowed the small houses
which line its bank, and nearly one
hundred houses were deserted. There
is much suffering among the poor peo-
pie. The James and Sac rivers were
very high. and farms along these
streams were seriously damaged.
Foundries and machine shops suffered
considerable losses. Small bridges
c%ulvcrts We're swept away.
MoEEELY-Great damage was done
by washouts, and man bridges have
been washed away. Railroad traffic
greatly impcdcd.
BIRCH TREE-All creeks are out of
their banks. and Birch creek. running
through the center Of town was very |
The flood resembles that of last |
July.
SEDALIA-Every stream in this sec
ton was awsy u of its banks. and the
loss OF stock was large. but no lives
were sacrificed. On the Scdalia. War
saw N Southwestern railway 200 feet of
track vas washed out. All streams
were so high that the carrying of mails
neighboring towns had to be aban.
doned.
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