The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-04
FLOODS UP NORTH
DULUTH's REC0RD-BREAKER STORM
BURsrs UPON HER.
Rainfall Of Nearly Five Inches There and
Precipitations Of Cloudburst Volume In
Other Minnesota Towns Set Tn ings
Anoaf and Render Railroad Tranac a
Hazardous Undertaking-Usuai Inter.
rnptions to Street Car and Electric
Lighting Serviee-ManS Narrow Is
capes Reported.


Duluth, MINI, July 3.-The worst
storm Duluth has ever known visited
here last night. The rainfall broke all
records, ching 409 inches. The storm
did great damage all over the city and
IN the country around. Streets were
washed out, pavements torn up and
houses in some cases have been loosed
from their foundations. All OF the
creeks running through the city are rag
ing torrents. Lester river. at the east
end. has risen thirty feet. Two or three
email bridges were carried out. and the
large wagon and street railway bridge is
in danger of going, one OF the big stone
p,ers being already carried out. Several
small houses on the lake shore at the
mouth OF the river were carried out INFO
the lake, but TIE occupants escaped.
large number OK horses and COWS were
drowned. At the west end swollen
creek tore It's way through the engine
room Of Scott & Holston's big sawmill
and today the big dry kiln was under
house of the street railway company
was flooded, and all traffic was shut on
FOR time. Lincoln park, the pretuest
in the city, is completely washed away
and Cascade park is almost ruined.
Traffic on the railroads around Duluth
is blocked. The Duluth and Iron Range
railroad has rwo or three big washouts
and one or two small bridges gone with
in theh city limits, while outside num-
Der of bridges have been reported as
washed out The Duluth, Missabee and
Northern railroad has e rumper OF bad
washouts and several bridges gone. Nm
trains from outside nave arrived here
since last evening, and Geographic COM
munication was cut OFF for many hours.
The water in the west end is still rising
and several narrow escapes have been
reported.
CLOUDBUTJRST AT BRAINARD.
Brainard, Mimi. July 3.-In some
places last nights rain partook OF the
nature of cioudburst. All trains are
blocked on account Of the numerous
washouts. The long fill near the North
ern Pacific shops is partly cut out, and
the track hangs in ugly shape. Just
south of the city. at Buffalo creek. the
stone culvert and several hundred feet
of track is washed out West, three big
washouts are reported between here and
Staples. Cellars are full Of water and
many buildings have been damaged
greatly by having their foundations un-
dermined. In all directions, damage 30
property and crops can be seen.
DESTRUCTION AT CARLTON.
Carlton, Mimi, July ga disastrous
ram storm set here yesterday, and tor
rents Of water fell unnecessarily during
the night, with vivid and continual
flashes Of lightning. Fifteen houses
were struck The Atmous river has
risen twenty feet and solemnity is add
ed to the grandeur by TIE breaking of
booms down the channel. All railroad
traffic is suspended, and will mont be re-
sumed foS several days. Stage and dray
established between Carlton and Clou-
quet, but khe RAPID rise Of water has
stopped them. 1t is estimated that the
damage in this locality Will reach
100000.
TORNADO AT PRINCETON.
Princeton, Mimi, July 3.-A tornado
last night blew down several buildings
Mrs. Brown was slightly injured. A
dwelling four miles out was lifted from
its foundation and set down in a neigh
boring pig pen. One man was severely
injured. Crops and trees for long dis
lance were ruined.