The sun., 1897-04-27
RIVERS RISING RAPIDLY.
REPORTS OF PANIC AND RUIN IN
SEVERAL STATES.
River Towns in Illinois, Iowa. Missouri. and
Louisiana I'm Distress-Thrce Hundred Ran,-
ticn Driven from Homo in Iowa-Funernis
By nont In LouinInnn-Enormonn Lonsen.

AhNer ToWnn IN hllnOiss Iowa, MtnsOurt, ana
Louisiana in Distrcss-Thrce Hundred Ran,-
ticn Driven from Home in Iowa-Funernis
BY Beat In Louisinnn-Enormous Losses.
oTTUMwA, Ia, April 28.-Though It was
thought last night that tho worst Of tho flood
was over. tho Des Moincs River passed all food
marks during the night, and up to noon to-day
1t was fifteen inches higher than in 1892, whom
great damage was done. or ak railroads, only
two, the Wabash and tho Fort Madison, are run
ming regular trains. Tho Rock Island Is com
plotely tod up whilo the communication be-
tween Chicago and Denver 10 cut off. Miles Of
railroad track arc under water and bridge ap-
The wstor ls standing four feet deep in tho
yards. In flvo parts Of the city resident streets
ere under two TO twelve feet OF water Three
SSgndSsS families are homeless The river is
tremendous. Reports from Eddyvillo. eighteen
miles above here, state that 100 houses and the
QUINCY, ILL.,, April 26.--Durlng the last twenty-
four hours an additional rise OF eight inches has
over an immense area, Devastating property
within ten miles Of the river. People living in
low places, who thought they were safe. are now
Boats are going over farms north of tho city
to rescue people who were trying to save their
Quincy from the west are in trouble.
LOUISIANA, Mo-, April 26.-since 8 A. NJ. to-
mains out Of, water. while the Government dixie
is sub submerged merge {, fully nine feet: ,..,,. ~.
gave way this afternoon. and the entire town 10
submerged, Maryyille and Alexandria, NO.
are partially inundated, and the residents are
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2e.-The Big Muddy
Is Sy n e ko
In twenty.fou hours the Missouri has risen two
feet and n Its T. is still rising. Since Saturday tho
Harlem. ON tho other side of tho Missouri, is
flooded, and the people havo been forced to
,HASNisAf, Mo-, April 2e-The river is still
SpSd this GTsn yso o as
inches since o'clock XII III morning i '.'' u 'oD
The water began running over the dixie on tho
Illinois shore to-day. Il the present rate OF rise
low the 1888 mark. when the leyee gave way
and .housands of acres of fertile lands were
miles wide, extending from bluff to bluff.
NEW ORLEANS, April s6.-The people IN Ten.
mules and cattle and hogs that are roofing 90
along them, and that their own lands i'll dam
ger of overflow should break or crevasso bo
The attempts Of President Maxwell and the
Sheriff OF Madison to remove the cattle have
made that a mob from Tcnsas would march on
Madison and drive the cattle from the levees or
A telegram has becn received at st. Joseph
from Ashwood asking for posse Of leyee guards
as 1t was feared that an attempt would be made
" Sub thO iVhSoo uihei ahoe
threats had been made by Madison people In re-
taliation for the threats TO drive off their CATTLE
The cattle question has already engendered
feeling which may lead TO serious trouble
Nearly all levee work has ceased in the Fifth
louisiana district, those persons who are over
flowed devoting themselves to looking after the
safety of themselves and their hands and stock.
Most of the laborers have fled and those who
remain are not in n condition or position TO do
any levee work, having all they can do to attend
to their own safety and that Of their families
and property.
One OF tho greatest difficulties encountered by
the people In the overfiowed district is that Of
funerals. All funeral professions are by boat,
and the bodies have to be carried great dis
tances to ground high enough for grave
Tho overfown sufferers are doing well since
the United States relief boats came to their as
sistance with rations, but the stock is suffering
greatly and living almost entirely on the boughs
and twigs Of trees. Many OF the trees arc de-
ground to furnish provision for cattle. In many
places the cattle are standing on RATS.
The officers of the Cromwell line in New York
against whose vessel the Creole. affdavlts were
made on Saturday for injurins the levees by 60
ing too near them at high speed have offered TO
pay all damages.
Tho afiidavit7. however. will not bc dismissed.
as the New Orleans Levee Board desires to
make such examples Of offending vessels that
there will be no racing on the river when the
water is as high as 1t now is.