New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-08
MARCH OF THE SPRING FRESHET.
A HIGH WATER INVASION EAST AND WEST.
LIGHTING STRIKES A SOLDIERS MoSUMENr-sIoUx
CITY STILL OUT oF THE WORLD.


CITY STILL OUT OF TnE WORLD.
Waverly, Iowa, April This city has been visited
by most fearful inunda.lOn. The Cedar River al this
place, has been rising at the Of foot hour and
nalf the town IS submerged The mills are STONED
and the track of the Wavery Short Line Railroad is two
feet under water
Logansport, Ind, April 7.-Lghtnlng struck tho new
$4,000 soldiers monument recently erected I'm MOuns
Hope cemetery The stone Flagstaff surrounding the
monument was shattered by the stroke and the cap on
the head of the cOlOr-bearer was blackened
Sioux City, Iowa, April THE Missouri River con.
times high here. The water from the inundated no.
gions above is still deep the low lands but IS grad
ually draining of Many farmhouses are surrounded
Railroad communication is efectually broken by tho
wrecked Sioux River bridge and the washedout track,
and roadbed The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Company Is organizing a heavy force to repair thu
damage done to the bridge and the track but It is i'm
possible to begin work till the food subsidies Tho
hood being reinforced by high water from tho upper
river, and by continent streams swollen by the recent
heavy rains and waterspouts. Little new damage IL
being done, however, above here at the place of tho
lnundatlon The serious damage is in the lower part
Of this city,
Vest stockbridge, Mass, April IA most disastrous
reshet occurred here last night The heavy rain OF
Thursday night filed the tributary ponds to Williams
River, which runs through the village and Joins the
Housatonic at Vanduzerville. Owing to the wide
sPIcdA meduOWs below west StOckDrdge, the water
falls rapidly. On Friday night the water gained in
force, sweeping down through the confined channel In
the village until midnight, when at the Shaker
NILS gave way The heavy beams snapped like pipe
stems before the relentless force and were carried down
the stream and lodged along its banks
The abutments of the bridge Just above the dam wera
carried away rendering the bridge unsafe and must
De rebuilt The bridge In Mainst. carried away,
not vestge OF 1t being left The adacen foot bridge
Is also gone as is another distance down tho
stream The abutments of the Housatonlc Railroad
bridge, short distance below the village, gone.
The meadows between the tracks and the stOckbrdga
mountains are overfowed by the water, which Is so
ladsn with debris that 1t must cause great damage
to the agricultural value of land for some time
when the alarm was given families huIrledly left
their houses on this banks Of the stream ia half
dressed condition. One who has been sick for
many months, was carried out his bed. The shock
may prove fatal 10 him. The cellars In the vicinity
OF the river were flooded several feet dep and largo
quantities. of goods I'm stores have b-en damaged.
AT Vanduzerve fears felt for the safety OF ths
dam and at the Berkshire WOolien Mills at Great
harrington, a force remained duty all night At
daylight tho water had somewhat subsidized At noon
however IL had begun TO rise again ard, the c having
formed gorge above further disaster was feared
The pr sent damage will amount TO several thousands
Of dollars.