The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-07
|MlD RISE IN THE MISSISSIPPI.
WATER COMING AN INCH
EVERY HOUR AT ST. LOUIS.

~, WoOdchOppers Rescued From
rrees and HOusetops in the Low
IDS North of Louisiana, MO.-A
s,+ton Foreman Makes a Paul
novere Ride to Warn the Endan-
.ed Men-RaiIrOad Tracks Dad
=. washed by the High Waters.
=. 1ouis. Mo-, Jan. 6-The rise in the
4. .,-sissippi continues at the rate of nearly
tncb per hour. At o'clock this morn
-, the gauge at the foot of Market street
A-ogistered % feet inches. Considerable
,.,,age has been done to cotton and other
4 ,ods stored along the levee. River men
y os4fot that the flood will go as high as
I..,tv-seven feet, and it is feared i'm
8nense loss to property will result.
panorts from Northeastern Missouri
tous mat great hardships have been suf-
Il Eored bv people living along the river
banks. ..,..
Early this morning, the steamboat B.
IN pike landed here sixty wood-choppers
- had been picked up from tree tops
md house roofs in the lowlands, north of
4 onsiana. Mo-, yesterday. Two hundred
[ood-choppers employed by local lumber
4 4oncerns were at work on the pine lands
4odering on the Mississippi, lying directly
Il orth of Louisiana. The place has been
ktndded with tents. The men and their
Families have camped for the past month.
Y The Mississippi had been rising rapidly
aut no immediate danger was expected.
|Early Tuesday, Salt river, directly north
fose three feet, breaking over its banks
Ind flooding the lowlands.
s. Joseph Lowles of St. Louis, a section
foreman, foresaw the danger, but arrived
h the wood-choppers camp too late for
4hem to escape He was astride a horse.
Following him came the roaring waters.
fhere was a rush for the highest point
fnd those fortunate enough to have cabins
bought safety on the roof. The narrow strip
b highland was covered with shivering
humanity. The night was we'll advanced.
Bonfres on the highlands kept the chop
ters from freezing until daylight, when
hey were rescued with skiffs and RATS.
The 3. H. Pike picked up many of them.
At Reading switch, four miles north, at
fhe mouth of the Salt river, the whole
lbnd for miles around is under water.
The st. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern
Railroad tracks were submerged. There is
hanger of the railroad bridge across Salt
fver being swept away.
This morning two expeditions left Louis
hna, one north and the other south--on
searching expedition for flood victims.
Mayor Hart leads in the movement and
has started a fund to defray expenses.
81 Three St. Louis and San Francisco pass
snger trains are held near S. Clair, Mo-,
~ a washout. One of the trains was due
a st. Louis yesterday morning, another
~ st night and third this morning. The
frisco officfals are unable to tell when
Fey will be able to bring their trains
fto ST. Louis, but they expect to do so
fpme time tonight.
More than 800 feet Of track have been
Washed away by the rise of the Meramre
fven A large force of men has been at
York day and night, since the washout,
Hpairing the break. which is fifty miles
fOm ST. Louis.
The Missouri river and its tributaries,
fe Usage and the Gasconade, are falling,
is also the Mississippi above Grafton,
III The Illinois and the Mississippi be-
DIV Grafton are still rising.