Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-04-29
THE MONTREAL FLOOD.

The Ice Finally Breaks Away and the VS.
tiers Recede - A Costly Summing Up Of
Damages Nearly Two Million DollarS
Worth of Property Acknowledgements
From the Home Government - Relic
Operations.
MONTREAL, Cam, April 21-A few min
utes before noon yesterday slight move
ment of the ice was visible from the tow.
er of the City hall, and shortly afterward
the entire field, which for the last six
days has remained steadfast in front OF
the city, moved out. The movement be-
came general, and as the huge fields OF
lake ice forced themselves into the chan.
mel opposite Tongue Isle, passage was
quickly opened which by one O'Clock had
almost cleared the river in front of the
city. The water commenced recedine
with extraordinary rapidity, and in less
than an hour the register at the harboI
commissioners showed fall of eighteen
inches. Nuns island once more com.
menced to reassert itself. The houses
on the Lachine road, ST. Gabriel, on the
south side, were again free from water,
and the country beyond and in the rear OF
La Prairie was almost free from the inun-
dation. All along ST. Lombard shore,
and extending far back into the fields, the
country is white with ice deposited by the
water This is easily discernible as far
as BrOSSeuS and on the other side of the
Grand Trunk track.
The shove which cleared the harbor ap-
peared to block again just at the head of
Boucherville Island, and for about half
an hour the water rose very rapidly in
the vicinity of Tongue Isle.
About p. m. the ice moved again,
and appeared to be clear as far as the
other end of Boucherville Island in both
channels. BY midnight the city was
free from water except the sewage and
back water.
The following is fair estimate of dam.
ages: Wholesale dry goods, $250,000;
retail dry goods, $75, 900; wholesale gro
wholesale hatters,. $4,000; wholesale
furrers, $l50,00O; wholesale clothiers,
100000 retail clothiers, 100000; sugar
refineries, 100000 various factories,
$15O,OOO; furniture dealers, $25, 600; pro-
vision dealers, $4,000; millinery, whole.
sale, S25 200; boot and shoe nanufacto.
ries, S55, 900: warehouse goods in bond,
$4,000; saloons and liquors, $4,000;
Grand Trunk workshops, $4,000;
Grand Trunk track and cars, $1,000;
Central Vermont track and cars, $500;
IOtdl, Sl,It0,UOU. 10 tnlo olloulu uC tsuu'
ed at least 100000 damage to small
stocks. 1t will cost 100000 to repair the
streets, while the gas company and the
electric light company are losers to the
amount of $4,000 each.
The following telegram was received
yesterday:
OTTAWA. ONT, April 20, 1886.
To his Worship, the Major of Montreal:-
His Excellency has received the following
cablegram from the Secretary of State for
the Colonies:
Il have heard with regret the accounts of
the floods in Montreal. 1 trust the damage
is not so serious represented. l greatly
sympathize with the sufferers.
ISignedI GRANVILLE"
win you kindly enable him to answer
Lord Granville'S questions as to the extent
of the injury?
lSignedl Fl. STREATFIELD,
Governor Generals Secretary
In answer the foil owing was dis
patched:
MONTREAL, April 20.
HIS EXCELLENCY, THE MARQUIS OF LASS
DOwNE, OTTAWA: Although the damage to
property is serious, am happy to say that
the water is recedng and the flood is prac-
tically over. Montreal thanks Her Majesty's
Government for sympathies extended under
the circumstances.
[signedI H. BEAUGRAND,
Mayor.
The relief committee has been busy all
day, and has alleviated all suffering by
generous distribution of food. The City
Council gave $4,000 for this purpose
Monday night. The streets are now free
from water,