The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-09-19
The Causes and Effects of the Inundstion at
Eau Claire Fairly Con-
sidered.
No Business Firms Are Seriously Affected by
the Disaster-Addltional List
of Losses.
Relief Work at Home and Abroad Drowning
Of Mr.. David Cover Of saltwater
.a Minor Mishaps.
Causes and Effects of the Flood.

From the ST. Paul Pioneer Press, Sept Is
Eau Claire is recovering from the dismay
which overwhelmed her last week; and heT
people on looking over the situation, find
that their loss, great as it is, is not irretriey-
able, and are taking heart Of grace to repair
the damage done by the food 1t taught
them some lessOns-deaIly, it is true; but the
cost Of which will be well covered If they are
needed Mr. f. P. Putnam, cashier Of the
Chippewa Valley bank, interested in many
large commercial establishments in the city.
SAYS to-day, the reason of the great damage
is tina the people made the mistake of build
ing on low ground next 10 the river. They
might have gone TO the bluff 10 build Just as
wei. and escaped the disaster. If the city
had sssnt one-tenth Of the money in making
streets on the 6luI that II has in fixing roads
near the nver, the population would have
stretched farther back
~WhAt wIl be the permanent effect Of the
sood On the Interests Of the cityY- WAS asked.
AEood enc We have learned lessons - to
xSzs Kz5 Low % baIld bridges and how to
make fozz3u-suzs Private citizens have not
p453 - ZEzA attention as they ought 70 the
rFx vzAGs R@E2rs, and rs q rsEalt these uumer-
uEs Ag~ AL EEsT bEi1EsS have been built and
EwsTr KwEy Tss ~1s srob2bly now take hold
EzE G8EzSs ~ ogZZEI 70 sas 20 II thai bridges
RaI2 ~ fEws-- ZS1E- and OF better c0nx-rue-
EG ard EEE EszE3R E2clZrAg=1 20 build farther
KFEv zz 1bs zrE one EooS rssall o. the
@sshsF = 1nE1 4 LAS 6111zs1rsz@d the strength
w me EEz Ri -BsaT1r q DEES Improvement
ezEEENEE &C wE1rh we EsE rs-v prona Il has
Axssl kaExZ taE1 ThErcEz h1I5 All the legS that
nguF auwI- -hR 1zEv r2Ass q The rFey where
GhEE AI ps he'd n tGE- s41Ds ne Chippewa
RkLs E8n 81 gI Ths VIII give lrrnbernsn
Eus mzHEsRGzzs-s BzzA5Hn1A IN the eligibility
&C EHr E1x ask 3arKr8ar fgr tbeg bzzinssS
LOSSES II EClEEZlZZ.
wExs EaEv E=S heavy are pretty evenly distrsb-
E1ed and nuzs ~ ttsm are cr1TR2sl as Ak in
q raE13un -1 Eppws sm rUr bank carries . aUm-
bE m snsm Es SANG way with TIE gen
G uusln=Hs e LIE G1T. While there IL no in
KErxnne or damages ahs A0ss&B 1lEa0st every ease
IL nOa tEEal and the stability Of tbs houses viii
U0f De affected
do ron expect much suffering among the
poor tits winter On aooouut q the ealamityr
~Ga The ETesSz5 necessities o. those made
hDuseiess are RAing provided for. The repairs
whiSb the food makes necessary win furnish
wgrk f0r everybody. The mills too, viii start
up tn = couple Of weeks
THE cAUgR OF ZEK DISASTER
Speaking Of the cause of the disaster, Mr..
Purram said:
understand that the men in charge Of the
dams mp the river were not 81 their posts when
the f0od came, and neglected TO open the gates,
gently. WIS penned mp until II burst the bounds
and came down az destructive flood II this
charge rs true, 1t shows very serious dereiction-
on theig part,