St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-28
The WATERS RECEDE,
Words Fail in Conveying an
Idea Of the Scene at
Cherokee.
An Appeal for Aid From the
Misery-Strieken Dis
triet.
Alarm Sounded In the Nick
Of Time to Save the
People.
Yesterday Another Storm
Aided in Completing the
DeSolatiOn.

CHEROKEE, To-, June 27.-Words fail
to convey an accurate idea of the nature
OF the damage done here. Cherokee
has in the last year increased its popu-
lation by 600. Many of these are young
people, employees and mechanics, the
hard workers and builders of cities with
but a limited supply of this worlds
goods, who have been saving to build a
home, and have lost that home and all
their effects. The fortunate ones of the
city are doing all in their power to
alleviate the sufferings of those
who were deluged. Communication
with the city by rail is entirely de-
stroyed, and it is only by fording swol-
len streams and wailowing through
mud that any one from outside can
reach the city. Nearly the whole track
from here to Lemars is washed out.
Aid Is Asked.
The following appeal was made to-
day, which from the great need of
prompt action should receive the re-
sponse which has made Americans
noted for their generosity:
Cherokee, To-, June 27.-To the American
public, whose hearts and pocketbooks are
open simultaneously to every appeal of those
always prosperous little town of Cherokee is
in sore distress. Floods have rendered 500
people homeless and dependent upon public
charity. Many of these have lost everything
lives. The damage done viii reach S25O, 900.
Every bridge in the city is gone, and nearly
every bridge in the county, so that outside of
caring for those who have been rendered
homeless, our people feel the burden will be
heavy. We feel that we cannot meet the i'm
mediate wants of all the people in distress,
and ask the outside world for assistance. Our
people have always responded literally to
every appeal for aid, and much as we regret
the necessity for asking it, we feel that il is
only necessary to notify the American peo-
sple and our appeal will be responded to.
Contributions may be sent to D. S. Bloom,
mayor. and our executive committee will see
that every dollar is properly expended.
DAVID S. BLOOM, Mayor
A Timely Alarm.
FORT DOpGE, To-, June 27.-The first
detailed information of the remarkable
flood at Cherokee, received this after
noon, explains why no lives were lost.
The downpour of water commenced at
9 in the evening and at in the morning
George Thompson, a member OF the
Cherokee fire department., became
alarmed at the increasing ferocity of
the storm. On going out and finding
the entire bottom inundated he hurried
and sounded the fire bell as warning.
1t proved to be just in the nick
of time. The citizens responded to
the alarm with alaerity, and taking
in the situation at glance rushed from
house to house awakening the endan-
gered people. The water rose so
rapidly that many families had to be
carried tr ON their homes through sew
eral feet of water. To add terror to the
disaster terrific electrical storm pre-
vailed. The vivid flashes of lightning
served to aid sight through the binding
rain then falling. There was but one
refuge from the flooded dlstrict-the
bridge across Main street-and hun
dreds flying for their lives were soon
rushing across hurrying to reach higher
ground. The rise of water was so
rapid. however, that many people
Barely Escaped With Life
in crossing the bridge. Three mer
were on the bridge when it gave way
but saved themselves by clinging to
trees. The river raised six feet in an
hour. People who refused to leave
their houses had to be taken out later
from upper stories by boats manned by
brave men. One man was rescued in
the top of tree when nearly succumb-
ing to exhaustion, and another was
rescued from the roof OF a floating
house just before it was dashed to
kinds of animals went floating down
stream, and the struggling of the large
number of helpless creatures in
that was pitifui. Every house
left standing on the bottom was flooded,
some of them to the second floor, and
many were moved considerable dis
tance. while others were showed from
their foundations. They are now, with
out exception, dismal-looking ruins,
filed with mud and water. Vandals are
at work, while aid is being rendered the
unfortunates. The flooded houses all
show that they have been entered and
robbed of everything of value. The
poets are Frightening. A small steam
boat is running across the flooded dis
triet. A committee which was organ
lied is doing noble work for the suffer-
ers, but too much aid can hardly be rem
dered.
A Second Storm.
HoLsTEIN, To-, June 81 (By Tele-
phone to Ida Grovel.-Yesterday oc-
Cured another most disastrous storm.
Lightning and hail in abundance have
done irreparable damage in this city to
crops and cattle. The district stricken
by hail is three miles west of here, and
is three miles wide and ten miles long.
Barley Is almost totally destroyed;
wheat and oats are damaged. AtCush-
ing and Correctionvjlle the houses were
flooded, and two children Edrowned.
At Correctionville lightning struck
and killed Chriss Kline. Two miles
from this town the barn of r. Leonard
was struck, and two horses were killed.
The school house here was struck and
badly damaged. The brown school
house was carried away, and is total
loss. The Rogers mill, near Quimby,
was washed away. No trains have ar
add to the terror of the people, two gaso-
line explosions occurred yesterday. one
of them at F. GrosZkruger's and one at
G. III. Schnesslath's. The latter was
fatal. The scene is, indeed, one of des-
olation and ruin. Hogs, cattle and
horses in large numbers are seen float
ing down the river.
RaZed by Rains.
5EMPoRIA, Kan, June 27.-Word is
just received in this city of the great
damage CAUSED by the heavy rains of
Thursday in this and adjoining coun-
ties. Many farms have been entirely
flooded, and barns, implements, and en-
tire crops washed away. On the farm
of Joseph Stotler, on Jacobs creek, a
large orchard was destroyed, and hedges
of ten years growth were washed
to buildings. I. B. Moreledge lost