The record-union., 1891-06-25
Special TO the REooRp-UN1oN.

Special 70 the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WATERLOO Qowa), June 24-Reports
have been received here by the Illinois
Central officials of terrible wind and
rainstorm which prevailed last night
along the cosnpany's lines from Storm
Lake to Lcnlars, distance of fifty-six
miles.
All the towns are considerably dam
aged, and four persons were drowned at
Cherokee and four at Correctionville.
The railroad depot at Calumet was
blown down and much damage to prop
erty is reported.
Sutherland, O'Brlen County, small
station on the Northwestern road, five
miles from Calumet, is reported to be
wiped out, over forty buildings being
blown down.
The wires are all down, and it is impos-
sible to obtain accurate information, ex-
cept through the reports transmitted to
the railroad officials, and these are not al
ways accessible.
REPORTS CONFIRMED.
WATERLOO Qa.), June "a. = Reports
continue to be received confirmatory of
the disastrous storm and flood along the
Illinios Central.
Cherokee was visited by another storm
this morning fully as disastrous, though
not of as long duration, as last night. The
Illinois Central bridge, about 250 feet
long, across the little Sioux at Cherokee
went down under the rush of the flood
this afternoon, together with several
houses in the lower part of town.
The reports of the drowning of four
persons at Cherokee and four at Correc-
nod fot
from Superintendent Gilleas of the Iowa
division, who is at the scene of the disas-
ter.
Aurelia and Cherokee both reported
another storm breaking at 4:30 P. NJ.
On the Central Iowa branch 900 feet of
the track was carried out. On the Sioux
Falls branch seven bridges were washed
off. The Chicago and Northwestern tracks
in the Sioux Valley are out for over half
4 mile at Sutherland. The same road is
also washed out at Carroll.
At Merrill, eight miles from this city,
the Floyd River rose fifteen feet in three
hours this afternoon, and tonight the
hood is sweeping through the Floyd
River Valley toward this city, and de-
vastating hundreds of acres of crops. The
manufacturing towns of Leeds, Lynn and
Lewiston are in its course, and will be
submerged by morning, causing thou
sands of dollars worth of damage.
Floyd River flats. in this city, are NOV
ing out on to higher grounds. The
railroad companies have changed the
yards and shops, and the engines, cars
and all kinds of material have been re-
moved to high ground. The stock in the
Union and Central stock yards, packing
houses, railroad shops and many houses
will be partially under water, and great
damage will be done.
The wires east and north of here are all
down.
Reports from South Dakota are that the
FermilliOn River is out of its banks
and flooding thousands of acres of grow
ing grain.
The storm at Sutherland last night at Z
O'Clock destroyed fifteen dwellings, four
warehouses and several barns. The peo-
pie took to the caves and no one was in
iured. All county and railroad bridges
are washed out.
TERRIFIC CLoUDBURST.
CHEROKEE Ia.), June 24.-The terrors
of the Johnstown flood were in part re-
peated in this place to-day. Seventy-fiye
houses were carried out of sight in a
Niagara-like torrent. How many lives
We're lost is yet a matter of uncertainty
A terrific cloudburst, thrice repeated,
and the wind almost n hurricane, are
what consummated the dread work.
The storm, which began last night, ap-
pears 10 nave SWeDI III d NaSG circle over
Northwestern Iowa, fully 100 miles in
diameter, with Cherokee as the scenter.
Up TO 1880 tonight, owing to the de-
Struction of wires and railroads, only the
vaguest reports have reached here from
the devastated territory to the west
south and north. The damage here, TAX
ing into account the relatively small size
of the town, is enormous. Most of the
destruction in Cherokee was wrought by
an extraordinary downpour of water
from the sky. The flood carried off, ap-
parently without effort, buttresses of the
bridge on the Illinois Central, and with
the bridge went 400 feet of the trestle ap-
proach.
Tonight the Little Sioux is at the
highest stage ever known. The best in
formation indicates that the Illinois Cen
trail rails are under water continuously
for many miles on the Omaha branch,
and the havoc, both to roadway and
bridges, Is something seldom paralleled
IN railroad history.
DESTRUCTION on ALL SIDES.
MINNEAPoLIs, June PA special to
the Tribune from Sioux City, Iowa, says:
The terrible rains of last night and this
morning have almost devastated this por-
ton of Iowa. No roads are running
trains from this city east. The Floyd
River Valley is inundated for thirty-five
miles north of this city. Many houses in
lie Marco are flooded over the first floors,
while the towns of Merrill, Hinton and
James are in worse condition.
Thirty five miles of track on each of
the Illinois Central, Chicago, St. Paul and
Kansas City, Minneapolis and Omaha,
Sioux City and Northern are flooded
north of this city, with bad washouts at
lie Mars.
The Little Sioux River bottom at Cher
okee Is entirely inundated, and thousands
of acres are under water. The water at
Cherokee carried away many houses.