Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-28
ENORMOUS DAMAGE DONE
The Great Storm in North
western Iowa Continues
Unabated
Repairing Railroad Tracks and
Telegraph Lines Great
ly Retarded
Water to the Depth of Twenty
FIVE Feet in the City
of Omaha

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, June 27-Rain con-
tinued to fall all night and was still COM
ing down at noon today The work Of
patching the railroad and telegraph wires
is much delayed in consequence The
greatest destruction by the floods was con-
fined to an area of fifty miles in extent
directly east Of this city. Most Of the re-
ports sent out thus far have been pure
conjectures, as the roads are imUassable
and the telegraph wires have been use
less
Communication with Cherokees has
been opened by telegraph and one wire is
working slowly TO Sioux Falls, South Da-
kota. Cherokee was the center OF the
storm and the place where most Of the
damage was done. No accurate account
account Of the loss Of life or property can
yet be made, however, until communlca-
tion is fully restored.
Further reports here place the loss at
Sturgess, Dakota, by the storm at SIS. 900
TO farmers alone. Seventy miles Of the
Illinois Central railroad track is sub
merged The loss will reach SlOO,OOO, and
IL Will take many days TO repair. The loss
Of the Chicago and Northwestern railway
wi be fully as great as the Illinois Cen
| tral. AdviccS from COrrectiOnville say
thar the place is Yet under water.
At Aurclia the water stood six feet in
the streets yesterday but is slowly going
down today.
Reports were received today at the
Chicago and Northwestern railway Office
from the flooded districts on the Maple
river branch of the road. The town of
Mayvillc is almost wiped out. The water
reached the second story Of the houses
and every building in the lower part of
town was swept away. Three miles Of
railroad track between MayVlllc and
Kingsley are gone. The bridge over the
Sioux and most of the small bridges
were carried away.
Another storm set In this afternoon in
the same district and Is still raging. The
storm ieXtendS south TO main line Of the
Northwestern. Trains on the main line
Of the Northwestern are still running. but
the Milwaukee and St. Paul road cannot
get 10 Sioux City.
The first authentic news from Cherokee
was received at o'clock this afternoon.
No lives were lost at that place. Fifty
houses were washed away, however, and
a great many were lifted from their fOun-
dations, while every bridge and culyert
in the county is washed out. Several
miles Of the Illinois Central tracks are
gOt and the road will be- unable 70 re-
sumo operations for three or four days.
OMAHA. June 27-Rain fell continuously
from o'clock this morning until this
evening. Considerable damage was done
in the northern and eastern parts Of the
city. In the vicinity Of the old NOrthia
creek streets are flooded to a depth Of
twenty-five feet and the water { up to
the windows Of the first floors Of hundreds
of residences.
Street car traffic I'm that section OF the
city Is abandoned. East Thomas is al
most under water, but the over0Owed
section Is not thickly populated and com
| paratiYely little damage was done. A
cloud burst occurred this afternoon at
| Millard twenty miles from Omaha, on
| the Union Pacific railroad, ane inundated
the track for nearly half mile. The
| heaviest rain for years fell at Nebraska
city today. The streets and cellars were
| flooded and great damage done.
WATERLOO, Ia, June 37-COnductOr
! Dengye Of the Fort Dodge relief train,
! Just arrived tonight from the flooded dis
tricts, and says that from Storm lake TO
! Cherokee the country resembles "A vast
| lake. Bodies Of horses, cattle and other
| farm animals are visible in every direc-
| tiOn floating on the water One farmer
| lost 200 head Of cattle from his pastures.
| Reports that four persons We're drowned
are not correct. The damage 20 the Hi
nois Central railroad is now estimated at
| $4,000. Four hundred families are
| homeless and little aid can reach them
| before Sunday.