River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1893-03-16
HIGH WATER.
II Causes Much Damage In Towns In
Michigan. Illinois, Nebraska, Maryland
and New Yorf..

Michigan, Illinois, Nebraska, Maryland
and New York.
DETROIT. Mich. March l3.-The
warm weather of the last few days has
caused tile heavy masses of ice and
snow in the Grand, Shiawasse, Raisin,
Clinton and many other OF the smaller
iiyers throughout the state to move.
lnnumerablc gorges have formed in
these rivers and have caused the
water to back up flooding the cities
and towns lying on their banks. Sew
eral bridges have been washed away,
houses. stores. mills and other build
ings flooded and other damage done,
the.exact amount OF which is not yet
known. AS far as known no lives have
been lost.
MIDLAND, Mich, March 13-fred
Laisure ana his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hattie
sullivan were~trowned Sunday. They
attempted 10 cross road which was
covered with water and their carriage
upset, with the result that both per
ished. Laisure, who was 40 years old
and was a horse trainer, leaves widow
and two children.
IONA, Mich, March 13-Never be-
AotC ~ ttAN htSNRiN Va AOhAh has Sld
river been SO high and the water is
still rising A line of breastworlSs has
been thrown up all along the road and
the water has so far been successfully
checked. The capital wagon works
plant is now entirely surrounded with
the flood, the basement and lower
floors being inundated. The furniture
factory's plant is in almost as bad
shane, and all that can be seen of the
fair grounds is the upper portion of
the buildings. Most of lonia's manu-.
featuring concerns are located ON what
is known as the flats. The whole
country for miles around is now but a
raging, rushing torrent. The bridges
at that point are all in place, but are
in great danger
Muir, Mich, March IS = The situa-
tion ON the Grand river remains nn-
changed as TO the threatened danger
from the ice gorge above Lyons. The
gorge below Lyons has been broken
up and passed short distance
down stream, leaving partially
free CHANNEL The water is cutting
a new channel across the prairies and
wheat fields are being washed away.
Everywhere in the river can be seen
floating household utensils and furni-
ture.
VIRGINIA, H., March 10. The Illi-
nois river in this section is assuming
alarming proportions, being from 3 to
miles wide at Behrdstown. The low
lands are submerged and many fam
HES in the river bottoms have been
-, "a fhOt,. FIha
river is nearing the high water mark
of last May. No loss OF life has SO far
been reported.
Rock IsLANLA H.. March 13.-The
final movement of the ice in the Mis-
sissippi at this point occurred Sunday
night. The river has risen foot dur
ing the day In the upheaval. which
was the NEST imposing and stupen-
dous ever seen here, a mountain
of ice reaching $50 feet back from
the water line and fully so feet high
was thrown up along the shore. ALI
the tracks OF the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy and Rock Island & Pacific
were covered while ten freight cars
were destroyed, and a number of docks
and other buildings along the shore
were carried away.
BURLINGTON, Ia. March lathe ice
went out of the Mississippi river Sat
urday night with a rush, but did little
damage. The river is still rising and
is now nearly Q feet above low-water
mark The low lands across the river
are all flooded and the trains on the
Keithsburg branch of the Burlington
are all abandoned Two bridges have
been washed away by the floods in
Henry river.
OMAHA, Neb., March l3.-The ice is
still running on the Platte and Elk Horn
rivers. aud as result traffic is gener-
ally blocked. At Ashland Saturday
night portion of the Burlington
bridge over the Platte was carried
away. The bridge at La Platte is in
great danger.
Troy, n. V, March 13-The recent
rains have so swelled the volume of
water in the city reservoir that meas
ures have been taken to save the city
from destruction. The strain of the
reservoir was so great that it was feared
it would give way and let millions of
gallons OF water down on the town,
The flood gates were opened and an inn
mense volume of water rushed down
the side hill, doing much damage. A
bridge at Milville was hurled away by
the swollen PoestenkIll. The river at
this point has overlooked the docks
and is still rising.
PORT DEPOSIT, Md, March 13.-An
ice gorge at Conowingo. few miles
above Port Deposit, was holding in
check a great volume of water. The
breaking of this gorge was dreaded,
and when night came on hundreds
of people thronged the banks of
the river and watched for the
coming torrents. At o'clock the gorge
gave way and the food, let loose.
swept down and spread through Port
Deposit For time the inhabitants
did not know whether or not their
town would be carried away aud them
selves drowned, but when the waters
had reached the height of s feet in
the streets and houses il ceased to rise.
The stage for the day has remained
ut the same height, and outhouses
not securely fixed have been swept off.
The tracks of the Port Deposit e CO.
lumbia railroad are covered for over a
mile and it will be several days before
traffic can be resumed.