River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-05-23
A FURIOUS STORM.


Much damage Done in Various Cities by
Wind and Rain A bursting Sewer
Floods Tunnel in Milwaukee aud Three
Men are Drowned-Lives Lost by Light
ming.
MILWAUKEE. Nav lS-During terrific
rain-storm Friday night a temporary dam
at the end of Island avenue tunnel was
swept away and five workmen engaged in
side were caught BIZ the recedine waters.
Two of them succeeded in getting out but
the other three were drowned They are
Poles and their names are not known.
Their bodies have not been recovered
MADISON. Wis, May lS-The home of
Dayton Flagg at La Prairie. Wis, was struck
by lightning and fred Friday night The
flames were quickly extinguished when
Mrs flagg was found 10 have been killed
by the bolt Her little child was somewhat
burned, but viii recover
ELDoRA la Nav lS--Thursday night the
livery barn OF B. T. Deyo was struck by
lightning and destroyed Ten horses were
killed and burned The loss is placed at
5000
MILWAUKEE, MAY 1S-At Big Patch, Wis d,
Thursday night lightning struck barn be-
longing 10 Alfred Terrell which was con-
sQmed, together with three valuable horses
49,
5000, with no insurance.
JACKSONVILLE. Ill May lS-A little after
8 o'clock Friday night a funnel-shaped
cloud struck the lower part of this county,
scattering buildings and trees in every di-
rection. No loss of life is reported, though
a number of persons came near being badly
hurt Fortunately the cloud rose high In
the air without doing serious damage,
though for miles eastward there was inky
blackness in the sky. A high wind aud
heavy rain speedily prevailed after the
cloud passed
ROCKFORD, Ill, May is The hardest
thunderstorm Rockford ever knew oc-
CURED at O'Clock Friday afternoon. The
explosions were terrific. The rain fell in
perfect sheets for half an hour. number
of houses were struck by lightning but not
badly damaged lad named Charlie
Keeler was fishing on the dam and was
struck by lightning and knocked into the
river He was dead before he could be
rescued. but whether from the lightning or
drowning can not be told
KANSAS CrTY Mo-, May lS-A heavy rain
storm passed over this section Friday, doing
great deal of minor damage in this city
and in Kansas City, Kan, where several
streets and sewers were badly washed out.
The railroads were also badly demoralized
and not a road sent in train exactly on
time large portion OF the bluff facing
the Missouri river was washed down over
the Chicago & Alton tracks, and that road
was compelled to use the Wabash tracks.
Late reports from the storm indicates that
ii was more severe than was at first thought,
The railroads are the chief sufferers. Two
spans of the Rush creek bridge on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee ST. Paul road near
Liberty, Mo-, were washed away, and
trains between Kansas City and Chilli
Gothic have been abandoned. The bridge
is 200 feet long and 10 feet high
and it will take day or two to repair it
The Kansas City, st Joseph & Council
Bluffs tracks are submurged twelve inches
for a long distance near Parkville. The
Hannibal tracks are also under water near
Liberty and passenger train was delayed
an hour there yesterday. The passengers
and trainmen had to get off and wade knee
deep TO clear the track All east-bound
Rock Island trains go from Kansas
City via st Joseph to Cameron. The Union
Pacific is badly damaged near Manhattan,
Kan, where the Kaw river is thirteen feet
above low-water mark. 1t is feared that
when the rise reaches Kansas City it
will flood the west bottoms. The Missouri
Pacific is badly demoralized in all
directions and its trains are from two
to four hours late Several bad wash
ou.i are reported between here and
Little Blue and some small trestles are in
danger The evening trains were sent out
almost on time by most all the roads, but
they expect to have hard time getting
through TO their destinations In this city
the Eighteenth street cable line was stopped
six hours on account of the food and tho
power-house of the Tenth street line was
so badly flooded that the water had to be
pumped out of the boier-roOm for
several hours to keep the machinery in OPP
Grafton. The Twelfth street line stopped
for over an hour on account OF the water
flooding the conduits in the loop at the
eastern city limits Between Fifteenth and
Sixteenth streets for distance of two
blocks in the Eastern part of the city the
entire surface is under water The floors of
nearly all the dwellings in that territory are
submerged. causing great Inconvenience.
IN Armourdale number of cottages were
flooded, while on Split Log creek there is
an area OF ten acres that is now a lake
from five to twenty feet deep The house
of NJ Hissler was flooded to the ceiling
md the family was rescued with difficulty.
In Kansas City. Kan. it is estimated that
So. 900 worth Of damage has been done.
Reports from various parts of Kansas tell of
unprecedented rain fall, and low lands
everywh here are flooded
ABILENE, Kan. MAY lS-The seYercst
storm in the history of the city rugged here
Thursday night The lower part of the
city was completely flooded and business
houses have their cellars full OF water
Thousands of dollars damage has been
done Considerable hail fell