St. Paul daily globe., 1888-04-30
The Heavy Rains Cause Nu-
merouS Streams to Go on
a Rampage.
People Fleeing From Their
Homes at Chippewa Falls
and Eau Claire.
The Wisconsin More Than
Four Inches Over the High
Water Mark,
Sand Creek Doing Damage
Again--Snow Throughout
Minnesota.
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CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, April 90
The rain continues to-day and it has
turned very cold. The river is now up
about eighteen feet and is still rising at
the rate of about an inch an hour. In
low places it is over it's banks, and water
from the creek and river is rapidly fill
ing the Chippewa Lumber & Boom COM
pany's lumber yard, and also coming
into the lower bridge. Families along
the creek and in FrenchtoWn, on the
South side, have moved out. At a. m.
one of the food-gates on Duncan creek,
owned by the Star flour mill. went out
and caused considerable rise in the
creek. No fear is felt yet for the dams
above or the bridges. The water only
lacks SIX feet of being as high as In
1884, it being then twenty-four feet.
Unexpected that at least two feet
more water will come. Should the rains
continue the result will be most dis
astrous, as there is still snow in the
woods and all the tributaries are high.
The river banks are lined with anxious
people.
LEARNED AT EAU CLAIRE.
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis, April 29.-Chip-
pewa river is approaching the eighteen
foot mark tonight. Many families are
abandoning their homes on the flats.
Farmers below the city are moving their
goods and stock to high ground. The
paper mill was shut down last night;
To-day ten cribs of lumber were carried
away from the West side mills. One OF
the city bridges is in danger. The
main Chippewa river is falling at Bruce,
but the Flambeau, its big tributary, is
higher than for eight years and still
rising. Apprehension increases.
ABOVE THE HIGH-WATER MARK.
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WAUsAU, Wis, April 29.-The water
in the Wisconsin river at this place is
still steadily rising and has now passed
the high-Water mark four inches. A
cold snow set in about 4 a. M, which
prevented the water rising as fast as it
otherwise would have done. 1t is stated
that the snow in the woods near the
headwaterS of the Wisconsin river was
thirty-three inches deep Saturday. The
island. on which stands the mill and
lumber yard of Barker & Stewart, is all
under water. Rain is still falling, and
it is feared great damage will be done.
SAND CREEK UP AGAIN.
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JORDAN, Minn.. April 29.-The con-
tinuous rain of yesterday and to-day set
Sand creek on the rampage again. The
creek rose three feet and thre atened to
wash out the repaired portions of the
Minneapolis q st. Louis railway be-
tween here and Helena, but thus far no
serious damage has been done. At noon
to-day it was discovered that the por-
ton of Nicolin'S dam. that had been re-
paired after the recent flood at a cost of
several thousand dollars, had sprung a
leak, and only by the efforts Of fifty
men was it checked after doing cOnsld-
cradle damage.
A SNOW STORM.
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ST. PETER, Mimi, April ga snow
storm is in session here. 1t began at 2
O'Clock this afternoon and has continued
to fall heavily. 1t will retard seeding
somewhat, but will do 10 other damage.
NEW TO DAKOTA.
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CANTON, Dak., April ga warm
snow has been falling all day, a phe-
nomenon never before known in this sec
ton at this time of the year.
BROKE THE DROUTH.
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DUBUQUE, To-, April 29.-A steady
rain fell all day and broke the drouth,
which had become serious matter in
the farming districts.
RISING AGAIN.
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IN arf
There is another big rise of water in
the Black river and it is still rising.
There has been an immense run of logs
to-day.
STILL AT IT.
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LAKE BENTON, MIMI, April 90
About six inches of snow fell here to-
day and it is still showing.
THE MERRIAfAC ovERFLOWS.
CONCORD, N. H., April 29.-The Mer-
rimac has overflowed its banks and is
rising two inches an hour, owing to the
melting of snow and ice up river by the
warm weather. Highways are being
flooded.
THIS Is DIFFERENT.
BALTIMORE, April 29.-The people OF
Baltimore sweltered under scOrching
sun to-day. 1t was the hottest April
day in this city for eighteen years, the
thermometer registering go deg.
THE CONNECTICUT.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, April 29-The
Connecticut river is rising rapidly, ow-
ing to tho warm weather. At 10 O'Clock
tonight it was eighteen feet above mean
low water mark.
A VERMONT FRESHET.
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt, April ga
freshet prevails in this section, which
threatens to be the worst since the
flood of 1869. The Connecticut has been
rising rapidly for thirty hours, owing to
the thawing out of all streams by the
sudden heated term. The snow is in
many places still five feet deep, and It's
melting is a source of danger. No
serious damage is yet reported, but un-
less colder weather ensues trouble can
hardly be averted.
THE CHANGE VERY MARKED.
New YORK, April 27.-The thermom-
eter at 3 o'clock this afternoon regis
tered 81, at midnight Sc.
EXTREMELY HIGH WATER SOUTH.
ST. LOUIS, April 29.-Telegrams from
the northern cities of Texas report ex-
ceedingly heavy rain storms, which
have swelled the rivers beyond their
banks, inundated the bottoms. and
almost swamped towns, causing great
deal of damage to property and an i'm
mense amount of good to crops.
The Washata river in the Chickasaw
nation has flooded the lOWlandS
washed away Daughety station uand
mile of railroad track, including cul-
verts and bridges. The Red river is
higher than ever known before. The
cost opd wact n0rtiOnc Of GaipncviIIo
are traversed by Pecan and Ellen
J been washed away. IN ChoctaW, few