Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-29
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Fearful Flood.

< This county was visited last week with
series of wind and rain storms which
equalled, if they did not distance, any
thing within the memory of ''the Oldest
inhabitant. The ball opened Thurs
day afternoon with visitation from a
wind storm which at times almost reach
ed the proportions of hurricane. 1t
was accompanied by heavy rainstorm
that made the streets take on an appear
ance of small rivers. Shade trees suffer
ed considerably from the wind, as well
as, in few instances, fruit trees The
chimney. on the bank building of Geo.
w. Ryland q Co., was also blown down.
The damage, however, in the city was
hardly as much as might have been
looked for. The clouds continued their
threatening appearance until Saturday
morning when the disturbance of the
elements eliminated in one of the heav-
lest rains known in this section. Fortu
nately it was unaccompanied by wind,
as otherwise much damage might have
been done. The streets were filled with
water and the cutters We're running with
the force of mill tails. The damage
from this succession of rains outside.
and throughout the northern and west
ern part of the county, is said to be enor-
nous. From all parts comes news of
disaster and Encouragement. West of
Grantevery bridge is reported as washed
away. At Flora Fountain the water rose
eighteen feet above low water mark.
or within one foot of the bridge, which
stood the rush of waters finely. AT
Porter's the flats were flooded and travel
stopped for some time.
Beetown was flooded, the water being
several feet deep in the main street.
Mr.. Johnson, the stage driver, inform
ed HERALD representative that he had
to wait a half hour on one trip for the
flood to subside enough to enable him
to get to the postoffice. At Blooming
eOi N'btiS anu otliCI SboCk were swept
helplessly down the raging torrent but
so far as could be learned all were secur-
ed safely North Andover was visited
by the storm of Thursday and Il black
smith shop, together with much agricul-
tural machinery, washed away. The
water was foot deep in Mr.. Alderson's
store and for a time it. was feared the
structure would 90 but the subsistence
of the storm saved it. News from Cass-
vile is to the effect that all the build
ings situated on the branch below the
brewery were washed down stream, but
no estimate Of the amount of damage is
given. All this however is but drop
in the bucket compared with the damage
which has been inflicted on growing
crops. As an illustration of the swift
and clean work of the storm, forty-iiye
acres of corn belonging to Adam Mink
of Waterloo, was washed out, not Il hill
being left. Yet the same bad fortune
throughout the county. This is a serious
set back to the corn crop which has al
ready suffered seriously from the cold,
wet spring, and viii be severely felt by
farmers and also incidentally by all the
inhabitants of the county. No estimates
of the damage done has yet been given,
but it will undoubtedly foot up thou
sands of dollars, and that at season of
the year when it is almost impossible to
make the loss good by replantirg. 1t
will take the best of weather and all of
fortunes fayors to enable farmers once
more to get on a moderately good foot
ing by the close of the season. SO des-
tructive series of storms have not made
their appearance for a long time past
and it is to be hoped will not return
soon.