The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-01

post office block even; but the most serious over
flow In the city was In the neighborhood OF the
glass factories at the low ground on both sides
Of the canal. North Of the canal there became
pond full mile in length east and west, and eX-
tending north to the railroad track. The win
dow glass works were nearly surrounded the
water coming within about four feet OF the Office,
which stands on high ground. The bottle works
Of the same company were also surrounded, the
store house east of the factory remaining 40 for
some days. South Of the canal the space cover
ing three or four blocks was flooded, destroying
the truck gardens Of large number OF people
unable to lose the property, (Which we're indeed
the work OF hours before and after long days
work elsewhere,) filing cellars and isolating
dwellings,.
The canal and sidecut, Of course, filled rapidly
with water. The gates at the acqueduct were at
the foot OF the basin on Columbus street; but at
both places great deal Of hard work was neces.
sary to keep the gates free of debris.
From all parts of the county come reports Of
washouts and flooded fields. Near Wenona the
rain "washed the approaches to all the township
bridges quite badly. The water was oyer the
bridge two miles west Of town, to depth of two
feet, but 1t did not move. On the road south OF
Esq. Judd's two bridges were washed out" In
the village of Rutland in the same neighbor-
hood, John Peters had a horse and two hogs
killed by lightning on Sunday. The lightning
knocked down another horse that stood in the
same stable. Mrs. Peters received quite a shock
while standing at the window Of their dwelling
On the Rock Island read between La Sale and
Geneseo there were Ii washouts on Saturday and
Sunday, besides several on the Peoria branch,
leaving gaps varying from % to 500 feet. In
some places the entire cmbankment is gone for
some distance, requiring not only the construc-
tion Of culverts, but big job of filing, before
the track can be relaid. The night passenger
east ran into washout Saturday night miles
west OF Geneseo. and the engine, baggage and
express car were dtched. The engineer was Sc
verely but not fatally scalded The embankment
FOR some distance each way from the wreck is
washed away, making it difficult TO clear the
wreck. The train was due here ct $50 but ar
rived only at A. NJ. Sunday. Sundays rain
made several more breaks, one near Ottawa and
Others east of this city. A mail has gone west
through here daily since Monday, but no passen-
ger trains went east over the road from beyond
Peru before Thursday afternoon, all through
trains passing east from Rock Island over the c.
B. e. q. until yesterday. The first mail received
from the west beyond Bureau since Saturday
night arrived at 2:33 p. ". Thursday; which
came from Peoria, the washout near Chillicothe
having been repaired.
On the c. B. & @. there were five washouts be-
60 all
taken away, on Sunday. In this section the rain
was probably heavier than at Ottawa. These
breaks were repaired during Sunday night by
construction trains from Streator and Aurora
and no trains were delayed
Several bridges we're washed away on the Chi
cago road in Rutland.
The lower road to UticS has been covered with
water most of the week, the washing leaving q
few dangerous places In che township OF Utica
On which the commissioners are at work.
All the low lands east OF Ottawa along the
canal were flooded and crops destroyed.
J. II. Rowe's barn, In the rear Of the Ottawa
House, was struck by lightning on Sunday, but
not much damaged.
There was a slight break in the canal at Mar
settles, which was all the damage done that
property.
Fox river rose eight feet on Sunday, between
four o'clock and nine atzight, but next morning
had lost at least six feet OF the rise.
A party Of four ladies and gentlemen, of Strea.
tor, started Sunday morning for Deer Park. Just
as they reached the Park the rain began to fall.
"Then there was a rush for the carriages" says
the Monitor, land as the horses went dashing up
the road the rapid roaring rivulet rose up to the
box, and every one sat IN mute terror at the d.
vine dispensstion, except two Of the young peo-
pie, OF opposite sexes, who with returning feel.
ings Of piety sang good old Methodist tune in
hopes to appease the anger of the storm and save
their summer clothes. But still the clouds wept
and the forlorn pleasure seekers rode away to
Utica, but finding no shelter there drove on
through rain and mud to Ottawa, and there re-
ported they had got lost on their way home from
a funeral. StreatOr was reached in the gray
dawn, and miner on his way to work, seeing
them driving silently up alleys and back streets,
struck bonanza by agreeing to keep his mouth
shut" 1t got out, however.
Our friends ~. d. H." and DR.. Weis, coroner,
made similar pilgrimage, but fortunately made
q call on Mr.. Clayton for dinner. They didn't 90
into the Park; but used 'the eye.water" as the
Arabian fable directs, and having thus seen the
Park came home just in time to escape the river
flood on the road.
The Telephone.
There was young girl had two beauX;
The best looking one was named MeauX;