Rock Island daily Argus., 1888-04-17
WIN0NA SUBMERGED.
WATER COVERS ALL THE Low LANDS
ABOUT THE TOWN.

Many People Driven from Their Homes
and Thousands of Logs Adrift-The Del
uge Rising in Many Places and Great
Damage Likely to Resuit-A SERIOUS
state of Affairs at Portage, wis.
| WINoNA, Wis, April 1.-THE rise in the
Mississippi Sunday night and Monday is un-
precedented Saturday the water registered
eleven feet three inches; Sunday, twelve feet
three inches; Monday morning, twelve feet
nine inches Monday afternoon, thirteen feet
one inch. Never before has the water been
so high in April On the levee it is creeping
| over the railroad tracks at the ferry landing,
| In the east end of the city the low piling
| grounds in the lumber yards are soaked and
men are hauling loose boards away from the
| river The big elevator Of the Winona Mill
| company had to shut down, as the water
filled the boat. A new water-tight boat will
enable them to run. At the west ond every
| thing is ailoat from the Western lndurated
| Fiber works to Schroth a. Ahrens' lumber
| yard The Milwaukee ~ st. Paul spur track
| is three feet under water and the stone.
yards are flooded. All the houses on West
Third street between these limits are
| in the midst of IA broad sea, stretch
| ing from Fourth street to the Wis
| cunsin shore, except for the high embankment
| on which the Northwestern road runs. On
| the north side of Fourth street the water is
driving the people cut, and ut 9 O'Clock Mon
day night had crossed Sioux street The lake
is rising, and the water is running over Hutf
street north of the lake bridge, and is back
ing up in the rear yards of Mark street, Net
much damage has been done as yet in this
part of the city The water is still rising,
and Il few more inches will prove very dan
gcrous The high water has brought down
nn immense number of logs from the Chip
pewa river, aud it is estimated that G,OOO0OO
feet have already passed here valued at So,
900. Lumhermen hope TO pick up a great
part of the logs before they reach Lacrosse,
but it is thought at least 0OO, 900 feet will be
lost a dispatch from Manager Irving, at
Beef Slough, says the men moved out of the
rafting works Sunday night The escaping
logs are cemng from the Lower Chippewa,
below Round Hill. The Round Hill Boom
and Rafting works are safe The high water
here will prevent the big mills from starting
for the present
LACROSSE, Wis, April 1.-THE Mssis-
sippi river has risen over foot since Sun
day noon, with every indication that it will
continue To rise for several days. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee n st. Paul tracks on the
levee are now entirely submerged, and teams
are now engaged by merchants removing
goods To higher land. 1t is said that not half
of the water from the great tract tributary
To the Mississippi has come down yet, but
that cold weather is holding it back River
men state that warm weather and heavy
rain would create volume Of water unprec-
edented in the history of the Upper MiSsis-
sippi valley. A tremendous rise of over six
feet in one day brought the water i'll the
Black river at the falls up to the twenty foot
mark Sunday night. The dams have been
strengthened and no great damage is re
ported. laundering operations are at a
Standstill, every energy being spent in pro
tecting property The Chippewa Hood
caused rise of almost eight inches at Allnas
Monday.
MooREHEAD, Mimi, April 17-The Red
river is very high, and many sidewalks are
three feet under water. There is danger, if
the ice should go out suddenly, that the
Northern Pacific bridge will be carried away.
The river is being anXiously watched, and
there is fear that the experiences of 1883
may be repeated.
FARGO, D. T., April 1.-THE water in the
Red river lacks but IA few inches of reaching
the highest point known for years. All the
lower portions of the city are under water
The river is full of floating debris, and occa-
sionally barn, a wood-shed, or some part of
one is seen floating along, and in some in
stances dwelling houses go sailing past The
Cheyenne river, eight miles west of tins place.
is also creating havoc with wagon-bridge
nearly all of which in this county have b cen
torn away, and other damage to the extent
of thousands of dollars done.
PORTAGE Wis, April 1.-THE Wisconsin
river at this place is at the highest point ever
reached and is still slowly rising. The levees
along the First ward of this city are weaken
ing and liable to give way In this event tif-
teeR feet of water will be precipitated down
the Fox river valley, causing incalculable
lamnge.