Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-03-26
RIVER RISING SLOWLY.
} Quantities of Water Com
( From Tributaries.
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IN 0L7omahaS March 21.-The Missouri river
|,,,,. sfe WAS l3 feet above normal at dark
I"'sa lis evening, a rise of three feet since
iurh .sfefday 1t was running clear of ice
asid rising slowly The river is now clear
W lea a6 far north Yankton, where
|On lere are two immense gorges.
|amlnatn a dispatch from Huron says the James
the syer Ii tour miles wide at that point and
rarssa As done much damage. The railroad
= ~ lrvice Isl entirely cut off by washouts,
Il. Wy i'd tclaxraphic communication is badly
|uohs NV terftlDtcd at Yankton. There is danger
Fnera z famine. Coal is already short, the
eks In apply al the state hospital for the in
|as susta4ne being exhausted. Vermilion reports
|eror Of Tat bottoms for four miles either side
Ina plsHE tins under four to six feet Of
buoys later. Dynamite is being used tonight
loses ali break gorges in the Vermillion river
Ectual d hopes of saving the only bridge that
Macelemeins. Des Moines reports the flood in
he and ae Des Moines river the increase.
|gna xef 800 buildings have been abandoned
armed account of the overflow.
returned The tributaries of the Missouri in this
ate are doing the most damage. At Nor
|re eagg ,lk the north fork of the Elkhorn river
n troom as oVeffiown it's banks, and the valley
|,eh dszstNeen there and Pierce is one vast sea
oths " water The river has been rising for
evorai days. but last night it very
|ns htapidIy.f and at o'clock this morning the
,ba ere whistle was blown to awaken resi-
~ II aents. sd they might rescue stock and
- III. ~ lave other property from the damage of
u a,,@lhe Hood. Cellars the north side of
81 lain street are flooded. and the water is
- low in places pouring over Main street,
- which IS d five-foot grade. The southeast
LEuha PORTION of the residence district is under
4. nA whole Northwest WaterbOund.
H. ~ YanE<0n, S. D., March q. - The two
sorses ID the Missouri river are firm TO-
Aiphf The whole northwest is water
|aIa wa POUND md the railroads are all in bao
shapo OF the three roads which run IL
|ain. here. the only one that has connection
with the east is the Milwaukee, and 1t is
|0lcef m transfer boats at Yer
Qsaes million and Sioux City After the water
n 4; ga,ubsides 1t is estimated it will take Ii
@dii; laws to Replace the bridges.
Is; black Oumberland River Falling.
Ll0alA Naahviile, March N-At o'clock to
afeht the Cumberland river marks 4S fee
3n the Eauge and is falling rapidly, thu
|erpoV Fan being over foot since a. m. 1t will
~ ~ =, be several days before the mills and man
|, he'd hufacfrf6s on the east side will be able 4
T. hour Resume operations, but cessation iron
never, htha rIs4 saves a number of yards, Whicl
L search were being greatly endangered.
was y Floods Reach Quincy.
bys pus Quincy ILL., March 21.-The f1oodwater
w ,qsS from the north have now reached thi
h TN oges point- The river has risen over two fee
II wv h, f1a Iast As hours. The river is out O
/ corn Ita bonks and the lowlands which ar
lUM not injected by levees are being ihun
dated md damaged.
# On the Iowa Shore.
|attle ny Dubuoue Iowa, March 81 - Coole
ractef weafh6f stopped the rise of the Mssls
Pea " . siuu{ sr{ver here Charles City reports
..s rise cf four feet in the Cedar river Will
Dscklue At Ccdnr Falls large force of men an
good 1teafna Worked all night and today built
|nade n ing diXes to protect the lowlands.