The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-09-26

That part of the North side which was in
undated is a low fiat along the river, occu-
pied principally by one-story frame dwellings
of poor people. The scene has already been
described in general in these dispatches, and
a more careful survey only emphasizes the
seriousness of the disaster. The bank of the
river rises quite abruptly for a few few
feet to an elevation of about one hundred or
so feet wide back to Forest street, on which
is the track of the Milwaukee road. and
which is depressed three or four feet below
the lots on either side. The strip between
this and the river was well filled with popu-
lous shanties, and when the big rise occurred
Wednesday night the people at first refused
to leave. When the logs came down, how
ever, and battered at their doors. nothing was
left for them but to flee. They found
that Forest street, which they must cross,
was a rushing river, whose depth was more
than the stature of a man, and full OF crash
ing logs. The crossing was made success
fully, however, and as far as eau be learned
not a life was lost, nor was any serious
injury incurred The flood made great havoc
with these little houses. They were ioated
away i'll every imaginable shape. The topog-
raphy of the land is entirely changed The
drive along the river front is gone. and with
it liz annihilated fifteen or twenty feet of the
rear of the lots. What were fertile gardens
are now beds OF quicksand and sawdust, or
ponds and creeks. the whole covered with
logs on which one may walk over the whole
district without touching the ground. Forest
streetand its railway track is piled with logs
three feet deep. A smart lawyer could no
interesting legal complications. For in
stance, one mans wood pile floats off
to the premises of his third or fourth neigh
Dor; whose will, be the wood, and what out
. slider can decide MS to its identity? A mans
house floats q block or so and finds an
anchorage in some one else's back yard. If
The building is worthless and it's owner don't
a k it away. can he be sued for trespass?
Such are someeof the problems which will
arise to the legal mind
THE LOSSES.
The principal loser here is August Huyssen,
h owns and irents eight of these little
dwellings,. His Stonants arc all poor. and
many OF them lose their little all. Mr.. Hugs
SENS loss, including his own premises, which
were quite ornamental, will amount to
$4,000 Other 1ssers in this vicinity on
houses and contents are: A. Anderson, 5000;
Pierre Neinsger, 5000; C.. Sclcsser, $500;
William Ulrich, $500; Peter Warner,
$4,000. On the east side of Forest street
and the RAILWAY track, and on cross streets,
great damage was;feund. The houses there
were mostly two4story frames occupied by
Norwegians and hSwedes. The principal
losers are
Chris Sack, residence, 5000: William sehrie-
Pete Jefferson, residence, 800; Lena Hole, resi-
dence., 500; Adolpl sasska, residence, $500;
residence, $500; Lars Nelson, residence, sI75;
g Jol,ason, resideRee, 500; 2 Gordon, resi-
residence and fastors, $4,000; marsea,
SsGo; 4 RESIDENCE c; ois $500: store &. S. s seeiw,oe {.
residence, $500; Mrs. ,etarland, residence,
500: Madison hotel, $500; g. Yum. residence,
500; Laner & Bransteads' store, $4,000 Run
stead block $500: William Gilman resi-
dence. $500; Anton Meyer, residence, $4o0; J.
H. Gull, residence, 5000: q. Ellison. residence,
3Grln. rh,,uNIr YosFlns,nn GJnn. l. Enlh.ry
residence, $3.50; Oh HaNsoD, residence, $500;
Miss Berr. laundry, 5000: tivesor six residences
near near P 1aasI,l an, mills alS.r Owned 7 ny Ole ole M n nd9
These are Only the principal losers. There
being a great number of little houses demol-
isked, the foreign names of WHOSE owners 1t
DIS impossible 10 obtain correctly, much less
to4end by telegraph.
ON lARsTow sTssEEd.
On Barstow street, going NORTH from The
bridge and on the East side. losses are:
ullrich 4 Esgapdis, store, 5000 S; Arnold.
1853: NH Holmes nessG Saloon nl0 81, d Nsse FAR B ssSss.
store. $3.50; A. Halvefeon, store. $500: S. Strum,
store, 1900: Simpsons Co: store. $500; Ide 8
o. La Lende, barber, $500: J. Rosenbloom, tin
s IS S $40; s Msaaaos Is, S M sslgds aea and
h'ah. as ssfs1S: ,sses; PAU a bresas hs1,
s sasN5:' Mei HSGp. srooeries .s si.aoo; Il IL se asSan,
butcher. 800: s. G. Pesick gents furnishing.
$500: Larson & Johnston grocery. 800; zen
saloons, Sl0e each. Other aesses on the North
side were: J. G. Olson, cigars aed tobacco, $500;
II. Peterson, saloon and dwelling. $500: C. p,
Johnson, hotel ard dwelling. $1,000; Eric Skara-
SEN. hotel, $500: John r. Wilson, DWELL
Ming, 5000: john Higgins. dwelling, $500:
Eaasus Olson, dwelling, $500; Hugh Carey.
6weiling, 1900: Bersang d GirnaH. tobacco.
A3OO; John .Girnard. dwelling, 1 CASTOR
Hrothery. boiler shop 5000; Frank Nc
b9S tel, 500: D. B. Campbell dwelling, $500; w,