St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-06-01


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PUEBLO, Col. May Silt has rained
necessarily for thirty hours all over the
eastern part OF The state. The rainfall
is one OF the heaviest ever known. In
this city the Arkansas river broke the
leyee in six places. From Union
ayeuue yiaduct to the post0tfice, three
quarters Of Il mile. all cellars are flooded
AID water rising Two feet above the
first floor. Tie electric street cars
have stopped running, the works being
flooded. hundreds OF men are out IN
boats reScuiug families from flooded
houses and removing goods. The i've
railroads entering the city are tied up.
The damage amounts TO at least $780,
0tO. The flood is now recediug, and 1t
is thought that all danger in this city is
practically passed. At noon the
HUod waters We're gradually retreating,
but nearly four square miles of the
:lty were still inundated, and the use
Of steam pumps viii be necessary to
drain the found atoms of the buildings
in this district. Two fatalities have
definitely come to light. The body OF
an unknown man was found today
about two miles from the city. About
10 o'clock Joseph Cuppa, a s.nelter
laborer, with Il wife ana five children,
attempted to wade through tour feet of
water near the union depot.
HE BLCAME BEWlLDERED
and stepped into hole where there was
ten feet OF water, and drowned before
help could reach. O;her lost of life is
supposed 10 have occurred, and other
prominent citizens are missing. The
loss involved in realty and per-
soaal property is believed to be
several hundred thousand dol
lars. though is cannot yet be
definitely determined. Many partition
walls in the larger buildings have been
carried away. Narrow escapes and
thrilling experiences have been had,
and one family OF five people was car
ried 10 yards in Tie house, and ar
rowly escaped drowning. Tie weather
to be passed. Repairs will at once be
commenced on the seven breaks in the
leYees.
Later-Three lives are known to have
been lost i'll the food of Wednesday
night, and it IS barely possible that
otherS have gone down to a watery
grave, but the full details will not be
Known until the river subsidies TO some
where near Its normal limits. The dead
hDfv nj pn{f
today near the road house in the St.
Charles, three miles below the city.
He NET HIS DEATH,
1t is believed, while attempting to cross
The Bessemer ditch. At 10 o'clock. in
full view of $50 people, an unknown
Italian was drowned near the Union
Pacific Gulf railroad, within short dis
tance Of the business center of tn, i.;ty.
The man started from the depot 10 walk
north, the water being about eight
Inches deep. but went too far east
and stepped in hole, where the water
was PROBABLY ten feet deep. The crowd
Of spectators. supposing he had simply
made slight misstep. greeted his
tounderings with laugh. The fellow,
howe yer, disappeared completely. came
up again, gave despairlng cry and
went down, not TO appear again. The
horror CT the situation at once
dawned upon the onlookerS,
ard several strong swimmers
diyed repeatedly, but ten or
fifteen minutes unavailing work con-
yInced them that further effort was use
less. About loon the body W S re-
covered. His identity has not yet been
been learned. Early last night word
was received that body had been found
;WU mI.es down the river. and it has
been sent for. Various iunors of other
fatalities have been current here today.
but these alone have been verified, as
above.
Mrs Gallen, who lives at Union ave-
nue. ard in the street. says late Wednes-
day night she saw man fail into hole
over which the water was rushing at a
rapid speed. His Two companions made
an enJeayor to pail him out, Du, the
water carried the man away. she says,
and lis companions FASTENED away for
their own safety.