Telegram-herald., 1888-04-07
FLOODS IN THE WEST
MUCH DAMAGE BY WIND AND WATER
The Sioux and Missouri Bottoms the scene
OF Great Destruction-Uapr apreesdsatsd
Floods ~ Wsyeriy, iowx-Lignt-
ming Contributes tts share.

WAvKRLY, Ia. April 6.-Ihis city has
undations that it has ever witnessed. The
Cedar River. at this place, after rising at
the rate of a foot an hour. oyerAowed its
banks, and half the town is submerged.
The mills are stopped and the tracks of the
WaYerly Short Line Railroad are two feet
under water. One end OF the railroad went
out this afternoon and cut of the mill
hands who were watchdog the flood from
the mill windows. They were finally res
cued. The floods still continue and
water is within one hundred feet of
Bremen.
CHICAGO, April 6.-ln Iowa yesterday
afternoon tornado tore through the sub
urbs of Sioux City. killing an old woman
and injuring several children. tornado
DEVELOPED in Indian last night unroofed
many buildings and ed freight train
of the track at Slee:h station. water
spout burst over the Illinois Central Rail-
road at Remsen. washing the road bed for
several yards and delaying trains for over
six hours.
In Wisconsin the great railroad bridge at
Sheboygan has been thrown out of plumb
oy high water in the river. Several factories
along the river front are inundated. and
throughout the State rivers are oyertiowin z
their banks and devastating the country for
miles about.
Sioux Cry, April 6.-The food on the
Missouri Immediately ABOVE Sioux City
has been the highest aud most disastrous
since the memorable inundztion Of 1881.
The region inundated Is the low ground on
the Dakota side ABOVE the Sioux river
There vas thus vast river several
miles wide sweeping across the low
lands. The violence of the current may be
inferred from the fact that about mile and
a quarter Of the railway track has been
carried two miled away from the roadbed.
The Sioux River, swollen by the flood
aters of the Missouri, rapidly accumulated
a great mass of driftwood and ice against
the railroad bridge, moving it three feet
Tuesday night the gorge which had caused
al the trouble suddenly broke. The con-
lined food rushed down the stream like a
a race horse, and with an OIninous roaring
sound. The rise here vas ten feet in less
than two hours, and ne lower part of the
" gas threatened. but no oAmage was
done.
During a violent e. sctric storm yesterday
4 cyclone passed over the city from south
vest TO northeast. The tunnel cloud struck
n the extreme northwest part OF the city,
picking up the residence OF Mark Modlin
and hurled it to tbs ground in the rear Of
the lot. Mrs. Modlin was severely injured.
The house Of Mr.. Richmond was also
srecked. At the town of Sibley a tornado
swept over the county, dong immense
damage TO property.
The agricultural warehouse of Grant now
stands at an angle OF forty FIVE degrees.
The house of Jacob Brooks was lifted
from its foundation and torn into frag-
meats.
ST. PAUL, Mimi. April 6.-During the
storm Wednesday the Catholic church st
onieldsville, Mimi. was struck by light
ming and destroyed. It was a new stone
structure and cost BPS, 900. John Heaiy, oi
Shieidsyilie, was struck by portion OF a
roof from building near Canon Lake and
fatally injured. Henry Sreckely was
killed at MeGford.
Telegrsms from dozen points in Dakota
report heavy rains ana raging rivers. The
river is bank full at Washourn and still
rising. and the bottom lands are flooded for
miles. At South Hert the railway bridge has
given away and all trains are temporarily
abandoned. At Msnksto. Mum. the Min
nesota is leaving ITS banks. The ice is NOV
ing in immense cases, and gorge is feared
below the city. Twenty head of stock be-
longing to Adrm jefferson were drowned
on the low lands yesterday morning. The
river rose eight feet during Thursday night
and seven yesterday, aud Is stli rising.