Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-02


Property Since the Conemaugh Disaster.
CHRoKEE, Iowa, June A.-The terrors Of
the Johnstown flood were in part repeated
I'm this place to-day. Seventy-five houses
hsye been carried out Of sight in Niagara
Ike torrent. How many lives have been
lost is yet q matter Of uncertainty. A ter
2itic clond burst, thrice repeated, and wind,
almost a hurricane, are what consummated
the dread work. The storm, which began
last night, appears To have swept in a vast
circle of northwestern Iowa, fully 40
miles in diameter, with Cherokee us the
centre.
Up to 1890 p. IN. tonight, owing to the
destruction of wires and railroads. only
the vaguest reports have reached here from
the devastated territory to the west, north
and south. The damage here, taking into
account the relatively small size Of the
town, is enormous. Most of the destruc-
ton in Cherokee was wrought by the eX-
traordinary rise in the Sioux river, result
ing from the tremendous down-pour of
water from the sky
Some idea of the immensity and sudden
ness OF the food can be inferred from the
fact that 1t carried off, apparently without
ar effort the big truss bridge on which the
Illinois Central railroad crossed the river,
and with the bridge went HOO feet Of trestle
on which thecompany's tracks approached
the river.
Tonight the Little Sioux is at the high
est stage ever known. The best informa-
uon lhglcates that the ililnos central rails
are unuer WAFER continuously Tor many
miles on the Onawa, branch, and that the
snn,ath;n,, "a ro"um .t, IiiI piiusys, y
history.
Advices have been received stating that
--Vioe-president Harahan and a majority Of
the, other high officials of the Illinois Cen
territory. MANY DAYS Will nrobnbly elansa
before traffic ether nasse,,,yer Nv 'frn;,,Lt
* in anythine Ike nor,Sei cnn1i,sSa,''
Orders have been issued ~ reea;ve H.
freight. until further orders for NM Min
bev1nd Anrelio "' f'''-'
livery effort was he;ng p,ade to.,,i,,h, d,
bring order ant If the ecbans I'M ~ IL H.
sence of accurate infor,n,,;o,, ~, " H.
paralysis III fransnoriat;l "i,3,,
progress Canes 81 worl,rnan XII sn,,"r,,i
rra;i5oad 4io,,ra i - ui.s ~ ~ ~
nSint to-n;gbt bnt coid ,,a ae', W., t,s
and comld d1 bnt little If s1nS,thin, br
as vet. II may he n ,yeelx or rnnra ,ofero
the fnlI evtenf nj ma ,lisasts,, - L,,1,,5',,
other railroads besides ia IIl;nnjs ~
trail can scarcely have esrn,cd root dn,,1-
age. nnrticnlarly Tho t,biaagn & NM g,.iI,
western ana ths f-bin.o,o Nii1ari,a-. q u
Paul As near ne ca he Iaar,,,d H., 8. ~,
of the storm Ms riyen has been If any'
thing Enthusiastically Ancnrd;,,,r =, t'i1.
adyees the Storm nils I'LL ot W. %" az -.
great tri-state aiIiietion' afIccfine ,,nt onl,'
Z. huge stretch If cor,ntrv Ia Iowa III,
Isss;y,,o 7Sort;n,,s a1sa ,f NJ, ~ IVA U S
braska.
ns VI 'hN'Ns WASHED AWAY
SIOUX tITYi IOWA, June 24.-Ihe terrible
rams OF last nlght ana TINS morning have
almost devastated this portion of Iowa.
No roads are running trains from this city
lI
Tor 80 miles north of this city, Many
hotses N l.emars are Hooded over the first
noors, whlle the towns Of Merrill. Hinton
and James are completely submerged.
lhlrty-ilye miles Of track On the Illinois
Central, Chicago st. Paul, MINNEAPOLIS N
Omaha, and Sioux City a. Northern are
Hooded north Of this city with bad wash
outs at Lemars The Little Sioux river
putYotn ~ eherokee Is enilrely inundated
wntar = $50 y eiops are uiiuer
Tba rc..o. ~. fl...L,... 10
bo,ises M hsr,s bt eatlIu'l away io
,,orted A, i ~ t = ~ 1, III
Ia The IIinois lug w nplroaciies
Sio,IT a ,ra'i', Se' IRA ull9se over lhe
brar,ch ma ma feoi3ss III tie oeii.rll iowa
and On Sionx FAILS brancb seer ~ I.; 5sas
were WASHES, out
The Chicago Il North western tracks IN
the Sioux valley are out for over n half
mile at Sutherland The sanlc road il also
tflsded ont at Carroll AT Merrill. eight
of lss west of this city, the Floyd river rose
r,er y feet in three hours to-day, and ut 4
clock tonight the flood Is s,yen,,inp
through the Floyd river valley towards
tilis city ana devastating hundreds Of acres
o. crops. Inc manufacturing towns Of
heeus, lynn anu Lewiston are IN hts course
MN VII pe submerged ~ morning.
I ~, o-iltlt hullareds OF families on the
ot w. ,iSgr ,l'l.s IN ms Guy are moving