The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1888-04-14

doned- Lolclands Submerged and Fences
and O,abuildiagS Carried Aacay.
-sroux Cry. Iowa. April 6.-During a violent
electric storm yesterday. cyclone passed over the
city from southwest TO northeast The funnel shaped
roaring noise 1t struck in but one place ON the ex-
IRENE northwest part of the city, and then reDouho
ed in the air, passing ~apidly over the western
AT the place where the cloud struck, it picked up
the residence of Mark Modlin and hurlcd " 70 tne
ground in the of the lot. Mrs. Aodiln was
severely injured. The house of MT. Richmond was
wrecked and barn near by was split into klndiing
wood Mr. Modlin says he saw two clouds form and
meet and in moment his house was hurleu from
its foundation.
Al Sibley a tornado swept over the country, doing
immense damage to property. Without moments
warning the wind rose from slight breeze 10 a
hurricane, and in a short time chimneys, fences,
resting places and hurled through the air. large
chimney on the public school building crashed
through the roof into te midst o. me ; S @
was hurt. The agricultural warehouse oil Grant q
Hanna was moved from its foundation and nov
stands at angle of 10 degrees. Reports from me
rural districts bring intelligence of damage TO stock
The house of Jacob Brooks was lifted from It's
foundation and torn into fragments
The flood on the Missouri, Immediately above
Sioux City, has been the hfghestand most ulsasstrous
since the memorable inundaton OF the spring OF
lsSl The region inundated is the low ground on
the Dakota side, above the Sioux ziyer During lhe
breaking of the ice two weeks ago an lmmense !;
below Elk Point. A dam was formed. and the
whole expanse of low country overfowed
In every direction for miles tie whole country
was under water. Elk Point was q diminutiye
island in a vast sea of angry waters. me country
there is thiekly settled, and many farmers nad
already removed their live stock the bluffs Most
of the houses are built on eminences, but IN most
cases the flood overlooked these also; Some live
stock was lost, but how much is not known, as II
has been impossible TO reach the country. Just be-
low Elk Point the county authorities have dug an
immense ditch along the line OF the lowest depres-
the Sioux
off flood waters.
This ditch carried a flood of waters with great
violence into the Sioux river above the ST Paul
Railroad bridge. There was thus vast river
several miles wide sweeping across the lowlands
It plowed out the ditch and threatened 70 enahge
tore away fences, hay stacks, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and everything In is way i Is nov earhee from
pany, that about four miles of the railroad track
was washed out this side of Elk Point.
The violence of the current may be inferred from
the fact that about mile and quarter OF inc
track, including railroad ties and iron, has been
carried two miles away from the roadbed and LETT
in the fields. The Sioux river swollen by the Hood
waters of the Missouri, rapidly accumulated great
mass of drift wood and ice against the railroad
bridge. The pressure sufficient to move the
bridge three feet and would have swept the struc-
ture entirely away but for the precautions taken by
the railroad company to save inc 6pdgg es
day night the gorge which had caused all the trouble
suddenly broke. The confined flood rushed down
stream like race horse and with an ol1nous roar
ing sound. The rise here was 10 feet in less than
two hours and the lower part of the city was threat
ened. $50,
Above, in the region of Elk Point the water still
stands deep on the low grounds, and 1t VIII u ke
many days before it be drained off, iii thought
no lives have been lost
CHICAGO, April 6.-The greatest freshet ever
known in that countrywas experienced last night III
the town of Rock Falls Iowa. The iron bridge, LOO
feet long and the DAM are both gone, and the dam
age to property there Will not fall snort Of S2oOOO
About two weeks ago the ice in the shell koek river
in extent and some places piled up twenty feet
high. The heavy rain of Thursday loosened the
water in the creeks, which poured in a reissues
torrent into the river forcing it beyond its banks
and loosening the ice gorge, which came down the
river with sueh force that Nm g,i, pS
Falls was completely inundated; houses and barns
were crushed and swept away and III some instances
no yestage remains of what was before substantial
structure The house of Mr.. Cruikshank, in which
he lived with his wife and three children, was
crushed like an egg shell.
ice and water got out of bed, and before he could
light lamp the water in his chamber was up 70
his waist. He pushed two of his children through
trap-door, following them, his wife with her babe
refusing to leave. The woman rushed with her
child to the upper story of the house just as it was
Welding TO the force of the food and escaped
through the roof by jumping on the floating ice
where they remained for TWO hours until daylight
when neighbors rescued them.
