The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-24
RAINS And FLOODS.
nsATy halns Ia Crntral lows F'Rlss strcams
IiiE Hivse Frsm Keohuk
90 Cairu.


kcokuk. To-, July is..- Heavy ruins
In Central Iowa Thursday and Friday
are sending a Ao0d down upon pros
pcross Missouri farmers which will
ruin many 81 them and cause losses
aggregatinR. at a conservative eSti.
mate, two and a half million dollars.
There seems 20 be no hope for the
| country between the Mississippi rivex
and its Missouri bluffs between Keo-
kuk and Hannibal, 800 square miles,
mostly planted Go corn, with some
thousands Of acres of wheat in the
shock. The water had touched the
danger iiuc the FIRST ~ the week and
had begun 60 rrccde when heavy
floods started again In che Dea Moincs,
skunk and Iowa rivers. With a stage
IN tho ncs Moincs river only three
feet below the tops Of the great
lcyccs, the riscr began 90 rise three
inches an hour nt its mouth here to-
day, continuing until the factor Of
safety was wiped out this evening. A
rise Of one and half feet in a short
time this morning az Oitumwa, and
a further rise throughout It's length
below the capital city. was prevent
ed from running ont freely by rise
81 n foot and a half nt Davenport
last night. increasing and coming
down rapidly,
WARNINGS sent Out.
This afternoon the Observer Of the
weather bureau at Keoluk sent teie.
graphic warming 60 all points south
60 prepare for danger. The cfest IA
expected here Saturday or Sunday.
The Egyptian levee which stood the
food just rrccdinr, n'ier strenuous
efforts 10 hold IL. including the de-
-structiUu of farm houses io secure
lumber for strengthening the dixie, il
only slightly above the water now
and the coming food IN the Dcs
MoiReH will top IL certainly. This
will let the water into hundreds OF
square mileE, including the town or
Alexandria, Mo. The inhabitants
there are preparing for an overflow
~ the entire town to q depth Of sew.
ernl feet
The corn crop iu the flooded dis
trict is all made and wheat Is in the
shock, and as result the farmers
viii lose all their years work. Grain
men say the foregoing estimate of
value j. too low, and put the figures
~ the loss from the overflow az near
- 4
Hannibal. II is believed the Illinois
levees win hold and the damage there
is likely n he only $4,000 10 $50. 900
between keokuk and Quincy, Heavy
rains are reported IN southeastern
Iowa to-day and tonight there are
indications 81 still higher water. Low
land farmers, riyrrmen and the
weather observer alike predict the
greatest damage ever known from
food on the upper river.
More uain Failing.
Reports late this evening show trc-
mcndous rains along the Des Moincs
river aud tributaries. SIX inches fell
Et Corydon and nearly that much at
Ottumwa. Rains all over this section
continue tonight with two inches rs
general minimum rainfall aud many
reporting Eve inches. These rains will
reach the lower river and flooded d..
trirts by Sunday, with q still further
rise and devastation. Both the Drs
Muines and Mississippi rivers are ris.
ing faster ns night progresses. Late
reports show that half the country
for n distance Of 30 miles from la
grange and Hannibal were under wa
ter long before the crest " the food
arrived.