Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-12
THE IOWA STORM.
A Cloud-Burst That Spread Sweeping
Flood and Terrible Devastation.

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COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, June A
devastating cloudburst early this morn.
ing constitutes the third terrific storm
that has visited this section this week
A special to the Nonpdriel from Under.
wood, fifteen miles north of this city,
states that about 2o'clock this morning
cloud burst somes miles north of there,
nearly over Mosquito Creek. Late in
the evening heavy rain set in growing
fierce as the night advanced. Shortly
after O'Clock an immense cloud was
observed by the terrified villagers COM
ing up from the west. AS it passed to
the north it seemed to bnrst in fury.
The valley of Mosquito Creek received
the deluge. Before day-break the flood
had deluged the little city which lies
on fiat, and all but engulfed it. When
day broke the western half of the town
presented pitiable plight.
SCORE OF DWELLINGS
were totally wrecked, while others are
twisted from their foundations. At
noon the waters of Mosquito Creek
registered twenty-five feet above high
water mark. The lower part of the city
is standing in ten feet of water. 1t is
impossible to estimate the damage to-
night. Two miles of the Rock Island
track above Underwood, and for a dis
tance below is submurged and probably
washed away. The Milwaukee & st.
Paul, which parallels the Rock Island,
is an equal looser. The bridges of both
roads are sweyt away three miles above
Underwood. The dwellings of Joseph
Barrier was wrecked and its occupants
narrowly escaped drowning.
HEAVY LOSSES. .,
A large number of cattle and hogs
were drowned. The total loss in I'm
derwood and vicinity will aggregate
$50, 900. f.s Isl
Another special from Weston, a viii
lage seven miles below Underwood and
on the Mosquito Creek shows that the
damage there is not less great. The
best part of the town is under from five
to fifteen feet of water. A line of corn
cribs containing 100, 900 bushels are un-
der water and will probably be a total
loss. Heavy losses of cattle and sheep
are reported. The track and bridges of
the Rock Island & Milwaukee Road
are gone. The flour mill at Bowsville,
three miles below is total wreck. Loss
$4,000. ~. y
The total loss about Weston will
reach 100000.
Further advice to the Nonpariet from
higher up the valley at Nicola and as far
as Persia, on the line of Milwaukee, the
storm
RACED WITH SAVAGE EFFECT.
At Persia the Farmers Alliance lum-
Der yard lose 81, COO. Mosquito Greek is
mile wide, and is doing much dam
age. The loss will reach $4,000. The
flood on Mosquito Creek, which empties
into the Missouri at this point, reached
Council Bluffs about noon to-day. The
river reached high water at o'clock
tonight and still rising. The valley,
which varies to a mile wide, is under
water to an average depth of fifteen
feet. The indications are that this val
ley for a distance of thirty miles is sub.
merged. The tracks of the Milwaukee
C Rock Island are washed out for a
distance of twenty miles. The brigdes
also are gone. 1t will be five days be-
fore trains can leave or enter the city.
The entire damage is variously estima-
ted at from $2O0, 900 to $500, 900. No loss
of life yet reported.