St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-18
BRIDGE WASHED AWAY.
YESTERDAY WILLOW RIysR SWELLED
AND CAUSED HAVOC.
OMAHA RAILROAD SUFFERS,

River Today - Nearly Every
Railroad Suffered Severely
From the Storm-Many Trains
Delayed FOX Hours.
The ruin of the great storm of Tues
day was not all wrought during the
fury of the elements. 1t took time for
the vast fall OF water to find its way
through the rivulets and swell the vol
ume of III, rivers to the danger limits.
The rivulets leading to Willow river.
back of Hudson, Wis, performed their
mission yesterday morning. and the
mad waters in the river Swelled to
mighty volume above the dam short
distance; up stream from the stone
bridge of the Omaha railway main line.
The weight soon proved to be too much
for the dam and it gave way with
crash. s---
The accumulation of water thus sud-
Senty set free Numbered down to the
bridge and brushed 1t away like toy.
The tracks were torn up some distance
each Side of the river, and damage
wrought that runs up to many thou
sands of dollars.
The Omaha had about repaired all
damages from the storm, and was NOV
ing its traina nearly as usual. But now
new ana worse blockade than all was
raised. ''-
The Chicago train of the Omaha that
was due in st. Paul yesterday morning
at 1:45 did not arrive until $40 yester-
day afternoon, reaching st. Paul over
the Soc tracks. Other trains of the
road that pass over this route were de-
layed in the same way.
With commendable promptness the
Omaha company at once began to drive
piles for the construction of new
bridge. The officials thought that by
noon today they would be able TO run
trains over the river again.
LOSS CANNOT BE ESTIMATED.
1t is hard to estimate in dollars and
cents the amount OF damage suffered
from. the recent heavy rain storms to
the various railroad lines in this vicin--
ity. OF course, the reports have been
more or less exaggerated, though there
is no doubt that the bare truth is bad
enough.
Reports of serious washouts on the
500 Line between st. Paul and Sauit
Ste. Manic. were reported. In answer to
!Fiquiriesfy esttrday came tine statement
that the only great trouble was wash
out at Withrow, twenty miles east Of
Minneapolis, OH the Wisconsin division,
where only stone culvert was torn out
by the fury of the storm. This was re-
ported as repaired yesterday, and all
trains in both directions were reported
OH time.
The Slight injury to the embankment
of the Chicago Great Western near
1nver Grove has been fully repaired,
and trains were making regular time
yesterday.
On The Burlington the company is re-
pairing ali damages as rapidly as posi-
bic. 4 dispatch was received from
Maiden Rock. Wis, yesterday at 80
a. III. from Chief Engineer Purdy.
stating that trains would be allowed to
run over the tracks at 1880. Since the
washout the company has been COM
PEELED to switch off its trains at Ire
vino. and 10 come into St. Paul over the
Milwaukee tracks. Chief Engineer
Purdy reported that the embellishments
at Maiden Rock, though soft and much
watersoaked, were still perfectly safe
for slow time Superintendent of
Bridges and Buildings Miner is doing
yeoman service in repairing damages at
Prescott, Wis. The train due here on
this line at 7:45 a. m. yesterday reached
here at $40 a. m. which was thought to
I,la In
stances.
From the ST. Paul & Duluth head
5quarters.u was learned t&es. a washout
had occurred on the ''old lI&,a" between
Duluth and Fond du Lac, that would
require about half days work to fully
repair. If this was correct, the repairs
should have been completed by last
night. On the Saltwater branch, for
space extending over two and half
miles, the damages are very heavy.
Here all tile culverts are torn out and
the track also washed away in many
places. There are also a number CT
minor washout on this line between st.
Paul and White Bear. Al present there
is train service only TO Mahtumedi,
repairs as far as that point having al
ready been made. 1t was thought by
company officials that from eight to ten
days would be required to get the right
of-way in perfect order. Meanwhile
temporary trusses will be put in at the
various points to prevent unnecessary
delay. tits thought that train service
to Saltwater will be established inside
of two days.
CLoUDBURST NEAR ST. CLOUD.
A coudburSt east of st. Cloud washed
out portions of the Northern Pacific
track. This was in various places, ex.
tending. perhaps, 100 feet in length, and
from five to six feet in depth in many
places. The heavy rainfall made a
soft track" Oh the Yellowstone divi-
sion. There the rain poured down
steadily for thirty-six hours. This
necessitated a slower service, and
caused some delays. A dispatch was
received at the general superintendent
Office little prior to noon YESTERDAY,
from the superintendent of the Miune-
sofa division, stating that by noon all
repairs would he made on that division
and that he thought after that hour ali
trains would be regularly running. No
trains were delayed yesterday to speak
OF, as they came In over the Great
Northern tracks from ST. Cinud.
On the Great Northern there was q
washout at st. Cloud, near the stare re-.
formatory. AS General Superintendent
Bryan went there Wednesday noon. no
ofticial reports as to extent of damage
were sent in. From there he went out
on the Hinckiey line: At Milaca juno
ton. on tine Fergus Falls division, there
was switch washed out. At both
fflhceton and Monticello there were
stretches OF track 200 feet in length car
ried out by the waters. At ST. Francis
sixty feet of track and at Avon thirty
feet were torn away. All damages to
this line so far as heard from seem to be