The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-04-28
DESTRUCTIVE DRAUGHT'S!
Sioux Falls suffers seriously by
the OvQrhOwing River. 1t is
said that 800, 600 will not
Cover the Loss.
Sioux City reported Flooded. Winena
said to have been washed out. 9th
or Minnesota towns.
Sioux Falls

said to have been washed out. 9th
or Minnesota towns.
Sioux Fal1a-
Condensed from Sioux Pals Paragraph April 30
At half past 2 o'clock this morning, the
gorges broke above the backwater Of the
dam and the fields and mountains of ice
moved down with a devilsh force, grit
ting and grinding themselves into the fury
which even such inanimate things must
feel on the brink Of destruction like they
wrought. The St. Paul railroad bridge
withstood the shock, but the Tenth street
wagon bridge succumbed like q
PLAYHOUSE IN A TYPuOON
II wac broken in two in the middle, aud
the east half stranded short distance be-
low. On the forehead of the flood swept
the west half the bridge, plotting the cal>
amiy additional victims. End-frst 1t
struck the Eighth street bridge and knock
ed it bodily from its abu,ments. The
companion wrecks then tloatcd together
10 the verge Of the Cascade, dam where
they were separated by the current. The
Eighth street structure went over sidewise
its end dragging on tue rocky shelves on
the west side below the dam 80 that the
eastern end struck the Pemblna railroad
bridge against which it then lodged
hloadside. The Tenth street bridge then
struck Its companion amidships, and tue
iesistleyS ice followed with force which
would lave made the buttresses of the ev>
crlasting hills quake and tremblc. The
railroad bridge was lifted right into the
air.
Weber's Restaurant, standing just st the
cast end of Eighth street bridge, was
washed across the road say into the dam
and down over the Cascade, together with
Hsnjum's blacksmith shop, Prices barn,
Cochran's stable and Gilberl's ice house.
Then came the bridges, which were fol-
lowed by Ross & McKinnon's carpenter
shop, Bad gers lumber office and dwelling
Cascade mill Office and few small out
buildings ofvarlous kinds. The Riverside
hotel, from each side of which there were
buildings washed, still stands, but the
walls are wrencheG and twisted, the new
addition having been pushed off the foun-
dation. The south west corner of the
foundation wall ct the Cascade mill was
knO cked down.
THE SEVEN COUNTY PRISONERS
in the old calaboose, on the vest bank of
the river, were taken ont Just after the
bridges went, and were taken to basement
Of tie county building. They had look
ed out Of their prison window upon the
gorging and crashing bridges, and sbso-
lutte liberty would not have been more
welcome to them than the rescue from
their threatened situation.
NO HUMAN LIFE WAS LOST
Although there were no specific indica
atoms Of an overflow last evening most OF
the Inhabitants of the small buildings be-
tween the Pembina grade and the river,
moved out, for 1t was felt that sooner or
later the flood must come
THE QUEEN BEE MILL.
was surrounded by the flood, but only its
new office building was disturbed. This
was fine two story structure, and was
whirled down to the brink OF the FALLS.
This pen will not attempt any description
of the tempestuous grandeur Of Of the
falls thcmselves-lt would be sacrilege.
Tho rise was probably about two.ve
feet, and it came all at once, flooding the
basement of Enerson's block, abou,
foot and Il half, and Bridge & Harris' sa>
loon, II Glherl's bottling works and e;h>
er places on the level proporlionSlly.
no ESTIMATE CAN BE MADE
as to tho total amoun. Of loss The fol-
lowing items have been reported as APP
proximatio"s: Z. Price, Riverside house
$1,000; McKinnon s. Ross, loss to shop,
tools etc., $2,50O; Cascade mill $500;
county bridges S2,5o0 railroad bridge
$4,000; Queen Bee mill company, $500
There are dozens of other losses, but no
figures can now he obtained.