Griggs courier., 1891-07-03
SWEPT BY STORMS.
Wind and Rain Play Havoc in
Iowa Towns.
seventy-Five Rouses Destroyed at Chero-
kee-Sutherland Badly Damaged -
Railway Bridges and Tracks
Washed Away.
LEFT RUIN in IT'S pArH.

LEFT RUIN IN ITS PATH.
Sioux CITY, Ia, June 28.-The flood
in the Floyd river did great damage in
the country. It reached here early
Thursday morning and the river rose
about 12 feet. One hundred and fifty
houses in the valley are partially SUBJ
merged and the families have moved out
70 the hills. The large stove works, shoe
factory, -four mill and foundry in the
suburb of the town are closed. There
was no loss of life here. A man in
from Moville, 1S 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 s75, 1000 to build
tngs alone. No estimate can he 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 $780, 900 and take many days to
repair. 1t is impossible to estimate the
loss to the Chicago & Northwestern.
1t will be fully as great as that of the
Central.
LIE MARS, a., June 27.-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
off the water and the flood accumulated
until it formed a lake and burst down
the railroad grade. The water rushed
through break half a mile wide and
20 feet deep, only the tops of the tel
egraph poles showing above the cat
aract.
No lives were lost and no damage
was done to LIE Mars, as it 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 80 miles, spreading out in places
mile and half wide. The track be-
tween here and Sioux City has been re-
paired, but the Illinois Central be-
GWCCA ucIc duU OllcTOhCo mas lOSG TO
8 miles of roadbed and will not be in
operation for several days.
CHEROKEE, Ia, June 29.-The FOL-
lowing appeal for assistance has been
sent out by the mayor of Cherokee:
ITO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC, WHOSE HEARTS
AND PocKETBooKs ARE OPEN SIMULTANEOUS
LIZ TO EVERY APPEAL TO THOSE IN NEED: The
enterprising, progressive and always pros
porous 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 they possessed. barely escap-
ing with their lives. The damage done will
reach &250,0O0. Every bridge in the city is gone
and nearly every bridge in the county, so that
outside o. caring for those who have been rem
dered 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 ap
peal for aid, and much as we regret the neces.
stty for asking it, we feel that it is only neces
sary to notify the American people and our ap-
peal will be responded to. Contributions may
be sent to D. H. Bloom, mayor, and our execu
tive committee will see that every dollar is
properly expended.
DAVID H. BLOOM, Mayor"
HoLsrE1S, Ia, June 29.-Lightning
and hail in abundance have done ire
parable damage in this section to crops
and cattle. The district stricken by
hail is 8 miles west of here and is 8
miles wide and 10 miles long. Barley