The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-03-30
FLOODS AND STORM.

Destructive Floods In NIassacusetts, Rhode
Island and Now YOrk-Biixzard In Wis.,
cousln.
BosroN, March 23-The dam ut Qaick-
stream, one mile above East Blackstone,
gave way some time during last night
causing two bad washouts ON the Woon-
socket q New England railroad. besides.
carrying away other dams and three high
way bridges. The length Of one Of the.
washouts is $50 and Of the other IS feet.
AT Millbury the look -up had six feet Of
water In it and it was necessary to trans-
fer the prisoners to other quarters.
Tho rubber works Ut MillviIle are stopped
BY the high water and some Of the houses
were 20 badly flooded that the occupants
actually had to swim to land.
A Few houses at Jacksonville had their
cellars hlled with water to the windows.
At Wilkinsville the stone manufacturing
company's works are stopped. The brook
overlooked and flooded the center of the.
town.
At New Worcester the high water has.
stopped Curtis 4 Marbles machine shop.
Both the Concord and the Merrimac.
rivers have risen over foot at Lowell and
are still rising rapidly. The ice in tho
Merrimac has broken in several places.
out, as 1t Is over foot in thickness, it is
expected that it will hold together for some
time without going over the falls Beaver
and River Meadow brooks have overlooked
their banks and tho water is yet rising. In
the low lands in some parts Of the city the
cellars are filling with water.
IN RHODE ISLAND.
Providence, X l., March 23-The water
in the Blackstone has apparently reached
it, highest point Nearly all the mills be-
low Woonsocket are shut down. The great
est damage was done at Lonsdale, where
the water covered the lower floors in all
but two mills. At Manville the railroad
track was covered with water The Albion,
mill il shut down. At Ashton the whole
mill Is idle, but no damage has been done.
At Berkely not wheel is turning in the.
mills. Men watched the dam all night.
The excess Of water has taken a path,
across the land and is running with con-
siderable violence. The water is two feet
higher than usual At Valley Falls the
water on the dam is seven feet deep and
slowly rising. After entering the ABBOTT
run the river spreads out to three times its
customary confines. but is now recedinp.
Both mills OF the Valley Falls Company
are idle. At Central Falls number Of es-
Adjustments are flooded on the lower
fioOrs
At Pawtucket the water on the lower
dam IS three feet below the high water
mark OF 1886, bat it is thought that it will
not be higher unless something gives way.
The lower story Of the paper mill was.
Hooded.
IN NEW YORK.
CANAJonARIE, N. Y, March 22.-At mid.
night last night the eastern portion Of the
immense West Shore railroad bridge, which
crosses the Sc0harie creek at Fort Hunter.
vas carried away. A railroad bridge at
Cobleskill, crossing the same creek, was
'lso carried away by the high water and
ce yesterday. The ice is nearly three feet
hick and great fear is entertained for tho
kohawk river bridge when general break
ccurs. West Shore railroad trains will
un on the Central tracks for several days
'raffic on this section Of the West Shore
Dad has been stopped.
WISCONSIN BLIZZARD.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March 2a-SpeciaIs
rom the interior Of the State Indicate that
'st niRhrs blizzard was very severe, the.
thermometer ranging between ten and
Welve degrees below zero. But little
low fell, however. Not wheel is NOV.
Il on the upper Michigan peninsular roads
kcept those propelllng snow plows, which
. nearly helpless. 1t is the most COM
etc blockade Of the winter in that section.
he storm came on so suddenly and Sc
srcely that trains were unable 70
ach the stations. A foot Of snow fell
I'd the wind blew hurricane, and it was
tenseiy cold "A pay car, with general.
hcers aboard, stuck within one hunorea
ds OF depot, and NO communication
tween the officers and the station could
} had, because no one would take the
ances Of trying TO 60 the distance in the
orm, fearing that they might become.
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