The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-17
RIVERS ON THE RAMPAGE
TERRIBLE FLOODS IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN,.
Heavy Rains Cause Dams to Break and
tho Water Go Rushing Down
$50 yalleys-washoutsi in
in Minnesota.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis., May 49,
The biggest food known here for years
visited this section OF the state last
night, and the destruction of dams.
bridges and stock along Black river and
it's tributaries is large. The Dells dam,
about 20 miles above here, and the most
important on Black river, was in danger
OF being swept away, and force of men
were ordered to blow up a por-
tion of it to save it from entire
destruction. Black river has been
at q 20-foot rice at this point
all day. Several families have been
forced to abandon their homes to save
themselves in the lower portions of the
city. The loss of dams and bridges
about here will amount to thousands of
dalars. The city is in darkness to-
night, it being impossible to operate
the electric light plant with the present
state of water.
CHIPPEwA FALLS, Wis May 16.-The
loss by the food OF last night and this
morning, in the Chippewa valley, will
aggregate 100000, the heaviest losers
being the Omaha and the Wisconsin
Central railroads, which lose bridges
and tracks. The damage at Bloomer let
an ocean Of water into Duncan creek,
which became a raging river, and took
with it dozens of little homes and great
quantities of lumber and flooded and
ruined the contents OF many houses in
this city, where the loss will be upwards
of 5000, ,000.. The wafer is now receding
and the worst is over.
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, May 16.-Late to-
night word from Meonomenee states
that the Cedar river ia rising rapidly.
Word from Rice lake says the water
cannot be held and the dam has been
opened. The dam at Cedar Falls has
given wav and now the river is rising
and threatens disaster. Meonomenee is
cut off and the depot ia under water.
Several houses were badly damaged by
lightning during last nights storm.
HUDSON, Wis, May l6.-The heavy
rainstorm M of Tuesday has caused Willow
river and Trout brook to overflow their
banks, with a damage of over $50 900.
The two dams at Burkhardts csunot
withstand the pressure should it con-
tinue many hours longer. Lake st.
Croix is rapidly rising.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, May 16-The heav-
lest rain fall known in many years came
down in torrents last night, and did
much damage in the way of washouts.
MANY cellars in the business portions OF
the city were flooded. Five hundred
feet OF track on the Great Northstn
soiith OF this city was washed out, and
five culverts on the Northern Pacific are
out below Rice's. Reports as far
west as Alexandria and east
10 Milacs show much damage
to Great Northern tracks. The water
gauge today showed precipitation OF 5
inches. No train went up today on the
Northern Pacific. A big landslide oc-
Cured on the Great Northern between
Nelson and Alexandria, and a big wash
out between Dalton and Ashley. Sauk
Rapids suffered much from washouts,
SPRING VALLEY, Mimi, May 16--A
severe rainstorm visited this village last
night. Mrs. Foss and her two children,
living near Brookvile, are reported mise-
ing. Several washouts on railroads de-
layed trains.
LEBANON. Ind, May 16,-The cloud
burst reported this afternoon proves to
have been a three hours rain of unsual
severity. The damage was confined to
the destruction of fences, small build
ings and road grades.