River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-05-17
WIND AND Ram
These Elements Causing a Great Deal OF
Damage just Now Rushing Waters at
Rock Island Carry Away a Costly Bulk
head-Fulton. ILL.,, Inundated by Water

These Elements Causing Great Deal OF
Damage just Now Rushing Waters at
Rock Island Carry Away Costly Bulk
head-Eulton. Ill, Inundated by Water
Tho Sny Levee at Quincy in Danger
Cyclone at Freeport, Ill.
Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, May l2-The bulk
head OF the Moline and the Government
water-pOwer was forced out by the water
yesterday afternoon and swept out
into the main channel, carrying with
Il 100000 feet of logs belonging
to the Rock Island Lumber Company,
valued at $4,000 The wharf and the
warehouse of the ST. Louis st. Paul
Packing Company was also carried away
The total loss Is estimated at 100000 The
river is still rising, and causing much anx.
ety consequently, aud hundreds of faIni-
lies on the lowlands are moving out OF
their houses
FULTON, ILL.,, May l2.-This city is COM
pletely surrounded and partly inundated by
the Mississippi. The river is now eight
cen feet nine inches above low-water
mark, and is still rising at the rate
Of nine inches in twenty-four hours. In
June, 1880, the river was never nineteen
feet ten inches above low-water mark, and
Ibis year ii win probably exceed that height
Four miles above the city the river is six
Improved farms. Formers have no grass,
nd are removing their cattle back from the
river for pasture
Quincy, H., May l2.-The river here is
nearly ten miles wide, hundreds Of farms
being submerged to a depth Of several
feet. The Sny levee below the city
is weakening in places aud large
force OF men are at work night and
day TO avert the threatening Calam-
fly. Foundries and factories along the
levee have been forced To suspend. The
st. Louis Keokuk AZ Northwestern has
abandoned trains north of here. The water
is still slowly rising.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, May l2-The river is
still rising and is higher than at any time
this season. At West st. Paul the situa-
ton is becoming critical, and should the
rise continue it must result IN consider
able damage. Above the Wabasha street
bridge, near Fairfield avenue, there are
a number of small houses entirely sur
rounded by water. The current is not swift
here, and foot bridges have been construct
cd to all the houses, except one, which can
only be reached by boats. About twenty
five or thirty families have already
been compelled to move, and it is
almost certain that many more will he
obliged to follow. The Bohemian flats are
again fioated to a depth of five or
six feet in some places, aud present
a worse aspect than before. The
tenants have moved out of most of the
houses near the Chestnut street station,
and the water is above the windows. The
Omaha switch, running across the fats, is
totally submerged, and has been aban-
doned. Two or three shanties alongside
the tracks are pretty badly demoralized,
being partially turned over and nearly de-
stroyed.
HoUGHToN, Mich, Nav 1l.-Over a mile
of the track Of the Duluth, South Shore Il
Atlantic railrOa between this place and
Baraga is covered with water from eighteen
to thirty inches deep. All traffic has been
suspended.
wHIRLwISD's WORK.
FREEPoRT, H., May l2.-The particulars
s4'e reaching this city OF the destruc-
ton wrought in the country by a
cyclone Thursday night 1t took
its rise near this place, and
fol. owing the course of the Yellow creek,
passed easterly in the direction of Bailey
willie and Pecatonica. The revolving, cone
shaped funnel Of the dark cloud was
plainly visible here. The Yellow Creek
Brewery, owned by Haegele a. Rothe,
was almost ruined, the malt-house
and ice house being torn TO pieces The
residence of Mr.. BrOckhGusen, near by,
was overturned and his barn was de-
stroyed. Two farmers, names unknown,
were seriously injured The damage to
fences and other property is large.