The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-03-25

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.,,v CITY. Iowa. March 2O.-Every
am in this locality Is out of lis
be and the situation is hourly
,rirc more serious. Leeds, Spring
and LYNN, Sioux City cuburbs, are
aed by the Floyd and the bottoms
tbo city are under water. Every
doe on the stream from lie Mars to
r. Sioux City is out. The Big Sioux
rn fine rampage. Water is reported
foot deep in Hawarden's streets.
h said the Northwestern road has
every bridge between Huron and
r,rlcn. The Milwaukee bridge
! across the Floyd will 90 soon.
1 Missouri is reported to be break
and gorcing near Onawa, but no
bnce Is yet observable here. Trains
nearly all roads are abandoned.
a food continues TO grow worse.
ors9nds of acres of bottom land are
Emerged. The poorer residence part
town and the manufacturing and
bck Yards districts are under water.
o Mars-The water in the Floyd riv-
is already up TO the mark of the big
nd of 1891. and the river is over half
mile wide here. The railroad bridge
tween lie Mars and Merrill has
Inc out.
Webster City-In twenty-five minutes
Ter No. > passenger train on the Hi
lis Central road passed over the
|oyd river bridge the structure was
asbed out.
Cherokee -- The Little Sioux IS Sill
Eng and people are moving from the
tnnS. All railroad connections west
n north are cut off on account Of
shouts.
In Minnesota,
N. Phul-The rains of the past two
Tvs have set Il myriad OF rivuletS and
pamlcts allow. There fell, according
! the measurement of the weather of
Ie. about an inch and a half Of water.
bis precipitation. added to the snow
kd Ice which it dissolved and which
|elted in the prevailing higher temper
lure, rendered all the streets sloppy
kd many of them nasty. OCCasioninS
bnsiderable interference with the
lreet cars and some trouble in cellars.
! view of the general situation the
|gnal service officials think ii certain
bat there will be high waters. There
! an unusual amount of snow and
b on the ground in Minnesota, and all
be rivers and other streams below are
full Of water. When the vast
foundations in this quarter ire
buried into the lower streams, floods
le certain to result.
lMyerne - The Rock river at this
POINT Is a mile wide and rising at the
ste of a foot an hour. Most of the
)~ettlers along the low lands moved to
Pafe points last week, but there are a
few who remained. and their loss or
|tock and goods will amount to con-
lderable. The Omaha bridge on the
poOn branch went out, and the bridges
N the Sioux Falls line ire in great
Spring Valley-Thc river gradually
lsing and people living on the fats r
ohpelled to vacatc. A large portion
the city is now flooded.
AhOka-The snow has been melting
ISL under constant rain and GOutherly
lnds. Roads and sidewalks = inn
lSSablr in some places. Farmers can
)t get to town. Many cellars of stores
ID houses are filed with water.
huShtOrd 49, The Root river has
athed the highest point known for
any years; many families have left
eir homes for safety and the river is
III rising.
lted Wing-Hay creek is overlooking
banks. In the city water is mum
lung cellars, flooding low places and
ing much damage.
"lnona--The spring breakup is caus-
z Hoods in low places about the city.
ne mississippi has commenced To rise
III the ice crossing is no longer safe.
Clear Iake-The rain has put much
the country under water. A wash
II was discovered on the Great
orthcrn between Haven and Clear
Ike.
In south Dakota.
Sioux Falls-Along the Missouri set
rs were last night fleeing in darkness
On rapidly increasing floods, and
,hing definite can he told further.
iierre the Cheyenne and Bad riv-
= at Chamberlain the White, at
ihkton the Big and Little Sioux riy-
lower down. and the Floyd ut Sioux
" are pouring their torrents onto
9 Ice il the Missouri. which has not
| broken. The low lands are flooded
"a THE rivers are rising with fright
fapidity. The Platte, swollen to
ore than it's usual spring height. Is
Sllng into the Missouri carrying
IN 1t the debris of wrecked bridges
"a iarm yards in its valley.
anEtCn - Al railroad traffic has
>r&i ended owing 10 washouts.
the Milwaukee the tracks between
'hktcn and Vermillion are undcr
'ii' ten to twenty inches of water.
; bridge across the Nermillion river
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