Show if FAMILIES AMI liES flEE I i AS ICE BlOCKS BLOCKS' I flOODED RIVER M Many y Yankton South Dakota Dakota Da Da- I Da-I I kota Residents Forced to I Abandon Stock Property Property Prop Prop-i erty and Take to Boats I Warnings Sent Out in Lowlands Below Gorge J Jam am Breaks Only to F Form onn Again Farther Down YANKTON S. S D. D March 6 11 Nearly a score of ot families living on the Nebraska side o of the Missouri river above Niobrara were driven from their homes yesterday when the heavy Ice In the stream gorged and backed water over a a. mile stretch of ot lowlands according to I word received here by telephone They were forced to abandon stock and other property In itt their hurried flight and some W were l' l able ablo I to reach higher ground only by us using using us- us ing boats Reports late last ast night Were that the water was still rising I aroun around Niobrara as the gorge gorge held I There was a report of ot still another ice Jam farther up The Niobrara gorge Is near the mouth of ot the Niobrara river messages message's messages messages mes mes- sages sage's received here said and the wide vido bottom on the Nebraska side comprising more than 2000 acres is said to be under water Considerable Consid Consid- crable erable stock Is believed to have e perIshed perished per per- although some sought refuse refuge on higher ground Only a partial movement of ot the Ice on tho the river IsI is reported from points along the river I below Niobrara Varni Warnings s have been sent to residents resli resi resl- i dents on the lowlands downstream am amI I to be prepared for higher water when the gorge breaks Efforts are being made by residents resi resl- dents of ot Niobrara to secure the I services of ot a government airplane to assist in scouting and In dynamiting dyna dyna- the Jam The town Itself Isn is ison on n somewhat higher hiher ground and does no not anticipate trouble messages messages mes nies- sages sages said The gorge is three thre or four tour miles above the town After Atter breaking breaking up up at at Yankton late yesterday the river ran clear of ot Ice until today when a heavy flow low started again The breakup was gradual here hete and no gorging has resulted in this vicinity The river reached reache the 95 foot toot stage I during the br breakup but has fallen tallen somewhat since |