The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-03-20
ON 1[ RAMPAGE.
Mississippi Will Probably Break AL
R ecords Before the Present
Flood Recedes.
ALL LEvEEs ARE BEING STRENGTHENED.
Whole Town in Missouri In Danger
acknowledgements of Acres of
Wheat Ruined-Wild Animals Are
Driven from Their Retreat.

/ U4NS" OA1SSlA1SS IAoANA A~'-"At \ SSA-
orally admitted by the government,
state and city authorities that the
Mississippi river in all probability will
break all records before the present
food begins to recede. All the levee
lines are being inspected thoroughly
and large forces Of men are at work
day and night to strengthen weak
places and guard the banks by night
and day.
Whole Town Imperl1ed.
Charlottesville, Mo-, March 12.-The
old levee, the greatest danger point
along the Mississippi, a mile and a
| quarter south of here, is caving, with
the river showing a rise of four inches,
and rain falling heavily. The situa-
ton is grave. The, levees alone are
between the flood and Caruthers1ille's
5000 inhabitants, who are in fear of
destruction, and the surrounding coun-
ties with farming and numbering in
terests representing $5,00O,OO0.
Farmers Lose Thousands.
Evansville, Ind, March 12.-The
river has been stationary here nearly
all day and at six o'clock Wednesday
night was 42.3 feet. 1t probably will
be falling by Friday morning, but an
other rise is looked for. The side
streams of the Ohio river are still
rising slowly and are expected to keep
coming up for several days. The Lit
tie Wabash and Pond rivers are the
highest in many years. Farmers be-
tween here and Cairo will lose thou
sands of dollars by the flood. Their
houses, fences and barns have been
swept away.
Out of It's Banks.
Laporte, Ind, March 12.-The Kan
kakee river is out of it's banks and
miles of territory has been flooded.
Many roads in the river district have
been rendered impossible and heads
of families nov about in boats. The
river has reached the highest point
known and there appears to be but
little prospect for the fcod subs;d-
ing. Buildings have been moved from
their foundations.
Wheat Ruined.
Paducah, KY, March 12.-The
gauge is 45.7 and rising. The rise is
backing water up into the sanitary
sewerage and in a few days it will
be useless. Many thousands Of acres
of wheat are reported ruined from
the flood in this section.
Wild Animals Driven Out.
Natchez, Miss, March 12.-OHcers
on the mail steamer Betsy Ann are
authority for the statement that
frame buildings in the lowlands have
been washed away. Residences have
been torn from their foundations
and some have been caught and held
by the trees. The owners and oc-
cupants were glad to escape with
their lives. Deer, bears and other
animals have been driven to high
lands and are being slaughtered in
large numbers.
Under Water.
Shawneetown, Ill, March 13.-The
people Of this town are living and
transacting business in the upper
stories Of their homes. 1t has been
decided not to cut the levee along the
Ohio, as the water has begun to re-
cede. The hills beyond the town are
dotted with tents, furnished by the
state, in which people have taken shell
ter from the food. Large forces are
guarding the levees night and day.
Factories Closed.
Metropolis, Ill, March 13:-Almost
all the factories in Metropolis lave
been compelled to close down because
Of the flood, and families are NOV
ing out of the overlooked districts
day and night.
At a stand.
Princeton, Ind, March 14.-The
vast sea of water west and north of
this city is at a stand, but the fall
will be SO slow that hundreds of
acres of wheat will be almost a total
loss. Unless there should be further
rains the Wabash, White and Patoka
will not rise further.
ta Iii hA5 gEEHl
Four Men Drowned.
Iron Mountain. Mich, March IA
Four men are known to have lost
their lives and four others are. miss