Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-07-22
Sodom and Gomorrah Not In It With
the Wicked Cities of the
Slope.
With Evil Eye and BROWNING Face
the Storm King Reigns
Supreme.
No One Killed or Seriously Injured,
But Several Who Were
"Near IT,
Dire.

DCbtIuClAOA OAAOs
It is now generally admitted that there
was a storm. No one, who can see or
hear will deny the assertion, and several
persons, who were brought into close
contact with bolts of lightning gravely
assertthat a sense of feeling, alone, was
required to impress upon n that there
has been a slight atmospherical disturb
ance in this vicinity. From the hour offs
o'clock until about 1890, Wednesday
evening, and again in the morning, it
rained. It was not a merely %dampening
drizzle, such as is usually called a rain,
but it was a down-pour, a deluge, in
fact almost a cloud-burst. The amount
of rainfall, and it's intensity could not be
correctly determined, that night. The
clouds rendered the darkness impene-
trable, and only during the light cast
upon the scene by the successive flashes
of brilliant lightning could the vast ponds
and pools of water be discerned. Or,
perchance, some unlucky mortal, who
had to make his way homeward through
the inundated walks and flooded streets,
ever and mon being brought to a stand
still by his arrival at and discovery of a
miniature lake, where once was a high
and dry sidewalk, might thus have dis
covered that there had been a rain.
Although it was realized that the dam
age must have been great, it was
not until yesterday mornings sun cast
the first rays of light over the scene,
that the effects were fully appreciated.
The length and breadth Of the city,
every cellar, in any way low, was filled
with water. Street crossings we're not
discernible, and in their places we're
lakes of rushing water. Under the
sidewalks was water, to such an extent,
that its maddening "sw1sh, swish," and
splash, splash" could be heard as one
stepped upon the planking. "Water,
water everywhere" but feebly expressed
the condition of things.
East Fourth street seemed to have re-
ceived the worst of the food. At about
- o'clock, Policeman Marsh, noticed the
water trucking in under the door of
Louis Larson's shoe store. He imme-
diately went to Mr.. Larson's residence,
reused him, and together they returned
to the store. They encountered about a
foot of water, upon opening the door,
and the case goods, which were upon the
floor were almost totally destroyed. An
endeavor was made to get the goods out,
but the damage had already been done.
His damage is estimated at $500.
Next inundated was the International
hotel. The water flooded the floor in
the same manner, but it has been
drained of, and not much damage WAS
done except to the building.
Steiber's laundry was next upon the
list of unfortunates. Nature took the
laundry business into her own hands,
and washed the clothes, which happened
to be on the floor, about $50 worth.
It will cost Mr.. Steiber about this amount
to settle natures little bill, anyway.
White & Wachter's livery stable also re-
celved it's share, and yesterday morn
ing presented a sort of washed out ap-
pearance. Men we're busy bailing out
the a part of the stable, where the
horses are kept, it being covered with
water to the depth of more than a foot.
"We will have the ~cleanest barn in town
this evening"" said the proprietor, "and
want it understood that we are strictly
in the SWIM both literally and fgur.
atively speaking"
This is about the extent of the more
serious damage on that side of the
street; crossing over, the store of s. A.
Peterson received a flooding. The amount
of damage to the stock can not be OBJ
tanned, but it is not great, as Mr.. Peter.
son happened to be there when the
storm broke, and managed to get most
of his goods out Of reach of the liquid
destroyer. The cellar beneath the build
ing, ! n which is his store, is again filled
and the damage to the building will b.
considerable. Going down Broadway
the well and well house belonging to T
2. Davis is in. a dilapidated condition
The sides of the well have caved in, ant
the house has sunk into darkness ant
oblivion. No more will Rebekah stan,
at the trough and pull upon the rope
while the wheel squeaks, melodiously
The we'll is no more, and is only one O
many. The. same condition Of thing
exists, in other parts of the city, butt j
is impossible to enumerate them. TIL
storm was as d~estructlvely electrical ia
is ever encountered. The house of s
j. Swanson, corner of Fourth an
Avenue B, was struck, the bolt breakin
q mirror, shaking things up and Fighter
ing the inmates. No one was injure
seriously. The frolicsome lightnin
played around for awhile, and inall
settled upon O. 81. Whi:aker's residence
whereit did some damage, and sue