Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-05
AND DTHEFLOODSCAME
Widespread Damage in the West
From the Storm.
CLEVELAND AND CAMPBELL.
That's the Way the Maine DEM
ocrats Vote.
LIVELY conMoTIoN IN NNswFoUNolANe
AND CAMPBELL.
LIVELY connoTIoNIN NEWFOUNDLAND
STORM AND CLouDBuRsr.
Minnesota Town Deluged and Rail.
roads BADLY Damaged.

ZUNBRorA, MINI. June a-The Zumbrs
river and all Its tributaries are out OF their
banks As the result OF a cloudburst st sundo On
yesterday. The ram came down with suck
force as 10 PROSTATE men and animals IN the
streets. Within half hour the LATHE Zumbro.
which divides TINS village an half was a roar
ing torrent bearing on its surface
houses ana barns. which had been blown from
Their toundatlons 10y the wind The entire
population OF the village abandoned their
houses and fed 60 high land The harm
OF the Zumbrots Hotel containing twenty
valuable horses and several hundred dol
lars worth OF vehicles. was blown into
the stream. and, lodging against the lower
bridges. pounded TO pieces droNn ming the stock
The Residence OF ". l. Nye and Growers liycry
stable were undermined by the food and
washed away. The Big Zumbro is above the
danger line and rising rapidly. Telegrams
have been sent to surrounding towns warning
the people 20 prepare tor the on-coming food
Trains are abandoned on all railroads in thus
yIcn ty
ST. PaUI. June 5.-over one inch Of rain fell
IN this city yesterday. The Milwaukee train.
were all delayed several hours by washouts
and other roads suffered Specials from MIN
nesota and South Dakota are TO the sama
effect. Two fatalities are reported from
near GAINESVILLE, Minn T.. T. Tav-
lor and son. farmers. we're instantly
killed 10y lightning. They were standing IN
WIZ Npoi VI a lhlSf Hlbfk barn and the barn
Was totally consumed by fire including A larc.
amount OF hay and nine horses Eight men
were saved from cremation by a small daughter
the oniy member of the family al home who
dragged them from tina burning building.
DEs MoINEs. Iowa, June 5-Rep,,rts received
at the railroad offices IN thls cltv saw that the
Milwaukee and Rock Island railroads sustain
severe losses at Weston. Underwood and Per-
sla. and all trains suspended on both
roads. \ fast stock tram on the Illinois Cen
.ral MI ral M,
DAY with seven car loads of cattle, over 100
head being killed
hGoNA. Iowa. June 5.-Durinc the rain
storm that occurred here YESTERDAY A cyclone
Is reported TO have struck Eenwlck. a town on
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad south
OF mere, dcmollshlng several buildings and
blowing away the railroad bridge across the
Boone river. Trains are all DELAYED A farmer
and his wife were killed two miles east of town
AvoCA. Iowa. June 5.-WIthIn 4s hours a
heavy ram fall has flooded tins locality Ac-
companlcd 10y hall, high winds and lightning
The Bothdn valley now carries a stream one 20
Two miles wide, while II is ordinarily not over
70 feet wide. large amount of stock will be-
lost, and many small losses from wind and
lightning are reported. Extensive washout.
on the railroads are reported between here ana
Council Bluffs.
MOUNT CARROLL, III. June s-This city has
been practically shut of from the world since
tuesday. Plum river has been swollen by the
rains tll II has reached higher than ia has
been for twenJy-eIght years. Crops are flooded
and the damage will amount to thousands of
dollars.
DEBORAH, Iowa. June 5.-Heavy rains prs-
vailed Tuesday night and yesterday through
out north aud northc Iowa and western
Wisconsin. The Milwaukee road east of Nc
Gregor Is washed out. The burlington. Cedar
Kaplds and Northern also has heavy washouts
near Union. Three hundred feet of the track
Id washed away and the water over the old
grade Is twenty feet deep. No trains cam,
through yesterday.
MCGREGoR, Iowa. June 5-About 8 O'Clock
yesterday morning McGregor was visited bv -
terrlhc ram storm. Ffty-sIN trees about the
park we're broken and torn from the roots.
of.