The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1894-03-13
WORLD OF T
Miles City Is Having an Experience with
Tongue River.

Mention was made yesterday afternoon
of the fact that Tongue river was slowly
rising. and trouble was feared. This was
all right as far as it went. but the par
graph stopped too quick. About D
o'clock there was a commotion in the ice
on the river. and in a very few minutes
the already swollen stream had taken a
further jump Of about W feet, which
threw it over the bank in many places
along the city front. The low place just
north OF the M%acqueen rapidly filed,
the occupants Of several houses had to
move out. Fifth and Sixth street, be-
tween Bridge street and Railroad avenue
were soon transformed into a lake:the
sidewalks being so deeply submerged
that all pedestrians going tolthe hotel or
depot had to 60 around by the court
house, unless provided with gum boots
Before 5 o'clock the water began back.
ing up to Bridge street. rendering it nee
essary to do some hard work TO prevent
the basement and dressing rooms Of
Fireman's hall fiom flooding. Allie Jor-
dan and Al Babcock hauling a load OF
oats and shorts from W. b. Jordan's
stcie with which to build a dam. Then
the water worked its way down Bridge
street. surrounding Charley Browns
stable, and made it's way across Main
street. filling the cellar under the Ar
mold Deckert building, while it soaked
through into Darnall. Glib * Co.'S Gel
lar TO a depth Of a foot. and forced them
to move their good upstairs. BY this
time a young river was running diago-
nally across Main street from Eighth TO
Ninth streets. surrounding Loveridge *
Humans barn. and thence down
Ninth to Palmer street, around between
and Skew johnson until it found an out
let in the already swollen slough in the
northern part OF the city. The highest
stage during the night was reached at 3
o'clock this morning. when all the side
walks and crosswalks along the route
mention were submerged TO a depth Of
from eight inches TO two feet.
Then the water receSed materially,
but more trouble is sure to follow unless
the heavy gorge above the Yellowstone
goes out. and that is hardly probable for
d day or two.
: One family. residing in the rear Of the
Macqueen house. when removed with a
boat, had been compelled TO seek secur-
ity from the water by getting upon their
beds.
The cellars at the Macqueen house.
Wheeler's saloon and Milligan 4 Miller's
saloon were all well filed with water,
and a little fonnd its way into the cellar
Of the First National bank.
Mr.. Anderson's residence on Main
street was somewhat d~ampened.
Three Of the Sixth street bawdy
houses were pretty well soaked.
The brick yards above town are said
suffering considerably.
Al 100 today an effort was made TO
start the Tongue river gorge with giant
powder. but after several heavy shots
had been fired. it was found TO be i'm
possible. However, an opening was
made to the big slough. which may be Of
great benefit by affording an outlet for
the b~acked-up water.
While the water has been higher than
for several years, and may possibly go
still higher tonight C~althoughIt is falling
at this writing, there no danger OF any
material damage TO property. as any
further rise will find ample opportunity
to spread out over the valley. Conse-