Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-04-25
FLOODS ALONG MISSOURI
Lowlands Under Water and Farm
ers Moving Live Stock and
Property to Safe Places.
THE lEvEE At HAMBURG IA. BREAKS.
River Continues to Rise - Farmers
Help the Railroads In Keeping
Back the Water - No Serious
Damage Done Yet But There Is
Danger I'm Further Rise.

Missouri river has continued to rise
during the past "a hours, though at rot
so great rate as for the past four
days. Already squatters on the low
lands between here and ST. Joseph are
moving their effects to higher ground
and farmers are getting their stock and
property to safe places. AT Kansas
City, Leavenworth and st. Joseph, much
land is already under water but no seri-
Gus damage has resulted. The Bur-
lington tracks between Kansas City
and East Atchison are partially SUBJ
merged. Local officials of packing
houses, warehouses and manufacturing
companies skirting the river are talk
ing proper precaution.
In Kansas City the rise is three-tenths
of foot since Thursday, the gauge
Friday morning registered 2o.2, or half
q foot below the danger line. At st.
Joseph the danger line has been passed
by eight-tenths of foot, with slight
rise still in progress. While the
weather bureau reports tendency to
fall at Sioux City and above that point,
continued rise is predicted for this
section. At Kansas City, Kan, the
Kaw river is high and rising rapidly and
has already caused squatters to move.
Levee Breaks.
st. Joseph, Mo-, April pa. = The Mis-
souri, river has risen foot at this point
during the last "a hours and is higher
now that it has been this spring. The
old Payne levee at Hamburg, Ia, so
miles north of St. Joseph, on the Bur-
lington road, broke Friday night and
the bottoms are flooded for miles below.
There has been no loss of life, as a
large force of workmen had been try
ing to strengthen the levee for several
days and had warned the farmers of
the impending danger. Many left
household goods and live stock behind.
The break in the Payne levee is about
200 feet wide now. The levee is mile
long and protects the Burlington tracks
and depot and part of the town of Ham
burg. Bags of sand are being used
to repair the break. The railroad tracks
have not yet been damaged, and as the
water is receding above it is not be-
lieved the damage at this time will be
great. The people of Hamburg and the
farmers in the river bottoms have or
gained volunteer force and are rem
dering the railroad companies forces
valuable assistance in holding the re-
mainder of the levee.
Bottom Lands Overlooked.
Omaha, Neb., April 24.-The river
raised seven inches at this point during
the night, and a large amount of land on
the bottoms is overfowed. 1t is still
rising slowly, but steadily, and no one
appears to know just how much higher
it is likely to go, as further rise is
reported from above. Many railroad
tracks on the bottoms are now under
water, and strong current which cut
across from Florence lake has washed
out some trackage. The tracks involved
are all used for switching purposes, and
no main line in this vicinity is under
water.
On both sides of the river much val
liable farm land is under water. A large
tract known as Boyer island, below Mis-.
souri, valley, was flooded Friday night.
Fifty families in the low lands OF
North Omaha and few along the river
bank have been compelled to move by
the rising waters, which came up SO
slowly, however, as to permit of re-
moval without much loss. Local Fore.
caster WEIGH states that the food will
reach its height within the next 2.
hours, with less than foot increase
over the present stage. This will lack
considerable of enough to reach any OF
the large manufacturing industries
though access to several smaller plants
is now shut off by the overflow. The
only serious damage that could be done
would be by the river taking to it's old
channel, through which water is now
running. This would leave the Ter
minal company's fine bridge spanning
slough. The current is not strong.
however, and experienced river men ex.
press no fear that the channel will
change.
River Falling.
st. Paul, Mimi, April PA Pierre
Is. ID special to the Dispatch says:
The river has fallen four feet since noon
Friday and the gauge shows less than
IL feet. All that part of Fort Pierre
which was flooded is now dry, and no
further trouble is expected.
White Feet.