The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-03
DANGER MARK IS
PASSED BY RIVER
STAGE or WATER IN MISSISSIPPI
HIGHEST IN 10 YEARS.
RESIDENTS DRIVEN FROM HOMES
River Men Say High Water is Caused
by Ice Gorge Between Davenport
and Muscatine-To Be Located
and Dynamited.

Davenport, reb. 2.-The Missis-
sippi river this morning passed the
danger mark of 10 feet, the highest
in nineteen years.
More than a hundred residents in
the low lands have been driven from
their homes and scores of cellars in
the business district are flooded.
The high water, river men say, IL
caused by an ice gorge between Day-
export and Muscatine which has not
yet been located.
Farms east of Davenport are inun-
dated and the roads between here
and Buffalo, east Of here, are under
three feet of water.
Unless the high stage lowers today,
United States engineers at Rock ISL
and will locate the gorge and dyna-
mite it.
Ice Gorge at Sandusky.
Fort Madison, Feb. 2.-The Brown
Paper Company is threatened by the
high stage of the river and water is
now within four inches of the boilers,
Although the gates of the big dam
at Keokuk have been opened, the
water does not recede An ice gorge
at Sandusky is holding back the
water.
Situation at Quincy,
Quincy, H., Feb. 2.--The Missssip.
pi river at this point has been falling
steadily since Saturday, when it reach
ed the high point for January. In four
days it has dropped three feet. In
eastern Missouri the Fabius rivers
4. "a hnt Ia lie ay1I
the residents have gone to higher
ground. No serious damage is report
ed other than few small bridges be
ing washed away.
No More Rain Reported.
| St Louis, Feb 2.-The food situa
ton along the Mississippi valley from
1.-THE mouth of the Illinois river to Cairo
has gradually improved as the river
! fell from its high mark of BIB feet
No rain was reported from eastern
! Missouri or southeastern Illinois ano
none had fallen in st. Louis since Sun
day night.
Most of the trouble in this section
was due to cold, as telegraph and tel
lephone wires snapped and many pol
'es gave way Train service to st. Lou
lis was badly crippled by floods in thu
lOzarks.
Back water from the Mississippi
Icaused some damage to farm proper
lty on the Illinois side north of Eas
st. Louis.
Levee is Out.
River Towns Inundated,
Newport, Ark, Feb. 2. With thu
Jackson Port levy out, the Rock Is
land tracks from the overflow of Whit
river into Newport lake. this city !
experiencing its second disastrou
flood in the last six months.
/ Water already is from two to si
feet deep in the main business ser
tion and the few people who remai
lin the city are making their journey
lin boats and RATS. The current in tn
streets is from eight to ten miles in a.
hour.
There will be no shortage ofN foot
little suffering according to official.
The early flood warnings received her
lied residents to take every precautio
against hunger and cold.
River Towns Inundated
Little Rock. Ark. Feb. 2.-Leyee
along the Arkansas and White river
lin Eastern Arkansas have begun
give away and food waters cause wild
spread property damage. Many rive
towns and villages ami miles of 10y
land and farms we're inundated. seye
tal thousand persons being driven fro
3 their homes
The next threatening situation a
pears to be at the State convict farr
: near Cummings, where between 81
7 and 400 negro prisoners were huTdlt
; ion the remains OF the broken Arka
sas river leyee. Their position is pc
ilous.