The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-23
MISSOURI RIVER GORGE.
Water at the Points Below 1t Il
Falling.

water at the Points Below 1t Il
Falling.
YANKTON, S. D., March 22.-The ice
IN the Missouri is still gorged below
this city 1t is in what is known as
Hagglng's bend, opposite st. Helena,
Where the ice gorged in 1881. The bend
is the narrOWeSt in the river and is
What is known as an elbow bend On
both sides are solid rock bluffs for the
ice to pile against. The ice is reported
as being out at Springfield thirty miles
up the river, but there is a gorge above
and below that place and as a result,
the river lowered ten inches here to-
day. The ice in the river is very firm.
Fears are entertained here of warm
weather setting in above. Should it do
SO with the gorge in this particular
bend, general overflow will result.
The weather tonight is colder here.
Verm1llion, S. D., March 22-The
water in the Missouri has fallen two
feet today, supposed to be caused by
the ice gorge at Yankton. The Yer
million river is clear of ice and people
are moving back to houses in the bot
toms.
Cedar Rapids, To-, March 22-Cedar
river at this point has risen two feet
and half, within "a hours and still
higher water is reported at points
above with damage to bridges, dams
anu lOW ldflUS. "A pOrI1On or a dam here
was taken out. Nc further damage is
anticipated here but the water will
probably rise three feet more before
Tuesday night
Mankato, Mimi, March pa gorge
was formed in the Minnesota river to-
day below this city, four or five miles
long, and the water has backed up con-
siderably, but is still six feet from
the danger point Dynamite was used
to move the ice today. Private advices
are that Big Stone lake has overf1owed
and that the surplus has backed UP
into the Minnesota river. This is the
condition that caused the high water
in 1881 This rise is not due in Man
kato for ten days. ,aA h. -s....
Special to the Globe.
HURON, S. D., March 22-It was
freezing last night and today checking
the flood and allowing the water to
recede. Saturday night and Sunday
the situation was becoming serious
over this part Of the state
Special to the Globe
WINONA, Mimi, March 22.-The
river has risen over foot since yester-
day and is still rising. The ice will
probably go out in a few days at the
most. All the streams in the neighbor-
ing country are Overfowing, and many
country road bridges have been swept
away. The Green Bay train did not
pull out of the city this morning on
account of dangerous bridges.
Sioux Falls, S. D., March 22.-The Big
Sioux river is higher tonight than it was
during the flood Of 1881. Twelve bridges have
been swept away near here At West Sioux
rails the river is mile wide the bottoms
being covered to a depth of three feet. An
immense ice gorge has formed above the
city and slowly coming towards town. But
nttIe Ice mas gone out OF the river.
Sioux City, To-, March 22.-Al danger from
! high water is past here for the p1escnt.
The rivers are clear of ice and going down.
The ice gorges up the Missouri river are not
nearer than Vermilon. All railroads re-
sumed business today from here except the
Milwaukee, whose western and northern lines
are badly crippled owing to the loss of sew
eral bridges and washing out of several miles
of track.