New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1881-04-27

ed with people all day, and in the af-
ternoon nearly every one in the city
visited the Cottonwood near the tres.
tie work and Frank & Benzine's mill.
ELSEWHERE.
The st. Pau! & Sioux City depot ut
st. Peter is surrounded with water,
and trains hug tho bluff on the high
water track. At Mankato the flood is
three feet above high water mark, and
the road leading from West Mankato
to Mankato proper is six feet under wa.
ter. The draw'pier of the city bridge
is entirely submerged and some fears
are entertained that the bridge will be
swept away. Pelchow's ice house,
containing about 1900 tons Of ice,
has gone to cool the throat Of the Min
nesota. The depot foundation Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road WAS sucked in Oh Sunday. The
force of the water being SO great as to
bend the iron rails double. Great
quantities of cordwood are washed
away. Andrew Friend, living at Gar.
den City, had a warehouse with 1000
bushels of wheat washed away On
Saturday morning and another one
containing 5000 bushels swung around
into the stream. The large bridge at
Minnesota Falls was carried away last
Friday night. Other bridges in the
vicinity have also been swept away.
On Sunday the entire town was flood.
ed, and the inhabitants were obliged
to fee to-higher ground back of town.
Granite Falls is entirely surrounded by
water and the only outlet is by way
of the bridge, which at last accounts
was in danger of being swept away.
The entire valley from Granite Falls to
MortevideO is one vast sheet of water
Montevideo seems to suffer the most.
The Minnesota, although a mile wide
at that place. rose 4 feet in - hours on
Sunday, and everything between the
bluffs is under water. The Chippewa
river wagon bridge, which was sup
posed to be out of all possible danger,
is only kept in it's place by cables fas-
tened to trees on the shore. The rail.
road bridge has carreened over on one
side, and considerable track has been
washed away. The lumber yards are
ahoat, and several small buildings have
been washed away bodily. The new
$4,000 iron bridge has been swept
away and carried half a mile down
stream. A considerable portion of the
town is inundated and at last accounts
the flood was still rising at the rate of
three inches an hour. The Redwood
river at Marshall, and the Jim river
at Huron are also on the rampage, and
have done considerable damage to
railroad property. The end is not yet,
LAyER--Tuesday, 4p.m m. The Min
uesota river at New Ulm rose thirty
four inches in "a hours from p. m.
Monday, and at this writing is still ris
ing at the rate of nearly two inches pei
hour. The Eagle Mill is now complete
ly surrounded by water, There is foul
feet and eight inches in the engine
room and about eight feet i'll the base
ment of the mill. Peter Herian's ICE
house is also hemmed in by the floo6
and it is feared that the ice will bt
badly damaged. Mr.. Kuehnel and fam
lily moved out Of their house yester
day, the water having reached thu
height of the second story floor. Thu
wheat stored in the Empire
Mill warehouse was removed
to place of safety yesterday
Should the water continue to rise TIN
next "a hours like it has risen TIN
past twenty four hours, nearly ever!
house on the east side Of Front street
will be flooded. The main floor of TIT
Eagle Mill will also be submerged
Two feet more will bring it into the
slough west. Of the railroad track.
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