, 1869-09-23
TIE FLOOD IN MINNESOTA.
Its HavuKe4 Mt Anokn-DA1n and
Booms swept AHEAy,-stx Million
Feet Of Logs Gone-The Minnesota
Valley l0undated-Dcstrn In
Abe St. Cralx Valley

F,om ~ n. rr,, e,rx.. s,.fe,
Exciting reoor.s rrachstf tnis riFT m Sunday
sasSrpps r1St9ss 81 Ina rr.nen1tocS i..,hs. 1a an
Kuu1 MyrY anf esnyrfsI1v A. annts xhsra - ~. ~.
.spostea tn.f ~ 20, xese dams nd beoms
stream, xnd that the Anoks Erth1e. hn1ei .rt;
other buildings were IN iznwineat txnrtT b,t AZ,
tbat tbc fTrtrenJocs p,eesyrr Of Iavs s.1rsst tn.
piefa of the railroad nridYe hai been 20 rrras 1nat
the bridge had been destroyed Ints latter Re-
port wss eontEsAsesed aarsaE nc. :as.
yisit 10 Aroka. however, yestssIaI af,ers
moon, showed Hum Rive. 10 be on 4 iau,nnp.
worthy Of its name, q corresponding exctte,ncnt
Motel md ssnse endauer;ess' .,sI sWent swse
snT. ~ r+sr na eouiu be = tstet nearIt.i tssmt
The f;nInnTe and posliion of s,ta.rs mn to,,;,
eren:nr Tns at,our q fo}iows: "f
i L1ykLr f1M
Ernn a.tu1.,aY evrntnr t,e c,.s4rrs nf a,os,
,. - IN nv hsr. nsa ~ nenr :, "o 1's
EsrtT ~ me ryen5nr me rsuprt rtTrnf,tnf .h,,
x6n,s. IL tyta9 @ ,n the subarbs OF The tuxn. Eat
waoaersa nws1 ffpr1 home IN r.of terpoTa;y
'ntapity, and i wa feared saat sns ta<i taruwu
sasss to as.tst IL ina search fot Fer ensf shout
o,clocs In iht evening she was Eouuu sitting M
del IN oaf tree so,ve lhe 1.lrual tsacE, not zery
fsT frcrr fne rtSer.
The pecpIe hid scafrp1y got home, when. as
ahn1t II oicJock Id the evening CANE in frnort
i,eFn xaai1ed nWxy. nnd fn1ow1nr Ii yeCaan:.
Txrttn / CO also. aooat 1 ri1,nn :eet q logs
sea Rs = ss III e W Msss
ses. S;2sa E aSss q
0cT n M II ISs r. rep ri h3 ~ Washing out or ne
dam was nfosabiy The caose Of tf1e hrrattnv nr
naeI e. M e m es 81. Of snsy
rr.son t. 1e a q; lnas ars,nst re n3e.s sf tie
snonr nan' '1s;o fret of io1s srrs enough. anout5
osrjocS nm Enndss morntno rhere xns bresS IN
he i'm II tne npper end Of the bI,ags, anu =
nTent 1nsh nf m throncn.cstsmnfsti NJ th1er
n'tiiion icets
The ices Between The other end Of the hr,ise
anf fhe central nier din not fan 10 the ynTa3s AM,
vii prosahlS b preyented froa, doing 70. they
/ nuf,.ber sotresnipp over one tp,ltlon feet.
! Above the rsilroad bridge Il Dean ( CO : boom,
auolts There nsouI NO mil,op ieet ot los iotnsd
! Ia fhe rusb,
rNpzkxrsrso BRIDGE Asn aoEn1
side. and IN such posltsou th7t nearly rae whole
lore Of ide current Of Rum Rrer Was lnro ~
! acaIutt fke high pupg. washing 1t away rapld,s.
