The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1884-09-18
Losses at Eau Claire.

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
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 eEher 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 rushing river, whose depth was more
than the stature of man, and full of crash
ing logs The crossing was made success
fully, however, and as far as can be learned
not life was lost, nor was any serious
injury incurred The flood made great havoc
with these little houses They were foated
away in every imaginable shape. The topog-
raphy of the land is. entirely changed The
drive along the river front is gone and with
it is annlhilated 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
district without touching the ground. Forest
street and its railway track is piled with logs
three feet deep smart lawyer could no
doubt involve these poor people in some
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 as to its identity? mans
house floats book or SO and finds an
anchorage in some one else's back yard If
the building is worthless and it's owner don't
take 1t away, can he be sued for trespass?
Such are some of the problems which will
arise to the legal mind
THE LOSSES.
The principal loser here is August Huyssen.
who owns and rents eight of these little
dwellings,. His tenants are all poor and
many OF them lose their little all. Mr. Huvs-
SENS loss, including his own premises which
were quite ornamental, will amount to
81 ,OO0 Other losers in this vicinity on
houses and contents are: A Anderson, 5000;
Pierre Neinsger, 5000; G. Sclosser, 1900;
William Ulrlch, $1,000; Peter Warner,
s., 600 On the east side of Forest street
great damage was found The houses there
were mostly two-story frames occupied by
Norwegians and Swedes. The principal
losers are
Chris Sack, residence, 5000; William schrie-
Der. residence $550:J. Repricht, residence $500;
Pete Peterson, residence, 800; Lena Hole. resi-
dence, 800; Adolph Sasska, residence. $500:
Joe senenkugle, 5000; F. White, residence,
$500; C. Falls, residence 800: A. Huyssen
residence, $500: Lars Nelson, residence $175;
C. Johnson, residence, 500; P. Gordon, resi-
Ssn1s s2oo iesdand Bars s6e sos W
$500: J: G. Olson, store, $500: 9,
residence, $500: Mrs. Garland. residence
800: Madison hotel, 5000: r YUM residence
800; Luner & Bransteads' store, $4,000; Run
stead block $500; William Bachmann resi-
dence. 800; Anton Meyer. residence, 1900; J.
III. Gull, residence, 5000; G. Ellison, residence
5000; John Olson, residence, 800; E. Solberg,
residence, $3.50; Ole Hanson, residence $500:
Miss Berg, laundry, 5000; five or six residences
near Phoenix mills, owned by Ole Mortimer.
Jacob Lorbe and others damaged over 81 600
oe1ng great number of little houses demol-
Ished, the foreign names of whose owners it
is impossible to obtain correctly, much less
to send by telegraph.
ON BARsTow STREET
On BarsJow street. going north from The
bridge and on the East side losses are:
UIlrich & Nygardis, store, 5000: S. Arnold,
saloon, 5000: Nelson Bros, general store,
81 300: Mr.. Holmes, saloon, s., 900: Farr Bros,
store $3.50; A; Haiverson. store, $500; s. strum,
store, 5000; Simpson d Co.. store $500; Idle e
Co., store, $500: Nelson &c Palmer. store, 5000;
,I La k1nde' barber s1Go R9senbIoom tin
va Bum saioons each eeo ans
Link, bakery. $1,000; A. q. Hol-
land, dwelling $500: Paul Bromsted,
furniture, $500: Holm &c Thompson, dry goods,
$500; McIntire. groceries. 81, 200; H. Schwan,
butcher, $500; S. G. Posick, gents furnishing
$500: Larson & Johnston, grocery. $500: ten
saloons, 800 each. Other losses on the North
side were: J. C. Olson, cigars and tobacco $500;
II. Peterson, saloon and dwelling, $500: C. r.
Johnson, hotel and dwelling, 81 900; Eric skam-
sen, hotel hotel, $500; John F. Wilson, dwell
Mangus Olson, dwelling, $500; Hugh Carey |
dwelling, $500: Bersang d Girnan, tobacco |
$500; John Girnard, dwelling, 500: CASTOR
Brothers, boiler shop. $1,000; Frank Nc
hotel, 5000: D.: B. Campbell, dwelling, $500; w,
F. RideIl. dwelling, 800; Sam Regelman, dwell
ing, 5000; Olson 6 Foss, saloon and livery
stable, 81 200: N. ]. Anderson. dwelling, S4OO;
3. Storm, two dwellings,, 5000; Jung & Bur
ebert, beer depot. 81, 100
These figures are obtained in majority of |
cases from owners. To the above damage |
on the North side must be added the loss of |
the track of the Milwaukee road, damage to |
rolling stock and depot of over So, 900. Over |
100000 feet Of logs foated into and on |
most OF the North side property.
IN OTHER DISTRICTS.
Madison, Hobart Forest, Wisconsin and Gal |
loway streets are badly damaged, filled with |
debris and logs. Many people in this district |
are destitute, and suffering is feared. Nelson |
BROTHERS donated $500 Of tinware to the poor.
Inc water went no farther cast than Barstow
street. The Phoenix mills are also on the North |
nam treasurer OF the Phoenix company, says
that their loss is dry kiln. SOC, 900 feet Of hard
WOOD lumber. and minor damages to mills.
TOTAL, about 81 900.