The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-09-25
THE EAST SIDE

+, The East side Is the principal mart Of Eau
Claire, and the partwhich was inundated was
substantially built, so that to the, EYE, ct
!east, there Is as: yet but little injury to
the buildings Figures - to losse. tofheir
occupants are az yet u,iattainhble, "as the
tn Easements Most of them ARE yet under
water, and the goods inaccessible Many Of
such stocks will be found uninjured by the
water The, principal fetal business is
saloonkeeping, and the proprictofs Of these
they find out whether their spirits are still in
the barrels The following is. however, the
list of the losses az they could be ascertained
to-day. Only a partial list of the losses can
be given on the East side: ;;
Gurnan & Doherlnan, shop $1,000; John
A. Weise1rgger, residence, $500; + L"ngdon''
store, $500; Windsor house, 81 900; johnson &
Murphy n, r' livery. $3.50; E. A: Ballard, drugs.
$Soo; ,s s. j. Smith, grocer; 5000 Mcc.mSer
Harrigan & Rankin, taiors, $500; C. r. Dun
can, jeweler, $500: Mrs: Steppler, restaurant !;
total loss, G W: Chappell, Keyler l. Co., Rich.
Misses Masse, w. H. Kreeland, shute l. smith,
G. W. Robertson. wholesale liquors; $1,000:
t1rn $S99 o HiT Wt;t s Hartman sxars and
Young Bros, trunk manufactory; $500. Gle
sash; doors and blinds; $500. Mrs. 6. +. Por-
a. II.
+. Putnam, dwelling; $3.50. Opera house, $500.
hardware $500 Williams wiilisn,s nf fSpni
Chicago carpet store, $3.50. Charles Albenburg,
dry goods; 1900. N. s. Stein, clothing; $500
Sam Ellis il Livery stable; 800. Matthias Kneer,
Thirty Or forty residences on South liver
street Had their rear ftnces next to the river
carried away and their yards tilled with
debris. which causes damages approximate
ing $l5O each. Some Of the brick blocks
show signs of settling some as the water re-,
cedes, but it is hoped they will not be
rendered unstable. From Main: to Kelsey
street, along Barstow, stocks in cellars are
damaged from $1OO to $500 There are no
reasons for changing estimates made in Sun,
days PIONEER Press, that the total losses are
not over 81 100000,
DR1FTwooD.
On its own part the city of Eau Claire is
Offering all possible relief to flood sufferers,
while private individuals are not backward
Offers OF aid, generous offers of assistance,
have come from outside to private individ.
uals and firms, but in the main Eau Claire
VIII care for it's needy. The opera house is
drying out rapidly, and the upholstery and
furnishings are damaged but little. The ex-
pecation is that it can be opened again in
almost as good condition as before, Steam
pumps OF the Galloway house saved the
valuable contents of it's basement from
U"Ah"SC, anu Iuc isSSlSGduCe GQ6y OHGrcO
their nelghbors prevented flooding in some
OF their buildings. An alarm from the fire
bells ut q o'clock this morning frightened
many citizens, some of whom thought it an
nounced another flood but it was only
small blaze. Services were held in most of
the churches to-day; and texts were in ref
erence to floods. and the great danger es.
capped
The loss Of life in the city, SO far rs is
known, is confined to one person. Consid-
erlng, the extent of the flood and it's sudden
ness this is remarkable Other drownincs
III the valley are three men, one woman and
above and have not been found vet.
Since Thursday noon the river has fallen
twenty-five feet, and is within five or six
rate of decline it will reach by Tuesday
Indications tonight favor rain, but no
fears are expressed of another freshet
On the excursion train which came from
Menomonce to Eau Claire to-day, $50 was
taken up for sufferers by the flood
THE MINIATURES LOSSES
MILWAUKEE, Special Telegram, Sept H.
General superintendent Clark, OF the St. Paul
road, has not vet returned from che scene Of
the Chippewa river floods. where he went ON
Friday He is personally overseeing the
work OF repair going on there.
NO DAMAGE AT DURAND.
DuEAND; Wis, Special, Sept. II. - This
reached Il point two feet above the high
water of 1880, but there was ito damage ex-
cept to cellars. The bridge across the
Chippewa is all right. Beef Slough boom
and the mills below will round up all logs
that come down.