SO tbat It vas feared tna: The hctcl Teiers ssore
Wouid nsSs tbe.T foanuatlons tsu,iss1nln-,,. VIII
tnis anxiety added to the excitement Of ue.trac-
fnr1 ~ aaSe S,t va nnssIhie sand,1 Va. e9y
thing b1, quie. oue
'N'oe .SnrHER x1ps1GHr sEa.x
| Ar1anreuwnts reTr made yor sounding Al
alarm, during SUNDAY ntgh1. II there ~aa anJ tn
n,ent Is III r.na nt H. ssnai for he oeoot 10
rrme .nd heip say save The hotel. w,ue he p,lve
sterfntd ID scarcely less f:umtntft
| t,nrar Enr4nn.telv II fnFnetI
nnt' ,eern was morc time to
SAVE the hnteI than was anticipated Crowds Of
ssst @ out into ne su,s2endtDs soaa' y s1a
ss5 Hae nn II ns sn 1rn him. on AN In ts,s
Mapuer The destruc ion of ;ne bank was let1po1ar1
| II TN I'd. in rrrat rrrasurc
Window. tahen ont ard ioa. he!ms 5uu .'roast
eps VI =" fht ,, fn ~ tonoe 81 ~
ssr seead the ionnassiou q - ne ses s'e give
Ths iarrc III ssahie Of he hotel was nearest ,ne
river. ana was s IsmoTea ed ss.eliay. large tors
vsk " - ~ netsr ~ IA onr ne ~ ~
hn, ~ 1ra .as s,o,t.. ,n,l ~ r,sn1.nt at,i ~
tHo !epk t~ossos: sHKs VIZ r' rans - ~ ~
,aken aP.,i aI LII ~ r. ~ nj. !: not
trostsly y he s oni5 one IL he r,ee. tic other Tug
noEsa pe.nE ossns ~ @ ,s.ns..; t,, =
RoEoa s ,s nxss "!s9 10y ..nr ann
me IEat palt os tnF oaGns ~ ~,
rs !o.n1aon oeu q" au ,s ,ti ".
, tumt!e into ne fseE: n.
OF the river Mas 10 e'eat aapstr o. nsauS uasef
hrns NV AZ ,Ta@ an ,hpoans sxe aatt
tss 81 81 safia upon 1aeo' 'oe os'eeo II r6o'a'!
GU! o. oansS EI,, q, ,ha ,ooa rh{c, esc.n.. xc,,
seaest i r. foo. q tic $! snthoay s,ss : :
Nisohes !ssea - .ne is; sm o qna rvs ~
s Pes1'st lot @ q sota q ss aS.:s ~ III
es on a1aay na r. sn5 ~, o. ona nae n ~
nEhar ~ inss ~ n.a1 @ ncro1n1 n te e,t
nales eade 3este1;lsy, ssre : iollo.s; In IN
sooa sna1e q 'ne case q LUZ ''ss y sa'eo ~
. osnefs: cx.x .>o ccxr.xx.
,,ont oo, M seei n - q; .h,, comna,
s ~. s% rr.s ~ 80 :, - frrtsh ~. ~:
@ Eeerelis Is nj nils, snd those % ssoppe.i u there 81 are
,hshix NM ~ snens rahe ~ nysr m. y:
~ ot cn ~ in tsani o.. ina Il an,na1
she 1a9 neen 20 nsa aHe1 ~; " +, t
III t'1'N' x.NTtS asD COMPANY
10 ,nst It ia ex1ma1t,i. rra,ts v.Sm,o fee. .a;;
thopr to, Yam a,ns1.nU nser oo5 ~ frri r
:, msn ot he railroad h.gs. ii irunt Of tnetr Mi
o1 1t Anoes. i snsii building Al the water i e,Ix
In u wah q smsli eurine nud r. roch,uafy fur pq.;
,e inv water m tn;o ikelr steam .1T.mjIj. sud Ill
70 q.e 10 sc o n aS ssps ap tae n
be tx topple.s oser iulo the f,ser and weat ioa
nor,;ap pF =; Il, 4 locs l,oone At nj, MI,
he - - -. ~ t,s,et ~ trnm tnur n arysn In
e1.a tsoa.snd r. A"on' re tss! ws5e; e {.
~ ~ c,2s o11nW fu,ter "a nsgs ieen paI.lc
9s is,,1 antmtnpsie fos lie past two 5ra1s ID St
~, lcstes By nee aud hood. Teo buTntrSs oat
raw Ellis, tFo noooA tne nestIucl!on " tns = :.
in t911 1 ~ H. ~ 81 oSo woniIi seem
- r. atcnt Ill t.at on.. 1pan cor
=. stand. But Captain Cater meets II
he - r. asslnn1not1 M e5es IN ~ i..f,
In %itn cret;t unimna.rtsi' lie hss ettarVesi
-. .,ahii. ~1 H n.nt .ma DaT tas e,v hn,.ars
- raiiToad tracks fuuuiuR nlonosGe rnd nno
- them, % that the lumber cau b. transferred r.
one baIdlnG 70 Auotnes Or % t9e sa,lsn s,scx :,
- nm5 'afnp tSe mos, ennfentsntlT arraa:
Gu su~a. ~ 10 ~, rsrior rnn rsrr rnnv
~ ,snse .eonnmt .na ,.nSTasx,n1 s,r.r5ement
nd ;ns sTtrnttye e*r an,sh1neut Il one reason al
Ill hn.,r - Srrresa ~ the rnfsrndun9 nrnnr,er
s 81. afa;;ss ~ ~ snrrye @ nh isI1r osae.
80 N ..t.,,.., Observation-Disclosures. - %tr