Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-14


&,.ns n thai part = the eits. bal Tar
Itf aad tsEfnil ssttitloe al pfrpats,
~ cat e -..k before falL The families
living - The addition acre fer<'t..d "a
bait. The slfuafioe al the West Aiehs
San saiiFoad bridge as sertitss BE
safer AS aitnln tso % three fe<f ~ the
ram structure. A gang a men 1as
x4Ef AZ sork streDgthing the brIsige aud
preventing drift Nod fyonl hsieing
against the piers The Ice thai bad
ififsed into the eddy afotr the bridge
sect cut ia the nioFning The bridge .
safe, bat 10 trai1s we're run aeross Il
yesterday There were hundreds II
sghsseess al the bridge yesterday watch
lng The men repair the structure and the
boys catch dEifiNosd The latter has
becon.e enc 4 The feature - the r.-d
aud any number - men aud boss are
Engaged al Il.
securing Drirtwood-
The water l. 80 near the bridge that Il
can be touched with an umbrella. The
k-oys took pieces II ~ire. made a slip
Esoose n the end. and fishesi fur wood aud
falnzieboits as a school by snaTes
sucAers. When pleee II weed i -
cured IL - thrown In pale. some Il the
more industrious youngsters have accu-
lnulatesf several cords II wool
Below the bridge the Felt Boot CON
panys factory l. partially Submerged
The plaster mills arr surrounded - va
ter and large lake reaches the Plaster
creek basin. The river extends FROM The
G. & W NJ track on one side - the
i.ake Shore on the other, Below the
Lake Shore bridge the track Is partly
under water The families living near
Plaster creek were flooded cut Sunday
nigat and many Il the houses have been
abandDnea until the water goes down
The riyer road j. under water for nearly
a mile.
The island disappeared from sight
Yesterday The island has frequently
bsen talked IL as a market place IL
might have served a. a tish market yes
terday. but anything else would have
been cut u question. Two rows II vii
ioVs showed where the property ought
20 have been. bat il was too far from
sight even % ripple the surface Of the
water that swept over II. The steamer
Valley City swung around until y was
across the place where the entrance 10
tho island should have been. The bow
u the BOAT was cnly few feet from the
sidewalk. In the morning the steamer
Nas alongside one 81 tho joints that Wa
terloo street is noted FOR. but the atmos-
pierre was too strong and the hard
working little boat finally swung out
into the channel
had for the Boats
The Barrett was little further down
the stream. IL had been taken from its
dock and fastened near the end 81 the
freight house.
The Valley City Transportation com
PAWS warehouse was struck boy Jam
II ice that came down the channel. and
vas pushed entirely from It's foundation
and turned around. The water was up
10 the top % the windows and il was
feared that the building would take a
notion 10 20 TO the Haven. The wood
Office near the Barrett's dock fioated
around in the channel.
The Easements OF the Waterloo street
dives were filled with water and the
young ladies' took 10 the upper stories
FOR safety.
Three families living of Waterloo
street. just above the steamboat landing.
were driven out 10y the water. The
houses we're occupied by G. j. Fisher,
Rem johnson and Charles Matthews.
None u the families had time 10 move
their household effects and the furniture
is floating IN SIX feet az water.
The ferry bridge near Ada went out
SUNDAY The timbers lodged against
the Plainfield bridge. That bridge went
out about noon yesterday. Ii was one
81 the oldest bridges on the river and
has wlfhstood the floods for years. The
debris - beached at Grand island: but
II u becomes loosened IL is believed that
nothing can save the bridge at Com
stock park. and the Leonard street and
&. & W. vi. bridges will have 20 20 also.
Comstock Park Submerged.
Comstock park is covered with three
feet - water. The track Is submerged
aud the stables are filed 20 the top Of
the managers. The box stalls are aquaria
and the buildings will suffer consider
able damage. IL Is not believed that the
track viii suffer much a. there il nocur-
rent there. Considerable sand and de
bFis viii be deposited upon II. however.
A tract q several acres in the vicinity
- North street u under water and sev.
erai HOUSES will be water soaked II the
river rises much more. Two young
boys Who were playing on some higher
ground near the pond narrowly escaped
a cold hath. They were cut OF by the
rising water and had no means - get
ting ashore. After they had stood in
the wet for some time auofhrr boy rugged
pp an impramp;u raft 10y the Use 81
cake - zee and rescued his companions
Lon Hodges string ~ horses on Island
No. ! we're rescued Just before the little
bridge vas washed away.
Sax feet u The dock built by the Ran
niTiiic estate vas washed away at noon.
Mason 5 mill on the west side - com
pletely wrecked. Mr. Mason lost 800
csrls - wood aud 5000 feet Il logs.
The factory ~ the Kent Furniture
company - closed and the water came
through the first floor - the main fac.
tory.
Had Ia shut Down.
The basement n the Valley City Mil
ing company - fiocied 90 such depth
that the mill shut down yesterday The
grain elevators would carry xater IN
steal = gram. and ia order - keep tho
stock dry they were not mosed. No
damage has yet rc~ui'cd - stock
Marshal Bragg and Alderman Ma
honey took trip down b. river yestcr.
day morning AZ the req'Rtsi u the mayor
D. -er 4 there xas ar ~ Jam tei0w the
city AZ aon ~ IL was fearncd that tho
river vas open az fsF - Grsndville.
MAYOR stuart started ~ Grand Haven
g. piex fhe river and 49, zhat the prns.
pecfs a. the u1oti;h u the river Indicate
MIST q tho factories north q bridge
street sn 18th sisiea had 81 shut down
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