A house in which Mrs. Anderson lived with her
five children was swept from its foundation ana
alighted against some trees where it lodged, the
woman and child escaping on the floating ice where
they remained bareooted and in their nlghtclothes
until daylight, when the water receded and their
rescue made If it had not been that the ice gorge
broke, causing the flood to subside, they would
doubtless have persisted. vacant house was crush,
ed and demolished, and outbuildings and stable aud
sheds were swept away
The large barn of R. NJ. Todd was carried off; the
veranda OF his elegant residence was crushed ana
broken, and large cakes of ice now cover the
porches. The large bridge went out when the Ice
gorge gave way. Miles OF fences were torn from the
land where the water never known to reach
before. When the water receded it LETT immense
piles of ice in the streets -. ,,,;s
point is higher than it has been for several years
A wagon load of men and boys in attempting TO
cross small tributary yesterday were washed down
the stream and four of the boys and the team were
drowned The names of the drowned are Frank
Bundy Isaac Lanstrom, Frank Rahmes and Andrew
Goldberg. only the body OF Andrew ,GolDerg ma
siderable mill property also -,
CENTREvlLLE, Mich, April GA remarkably
severe thunder storm passed over this place yester-
day afternoon, doing much damage to property, ana
causing the loss of three lives. James Parsonss
barn. in sherman iownship. was SrG Ha p Sis g c
child and Mrs Nakee being instantly Killed al the
same time.
CHICAGO, April Ga despatch from St Paul
Mimi. says: kilograms from dozen points III
Dakota report heavy rains and raging rivers. Inc
river is bank full at Washburn and still rising and
the bottom lands below are flooded for miles. Al
Gladstone Dakota, the Hart river is rapidly rlslg
AT South Hart the railway bridge mas been sWep
away and all trains temporarily abandoned.
AT Manketo, Mimi, the Minnesota is leaving 1T
banks. The ice is moving in immense cakes; aud q
/ is feared below the city. lNeHly hedu VI
Stock belonging to Adam Jefferson were drowned OF
| the low lands. The river rose 10 feet "Wednesday
night, and yesterday was still rising. -, w.,
| ST. PAUL. Mimi. April 6.-During the storm wed
nesday the Catholic church at Shieldsville, MINI.
was struck by lightning and destroyed. II was
stone structure built last season. and cost S5OOO
\ John Healy, of Sheldsville, while OH his way home
| from Faribault, was struck by portion OF TOO
from building near Canon LAKE and iataiiy III
| READING, Pa, April 6.-Reports received mere 10
day from the country districts show that the damage
| by last nights thunder and lightning storm wa:
widespread. The barn of Joei HeinDach, neal
/ Gilbertsvile, struck and destroyed. together
with its contents and the live stock Adam Ernst
/ barn near Donaldson, destroyed, with Its con
tents, including seven mules and Two COWS. The
| loss by these two fires was 500
The large farm house of Adam Seaman, IN Berne
| township this county. was struck and burned, with
| all the contents. The family fed to the houses
| of the neighbors in their night dresses. The
| farm house of Samuel Dunkelberger, near by
was also burned, with its contents Several barn;
were destroyed across the county line in Bucks and
EAsroN, Pa, April 6-The heavy rain last might
has caused another rise in the Lehigh and Delaware
rivers and the stopPage OF industrial WORKS anq
navigation. During last nights storm Lightning
damaged three dynamos in the Electric 1ghl
building and cut OF all circuits. About one nun
dred feet of Lehigh track sank this morning a
Musconetcong 10 the depth of four feet, neeesSiat
ing the running all trains on single track to-day al
slow speed
Saturday, compelling over 20 families in Waterloo
to move from their homes. Barns, boat houses and
/ mOVaDleS were carried Dy lne IoOu husnoutS
were reported on the railroad at Ninton and Cedal
Falls, and telegraph poles are down.
| The Missouri river continued very high at Sioux
City Iowa, on Monday. Railroad communication
is etfectually broken by the wrecked sioux rivel
bridge and the washed out track and road bed The
Chicago Milwaukee and ST, Paul Railroad was
organizing large force to repair the damage done
the bridge and track but il Is impossible to begin
work until the food subsidies.
PARKERSBuRG, w. Va, April 9,-A destructive
storm in Fayettc and adjoining counties destroyed
fences and buildings, uprooted trees and SWEEP
away many bridges. An iron bridge, which cost
81, 100 was totally ruined having been swept from
its moorings and lodged at the bottom OF New river
| The damage 20 property is estimated at SSS,O0u
Dispatches on Monday night stated thai the Min
Minnesota, and everything for miles has been sub
merged, All the streams in Mower county, Mime
sofa. are swollen, and almost every wagon bridge
has been swept away.
Wednesday nights dispatches Stale that the hiir'
nesoia river is changing its channel at ST Panl, hay
ing washed away 50 feet OF the east bank, necessl
tating the removal of several houses. Men are
working on the Omaha Railroad TO prevent it from
being washed out. The Blue Earth river is higher
than Ii has been for years The fine iron bridge
west of Wiunebago City, MIMI, has been swept
away and also the iron bridge at Woodland Mills
four miles north. All the wooden bridges are gone
The railroad bridge at Winnebago City is impass
\ able.
The vast plain on the south side of the Tittaba-
massee river at Midland, Michigan, contain ing
thousands of acres of land is covered with water
which has backed up because of jam OF logs al
Bailey's Bridge, four miles below. Midland is in.
undated and the roads leading to it washed out oil
/ submerged.