The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-21
IOWA FLOOD SERIOUS
The Overt Nv Has Caused Immense
Loss to Crops and Farms.
WORST YET TO COME
Situation Cows Worse Hourly as the
Crest Of the Rise Nat Reached.
Fields Of Growing Crops
New Immense Lakes.

Keokuk. Ia, July 2i.-Exploration OIL
the Hooded district OF the Mississippi
river from Keokuk south shows con
dltions beyond realization and the
situation Is growing worse hourly
There is absolutely not the slightest
chance Of stopping the progress Of the
costliest food In the history Of the
area above St Louis.
Hundreds OF farmers rich ten days
ago are penniless and homeless, hun
dreds watching and praying that the
great levees may hold. which are now
their hulwark against additional mil
lions OF loss and many cases Of pc
nury. Careful estimates indicate the
loss up TO this time is abont $4,000.
o96. with every prospect OF $4,000 coo
or $4,000. 600 additional BY the rise
above. not yet reaching the lower
stretches. Most OF this loss is on the
Missouri SIDE 81 the river between
Keokuk and Hannibal,
The mouth Of the Des Molnes river
Is nearly two miles vide Normally
there are two mouths and the island
deka covered vita farms is now un
Der raging torrents
Alexandria Ia protected by the
Egyptian levee. the breaking of which
would send four feet Of water all ove'
the town Gregory ~ submerged OK
cept tho white church In which service
was held Sunday the praying cougre
Cation from the country reaching the
house Of God by the railroad track
watch il still above the food In 4
waste Of water miles wide Othe'
towns and cities on the islands are be
yond the danger line
Immense helds are great lakes viii
the shore line Visible only with a glass
where the high 6luTs bound the bot
toms Islands dottiag the river at III
normal stage have disappeared ex
reps for the tops ~ trees or fringe %
h.Eh shore willows slightly prot rufinI
| like a circular green coral reef Oc
easinr ally a hnnse on piles or st!lts +
seen. bat generally oniy roofs protud'
to mark the center Of farms Of corn
On the edge Of the food. river corr
/ gradually rises on = slope. tasseis tops
ears. stalks appearing In order. Al
/ this territory was practically coyeres
| With corn a fortnight ago estimated q
| make 50 TO 100 bushels 10 the acre
/ Previous estimates Of the loss hav'
| greatly increased by che prosperity,
| yield being found much greater thai
| ever before. the loss being total,
| The chief food thus far iK on tn
/ Missouri side from keoknk to Louis
/ lana wlth Saasoa asa West Quincy a.
! esnterk OF the eouatry burt worse. On
| the illinois aide are three contInuoui
/ levrps for 40 miles from warsaw q
| Quincy above the water and thus IA
/ safe. hRt every rod OF the redouht u
| watched dsy and night The breakini
| o. these lsvess would food lis miles
/ in Illinois aad destroy e. 600 600 10 IS.
| 6sn COO worth Of corn, The ievees be
| low QnitEy are In the same situation
/ except tha, they are lower and lesl
/ firm
| Opposite Quincy Is another center O
| devastation North IL miles 10 La
| Grange and south To Holtnu iargt
| pralrtes are well under water reaching
| from the Illinois BLUFFS 10 the Missouri
| biuHs. a; least ten miles, Leyee
| hastily thrown around farms have dis
| appeared in fierce current rushing
| from above through the draw of tn
/ Burlington route bridge carTyinl
| everything before IT, Lone Tree praigt
| ten miles square Is deserted the pop
! ulatlon having flown to Quincy and tn
| bluffs on the Missouri side from whicl
| they watch the complete destruction
| Fabius river i5 miles above Hanniba
| 10 high and furnishing route for tn
| Mississippi 10 flank and reverse tn
| leyee, making evSn the highest Mis-
| souri, ieyees ineffective Around La
Note. Savorton Busch station. Glen
| ems. Ashburu. North Of Hannibal Their
liz more wheat than at other places an
| ail in the shock is mostly washei
away. The chief crop there Is corn
however. and there Is the same ruin a
1T other places.