St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-05
The Chippewa Again Booming
and Small Streams Still
High.
Considerable Damage Done to
Bridges and Railroad
Tracks.
A Blockade of Commercial
Men at Winona--Wiscon-
sin Floods.
Special to the Globe.

WINoNA, Mimi, May AT last the
water in the river has commenced to
fall and the manufacturers are resting
more easy tonight. The water COM
menced falling this afternoon and is
gradually, but steadily, on the decline.
at noon to-day it had reached just
fifteen feet above low water mark,
where it remained for couple
Of hours. There was a rise of
but one inch in the past twenty-fOur
hours. Dispatches received here to-
night state that the Chippewa is again
booming. The Cannon river is also
rising rapidly, the small tributary
streams above here were all swollen
last night by the heavy and con-
tlnued rains, and many believe
that the water will again go up
and even exceed the present high
mark. The Laird-Norton sawmill was
compelled to shut down. The Touring
mills are out of wheat and have been
compelled to shut down until they can
get some wheat in. The Inundated fiber
works. Lovering'S foundry and other
establishments have surrendered to the
water, and the Chicago & Northwestern
| levee tracks are useless. The Northwest
ern yard is also flooded. The Milwaukee
q st. Paul side track. with Schroth &
AhrenS, is completely under water.
Some of the residents south of the Mil
Waukee & st. Paul track have moved
| out, and the Polish settlement in the
| FIRST ward suffer considerably. The
Burlington & Northern has suspended
operations. The city ferry is also do
| ing but little, as the wagon roads on the
Wisconsin side are in bad shape, and
one of the bridges is reported swept
away. The Beef Slough Logging COM
pany has large force of men at the
| Minnesota boom, where the rafting of
the logs from the Chippewa will be
done until the Beef Slough works can
again be used. The Milwaukee 81
st. Paul road ran no trains through
here until tonight, on account of
the washout at Kings cooley. The
afternoon train came down, however,
but few minutes late, and the Dutch
man from the East also came in about
on time. There was a genuine blockade
OF OF commercial me travellers here during the
day. The press room of the Herald of
flee was flooded, and efforts were mode
to pump it out with the
city fire engine. 1t was
bad job, and after the water had got up
SO as to Interfere with the working of
the machinery the compositors moved
from the basement to the ground floor,
and the printing of the paper tonight
was done at neighboring job printing
office. The indications tonight are that
the, rain is at an end for the present,
and general clearing UP or the weather
is expected.
REPAIRING THE TRACKS.
Special to the Globe
HASTINGS, Mimi, May 4.-The sec
ton crews of j. j. McShane, Patrick
Car0lan and Michael Miller went down
on the Dutchman this morning to repair
the railway tracks at Kings cooley and
Reads Landing, a WaShout and land
slide having occurred there the night
before. Trains coming west this after
noon were run around on the Southern
Minnesota and Iowa & Minnesota diyi-
sionS.
TEN DAYS OF RAIN.
Special to the Globe
RED WING. May 4.-To-day was the
tenth successive day of rain here. The
ground is thoroughly soaked and country
roads are impossible. Stage routes have
been abandoned. The farmers, although
they find seeding delayed at least two
weeks, believe the rain will prove bene-
ficial in killing off chinch bugs. myriads
of which have already appeared. The
llNCl iuo iotlOll ONCl SIUce
Yesterday, but another rise is expected
when the effect of the present rain is
felt in its branches. The Milwaukee
road trains are delayed by washout at
Kings cooley, near Lake City. The
morning train succeeded in coming
through, two hours late, but the fast
mail was abandoned, the wind CARRYING
the water from Lake Pepin onto the
track and causing large washouts in
many place. The Cannon river is also
quite high.
ON ANOTHER TEAR.
Special to the Globe.
ASHLAND, Wis, May 4.-Bad river
is on another tear as result of the two
days rainStOrm, and much damage will
result. Odanah is again inundated.
The Indian clearingS are covered with
| logs high and dry.
CELLARS FULL OF WATER.
| Special to the Globe.
SHAKOPEE, May 4.-The excessive
| rains have caused considerable grain to
| rot. The ground is so water-logged
that half of the cellars in the city con-
| tain water.
LAKE ST. CRoIX RISING.
| Special to the Globe.
HUDSON, Wis, May 4.-The Hudson
Lumber company's mills have been
| closed down for the last week. owing to
| the high water. There is several feet
of water in the lower part of the build
| ing where the engine and boilers are.
| Lake st. CrOiX is over two feet above
| high water mark.
AT A sTAND-sTILL.
| Special to the Globe.
LACROSSE, Wis, May 4.-The hope is
| entertained that the river is near a
| stand. The rise in twenty-four hours
| up to l p. m. was five inches. The rise
from to 8 p. m. was hardly enough to
| count. The water is now 1873 by the
| government gauge, and six and one-half
inches higher than it has been this year.
Still No Trains.
| Special to the Globe.
| CHIPPEWA FALLS, May 4.-The Chip
pewa valley division of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road is still un-
| able to run trains into the city. Special
! adyiceS this morning from railroad of
4 ficials are to the effect that trains will
not run in less than ten days.
Snow at ST. Cloud.
| Special to the Globe.
ST. CLOUD, May 4.-After raining
| continually for three days, it ceased this
| morning, and commenced to snow.
| About an inch fell, but soon melted.
A Little of the Beautiful.
| Special to the Globe.
| FARIBAULT, May 4.-The cold rain
storm of the past two days finally cul-
minated in fall of snow this morning
covering the ground.
The Switchmen Strike.
Los ANGELES, CAL, May 4.-The
switchmen of the Southern Pacific road