Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-06
WATER ON A RISE
Heavy Rains Flood Towns in
the Illinois Valley
WILD STORMS WORK DAMAGE
Havoc Played with valu4ble Property,
Railway Tracks and Bndges
Washed Away.

ter caused hy the incessant rains The
river is higher than ever before. Peo-
pie were warned eat Of their houses
on account of fears that the
two dams would break People
in the northeastern and southern
portions of the city are ssalisg out
In boats ana On rata Great damage
Is reported from ell surrounding points
to property and erop& The wire mills
and paper mills ct Lockport are in sew
srai feet Of water, and great damage
has been done 20 all the property along
he river. j. II winterbosham 4 Sons,
,oopers At the prison, he'd ever sc,eoo
worth Of slaves and barrel heads swept
away.
Dad ssr sAs Yarnsrs-
BLeoMssroS. III. May g. II has
-aincd almo~. incess2ntiy since Satur-
lay night. oss thunder shower follow
nx another. The creeks and sloughs
arc ovesfiowing and the farmers have
been bio % work in the fields. Corn
planting " badly delayed. The Mscki-
Jaw river. Salt and Kickspeo creeks
are booming.
Tracks wasAea Away.
CHICAGO. May s.-Bstwecn Chicago
and the Mississippi river several miles
Of Santa Fe track in various places
have bsea washed out and other per-
lions of the line are from Q to 6
feet under Ter. The greatest dam
age, probably. 10 in the vicinity
Of Joliet and Lockport, where about 0
miles of tho track was torn up and
swept around by rushing. roaring tor
reats Of water until it was warped and
twisted into al sorts of grotesque
shapes.
The Illinois canal il overlooked for
long distances on either side. and the
6ood here has done It's share Of The gen
.rsl damage At Ottawa, Marssiiles,
Utica and Tiscalawa, so much of the
Rock Island track was washed away
that trains could not get through in
:ither directiea for hours. In the vicinity
Of Joliet, the Chicago Il Alton tracks were
also seriously damaged. Five north
! bound trains on that limo were brought
IRON Joliet to Chicago over tte Rock
Island. Between the state prison and
Lockport the Alton track was washed
Of its bed and left lying in the
aitch. Long Run bridge was moved
| four feet out Of line and tho banks at
sither end caved IN to such an extent
that il is feared that the abutments have
been weakened
Death - swellsa Stream.
ANNA. Ill.,, May s.-Dr. J. D. Cettner.
Joshua Miller and John stuhblsneld,
all citizens Of Wetaug. . village 10
miles south Of here. attempted 70 cross
| . swollen stream In . akin whom the
boat was overturned and tho men were
thrown into the water. 6tubbleAsld
managed to reach the shore. bat Cott-
ner and Miller were unable to swim
| add were drowned.
Eject Of the Cyclone.
AUBURN, III, Nay 5.-ruesday's cy-
elsne did considerable damage. On
the farm Of c. n. Brown, west Of this
place, the orchard and . quarter
Of mile Of fence were de-
stroyed and several outhNildipgs
demolished. A barrel Of water
was carried . quarter Of mile and de-
| posted in . wheat neld. Chickens
were stripped Of their feathers and
farm implements scattered over the
farm Several other persons in the
tras,S Of tho cyclone sustained dam
| aeo 70 their fences, srchards and build
iryS.
Swept ~ . Tive Days Storm.
TsKnwA, H.. May 5.--Prehsbly the
worst rainstorn ever known here passed
ever the town Monday and Tuesday.
Il rained almost continuously for
forty weight hours The water rushed
down from the surrounding hills
| in torrents. The streets of the
tswn were AL submerged and cellars
were filed with water. Some families
| fed to the hills. but no houses were dis
lodged. Pigs and other small stock
| were carried away and dams and
bridges we're swept on.
| Near Bradford, few miles south
! west Of here, the railroad track WAS
washed out for miles and no trains
! could be moved for twenty-four hours
he damage done to grain fields cannot
b estimated. and the public highways
srs badly washed out The tracks Of
| Ne ChicsgV. Rosk Island 4 Pacific
| ssilreaA wers washed out - ThklvA
md ~ e9trs gsAg OF Dea have
straek fss higher Wages and the tracks
hsvs not besA repaired sulacisnsly -
safely move trains with any degree Of
speed Ths dapags TO goods in Me
| sslisss aaA other property In tewn viii
sxoeed a.eeo. II vas Ne worst Aood
kHswn h tAis part sf The state 1se
aAay pears.
| nsv ess,~ We Delayed.
DaAssvn.is. n. May s.-0srner has
experienced IL greatest deluxe In the
tast shres days II has ever Known
Tuesday novniss msay n the streets
were IKE canals and The sidewalks and
brlAGes were AossaaG. n several
houses the water rose fvsa Z
70 10 hnehes The water II Masss
erss&. . M md hsA north al tows.
| Wa hiQhos tAsn n be- been for Eve
ysasa he poblh sehsels wsss net IN
ssssksn yesterday, - teacher anA pupils
sSaiA ncs reach Ne building
| LAgasntss pestssys nsy's life.
ensaSrvnIs. III. Msy s-TAs esrn-
~ % JsAa Mil,sr's fern sess MODE.
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h~eday afssw~ssn HI hssIs ssn,
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