Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-05-01

The flood in West St. Paul YESTERDAY
showed but little change from its condi
tion at midnight. The water was abou
at the same stage as on the previou!
evening, but it was. little too high tc
please the majority of the inhabitants.
THE MORNING BROKE
upon sea of water as broad as the ex-
panse of land between bluff and bluff
would admit of, and as there were nc
evidences of an Immediate rise the people
on that side of the river did not feel called
upon to exert themselves except as they
were called upon to rescue stock and fur
niture. The major part of the furniture
had been taken out the day before, and
there was little except the least valuable
portion of the household goods to look
after. These consisted of the lightest
and most portable goods, that had been
placed in the upper stories of the houses,
and these were removed with but little
difficulty up to the time the wind, that
came down upon the fat about 11:30,
rendered navigation exceedingly perilous.
No accidents occurred up to that time,
but, without warning, a perfect gale came
down upon the devoted inhabitants and
tossed their houses hither and thither
in the most indiscriminate fashion.
Houses that had withstood the wash of
the waters for days tumbled over from
their foundations and exposed additional
surface to the current, but fortunately
none of them were overcome so far as to
work destruction. The principal part of
the furniture belonging to the inhabi-
tants had been rescued, and there was
little left to save except the chamber sets,
which were of little value
THE GUST or WIND
that struck the fiat about II O'Clock Gre
ated much apprehension but little dam
age. 1t twisted a few houses out Of
shape, but that was all, save that few
boats that happened to be on the fiat be-
low Bridge street were capsized and gave
their occupants good ducking, but
there was fortunately no. casualties
worthy of mention. Three or four per-
sons lost small quantities of household
goods, but the losses were not great.
NARROW ESCAPE.
Shortly before noon-and about the
time the first squall struck the fiat,
Willie, the son of Sergeant Walsh, was
sitting in skiff at the bluff near A street,
preparatory to starting out to save the
goods of a family a short distance off.
The squall struck the boat and swept it
out into the current. Willie had nothing
but q paddle, but he battled bravely
against the swift currents, and eventually
succeeded in getting the boat firmly
moored against a house His father,
Sergeant Walsh, set out in boat, and
succeeded in bringing him ashore The
boy had prepared for emergencies by
stripping ready for swim. On the way
back to shore the Sergeant succeeded in
taking aboard a quantity OF household
goods belonging to neighbor. The re-
port that Willie had been drowned OBJ
tanned general circulation, but happily it
proved to be without foundation
CAPT. sTARKEY's FLAT-BoAT
was abroad in the water at an early hour,
and under command of John Leyde sue
ceeded in reaching the M1ntzer place.
By 2 O'Clock seven horses and four cows
had been taken safely to land. The boat
returned at once, and loaded all the re-
naming stock that could be reached, but
the wind was so high that it was deemed
dangerous to attempt landing. This
was effected, however, towards o'clock,
and all of Mintzers stock save three cows
were successfully landed About eight
head of cattle, aside from those belong
ing to DR.. Mintzer, were rescued and
brought to shore by the barge and her
crew, and many more would have been
rescued but for the high wind, that rem
dered navigation exceedingly perilous,
and prevented the barge from making as
many trips as were necessary.
DnRING THE FORENOON
the houses of Mrs. Sexton, Mrs Hen
messy, and Thomas Brady, that had been
undermined by the current, left their
foundations and toppled over into the
water. None of them were washed
away, however, but were fixed against
the low lands not more than fifty feet
from the original locations, and if the
river continues to fall wiz move no
further down the stream.
THE FALL OF THE RIVER
occasioned great deal of satisfaction to
people generally on the fiat. They had
been fearful that the Mississippi would
rise and send mass of logs and debris
down. AS the afternoon wore Oh and
the water gauge showed no rise, but
rather recession of the waters, the peo-
pie began to feel easier, and those who
had previously allowed their goods to
remain in their houses decided to allow
them to stay there, and towards evening
almost everybody was convinced that the
worst was over, and that nothing could
be gained by efforts to save what little
remained beyond the confines of Bridge
street.
ANOTHER MAN MISSING.
A blind man, whose name could not be
ascertained, disappeared from the land
ing at the bluff near A street early yester-
day morning. His wife, who is totally
blind, as well as a infant. child were
safely housed yesterday morning The
husband, who has partial gift of sight,
enGeavored to row skiff to his residence
short distance from Fifth street but was
not seen afterwards. 1t is feared that he
was carried down the river.
NOT HEARD FROM.
.Denot Authier, who disappeared on
. Friday morning, after having gone over