, 1869-10-08
TERRIBLE DAMAGE AT ST.
ANTHONY FALLS.
The He'd Reei Of the Fal,s RelnE On.
dermlncd-TheN N3coi1et ISLAND Cuns
uxlCavluK In-SeveFal alilla Liable
10 bo swept Away. r,

10 be Swept Away. -
Ftp,. ths s.. P1ul Pioneer, Ok. q.
xye U' ssain % been vis,ted by one q those lesnol
atast1opnea which never come TO them without |
otallinR great loas, not only 70 the citizens q
n9ss sTp b Is sae & tge SosnoS Is
|ope on sna1l scale A. these p1aces, nd matter
Fhether i be \ picnicv Eseept!on 70 tos9s
aism,t9 inyoEvinx ,hs dtieci loss Of millions Of
eat Of logs, esvtng away o. portion 81 me !as-
aned iss o. = IN tns insss1se We are About to
n cndaogrte1, involving the probable deatrno- |
nn OF an entire Island coTefed with mIlls and fnc-
Iol1es or various kinds.
seIiouk c4,asophe II the Fa44a reached snIa c,t5.
Jet many supposed that ne news % va s.; exax;
sernted snd that the as9ase T snytniu la monla
and 1nnlly teaehfd suca 1lnens1ons
lhs1 reporter from the Ifonter VIVA despatched
so ne asene q ~ tsa VIZ y ~ @ ,aMss
'e'Ds 0G YIs.sr AsrzAaAxcz Or THE DANGER
Al an early hour In the FORENOON OF Monday
lost the wurEn1en who were engaged ~ excasn-
ting Tor the tunnel undeE uenncpla and Sieollct
ls3an1s discovered water IN tne- bottam OF t0e
tunnel, and soon became aware that stream had
hruken thfoush somewhere, and that the watcr
va. rapfhlJ eccumu1sttng. About IL O'Clock q. N.
1t had coyeIeo tue track useti By them IN removing
the Sand IRON The excavation, aud the volume
wea increasing ut such u rate Va to alarm them,
and cAQse them 10 suspend Mork. They u once
began sga1ea io1 tns n ersa1 15 n5aiIng Monty
Increasing bnt thctr search for The cause mas not
rewarded By any dttcosery until yesterday morn.
n e ses e saS m no %
fome four huudfe1 fect north and Ees1 Of the
tunnel. This eld5 vas at nrst CAUSED ny a seam
OF n9sutE Ia the ted rock OF the river,
through y h,cn The waief had forced liz way under
The high bark Of the south OF lower end OF N!colet
Island, through to tho tunnel, GONG 300 or lD0 feet
dlstani, striking The tunnel some 6tty feet, It Is
RIIn5nSnf tht4 RnU 0f the
Wnen mt discovered 1t excited no particular
slarm, a. II was supposed that Remedies could
iii purpose Strong Glib Was bulk Of tiu,Sers aaa
a59 dSnn Sa CT Sas gn az
ton elorc tho bottom OF the rtscf at that point
for space Of thirty OF forty feet sqnarr seemed 10
s!nk, lesSin9 hole through Mn,ch ths wu,er
The iainnd 10 reappear With headl1nN fatJ In tne
tunnel, through hch II flowed and fountl its ouE-
iren.tY Of Aepnepla Inland, some 9,ooo feet dts
taut.
AFK4RYrL PANIC.
This uulooked-for catastrophe at once created q
leursul paLic. The news spread with lightning
Iapl5.ty through the tro cilee ant the citizens eH
,xdAst futhed to The scene. The nremen Of the
Two cities were calf out, amt IN tnmenhe force
avert the threatened calamity. Another i1nnease
crib vas commenced, and eTerI nan FpfanK "a
the ta&k Of endeayoruR to say the fasagrs Of ths
| completed, and the lise1lest hopea were. enter
tanned thai it would prove success, and the now
| Of water he stopped: A!as! these hopes ptoset
M ~ @ ~ re @ e - ~ ,nr .nS ~ r.,,,ii, 1ha
ihcy hardly tune 10 heed the warttDg cries Q
| the hundreds who tlnei the panks Of tnc Island
an1lous tlcEtatots =! We 1919 s ' seaP ~ ~
Immense CRIB the secopt time, reFealn2 tufthe
break Il H. tottoM q Of ~ :, nse. n3w s1@e y, ~
| updn the surface OF the rser huge whirlpool
asoaGa NnAen tpT vate.s soaod ~ nuu 49, ~.
1ng u tlmbe5f R,aaAt. eLc aaa canylng .nem un
turned .oto the tunnel went 1oartaR dosn 70 III
month, ont OF nn!ch u iNostn Hth nolse tha
alnott drowned tbc Foaf Of tne great sal's d Aoof
distance o. ,r- .,xr,,,
pata thtouan taa tuuESt VII tasn Se!oSNt Uu
| !a9 IRON tnc nFcaA 10 !4o NOUN o! 4he s1uHtI W
inR 50 or 20 ieei without do:nR nore Or te.
JainaRe. The oed fock of 40 fal!s: under Whic
aasa q suaae naa sesa
HExhErlN BLAND.
pepa fslsna .a s1s .e1s tsss s
ihe Island, would c.se in. ealr,in9 ,vist !
lalaaj, spa speedily wash tta l.land it.elf away.
