Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-12
HIGH WATER TO FOLLOW IN
WAKE OF HEAVY SNOW STORM
At SIOUX CITY.
MISSOURI RIVER ALREADY
HIGH AND STILL RISING
Water Expected to Pas. Ten-y.ar
Record and Floyd and Other Streams
Are Contributing Melted Shows -
Business Men Prepare For Eventual
ities-othsr News Of the State.

Sioux City. April 12.-Altho the pros
cects are presented that the Missouri
river in this section will break the high
water record for the past ten years
within the next two days. G. w. NC
Dowall, local weather forecaster, offers
the optimistic prediction that compar-
atively little damage or Inconvenience
will result in the city. Most Of the
wholesalers, 1t Is stated, now have valve
projections against the water backing
up the sewers into their Easements,
an element that has caused q large
amount Of damage in the past.
The river stage yesterday was 1868
feet. and the forecaster's present esu-
mate is that the stage will go to Is
feet some time Sunday, when the crest
Of the rise reaches Sioux City. 1t is
the contention Of the weather bureau
that the heavy snow Of yesterday and
the night before was Of such limited
area and that it will melt SO slowly that
water from this source will not have
much Of a bearing on the prospect of u
flood at this point. It might have
some bearing at points between here
and Omaha, but even this is classed as
doubtful.
Rise is Steady.
Flood warnings have been extended
by the local weather bureau to points
between Yankton and Sioux City, but
the jurisdiction at points between
Sioux City and Omaha rests with the
bureau at Omaha. The rise yesterday
about conformed to the expectations
of the local bureau.
The figures of the rise \show an in
crease Of half foot in the first eight
hour period yesterday and rise OF
IL feet in the succeeding sixteen hours,
indicating that the rise Is absolutely
stable and not accelerated by local
storm conditions The crest Of the Ice
gorge rise passed Pierre yesterday at
ternoon without sensational high wa
ter showing. There was some flooding
in the lowland district for Fort Pierre,
but no trouble on the Pierre side OF
the river.
Many Look for Trouble.
Hundreds of Sioux City residents
who have witnessed some Of the high
water conditions Of the past do not
share the optimistic estimate of the
weather bureau, and apprehensive
feelings are noted on all sides today.
The first point at which a Missouri
is thru backing up in the open sewer
ditch on Virginia street, and thta con-
dition was established this morning
with the volume Of water steadily in
creasing
Smaller Streams Threaten.
Many of the local residents contend
that the melting snow of the next
couple Of days will make a showing on
Perry creek and the Floyd river and
force these streams out OF their banks
at many points. 1t is held that the
streams would easily carry away the
surplus water under normal conditions.
but that the high stage Of the Missouri
has caused the tributary streams to
be swollen practically bank full from
the back water. On account Of the
cutting off of this natural outlet, 1t is
claimed. the Floyd and Perry creek
will not be able to hold the rush Of
water due in the next rty-eight
hours.