Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-27
RAVAGES OF THE FLOOD
Great Damage and Immense
Loss in Iowa, Nebraska
and Texas
One Thousand to Fifteen Hun
dred Families Are Rem
dered Homeless
Villages Inundated, Railroad
Tracks Washed Away and
Many Lives Lost

SIoUY CITY, Iowa, June 26-Additional
particulars Of the flood at Cherokee indl-
cate that the worst is now over. 1t Is
stated that 100 houses were washed away,
rendering from 1900 to l,500 families
homeless. Reports are coming In from all
quarters of unprecedentedly high water
in the streams and of injuries to railroad
property, loss of bridges and the destruc-
tlon to crossings along the rivers. The
waters are receding this morning.
The destruction Of property in Cherokee
alone is about S9O0,OOO. Besides, almost
all stock pastured along the Sioux river is
drowned. No further loss OF life is re-
ported at Cherokee beyond the four whose
drowning has been already noted II Is
possible eight persons lost their lives by
drowning about Correctionville.
This morning Cherokee presents very
sorrowful appearance. The houses that
remain on the fiat are almost buried in
mud. People have already began TO clean
up the rubbish. A most all the stock
pastured along the Sioux was carried
away by the flood, only a few animals
being saved as they came down the river
Yesterday all the passenger trains were
stopped at Storm Lake.
The storm converted the Sioux valley
into a great lake. The valley is one OF
the most fertile sections Of this part OF
the country and is thickly settled. numer-
| Gus towns being scattered throughout lts
| length. The damage done runs into the
| hundreds of thousands OF dollars. Aside
! from the loss sustained from the sweeping
| away Of barns aud cattle there VIII be
] l.. I...f 20, flsa ltHr nv al
destruction of great fields OF wheat and
corn.
Although the flood came rather sud
denly the people I'm the valley were not
taken by surprise, as riders were started
| Immediately 10 carry warnings. Had the
| flood occurred I'm the night, there would
| doubtless have been great loss OF NE.
| The Oyerllowing Of the banks OF the Little
| Sioux and Floyd rivers was the prime
cause Of the Hood. That was supple
mented by "A clOudburst at Lemark, Iowa.
The tidal wave did not reach Sioux City
until this morning. IL did not come with
! a rush but gradually Ovcrilowed the banks
| Of Floyd river aud extended over Lees,
manufacturing town. Several big factories
| were submerged and the little town isnOw
under two feet Of water. On the Onawa
branch Of the Illinois Central railroad the
track Is washed out in several places and
! several miles Of track are under water.
Next to the Illinois Central the Omaha
| seems TO have been most TO sufler. It's
| tracks are washed out at Lees and as Tar
north as Sheldon.
The Chicago and Northwestern reports
heavy floods along its Eagle Grove line,
and numerous washOuts In the vicinity OF
! Sutherland and Pauline station. The
! Illinois Central will not be able TO get
trains out Of here until Saturday.
THE DELUGE
CHICAGO, June 2G-Later reports Of the
damage done by the cloudburst in north
western Iowa yesterday Indicate more
widespread destruction than the first re-
port. The deluge covers parts OF the
counties Of O'Brien, Sioux City, Clay,
! Plymouth, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Wood 20
bury, Ida Sac, Menoma, Crawford, Car
roll Harrison and Shelby. The tele-
graph wires are demoralized and II Is dlf-
fcult TO get details Of the casualties.
The territory inundated Is dotted with
villages and farms, and II Is feared the
damage and loss OF life have been great.
Reports of the railroad officials give only
the details as to the losses sustained by
the railway. The main line OF the Chica-
go and Northwestern. according 10 these
reports, Is blocked by the carrying
away OF bridges, etc, to the length OF l2a
miles. On the main line from Lynn Grove
TO Alton the bridge over Walesman creek,
with its treStles 80 feet long, has beer
swept away together with two smaller
ones.
on the Movlle branch between Movie
and Schaller and on the Ida Grove anC
Omaha branches the water Is 50 high ant
the telegraph so badly damaged that IL u
impossible to ascertain the extent OF tht
b damage. In the section OF the country
! where the storm was most severe the Chi
eago aud Northwestern railway has many
branches, and the loss to the railroad
: property will be enormous. The bridg'
on the Illinois Central at Cherokee owe
: the Sioux river has been washed away
a Repair crews will be sent out at once.
! ~ NEBRASKA
OMAHA, June 26-The storm yesterda,
afternoon and last night was genera
( throughout Nebraska and Iowa. Tn
a Elkhorn and ST. Paul routes are covere
with water at several points. No train
/. have arrived since yesterday noon. a
4 West Point, Neb., the water covers tn
track three feet
Al Lemars, Iowa, the joint track use
by the Illinois Central and 81. Paul road
4 Is covered no trains being able to pas
y Small washouts are reported on the Bur
a lingtOn and the Union Pacific, and a
70 trains are late.
A special from York, Neb.. says: "B
- the washout Of small culvert two mile
"a east OF here, a freight train OF tweniy-on
Il cars anu lOcOlnOliNt Mh5 VII phh WV - ~
bank. A brakeman was taken out with
. broken leg, and the engineer and irema
are still under the wreck.
IN TEXAS
81 WEATHERFoRD, Tex, June 90 A gentle
men who has Just returned from the Par
handle region, badly affected by the r.
W cent water spout. says that more injui
IN was done TO property than was reporte
, Miles OF railroad track have been washt
1' out and the people are cut of from tell
y graphic communication. The Red an
" Peace river bridges were washed ava
and for week no trains passed beyOr
these points. Whole fields OF wheat
the valleys standing Ia the shock, are b.
., ing carried away, and much stoc
I'd drowned.