On this !aanl afe tltuated !ha ioslo .in9 nl!s An
tactottea: A. the extreme 10 Tef ead OF thc lslan
| tuune! Is situated inc Summit FIGURING Sill
hy Jsmss ; Ao,I; c. Tha1 pS,ga
veTJ rrecsr.oas foundation. llabic % De sxel'
away ~ any moment ,. . at. .. ~
Ae3t 70 u ana aye oa .he sast ainn VIZ, oa IN
! ltlsad. ana tiIsiAnt ltoM tHe SomUlt a!l!l onl&
tSw feet 4 nc !t'as0 Ma,S' q o*aeI y Esst.nsn
Gan I 1 @ nn,s.s ~ noE hn ~ ,nann 1ca sont.s
w4ah AWAY nnd cave 10. when tats too NUT Ro.
N On ;os lay s 1nn . a ae
s9nnsis thc inrsr Wi'i. nSns., h, iavrsrr.. I IA
eIM ~ iatet .rct,tnis 9err safc h! nnicsA Inc WS
n'snG s eoex s. ~. n,eoa :. ,oc,,,d r n,o,,.. a,
,.rtosy :, r,s1e nxrr on ,he es.s aide al th is,on
are th;. 1srys stons m ner miIIs Of Ayrr.I Seru
slsnd and al thn ha,ldngs TO be s1ectel bT II
e11e'1'phe' III. rrsxz~ .....
,.ar ~ cotitt f.innd ~ narnsassa ~ ~
pspy Composed Of Mea1F2 j. L Merriam mi 4 !
, Wilder, Of tha Cly, md ". ". Eastman and J.
rrntfs mrn concej rtt fhc }tleu Of b1idinR u,t,te
. . coDmeEcIu1 Il tbe love. extremity Of Henncr
! is,and, md c1tendne undeE the enttre tslant.
, Sistlcf Is!s1o, ' with = siew Of oo1aia1r
yaisr mower On the southern poflsou
Stcollet Island The work Has coE.meaee,l aoo
i n,eted vii 10 hare eheea eq,1e eslO feet. OF Ia
about .o0Q or .ocQ feet were conp plateL carr3u
ss IL %sssr
Mnndav T1,is funnel V ~ sou1o stx feet EsLie Of
0 sir feei htrh. With IN a!rLcA root. II vas d.
i nuncT the ED rocE ot The tails aud through sli
nrr the entire lencth. Ii cost un to the pysae
Il hetne I impost,bIe q ssop thr h1esk, viii Dc
c rnt,re ]oss. IL the prescnt unceftxsu stale OF
fs1s II IL is,nnskinls Il, saT cos much tni4 tu1
= III; Ia ffamaoeY or Whcthcr II can ever bc ma
nv.,inhte I iar tss nses tI.tenicd.
~ EfIT ~ 70 ~ DnsE"
g When ve 1eit lie fajIt 1T eJesipe IT wa Il
,c,.;:,,s t,' ~ r. nat a. would @ & 1s the 1e:uit
s,s's : is On Hsnnep: sssaa Tsfs reme
l. R III lecis 1eose pioRessy os - la
foa taeE noop r0iss. !aaof., ssS "S,s ~ e
cafLcu over t1 tnk taaln ann - aal y - euln ~ ~.
haas taem. oen soe tn'ee! ,s.',t Tn M sIa+
Mec .anr.ue " nu ..a " 4" eutt sna t,a . .s.tts -
l. aEu II, ea.at.i. nun ~ ~, a ,niIrs ~ ~
Oekt n9s, .ms.ohasel ,,t nos tuu'sa a." ~ ~
q 1rus VII f"le ,rnu ts,,.,,+ to1s =, -
ktho oI clo WIZ, =. h.t ST. u.ea.,
= stay t1e Su5ess ~ te Mater' e - - ~,
Is tHSto. snne o1Ee1 fan mnss " os .ssen " e ~
n toe eGIsen. VI "a.st. .!oa. p.Aus Is "G!c au
seslen. a. one 'Itne sas tauus". " ~ ~. .saae ,
pto~ opA postoN .! tna nsa VAN aE1Nas ,, :,
= nset, AMI mus cIfate e,snIs, snas "eS.a IN
C on tne "s'eI IfVio VIC p:SaH1 an.s p!En - =
;. f!hh necdeH npon "ns 10 m4.o soaess"s
= around ne ofeAk ana tnns t1sn tne Wases.
Ie lafs accounts pEepd!a9ont "f5s oe!ng nA!e
sAc trfeo5 Gonsancaon o. tn!s cnnef-canl
1. butla shts ~! te4ul!e ass, euo petuaps TWO.
- IN the meantlme tne NaEI wonia oe 1usnl
tntonga ne 1annet an1 1s1ncs 1,f rss penfo I,
OF not Only Henhepin isiann goI l1afnap ?
sIoh OF tne ta1a Nsot anu tnntcsl1G oAmo2e y
I12J &C AlEPoI0osc N ltA uns0lE.
From sne s moment % Il he nat arprcnens,on