The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-05-17
MILLIONS SWEPT AWAY
Destructive Floods in Minnesota
and Wisconsin,
HOUSES AND BRIDGES WRECKED
The Loss in Chippewa valley Alone Il
Estimated ~ Fully Two Millions of
DoIlars-ssveraI Bridges Gone and Rail-
road Trafno interrupted.

road Trafno Interrupted.
MILWAUKEE, May 17.-The wall Of water
sweeping down Black River valley struck
River Falls at o'clock in the morning.
The fire alarm bells were rung, and the
residents hurried from their homes to the
aid Of those living in the path of the food
The dam Of the prairie mill checked the
rush Of water for a few minutes, but the
wall Of stone could not withstand the
pressure, and the dam gave way. Two
big bridges were carried away. Several
small buildings followed. Mealy's starch
factory went down stream. Another
large bridge went next.
Fosters sawmill was in the path Of the
flood, and that suffered, The damage at
the Prairie mill is s., ,OOO and at Fortunes
mill It is $4,000 Railroad lines suffered
severely from washouts. All the families
on the lowlands we're rescued.
The immense dam across Black river,
near Black River Falls, was in danger,
and the west wing was blown up to save
the remainder OF the structure. This sent
a great food down the valley on Black
River Falls
The mill district of Glenwood is a scene
Of wreck and ruin. The big dam Of the
Glenwood Manufacturing company was
carried away, with several hundred thou
| sand feet OF logs Every bridge on the en-
tire length OF Tiffany creek is gone.
Many dwellings in the lower part Of the
village are under water. At Chippews
J Falls and north toward Bloomer the val
| ley is under water.
The flood loss in the Chippewa valley
| alone is estimated at s., 600, 900 At Bloom
er the dam, sawmill, planning mill, bridges
houses and 100000 feet of logs were car
| ried away In Chippewa Falls damage
was done to the extent of $500, 600 to streets
bridges and other property The city suf
! fers the loss of the gas works and fvt
bridges, traffic with the Omaha road be
ing cut off. Bridgewater avenue, River
| Lowe Bridge and Spring streets ar
flooded, together with buildings on th
streets, and a number of buildings ar
afloat.
At Chippewa City, six miles north o
Chippewa Falls, the sawmill, dam, barns
lumber yards, and, in fact, almost tn
whole city, are completely washed out to
gether with 6,OCOOOO feet of logs. Chip
pewa river is ten feet above low waite
mark, but the worst has not come yet a
reports are that Little Falls dam ant
Flam beau dam have given way, which, /
true, will raise the river fifteen feet more
completely flooding the business part O
the city.
ST. PAUL, May 17.-Severe storms In tn
nature of a cloudburst extending owe
about twenty-five miles of territory, wit
st. Paul on the western edge OF the storm
did terrible damage. River Falls, Wis
reports a dam burst and three bridge
washed away, the damage on the dam bt
ing at least $25 900. New Richmond, Wis
reports trains unable to run on account c
washouts. Mrs. William Brennan, Of Fl
win Prairie, was killed and others severel
injured by lightning.
At Saltwater, Mimi, several houst
were undermined by the storm and /,
down into a gully thirty feet deep. tn
yard and shops Of the penitentiSFy wen
flooded with sand, and the loss to the Atst
will be heavy. Big rocks from the hill
side were looeened, and one crushed in th
roof and wall Of the Schupp warehouse
The loss is estimated at $50, 900.
Word from Menominee, Wis, states this
the Red river is rising rapidly. Wor
from Rice lake says the water could nj
be held and the dam was opened. The dsI
at Cedar Falls has given way and now tn
river is rising and threatening. At M
nominee it is feared that the dam cannC
stand the combined strain.