New Ulm weekly review., 1881-05-04


and the mills will not be able to re-.
sumo grinding until the damages are
repaired, whichwill be several months.
The Gazette estimates the damage to
mill property at that place at $4,000,
saying nothing of the loss of timo and
the many other lnconveniences.
Last Thursday morning A. Harkin,
the postmaster at West Newton, sent
the mail down in q small boat, and re-
marked that it was the first time
since the settlement OF the count
ry by whites that it has thus been
forwarded on this route. During high
tide Of the flood the water stood three
feet deep on the first floor of Mr.. Har-
kin's warehouse. Xav. Brunner's ho-
tel stables were also badly submerged
and i'll consequence considerably DAM
aged. The bottom road to West New.
ton and beyond was overhowed in sew.
eral places and travel by teams for the
time being had to be suspended.
We learn that Mr.: +. Meyerding.
living near RedStonc, came near meet
ing Watery grave 4 week ago last
Sunday evening. He was out in the
river in a skitf, and while engaged in an
effort to move some drift wood which
had become lodged against one Of the
ice breakers near the bridge, his boat
was upset and drifted out of his reach,
After a life and death struggle he sue
ceeded in climbing tree, where he re-
mained nntil rescued, several hours
later, by neighbor who had been at
tracted thither by Mr.. Meyerding' S
cries for help. It was a close and pref
ty loud call for Mr.. Meyerding, and it
will serve Kim for the remainder Of his
days as 1eminder of tho great flood
of 1881.
Mr.. Nagel's five acre rye field on the
Cottonwood bottom near the city IS
buried out Of sight by sand, which
was deposited over the field by the flood
He had also sown about acres to oats
and this has been all washed away. :.
But Mr.. Nagel is gay and happy still!
all the same, We are informed that
Mr.. Kuehnei opposite the city had al
80 sown considerable wheat on some
portions Of his overhowed land. 1t. is
expected that this, too, will be total
loss.
A portion Of the east approach to the
Cottonwood bridge, near Manderfeld's
was carried away by the flood, and
teams at that point can not cross unit
the new iron bridge is completed. Com
missioner Wagner informs us that the
bridge is not safe for teams to cross
even if the approach was repaired, and
as the contractor for building the new
bridge is liable to commence work any
day, all money expended on the ole
bridge would be just so much thrown
away.
The Sleepy Eye Guzctte has been
informed by Mr.. j. S. Burke that the
town Of Gary has been badly flooded.
A number Of buildings have beer
swept away and the roof Of one OF
them is now lodged in the top Of ;
tree.
Another railroad man, Mr. BidWcll
informed the Gazette that there was
two feet of water on the main stree
in town Of Marshall, one day las
week.
The snow shOvelers who returned
from the west with roadmaster Burk,
last Thursday We're compelled to swim
across a creek near Candy. There
was about one hundred men in tn
crowd, and from all reports they wer,
a hungry and foot-sore lot Of mel
when they reached Sleep Eye.
LOSS OF LIFE.
4 young man named Stafford wht
had attempted to go from Marshall t.
Redwood Falls in a skiff. in compan,
with Roht. Waldron of the forme
place, was drowned q week ago las
Sunday when about seven miles from
his destination. The boat was whirlet
against small tree, and Stafford i'm
pulsively threw out his arms and clutcl
ed the tree, and in an instant the boa
was swept away from under him. Iii:
companion endeavored to bring thu
boat back.to him, but without success
and S afford, who seemed to have los
all presence of mind, let go his holi
upon the tree and was swept away by
the'rushing water. A liberal reward
is offered for the recovery of Stafford
body. He had on diagonal .worstet
suit and rubber boots. Height abou
6 #; weight about It's pounds. Darl
complexion, black eyes and mustache
Age about 25 years. Information OF
the recovery of his body may be SEN
II. d. Chollar, Redwood Falls, or Rev
Mr.. Hanley, Marshall, Mimi.
n man named J. Burrows wa!
drowned while crossing flooded Ia
vine near Huron, D. T., on last wee!
Tuesday. He was on his way HON
from Huron, where he had been t.
telegraph to his mother at Winona no
to come out Oh visit to him until til
high water subsidized. A few hour
after the receipt of his telegram hi
mother received a second, announcln
her sons death.
One or two other cases of accident
al drowing are also reported to hav
occurred further down the river, on
being 4 farmer near LIE Sueur.