Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1858-06-12

WEEKLY JOURNAL
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LOCAL DEPARIM EMIT.
JusrlcE's M.ANks.-Full sets printed and
Per s.,e6 sssaaes.
Gaxxr @uoDs-The heaviest rain of thi.
'remarksbly rainy season visited US at about eieh,
c'slssk last night. 1t was accompanied by unusu.
ally vivid flashes of lightning and loud thunder.-
IN very few minutes after II commenced, CUTTERS
were transformed into creeks and creeks into rivers
Pappooss and Mad creeks exceeded their bounds,
and carried Of fences, inundated gardens and in
song instanger lower floors of houses. Several
bridges evf ths latter stream were swept off, nclud-
ing fhe bfdgeon the telegraph road at the site Of
the Old Brooke mill. It had just been required,
having heen badly damaged during frcshet come
weeks ago. In the city, much damage wis dome h,
sths washing of gulles, ewing of er.oankment, &c,
HE water came down Iowa Avenue from Sellers
pond in too great torrentto be contained in tbe
wooden cutters, and at Second street it rap oy.,
them, doing some damage by flooding Pavement.
and running into cellars and stores, What the
damage IL to bridges in the cou,.,ry and along the
rsilscad track, remains to h seen. Weanticipate
that It Is immense, s..d that it win be some days
before We shall nave communication with the rest
Of the world by railroad
LAfnR.-At about ten o'clock this morning, the
denisens of Iowa Avenue in the vicinity of the
Boston House were startled by food coming sud-
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branch OF Pappoose creek. These ponds were caus-
ed By constructing dams on Chestnut and Linn SITS.
aeess the ravnc, leaving culverts too small for the
water to escnpe-a most culpabe piece of blunder-
ing work in somebody. The water accumulate ed above
these dams until they formed two large ponds, which
broke through the soft earth suddenly and let the
Hood down like vast torrent the street below.
It entered Iowa Avenue just above the Boston
House, and swept down the street, filling it COM
pletely, towards the river. A portion Of the food
ssrsed down Second street at its iners, ction with
the Avenue, and rushed into Pappoose creek at the
bridge. All the pavements along the portions of
the streets named were Svel allowed. and but for
prompt and vigorous Efforts to turn of the water,
many of the store-rooms would have been flooded and
cellars filed. The cellars of Waters Johns store,
Wienker Co.'s furniture establishment and Mr..
Wallace's building, Iowa Avenue, were all inun
dated, and the pavement in front of the latter was
washed away. boy was carried by the water into
HI. Wallace's cellar and rescued from drowning
with considerable difficulty. Wienker Co.'s steam
factory, just above Iowa Avenue, was filled with
water to the depth of several feet the first floor,
and some lumber in the yard was carried copsid-
cradle distance, but no material damage was aune.
On Second street most of the lars were protected
from the water and the damage was triling.
The creates da6aes BY this food was to the pub
lie improvements Of the city. 1t is about time our
city authorities should learn BY experience the folly
OF dammiag upravineswithout constructing culvsrts
sufeiently large to carry of all the water. 1t is
matter of congratulation that their folly in this
instance did not result in greater damage.-Daily.
9th.
KILLED BIZ L1aHrN1Na.--Mr.A Adam Court
ney was killed by stroke Of lightning,
about two miles northeast of this city, be-
tween two and three o'clock yesterday af-
ternoon. He was engaged. in blowing, and
q shower having come up, he sought shelter
under hickory tree in the field. The light.
ming first struck the tree. and descending
upon MIR. c., passed down from the back of
his head to his feet, scorchng and brrising
his person considerably, aud tearing his
boots to pieces. He must have been killed
almost instantly, as he was dead and his
clothing had taken irs-when Mr.. Hiram Gil
BERT who was standing about 20 rods dis
tant, came to his assistance. One of the
horses attached to the plough was also kill.
ed the other ran away. Mr.. Gilbert states
that he looked towards Mr.. Courtney imme-
.distely after the fash of lightning and saw
him leaning against the tree, but both horses
were down. His attention was then called
to his own horses, which became frightened,
and when he next locked Mr.. Courtney was
down and one of the horses was up. This
horse was uninjured and seems to have been
only stunned. The deceased man was about
IS years of age, and lett wife but no chill
dren. He was highly esteemed and respect.
ed. and an exemplary member of the N. E.
Church.-Daily, 9Th.
MIss1oN SUNDAY SoHooL.-Most of our
sitisens are perhaps already aware that Sabbath
School is established in "South Muscatine," being
the result of organization of the various Sun
day School interests Of the city some time since
The school when first organized met in shanty
constructed for the purpose-afterwards in pork
house-but finally through the liberalty of several
phianthropic gentlemen, a neat and comfortable
brick ed6ce was erected for it, in which religious
service is also held each Sabbath afternoon. low is
the report OF the worthy and efficient Superintend-
snt Of The school, Mr.. Bennett, for the year end
Ing May, 1855:
Average number of Boys 10