Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-05


Ears kept back The waters Of the
spring foodS Tuesday the new foeS
gates Of the water power system wen.
oee and water began flowing
over TIE lssss. Nearly 500
men. employed IN the fac
tories below which would re-
eeive the heaviest part Of the food were
TIE iesee 70 break were put 10 work on
tns emhankment with shovels and
teams and succeeded In fighting back
sae waters 5y driving piles and placing
feet Of earth upon the top. Though
TIE men are stin At work the waters
ere slowly gaining upon them
and are already creeping over
the eastern end Of the levee, which
may break at sny moment. should the
ievee break soue nsty families. who
have already moved 20 the high lands
beyond the canal. would be rendered
destitute. and ali the district between
tue canal and the river would be buried
asder Is feet Of water.
whss IL wsaid Mean.
The breaking Of the levee may mean
thu sweeping away Of nearly every
manufacturing institution in the city,
including the Illinois Valley paper mill,
the largest n the world; the Marseilles
Manufacturing compAny's works. the
John I. Clark mills. the Dawen -FOUR
ing mills and many new industries in
which millions are invested.
Damage Elsswhers.
Besides the damage done here. miles
upon miles Of valuable crops put In
upon the Illinois bottoms for 20 miles on
either side Of Ottawa are under water.
involving loss of s5o,ooo TO farmers.
The Kickepoo and other bridges have
gone out and Allen Park. Ottawa and
all OF the lower islands are flooded.
rewns submerged.
BHAcEvLLg, H., May A-Ths rain
has been falling in torrents every hour
since Sunday evening, one thunder
storm following another. The water
courses are all full. and the Aood has
spread over the larger portion Of the
town. Tuesday morning tho entire
north end OF the village was one
lake, full OF Seating culverts and side
walks. which were being used by the
Inhabitants in many cases to get
hom their houses TO dry grounds. The
miners did not 20 into the shafts owing
TO the great amount Of surface water
which covered the mine. The reports
from Gardner, Braidwood and Coal City
are all to the effect that the towns ars
full of water. and in many cases the
food has entered the dwelling houses
Sweeps All Bsfoss II.
MoRRIs. ni., May A-Buildings, farms
and factories along No Illinois river
banks have been abandoned- The river
has been rapidly rising and has now
reached . height that IL hes but once
before attained. Driftwood. fences
farming utensils end debris of Ill
0nds are rushing eat with the food
Thousands Of acres Of farming lsnd'
arc swept bare Of all improvements
Houses along the river banks Art
flooded and their occupants IN
movirg out The river has expand
| ed 20 :. stream a. broad ss the Missis
sippi. and IL is already 10 feet above Low
water mark. The foods from the Des
| PLANES and Kankakee rivers are help
| ing swell the Hood.
| A Cleudburss.
LINCOLN, Ill, May L-Monaay even
ing cloud burst In the northwest part
OF this county near Emdon. Prsiri1
| creek swept away s0e test Of track OF
| the Peoria, Decatur & Evansville rsii
way and bridge, compelling the cen
| pany TO transfer mail. passengers snd
express. The water rose 80 high thai
| Andrew Deiss and family barely es
capped with their lives. The fields an
seas OF water. and, farmers being I
fortnight behind In their work, the
prospects for half . esrn crop in this
county are poor.
| Drowned In Flooded Creek.
JOLIET. H., May 4--Archie Robson
| aged so years, was drowned near VII
| mington Tuesday morning. He, with
his son and daughter. attempted to cross
Forked creek in . buggy, when the We
hicle was upset by the hsod ana
the father drowned. The children man
aged TO save themselves. Mr.. Robson
was member of the stone contracting
| firm Of Robson q Haley.
| In indiana.
GOSHEN, Ind. May l.-The RISING
waters resulting from the late raius ART
| doing incalculabls damage The Elk
hart river Is higher than 1t has bees
since 1854 Tne electric light and g.
| plants are both under water and many
| families along the bottoms were com
| PEELED TO move out at midnight. The
lower floors of al the factories and nilll
along the hydraulic are submerged. and
! large force OF men has been ut wori
on the Goshen dam. The Goshen an
| Michigan branch of the Lake Shor'
railroad is washed out east Of the cit,
| and traiss cannot get in.
I Three Persons Hurt.
Fosr WAYNE. Ind. May A--Tuesda.
night while the family Of Dante
! Mercer. farmer living = miles north o
Decatur. were asleep . windstorm tor
the house and oussuildines from thsi
| foundations and overturned them
| Mercer and his wife wsre dangerously
| injured and their s-yesr-old son fatal,
so. Several head Of cattle were kille'
| and ether buildings wrsesed.
vAsnrSefos. May 4 fhs confer
snce report on the Chinese sxclssio1
bill was agreed 70 ia the senate OF
/ Tuesday. The presidents message 81
the subject Of an international confsr
ence a. 70 silver coinage wss disc~ssea
senator Kyle spoks in fapsr 81 Ne fret