Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1880-06-17
The Casualty Record.

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At Dortmund, Germany, a fire damp
explosion occurred June 9, by which 10 min
ers were killed. - .> .F u.....
A private letter gives an appalling ac-
count of the famine in Diarbekir and Bagdad.
People aredying in the streets women are sell
ing their children for food, and many are
living on roots.
Owing to late storms some apprehen-
sion is felt as to the safety of crops. The dam
age, however, so far, seems to be local rather
than general. In many sections no more rain
has fallen than was needed and the general
condition of crops up to this time is more
than usually favorable.
At the village of Bloomer, IA miles
from Chippewa Falls, Wis, on the morning
Of June II two dams were washed out, carry
three bridges, two barns, several small build
mgs and also seriously damaging Smith,
Brooks & MacauIey's saw mill. Water over
flowed the bank. There was three feet Of
water on Main street The damage probab.
ly exceed $1,000.
~ A Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, tele-
gram states that Sunday morning, June 9th,
Duncan Greek had risen so as to carry away
the dam at Star mills, boarding house on Dun
can street, the Central street iron bridge,
Stiles & Co.'S livery stable, the largest in the
city. frame house belonging to L. c. Stanley,
and the wooden bridge on River street. Total
loss in the city estimated at $4,000; water
falling. The Chippewa has raised eleven feet.
No damage reported on the Chippewa. The
bridge at the mouth of Yellow river has gone
out. Yellow river raised eighteen feet. The
rain general throughout this section. Pres
poets of big water on the Chippewa. &
A special from Red Wing, June 5th,
says: Between II and Ii o'clock to-day, this
city was visited by disastrous rain storm,
lasting fifteen minutes and doing great dam
age. The buildings between Bush street and
Barn bluff suffe ed much damage from the
blow, as it was terrific in that quarter. At 10
a. m. house OH Plum street, owned by Allen
Howe, was flooded four feet deep, and the oc-
cupants barely escaped with their lives. Great
damage was done to goods stored in the base
ments on Third street. Bush street is impass-
ible, and on Fourth street there are piles oi
debris ten feet high. woman whose chill
dren were missing was running through the
longing to a man named Olesou were drowned
in the barn. No lives were lost, fortunately
but had the storm been at night many would
have suffered. The lowest figures of the loss
is put at $4,000. .--zr-..s
At Rush City, Mlnn, on the evening OF
June 10, the most terrific rain storm visited
this vicinity that has been witnessed for years
About 4 p. NJ, il commenced and rained stead
lily without cessation unlil after midnight
amidst most terrible electrical display. The
small creeks, which were already full to the
overfowing were speedily made into rivers
and the marshes into lakes All the wagon
bridges across Rush Creek are gone, and val.
eys, fields and meadow lands are completely
inundated. The damage by reason of tn,
overflow Of the creek will reach several thous
and dollars Wheat fields in many instances ar,
covered and the crop will be almost entirely
ruined. Other damage is reported, trains wer
delayed, bridges were swept away, land slide
occurred, small creeks were swollen to river
and mill dams swept away. The st.. Croi,
river was higher than ever before known, an,
all crossing was suspended at the ferry
Where it is usually only few rods wide, /
was nearly a mile wide, covering the entir
valley. The Rush creek, which is usually I,
to Is feet wide, is now 80 rods to half a mil
wide covering the valley six feet, and deepe
upon the meadows and fields.
% On the morning of June IL, lightnin,
struck 10000 barrel iron tank of oil of tn
Tidewater and Titusville Pa. pipe line com
pany, located on an eminence above TituI
Vile. The oil Immediately took fire and late
the fire communicated to another tank of tb
same size owned by the same company.
FO'clock the burning oil overfowed and ra
z down the hillside. consuming everything i
its course The Octave refining and Acm
oil works, one of the largest refnneries in tf
world, is now burning. The oil ran into O
creek and threatened destruction to lara
amount of property in the city. Persons r
siding in the neighborhood, have, witho,
their household goods, gone to places Of saf
ty. At 8 o'clock the fire was still increasin
having reached Franklin and, LWashingtc
streets. and threatened the destruction Of Il
s railroad bridge The fire deparimen
from Cory, Oil City and also from Wa
rem are in the city in answer to telegra
from the mayor for aid, acting with the q
department of Titusville. At 4 O'Clock Il
buildings on both sides of the street we
burning and about 100000 barrels of o
There is great excitement In the city, but Il
business portion at this hour is believed
be safe, being mostly composed OF bri,
buildings.
A special dated Mankato, M1nn., Jul
C,says Msnkato and vicinity is at prese
the scene Of disaster, as II was visited tod,
by q terrible storm. Ate O'Clock, black threa
ening' clouds overhnng our city, and in lit
while the rain began to descend and the VIII
blew very hard, coming atshort intervals wi