St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-13
The Damage or Wdter at Eau Claire.

opeClal Telegram 10 the GlOOe.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Sept. 12.-The water here
has been falling all day, and some idea of the
damage sustained can be gained The estimate
of loss of property has been placed too high.
The fall of water to-day is six feet, and no more
damage will be done, and people will begin at
once to repair that sustained Paint creek dam,
four miles above Chippewa Falls, gave way this
afternoon, and seven million feet of logs con-
fined there were swept away, but are held in
Dells dam, mile from here. The breaking
of the dam caused the water to rise a little here,
and great excitement ensued, No fears are now
entertained however.
Work has already commenced on damage done
to streets, but the business of the city is para
lyzed. Seven bridges have been swept away,
three belonging to the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, and four to the city, between here and
Chippewa Falls. Three bridges have been swept
away at Chippewa Falls. Two railroad bridges
and one wagon bridge over the river and two
bridges over Duncan creek were lost. The
Omaha bridge in Chippewa Falls and here are
standing. All the booms up the river are swept
away, and logs are lodged at Delrs or went be-
low. About go, 900, 900 are held at Delrs dam,
and 80, 100000 passed below to Portervile
First avenue is entirely washed out from Price
street to the river, distance of one mile. On
the east side of the street there is not house
left standing, and on the west side many were
damaged and destroyed. Second avenue is filed
with water tonight for half mile, and Water
street for quarter of mile. All the streets
on the west side between the river and Fourth
avenue were under water when the flood was
highest. and are more or less damaged, while the
water on the north and east sides
up to Barstow street was from
three inches to three feet in depth. All of the
lower portion of the Third ward was submerged,
the water being from six inches to twelve feet in
depth. and all of Shawtown up to Seventh ave-
nue. was under water. While these are now clear
of water, the damage done it will take q long
time to repair. None of the mills were carried
away, but all are more or less damaged On the
west side tonight no streets are covered with
water except First and Second avenues The
water has been recedlng ell day. but tonight it is
stationary.
The heaviest loss falls on the poor people,
many of their houses being swept away and
damaged. The sufferers are being provided for
by private families, and seventy-fye are quar-
erred in the Young Mems Christian association
tent, and 100 in the court house. Three young
men went down the river in a boat to examine
the damage, and were thrown in the water and
passing.
-Four boats have gone to the Chippewa bot
toms to rescue food sufferers. Between here
and Wabashaw there is scarcely q mile of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway bed re-
manning. Prominent officials of the road visited
the city to-day to examine the damage and sec to
repairing it.
| Among the principal sufferers are the follow
| lowing:
Johanna's block. loss So, 900.
| Bonnel's photograph gallery. $4,000
Cappers two buildings, $4,000.
Godding's drug store, $1,000.
Stephens vehicle store, $1,000.
Barns of the Street Car company, $1,000.
Mathews mill, $4,000.
| Gas works, $4,000.
Twenty houses on lower portion of First and
| Second avenues, $4,000.
Twenty-Five houses on the north side. $685.
600.
It is impossible to form any estimate OF the
damage done to railroad property. The city
properly loss including bridges, win reach $780,