Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-05-13

without doubt responsible for these damages
The other building which fell down was
unoccupied. 1t is the property of John G
Deshler, Esq, of Buffalo, N. Y. Damage
about s., 900.
The building next below, occupied by Chas
Evans, wholesale grocer, is uniniured, but the
cellar was filled to the depth of 5 or 6 feet
with water, in which were 80 or 40 hogsheads
of sugar If they are damaged as badly as
expected, Mr.. Evans loss will be about So 900
Mr.. Oppenheimer's clothing store, adjoining
Doughertys, escaped without much damage
having recently been protected by substan
tial board pavement.
The owners Of the Nevada mill are losers
to the amount of 800. They had q
thousand bushels of wheat in the sink, which
was flooded and destroyed. The machinery
of the mill was also damaged
Wienker 4 Co.'S furniture rooms, on Iowa
Avenue, were flooded, as also their manufac,
tory above Third street. A lot Of costly
lumber, piled near their mandatory, was
swept off, though some Of 1t was saved as it
tloated down the street. Their loss is perhaps
5000.
DR.. Waters drug store was flooded to the
depth of nearly two feet on the floor. The
water damaged his stock fully $4,000.
NJ. Schwarz lost a few barrels of salt from
the rear of his store His loss will not exceed
$500.
Mr. Nealley's store was also flooded with
water and mud from the cellars Of the adoin-
ing buildings. His stock of leather was
injured to the amount of about $500.
The damages above enumerated, and others
which have doubtless escaped our attention,
were occasioned by the food on Iowa Avenue,
for which the city is legally responsible, on
account of the neglect of its officers to provide
proper channel for the water to flow off.
II. S. Compton's stock of leather was dam
aged by the rise in Pappoose creek to the
amount Of about 800.
\ small portion of the rear wall Of Mr..
Moore's stove and tin store was undermined
and swept away by the creek. His loss will
probably not exceed $50.
Numerous property owners and residents
along Pappoose creek suffered loss by the
water carrying away their fences, out
houses, &C., and destroying their gardens.
Many of them are poor, and can lily afford to
bear their loss. The house of the senior
proprietor of this paper was inundated to the
depth of three or four feet on the first floor,
and portion of the kitchen was carried away
with variety of household furniture. His
loss is $500 or $500.
The damage to the public works is con-
siderable. The bridge over Pappoose creek
on Cedar street was moved about Is feet
from its place, and so torn to pieces that it
is useless. About 20 feet Of the railroad
bridge over Mad creek near the water tank
is carried away, and the bridge at the
mouth Of Pappoose sustained some damage,
though it withstood vast pressure Of drift
wood No trains have arrived or departed
to-day. It is understood that the railroad
track is so badly damaged between this city
and Wilton that trains cannot pass before
the beginning Of next week. The track to
Washington is said to need only slight
repairs, und train will leave for that place
this evening.
Our city has suff, red severely from floods,
but we hope we shall never have to record
another rs disastrous as the one through
which we have just passed.-Daily, 18th.