The times., 1893-03-17
MANY STREAMS RAGING.

MANY STREAMS RACING.
DETROIT, March 13.-The warm
weather of the last few days has caused
the heavy masses of ice and snow in
the Grand, Shiawasse, Raisin, Clin-
ton and many other of the smaller
rivers throughout the state to move.
Innumerable 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 whichis not yet
known.
Two Drowned.
MIDLAND, March 13-Fred Laisure
and his sister-in-law, Mrs. Hattie Sui
livan, were drowned Sunday. They
attempted to cross a 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 horse trainer, leaves widow
and two children.
Driven from Their Homes.
IONA, March 14.--Forty families
have been driven from their homes on
1.-The flats" by the high water. This
section has been considered safe
ground, and many manufacturing
concerns are located there. The
bed of the Grand river is half a
mile away, but just now the
whole country for miles is u torrent.
| Old settlers claim the water there is
! higher than for thirty years. The
Michigan Clothing companys works
are flooded, 1000 pairs of trousers being
ruined, The celery fields of Joseph
Farris, covering ten acres, are under
water.
Dams Give way.
KALAMAZOO, March 1.-THE Kala-
mazoo river is keeping up with the bal
ance of the state rivers and the banks
are flooded for half mile each
side. About Il hundred houses are
surrounded and there is a little Venice
on the east side Many small buildings
! have been anchored and some have
been swept away. Stock and poultry
were drowned by the rapid rise Sunday
night. report has just been re-
ceived that the dams at Howlandsville,
south of here, and at Plainwell and
| Otsego to the north, have gone. Thou
sands of acres of land are inundated
and many lives aud much property are
no doubt lost.
The Flood at Saginaw.
SAGISAw,' March 14.--Base ements in
this city are flooded, and some man
ufacturing plants have been com
PEELED to shut down. The Cass, Flint,
Shiawasse and Bad rivers are boom
ing and, with the Tittaba wasse and
tributaries, are pouring an immense
volume of water into the Saginaw.
An Old Landmark Gone.
Owosso, March lathe Olive-stre0t
bridge, one of the city's landmarks,
has been swept away by the flood in
the Shiawasse river. Several factories
have been compelled to close.
Ruin at Grand Rapids.
GRAND RAPIDS, March IL The
Grand river is l6 feet inches above
low water mark. A large part OF
South Grand Rapids is under water.
Boats were called into service to re-
move the people from their houses. The
river is Il mile wide there and the loss
will be very heavy. There is feet
b, OF water in the Gunnison swamp. A
part of the city was in total darkness
Monday night. The electric plant, be-
ing partly submerged, could not give
the inhabitants service. The Grand
Rapids chair factory, Michigan
barrel works, Stow e. Davis
Berkey &c Gay, Mason Sc Co., and
other furniture factories have
been forced to shut down, the machin
cry being under water. Many mer-
chants report flooded easements, anc
gangs of men are at work to save
stocks. Reports are coming in of enor-
nous damage to the agricultural dis
tricts above and below here. Many
township bridges are gone, log booms
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