The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-17
MANY PEOPLE LEFT HOPELESS.


ing down Black River Valley struck River
Falls at o'clock this morning Fire
alarms were rung and the people hurried
from their homes to aid those living in the
lower parts of the CITY. The dam of tine
Prairie Mill checked the rush of water for
few minutes. but finally gave way. Two
big bridges were swept from their fasten-
!. ings and several small bridges followed
Medley's starch factory was swept down
the stream. Another large bridge went
: next. Allsthe families on the low lands
were rescued at Blummer.
At Chippewa Valley several dwellings,,
large planing-mii. city pumping house
and FIRE engine-hOuse lfave;gone.
~ The immense dam across Black River,
near Black River Fails, was in danger, and
the west wing was blown down to save the
remainder of the structure. This sent the
great flood down the valley on Black
River Fails. The big dam sluiceway of the
GenwOod Manufacturing Company was
carried away. with several hundred thou
sand feet of logs. -:
Every bridge in Tiffany Greek is gone
and many dwellings IN the lower part OF
the village are under water. The Wiscon-
" sin Central Chicago train is cut off by
washouts in the woods about. mile and q
half from town.
Adviees at the railway offices at Mil
Waukee report washouts on all the roads
north and west of the city. No trains are
arriving to-day from ST. Paul anu Mime
apolis..
:. The loss in Chippewa Valley alone is
estimated at $1,000. OO0 The Chippewa
River. is ten feet above: its low water
mark -.
BLACK. RIVER FALLS, Wis, May 10
Ihe biggest flood Known here for years
visited this section Of the State last night.
aud the destruction of dams. bridges and
stock along Black River and It's tributaries
is large. The .Dells dam, about twenty
miles above here. and the most important
on Black RIVER, was in danger of being
swept away, and a force of men was or
dered to blow up portion of it to save it
from entire destruction. Black River has
= been atatwsnIy-foot rise 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 dollars. The city
is in darkness tonight, it being fm possibie
to operate the electric light plant with the
present state Of water.
49,. CHIPPEWA FAILS, Wis, May 16:-The
loss by the flood of last night and this
morning in the Chippewa Valley will ag-
gregate about $500, 0CO. the heaviest losers
being the Omaha and the Wisconsin Cen
trail railroads which Ioss bridges and
tracks. The damage at Bloomer let an
ocean OF water into Duncan Greek, which
became river ana took with it dozens of
little homes and great quantities Of lum Der
and flooded and ruined the contents of
many houses In this city. where the loss
will be upward of 100000. Tie water is
now receding and the worst is ever.
-: EAU CLAIRE, Wis, May. .16-Late to-
night word from Menominee states that
Red Cedar River is rising rapidly. Word
from Rice Lake says the water cannot be
held and the dam has been opened The
dam al Cedar Falls has given way and now
the river is rising, and threatens disaster
MenOminee is cut off and the depot is
under water. Several houses were badly
damaged by lightning during last nights
storm.
HUDSON. Wis, May IS. The heavy
rainstorm OF Tuesday has caused Willow
River and Troutbrook to overflow their
banks with a damage of over $4,000. The
two dams at Burk hardt's cannot with
stand the pressure should. it continue
many hours longer. Lake st. Croix is
rapidly rising.
ST. CLOUD. Mimi, May 16.-The heayf-
est rainfall known in many years poured
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 Northern south 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 Milaca show much damage to Grea,
Northern tracks.
The water-gauge to-day showed a pre-
cipitation of 8 inches. No trains went ont
to-day on the Northern Pacific. A big
landslide occurred on the Great Northern
between Nelson and Alexandria. and a
big washout between Dalton and Ashley.
Sank Rapids suffered much from wash
outs.
SALTWATER, Mimi. May 10. - Last
nights storm left the city in a worse con-
dition than any of its predecessors. MANY
of the streets were washed out badly.
Several houses were undermined and let
down in a gully thirty feet deep. The
yard and shops of the State penitentiary
were flooded with sand and water. There
will be no trains in or out for several DAYS.
Big rocks were lOosened from the hill
sides and crushed in the roof and sides of
the Sehopp warehouse. The loss here is
estimated at $4,000.
SPRING VALLEY, Mimi; May ia
severe rainstorm visited this village last
night. Mrs. Foss and her two children.
living near Brookvllle, are reported miss
ing. Several washous on the railroads de-
Iayed trains.
LEBANON, IDd.. May 16.-The cloudburst
reported this afternoon proves to have
been q three hours rain of unusual
severity. The damage was confined to
the destruction Of fences, small buildings
and road grades.
SLAIN BY THE STORM.
Many Thousand Sheep Perish in