The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-05-14
MANY THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS
DAMAGE DONE BY YESTER-
DAYS STORM.
cLoUDBURsT AT BLooMER.
AND MANY BRIDGES SWEEP
AWAY.
IoUTs DELAY TRAINS
One Wreck Reported-Wiscon.i
Central Train Stalled at
COlfax.

The exceedingly heavy rains OF yesterday
and the day before played havoc with the
tracks and bridges of the Western roads.
especially between here and Chicago and
word from several localities received last
night brings news Of serious interruption of
traffic. although fatalities are reported.
In Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa the rivers
and lakes are higher than they have been for
years. and for miles In some places the tracks
are completely inundated and some bridges
are washed away. Many washouts were
caused by the steady downfall, and in not a
few instances trains were stalled all day
yesterday waiting until the crews Of work.
men could clear away the obstructions.
The severe storm which struck st. Paul
Tuesday night extended to the southern part
OF the state, and at one point developed into
cloudburst causing much damage to prop
erty- Most of the trains between here and
Chicago were materially delayed. vestibued
Train No. l on the Milwaukee, due to arrive
here at 1850 a. m. delayed by washout
some two miles east of Red Wing and ID
was 1888 p. m. before she pulled into the
union depot, while the Burlington train which
arrives here in the morning at S o'clock was
two hours late.
special to the G o b from Des Moines,
To-. yesterday brought news that the Chicago
Great Wetsern train from Kansas City to
St. Paul wrecked near Talmage fifty
miles from Des Moines at 3 o'clock in the
morning. 1t ran into washout, the engine
running over the track before 1t gave way,
and the coach and sleeper being ditched.
The cars were not overturned. In the vio-
lent stopping OF the train the passengers
were badly shaken up. Mrs. z. Hamilton,
of Denver, route to Cleveland and J. w.
Eckes, of Winterset. To-, badly hurt,
both sustaining internal injuries. They were
taken to the hospital at Des Moines No at
tempt was made to bring the train, which Is
No. g. due here yesterday afternoon at 1:55,
through, and although a special was made
up for part of the passengers, the through
passengers will reach st. Paul this morning
on the regular train, which arrives here at
7:45.
A special to the o b e from Winona
says: Trains on the Milwaukee road, which
should have pulled in here last night, did not
come in until between 4 and o'clock this
morning. There is bad washout between
Hastings and Langley. The trains from the
East came in pretty nearly on time. wash
out on the Burligton occurred near Prescott;
in consequence some Of their trains were
seven hours late. This evening trains are
more or less on time
A special to the be from Colrav. Wis.t
is as follows: Train No. 2 on the Wisconsin,
Central from st. Paul, due in Chicago
at $3.50 tomorrow, is detained here by several
washouts between here and Chippewa Falls.
freight train is caught between two wash
outs, just in front Of the passenger train,
and cannot get out either way. construc-
ton train has arrived. and a large force
of men is at work, but the rain Is pouring
down, and the food is increasing at this
hour-10 p. m. The train can hardly reach
Chippewa Falls before tomorrow evening.
The storm is SO heavy that 1t will be I'M
possible to repair the culyerts and bridges
tonight. The track is under water In many
places On board the train is the Bendix
String quartette, from Chicago, which ap-
peared at Mortified last night, and was to
have played at Eau Claire this evening. An
effort was made by the Eau Claire people
to get to them by means Of special, but
1t had to be given up. A free concert was
given on board the train"