, 1870-04-27
THE FLOOD.
At Rock Island and Davenport.


From the Eoet l,sand tln) Union, April sa
strong southvesterly Wind brought tho
high Nater OF the mississippi 10 bcas witl, such |
4 Rock laland Railroad, below Weyerhauser 4 |
Denk1n1n's sAw-rnin, In the lower portion Of |
town, that At 9 O'Clock IN Saturday evening /
break WAS nade, and the low lands extending |
from thenoa up through tho Central portion Of |
through the craraase with great rspidity, |
sweepinG fences, cntAouses, snd sidewaIka J
along in its course.
Up Canal at1est 10 Otter, and then Along !
Rock River TO Washington, spreading ont to
stream extended itseIf. All through the night
~ tho news ran from mouth to mouth, men
hurried to the sceue, aud, by midnight, hun
dteda Of moving hnterns were visible on the
wate11.
J. A. Biddison, Of the planning mill On Rock
promptly to work On tho latter street to stay
the further progress 6 the flood Being re-
fused permission to use tho city tools by the
Supervisor Of the Second Wa-d, he took the
responsibility. Of breaking open the place
where tho tools arc kept. Obtaining spades
work constructing ruao dam Tho work ~aa
douc NJ wen as the darkness, hurry and OK
citement permitted, but considerable wster
got Into the mill, and Mr. Eiddeaou'e loss
Of ida worls.
On Sunday morning nc tsroyc down Orleans
street 10 Weyerhauser / Denkman's mill to
/ surves the s<:ene. beginning Al the uptown
end, Washington street, We found the water
extended from Highland to urleana@ street,
| tal;iEe in two streets and tho intervening
space: Hcrc it is ehnllow. The distance Of
ono block serves to lriug il into narrower linn
| It's aud to give it the proportlols Of i river.
AT tho intersection Of Eagle and Buffalo
l s,tn-n ttsJ
tions Of sidewalk Which they were rafting buck
to their proper places. Further on one inlus-
t1iouA householder was noticed. up to his mid
Gle III. xater, rafting bureau. sofa, ami
some chairs-fn1nlturo ftom his inundated
dwening-.o laud. A Young lad1, with
brother rs propeller, waa enjoying ride on =
raft Of Sidewalk. siiffs innanaesablo were
! plying hithcr and thithcr, and Es.llors, as his
guests sitter swallowing their morning "a 6ons,
departed IN various styles Of vatorczAft,
thought Of calling Lis hotel tho "Eostuans
| Home"
At the Deere ettoet cros.ins We noticed
krnan house in tho middle Of The strrsn, With
| bsddin9 4nl other furniture secured from
| moisture on the roof.
Al tho corner. Of Exchange street tho arst
signs Of tho tiolenoa with which the water Lad
rushed forward were noticeable, Hero is tho
great thorouGlfare to Cau.deE, and tho road
way had been built far abovo tho leve1 Of the
bottom land or a1ough, and bridge put in.
Over this road the wsser hsd dashed, wahhing
Portions oftit s~a5, md loosening thsse q to1r M
by the sires: Large tubs from tho distilety
on the outside Of lie E4il1oad enbanlment,
pieces Of fences. outhonses- and lumber ware
carried to shis piaee. Ihe water reached abese
road, and the Aisaion church, above, Vas i'm
meesed 10 the sAnn extent. 1he points OF the
pickets OF John Linnchan'a fence were barely
visible
l ~. n
rissippi, tho distlllcrE apparently IA. out at
sea, TIC Peoria railroad running through tho
wnttc OF water, and some eight Or ten houses,
tHo-tEirds above the streau1- Tho crrvasae in
the railroad enbanlment is about = hundred
feet vide. Workuen wese engaged putting in
cribs 80 zs to hare the track raady for service
again a. 5000 Al possible Tha inhabitants Of
the houses, with one exception, moved out
during Saturday afternoon, when they found
that the wind had changed 10 the southwest.
The new tenement houses being built on the
mill, by Noyerhanscz i. DcnkmAn, furnished
shelter for these people The exception noted
WIS IN old lady who clrug teuac,ously to tel
.oot-trre ILL the waters washed her floor She
wAs brought AWAY after dark in I sia.
It u impossible 70 estimate the loss oc-
casionel BY thia food Some fifty families
uero drivsn frorn their homes, their gA1den1
destroyed. their fences aud tilewalks carried
AWAY while cellars irnumcrahlc were filled
and their contcuts spoiled The heaviest
. A. hddisen. The pEol,ahs .aahing away oi
} | the Caruden noAd Ac1pes the bottom viii entail
: heavy bill for repairs On the former, and the
latter suffers not only for damages sustained
but for tho temporary stoQpsgc Of Ills 1anu'
factory. The smallest losers VIII, however. b.
the keeuest sufferers.
: Returning, cur attention was Attracted tc
the magnificent proportions which cur Father
Of Waters has assumed WAter surround.
! Butord's paow works, the newly begun building.
Ia noeord Haos No md ds sBe iofs Innt froatins "
on nlinois street, lAtel! occapiel ~ lumbti
, yard BY c. u. 1solinsou Water appears to b.
r fast supetsotitng Land.
r. 'sr -, a. nsrSasr' S; {,sal s.rttx: Ar.a
q itself 70 vickealy for acme daya psst. 10 ii
arperznes eulminatesl lAst night, and paob.
ably ero this has commenced 10 suhsiac-st il
:. 70 b hoped -, anyhow. The levecs on bott
sdcs OF Tho river Aso nooded. md it il on}y b,
+ that passengers can reach the ferry doct1 Ani
ssorchorres in Tho inuntl.tcti di.trict: th,
. feat Ia good deal Ike walking = tishi surc
Ffum L. CiAde Etece To \ shnr: .liAtanea abov,
I the baidSc, The tack Of the horAe tslvay /
+ continue to run.
! Ie~terday tho river soee Atsutt iDalses
The -sate1 ta up 70 the north e11tb E1pa
i street. ''nooley's 1a.and." ftnt lElt
r street. = lev ,nehea out or ve,... Ii
y zeigh sezIca On tho levcs asr al saun<as.-
e Hay market il Temporarily located on NN
street, north Of Front
"a 1ha enginc-soo11s OF many Of liz mill4 ID
fActosics On Front street are swamped. ~
y consequently, there 10 IN idle tins Tor l.rs
70 uumtce Of operative. Old residcuaA, who n
70 posted. say thst the food is ten inches hiEhe
? thxn they ever knew it here.
Thu current Of the rves 10 very stif. Luz
= be17nen have qui. tr!ing to run RITA Gao {
: our hrge aeaIea says thare arc scutes Of ka{1
y tied up abore, whiting for smoother v1.e.
u The nav Steamer Lake Superior arrived he,
s. yesterday, and left in the morning fo< up u
rive1, lut Late LAST night vas 6ed up to u
O. o. shore 1t tho foot Of the 1s|and, belox 7
D. bridge, several attempts to 60 through 4
IN draw being futile Tho boat has sufacie,
os power, but the tremendous current d1iyos n,
10 such fosco against thu pier That, should ho
become unnAnageahle, its destruction Noa
!" J bc Almost inevitable.
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