New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-20
Trains have stopped running on the Nashville
Florence and Sheffield Railroad.
SPRING FLOODS IN THE NORTHWEST.
AN IMMENSE VOLUME OF WATER POURING INTO
TILE UPPER MISSOURI

Minneapolis. March l9.-The rain began falling
again last night and still continues this morning
This with the large body Of snow. said to be twenty
two inches the level. Is causing an immense MOOD
OF water 10 pour into the Mississippi River. which Is
still icebound. Reports from North and South Da-
kota say that same state of affairs exists there
People living lowlands adjacent TO the Red River
and Jim River already deserving their homes
Sioux CITY, Iowa March 19.-Sioux City was up
late last night In anticipation OF flood In the fioyd
River bottoms. gorgeformed at the mouth OF the
stream. already bank-fu. and after a dozen inef-
fec;ual attempts the gorge blown out with
monster charge Of dynamite. The river has conse-
Quenty lowered somewhat, but Is still threatening
The river bottom is the most thickly populated part
of town. and II the water rises thousands OF 1a'nlles
will be driven from their homes. The same stream
hundreds of thousands of dollars worth OF dam
age and drowLed twenty-five persons In freshet
five years ago. The Sioux City Stock Yards plant Is
at the mouth of the stream and would be the frst
sufferer in case of further rise.
Perry Creek another small stream running through
the town. is also the rampage and is gorged at
many points. and is reported to have washed out
several bridges north of town. and that means that
1t Will be in the Easements of the business dis
trict.
1t is raining hard north OF the city, and wild ru-
mors are current of deaths James, Hinton and
Morrill, small towns in the valley north of here ;,
At Leeds. manufacturing suburb. the river ordl-
and st rising The engine works, tannery and
stove works are under water. as also are business
houses and residences. -Four feet more VIII make
the stage OF water az that reached III the as
astrous floods of 1892 The Missouri River Is also
backing above the city. although as yet no change
Along the Missouri River above here in South
Dakota the settlers are fleeing from rapidy III
Two days of warm weather with two nights OF
rain have melted the deep snow and set 1t running p
to the river. At Pierre the Cheyenne, the aed rd
the Big and Little Sioux rivers are pouring theiT m
not yet broken. The lowlands are hoodcG ana 40 ,ne
rivers are rising with frightful rapidy The Platte
River swollen TO more than its usual spring heighi
is rushing into the Missouri. carrying win & ~ t,e
The Ekhorn adds it's flood the Platte. and all the
valleys seem to be ahoat - -, .ho Dos
From Iowa come stories Of ice gorges on the A Des
Moines River at Fort Dodge and Madrid, flooding
miles Of the bottoms and doing great damage
Milwaukee, Wis. March l9.-Reports to the or
fees OF the different railroads In this city say 'nai
all the rivers and streams throughout the western
mart OF the State are in a threatening conaiuoh'
the result Of recent heavy rains The Ice IN nearly
| all of them is going out very rapidly. and consu-
erabe DANA ge Is feared to railroad ana other prop
erty on the lowlands AT Boscobel heavy ram mas
been falling for the last twelve hours. Nan!
| bridges have been washed out. on the frarie Du
Chen division OF the St Paul road several %, ,iusr @
were washed out this morning, and no trans are
running. ,,A.o has eoodod
Stewards lumber yards and Ringing Bros circus
winter quarters. The river Is the highest ever ever
known and the electric light plant and the water
| works pOwer-hous are in danger
| Webster CITY Iowa, March 19.-Trains over the
Omaha and Minneapolis Railroad are running forty
miles around through this place over the Chicaeo
and Northwestern, because Of high water ana
! Eagle Grove and a farmer named Kirkberger
were drowned while attempting 10 ford the Boone
we're swept away. At 6 o'clock to- night the Boone
had risen seven feet and il Is rising at t1s Tate
| foot hour. The large bridge at Lehsh was
| and others are threatened