The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-05-16
FOSTERS
A Terrific Rain stormy Reaches This End
of the state.

" y main >tDFtny reaches his Bni
of the state.
Foster. the weather sharp. has hard
luck in hitting Montana weather. but
a few weeks ago he gathered himself to
gether for a final effort. and located an
immense storm TO catch these remote
regions yesterday and to-day, to be ac.
c~ompanied by great electrical disturb.
ances. and the latter part Of May to be
cooler than the first. The first part Of
his calculation evidently is good. from
every standpoint.
Yesterday was uncomfortably warm.
but IN the evening the sky clouded up,
and the minute guns Of heaven belched
forth their warning Of the approaching
battle royal; then the heavy siege-guns
OF the east opened their thunder. and
soon the engagement was general. the
distant rattle Of musketry completing
the din. The lightning played north,
east, south and west, and the display
was grand beyond description; no artists
brush could convey the f~aintest idea Of
the grandeur and s%ublimity Of the scene,
the like Of which seldom Eliminates
the skies. Then the gentle rain battered
on the roof. but only for a few minutes.
The reservoirs opened up and poured
down torrents Of rain through the entire
night.
IL was very nice TO think about when
one was in bed, but the first sally into
the street this morning knocked all the
poetry, grandeur and sublimity out of
the ease; it became plain. every day rain
and oceans Of mud.
Owing to the broken up condition Of
Main street from Fifth 10 Eighth. the
damage caused by the rainfall has been
more than ordinary. Early this fore
noon, and before any attempt could be
made to run of the drainage from the
street. the area wall in front Of the prem
Uses occupied 10y George Silyerberg. col !
iaTsed completely, the water finding its
way IN o the trench that had been dug
10 take the city water into the building
and slowly but surely. undermining the
wall. As soon as tins damage was dis
covered. Alderman Sorensou came on
the field. and procuring lumber and tools
set to work himself to prop up the side
walk. SO that no accident could happen.
and when this job was finished. ne put
in d good two hours digging drains and
IN other ways aiding to carry off the
large amount OF surplus water that is 10
toe taken care off.
In the meantime, Chief Of Police Jack.
son had rustled a small crew Of men who
we're willing 10 work il the storm. and
by > o'clock this afternoon had a very
reliable system of drainage established.
adequate probably TO ward of all fur.
ther danger, but II was not completed in |
10 save the area wall Of the jour
NAL building, next to Silverberg's, which !
collapsed with a loud crash about :
o'clock. All the trouble was on the !
south side Of Main street. the north side T
being generally higher and shedding It's .
floods on to the lower side. al.
Ed Arnold's place on the north q
side was the scene Of some excitement !
IN account Of the caving in Of the old n
veil hole that existed there in pre.his. :
.oric days.
At the hour Of going TO press il is still
and the outlook is first class
a stormy night.
The amount Of rain during the past "a
hours. up TO the time Of going to press
was 1.ss inches. The highest
Wind during the same period was at
0:i5 o'clock last night. when it blew 36
niles per hour from the northwest.