Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-03-26

Sioux City, Ia, March 24.-While en-
deavoring to escape through the water
which surrounded her house, Mrs. Belle
Maxsey, residing OH farm on the Big
Sioux between here and Westfield, fell
from boat and was drowned.
From Canton to Sioux City the river
is falling fast. At Canton is big gorge
and fresh rise may be expected when
1t goes out. Visitors to the city from
the Big Sioux valley say the half has
not been told Of the damage done dur
ing the flood. The Missouri is still fall
ing here. The gorge at Higgins Bend
below Yankton still holds and is grow
ing worse. If warm weather sets in
above n general overflow will be inevita-
BILE, and high water is sure here when
the gorge goes out.
AT Elk Point, s. D., the Sioux river is
falling. Thousands of hogs and many
cattle have been drowned. The Mis-
souri, at that point is stationary and the
flood scare is about over.
Danger at Alton, Ill.
Alton, Ill, March 24.-There is every
Indication here that serious flood is
impending. The Mississippi stands with.
il foot of the top of its banks. with is
feet on the gauge and the water is ris.
ing rapidly with Missouri backwater
and the outpour of the waters from the
upper Mississippi and Illinois valleys.
Thousands of acres of bottom crop
lands are endangered.
In Minnesota.
st. Paul, Mimi, March 24.-The rivers
OF southern Minnesota and eastern
South Dakota are on the rampage again.
The Cottonwood river rose Is feet and is
still rising. This river empties into the
Minnesota just below New Ulm, which
causes the Minnesota to back water and
forces it up at that place. Some of the
roads into that city are already inun-
dated and prospects are that traffic will
be cut off from all directions but west.
Everything points to the highest water
since 1881, and as the valley is very wide
great damage will be done to bottom
lands.
At Sioux Falls. the Big Sioux has
risen higher than since the flood OF
1881. Twelve bridges have been swept
away near there. AT West Sioux Falls
the river is mile wide. The botte,ne
there are flooded three feet deep. An
has caused some alarm. But little ice
has as yet gone out of the river.
Flee from the Floods.
At Mankato every dray and express
wagon in the city was engaged in the
work of removing the household goods
of the people whose houses have been
surrounded by the rising water of the
Minnesota river. The river fell rap
idly Monday evening when the gorge
broke, but another gorge formed and
rise of ~ feet occurred in a short
time and the river is still rising slowly.
All night cattle were driven across the
bridge from North Mankato. On that
side one-fourth of the houses have been
vacated and the water is running like
front of the new Swedish Lutheran
church, which is surrounded. Many
houses are under water. North Manl.a-
to has population of roo. In Mankato
proper the Blue Earth river has flooded
part of the commons addition and so
houses are partly submerged. Most
of the families have moved out, but
many are living in the second story of
their houses. 1t is the worst flood
since 1851. In East Mankato the houses
on the river side of the new Omaha road
cmbanknent are flooded and residents
have been obliged to move. Dynamite
has been used on the gorge. but without
effect.
Raising Funds.
st. Louis, March 24.-Acting upon an
appeal from Gov. Jones, of Arkansas,
for assistance, the merchants exchange
of this city subscribed $4,000 for the
relief of the flood sufferers. This money
and future donations will be handed
over to the Memphis relief committee.
Statements from Mayor ". L. Clapp
and Chief of Police f. II. Moseley, of
Memphis, were received by the ex-
change. The mayor says that nearly
all the refugees come from Arkansas.
The chief says that Memphis has two
funds to draw upon that were balances
left from the yellow fever fund and the
cash donated for the Johnstown (Pa.)
food sufferers, neither Of them being
exhausted.
Paducah Surrounded bJ Water.
Dispatches from many points in the
flooded section show but slightly va
ricd conditions from those of Monday.
Slight rises are reported at New Madrid,
MS.i Columbus and Paducah, KY;
Cairo and Metropolis. Ill., The greatest
increase was at Paducah. That town
3 pow an island and is only reached
by one RAILROAD, the Illinois Central.
AT noon the gauge at Memphis read ex.
actly 3s feet and stationary, but risey
at points above and below there show
that the steady gauge was caused by
teyee breaks at Hopefield and St. Fran
els, in Arkansas. South of Helena to
Chicot there is scarcely any more effort
to save the levees. At Modoc the break
is now nearly q nile wide.
A dispatch from Greenyille, Miss,
says the Sunhower river is as wide and
full of water as the Mississippi at or
binary stages and that the sluggish
Yazoo river Is now q raging. torrent.