Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27
THE SPRING FLOODS
Minnesota, Iowa, Dakota, Wisconsin and Illi-
nois Afflicted With a Surplus Of Water.

Minnesota, Iowa. Dakota, Wisconsin and Illi-
nois Afflicted With a Surplus of Water.
In Minnesota, though the rains have not vet
come, all the streams are full to overfiowing.
but not much damage is reported, save to the
railroads. The Minnesota river is still rising.
and the flats everywhere are overlooked In
many places not only mail but railroad commu-
nlcation is cut off. The mud is very deep and
roads are almost impossible. On the Wiinona
d st. Peter railroad the country is
represented as one vast lake of water, under
the influence Of the recent mild weather. The
same may be said OF the western sections of the
Hastings Dakota
The Red river Valley, from Breckenridge to the
British line is submerged in many places. The
bral Oh 1line of the Man, toba road from Breck-
enridge to GAINESVILLE is under water. From
breckenridge to Hermann there is q perfect sea
OF water The Bots de Sioux and Otter Tail
rivers, that form the Red river, are bank full.
and great dangt is expected as soon as the ice
starts to move down the Red river and gorge
and flood everything. On the Manitoba be-
tween Glyndon and Crookston. the track is I'M
der water. AS said before not much damage is
yet reported, and probabably the waters will
! soon subside, unless rain sets in
WISCONSIN.
In Wisconsin, the food is the most serious
since 1864, and the damage is likely to be very
great A vast amount of water has reached
Milwaukee, carrying along many bridges, and
flooding all the lower parts Of the city. Half
OF the Rock river bridge at Watertown was car
RED away by the running ice A bridge at
ManitOwOc was carried away Railroad tracks
on the roads entering Madison are partially
submerged, although not enough to stop the
moving of the trains. Similar reports come
from all portions of the state.
ILLINOIS.
The Rock riverin Illinois and Wisconsin is
higher than ever known before AT Rockford
all dwellings Oh Loomis, Montague, Wall, Nor
gan and Knowlton streets are flooded, the water
IN many cases running into their windows
Some people have been forced to leave their
homes. What is said Of Rockford will apply to
all the towns on the river. An Elgin QlL) spe-
cial says: IRE railroad track is four feet under
water o. trains cannot pass over it inside of ten
days. The bridges are badly demoralized here
and at Dundee. The damage in Kane county is
$500, 900 but it is thought that the river can
not rise much higher, and the worst Of the
flood is OVER. The damage in Elgin yesterday
afternoon aggregated ST. SO, 900 to 5000, 900.
The chief items were: The breaking of the Ell
gin Hydraulic company's dam and race banks,
$25t 900; destruction of the Chicago street
railroad bridge, SIC, 900. "N'' " ~ "'''
The rivers at Des Moines are running bank
full, falling and rising alternately, but carrying
| away all water which comes from the north
No danger from small streams. All damages
from the food are considered past, unless heavy
rains should come Immediately. The Missouri
river at Sioux City has risen seven feet since
Sunday, and is now eighteen feet above low
water, and within TWO feet of the highest water
ever known. The whole valley between Sioux
City and Lenare, distance of twenty miles, is
overlooked from bluff to bluff The bottom
land east OF the town is six feet under water,
and about 100 families have been obliged to
leave their dwellings in boats.
DAKOTA
There are probably forty pile bridges be-
tween Manden and the bad lands washed away
or damaged. The road bridges between Bis
marck and the Black Hills are washed away,
and several wagons lost. The Missouri at
Yankton is within about foot of the stage
week ago, and there are continued reports of
suffering among the settlers