Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-06-27
swept By Thu TORRENT
Great Devastation Marks the Path
Of the Flood
Ii TIE ILLFiIED IOWA VILLAGES.
The Is~s sf Mosi1s " ashed oat of TX
issenes-Heaty Damage - Crops
Houses aaa Other Bulldogs
reeksa AID Eaiued.

the country. II reached here early
Thursday morning and the river rose
about ~ feet One hundred and fifty
houses Ia the valley are partially sub
merged and the families have moved out
10 the nils T large stove works. shoe
factory, -four mill and foundry IN the
suburb Of the town are closed. There
was no loss OF life here. man IN
frOu Neville. Il miles east OF here, re-
ports that the whole town was swept
away and only one house was un-
touched
Further reports here place the loss at
Sutherland BY storm at SIS, 600 10 build
ings alone. No estimate can be made
OF the loss in crops through the Little
Sioux and Floyd valleys. Seventy
miles OF Illinois Central track was
submerged by water, and the loss will
reach slOo, 900 aud take many days TO
repair IL Is impossible 20 estimate the
loss 10 the Chicago & Northwestern.
IL viii be fully as great as that of the
CentraL
MapletOwn and several towns on the
Maple river have also suffered. Moth
ing additional COMES from Cherokee.
The Floyd and Sioux have both nearly
resumed their normal condition and no
further trouble Is unprecedented.
The damage TO crops is ines
Unable. Every creek and river
west OF Storm Lake was way out
OF its banks, and many farm buildings
have been wrecked along the streams
Not a country bridge remains in Ply
= 4
affairs exist IN Cherokee county and in
the eastern portion of this county. No
fatalities are reported here, and the
statements that there were any are I'M
doubtedly idle rumors
LIZ MARS, Ia, June 26.-The food of
Wednesday came down Willow creek
from the direction of Sutherland. The
opening under the Illinois Central track
] mile east of lie Mars would not carry
of the water and the food accumulated
until 1t formed a lake and burst down
the railroad grade. The water rushed
through break half a mile wide and
20 feet deep, only the tons of the tel
egraph poles showing above the cat
nract.
The track for mile was swept away
and left in a twisted mass, strung
along the course of the torrent. Steel
rails were bent like straws, and cattle
and horses grazing on dry pastures
found themselves suddenly swept along
by deep stream that would have float
ed a large steamer. The torrent was
nearly mile wide and did not sub
side for over eleven hours. Hundreds
of Of
caught by the food. Men in boats
worked far into the night rescuing
stock. The current was very swift.
making it difficult to navigate boats.
Many cattle were drowned and their
dead bodies are now lying in some
cases a quarter of mile from the river.
No lives were lost and no damage
was done 10 lie Mas, as IL is situated
on high ground back from the river. A
hundred thousand dollars would not
pay for the damage done in this county
to crops, bridges and highways, TO say
nothing Of the railroad loss.
Great damage was done at Terril.
Hinton. James and Leeds. The valley
OF the Floyd was swept by the flood for
over 50 miles. spreading out in places
a mile and half wide. The track be-
tween here and Sioux City has been re-
pa,red but the Illinois Central be-
tween here and Cherokee has lost TO
miles of road bed and will not be in
operation for several days.
CHICAGO, June % = At the head
quarters OF the Chicago Il Northwestern
road reports have been received which
show that the damage 70 tracks and
bridges by the Hood in northwestern
Iowa is almost beyond estimated cost.
The Illinois Central is equally as Sc
verelv damaged rs the Northwestern,
but owing u broken communications
hardly any telegrams had been re-
eeived at the headquarters of the COM
pany in this city.
1t appears that the deluge covers at
least portions of the counties of
Sioux. O'Brien. Clay, Plymouth,
Cherokee, Buena Vista. Woodbury.,
Ida, sac, Monona, Crawford, Car
roll. Harrison and Shelby. covering
. territory three counties in width
along the western border OF the state
and ave counties in length. beginning
with one tier of the counties from
the northern boundary of the state
aud exten ding southwark The tele-
graph lines in this territory are greatly
d-noralizsd. and it is next to impossi-
Die 70 get detailed information touching
the general losses and casualties This
territory is dotted with villages
aad covered with cultivated farms. and
the worst IS feared IN the way of dam
age aud possible loss of life along the
watercourses which traverse the great
section OF the state
~ MINNESOTA
AUSTIN. MINI. June 25.-During a
terrific storm in this section Wednes-
dav night cyclone swept over the
east portion of this county, wrecking
several houses. barns. etc. in its way.
AZ Marshall. a small hamlet 9 miles
east Of this city. house belonging 20
John o. Fordahl was blown to atoms
and Mrs Fordahl aud her daughter Sc
vsrely injured
N KANSAS
TorFKk. Kan. June 20. The damage
20 the crops from Wednesdays storm
VIII be great. as the harvest : IN full
blast in eastern and southern Kansas
Wheat already cut and lying in the
fed or careiesslv shocked win BE o.
most entirely ruined The fall Of water
is 60 heavy that the ground Is thor
ouxhlv saturated. and Il viii be some
days after the sen comes cat before
work in the fields win ~ practicable.
ExFaRra. Kan. june q. Wheat and
IN prospects IN this vicinity have