The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1912-04-05
FLOOD Loss l|Il...
REACH MILLIONS |. Ms
MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR 81.
LOUIS HAS BEEN sTATioN-
AIRY LAST e. HOURS.
ALL OVER NORTHWEST.
100 Families Driven From Thelv
Homes II Des Moines. -Tra,n
Service Ii Several States
Demoralixed.

st. Louis, April 3:-The food in this
section Of the country, including Mis-
souri,. Illinois and Kentucky are the
worst on record. Property loss has
already run into the millions. Rain
has been falling throughout the flood
ed district for the last IL hours and
there seems to be no relief in sight.
The Mississippi has been stationary
for "a hours at 29.S feet, and a furth-
er rise Is not expected for "a hours.
Cairo and the drainage district are
the only two dry places in that section
Of the country, the entire country
north and south of that city being
covered with several feet Of water.
The river at Cairo reached a stage
Of So feet, which is eight-tenths of
foot higher than previous records. A
stage Of 81 feet is predicted before
the floods subside.
Large forces of men patrol the lev
ees constantly and everything is being
done to keep the embankment in good
condition. Trains are still operating
out Of Cairo, but in many cases are
being routed over foreign systems.
The Mississippi is about two feet
higher than the Ohio at it's mouth. and
is running across the country into the
Ohio.
The backwater has covered the gov
ernment road between the national
cemetery and Mounds, IN, to depth
of three feet. The country about Nc
Clure, ILL.,, is inundated. Live stock
Is being driven to the hills and the
people are leaving.
The heavy rainfall has alarmed
farmers in the Missouri river bottoms
and they are moving property to- high
er grounds. The Missouri had been
falling until the rain commenced.
200 Families Driven From Homes.
Omaha, Neb.-F1ood waters in the
Plat river continue to recede. but
railroad traffic on lines entering Lin
coin is still demoralized.
After having passed the l7-foot
mark, the Des Moines river ia falling
and there is no danger OF serious
food unless heavy rains set in. accord
ing to the local weather bureau. Con-
siderable damage has been done.
Nearly 200 families were driven
from their homes in Southeastern Des
Moines when a large section of that
district was inundated. Reports from
other towns in central Iowa indicate
that food conditions are greatly i'm
proved. Many streams fell slightly
during the day.
Hickman, n.y., 10 Ftooded.
Hickman.-The levee broke here
and the town is flooded. Hundreds Of
families have been driven from their
homes. There has been no loss of
life. Water is everywhere ON the bust
ness street:
In the streets of Hickman the water
reached a depth of two to eight feet
within an hour. The fire alarm, relied
upon as a signal, was sounded and
no lives were lost, but hundreds of
homeless are In the rain, seeking shell
ter. The water late last night was
raising.
For four days and nights all the
men in town have been working to
protect the levee, but the continuously
heavy downpour of rain, augmenting
the rising river, undid their work in
an instant.
Hickman is the town in which the
Minneapolis baseball team is doing it's
spring training.
Trains Running Late.
Great Falls. Minn.-Although the
Missouri river has fallen slightly in
the last IL hours the tracks Of the
Great Northern railway in the Mis-
souri, and Milk river valleys are under
water at several points and trains are
running from five to ten hours late.
Chicago, Burlington. and Quincy trains
are arriving behind schedule, owing
to the high water in South Dakota.
Railroad Bridge Washed Out.
Davenport, Iowa.-The stage Of the
Mississippi river is one foot lower
than on Saturday. The decline came,
following the breaking up Of the ice
gorge, six miles below Davenport Sat.
urday night. s. .s,
The railroad bridge over the Cedar
river at Buchanan on the Clinton-Iowa
City branch Of the Rock Island was
washed out,
Stocks In Stores Damaged.
"A Cedar Rapids. Thousands Of dol.
lars damage has been done to stocks
stored in the Easements by the Cedar
river hood. The river is@the highest
since 1884.
Mississippi Breaking Or.
Il Crosse. The ice moved out Of