Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-21

is mostly washed away. The chief crop
there, however. is corn. and there is the
same ruin as at other places.
In the vicinity Of Quincy and Hannibal
there is much unnecessary loss on account
Of the peculiar conditions Of the food. A
smaller food began to subside, when warn
ings from the Keokuk weather bureau OBJ
server was received and UNDECIDED as being
after the fact, when actually as before a
new and extraordinary fact.
The levees protecting the Missouri bot
toms between Keokuk and Quincy stood the
strain Of today's food. The Egyptian levee
Is still several inches above the Des Moines
river. which is now stationary here, at Its
mouth. Reports from ottumwa show a
fall Of two feet. Points between show q
fall also, The only threatening indioa-
tions tonight are heavy clouds at Osks-
loosa. Unless heavy rains occur the Des
Moines will begin to fall here tomorrow.
The Mississippi here shows a stage Of 1874
feet, the highest since 1897. and is still
rising. but not az fast as 1t was this
morning. The crest Of the Mississippi rise
will probably pass here tomorrow. Great
damage has already been done, but the
worst is probably over.
Three CIoudbursts in New York.
BINGHAMToN, N. Y, July 2O.-The
heavy rains prevailing in this section for
the past few days reached a climax last
night when three separate cloudbursts oc-
Cured within the limits OF Brooke county
and several in surrounding territory to the
northward, breaking mill dams, washing
out railroad tracks and highway bridges and
doing much other damage. besides delaying
trains. Four persons are dead and two are
seriously injured. The loss to property
will reach $500, 900.
The dead are:
JAMES COOK AND WIFE. drowned at
Alton. Chenango county. and the 6-months-
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Cook.
NJ. J. RYAN OF this city, killed in wash
out.
The seriously injured are:
Engineer Ed Farran and Fireman Willis
e. Marsh of this city.
FARMER, N, Y, July 20.-The most dis
astrous flood that has visited this portion
Of Seneca county occurred this afternoon.
The rain commenced last night, but the
heavy downpour came between 2 and $3.50
this afternoon, washing everything In the
path Of the current 1t created. Wheat in
the shock, hay cooked up, gardens, roads
and in some places bridges we're washed
out. At the Lehigh Valley depot on level
ETOunu LnS DdllaSLluB was washed from
under the track in several places. The
damage to the town of Covert will amount
to thousands Of dollars.
UTICA, N. Y, July 20.-Heavy rains dur
ing the past twenty-four hours has. again
overlooked the Mohawk river and the low
lands. It is believed the oats, hay and
corn crops will be very small.
Illinois stin Rising.
PEORIA, ILL.,, July 20.-The Illinois river
stands in imminent danger tonight Of caus-
ing thousands Of dollars worth of damage
to buildings and manufactures in Peoria.
The damage already caused along the low
lands by the floods was but a drop In the
bucket to what 1t will be II the water gets
one foot higher and river men say there is
no possibility of the water r~eceding In the
next thirty-six hours. Today the river
stood 20.5 feet above low water mark, and
was going up at the rate Of half an inch
an hour. Should 1t continue at this rate
until noon tomorrow 1t will have passed
the high water mark Of 1892. The people
along the low1ands both above and below
Peoria have sought the highlands with their
atock-