The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-20
UNDER WATER
Half of the City of FOn Du Lac
is Submerged.
A Cloud Burst Reported Near
Burlington.
FLOOD IN MILWAUKEE
Part Of the City Ten Feet Under
Water.
Great Loss of Property All
Over the North.
flood IN MILWAUKEE

Fond du Lac, March 20.-Half of
this city is under water Both branches
of the Fond du Lac river are gorged and
water is pouring over the banks in
floods and covers the territory either
side of the river for blocks The Chic
ago, Milwaukee & st. Paul and the Wis
consin Central tracks are under water.
An ice gorge at the Western avenue
bridge threatens to break al any min
ute and will carry the bridge and proper
ty below. No trains are running south
of here on the St. Paul road. The water
has risen six feet in six hours.
Milwaukee, Wis, March 20.-The dis
trict of Milwaukee, known as the Men
ominee valley, is submerged in water
to depth of over 10 feet, and nearly
200 houses in the vicinity of Fortieth
and Clybourn streets known as the flats
are surrounded by raging flood. The
MenOminee river at that point is still
rising rapidly.
The occupants of many of these
houses have escaped, while others are
imprisoned in their houses with no
means of escape.
The police have started for the scene
with boats and the life saving crew has
been notified. The people are waving
lanterns and shouting for some one to
get boats and help them.
Burlington March 20-A rumor gained
circulation that cloud burst had oc-
currred at Durango, Iowa, last evening
attended by a heavy loss of life and
property, the reports being unconfrmed
however. The village was visited by
downpour of rain but no extensive dam
age was reported up to a late hour.
Keokuk, Iowa, March 20.-The Missis-
sippi river is rising rapidly here. The
DeS Moines river is booming. The
greatest danger to the low lands be-
hind the levees will be due to the high
water in the Des Moines river. The
1eVees however, can stand a raise of six
feet or more in the MiSSiSSiDDi
IOWA AND NEBRASKA
Omaha, March 2O.-The flood situation
in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota
is condensed from special kilograms to
the Bee as follows:
At Sioux City the flood had endan-
gered all the bridges near the stock
yards, but they were saved by the use
of dynamite to blow up the ice gorges.
Reports from up the Floyd river indi-
cate that it is rising and the worst is to
come yet. 1t is considered proba Bile
there will be lives lost as the people
have been getting ready for the flood.
The Sioux river is causing trouble to-
the Milwaukee railroad. The ice is
breaking between here and Hawarden
at several places and heavy gorges are
being formed. The bridge at Riverside,
across the Sioux is in danger of going
out at any moment
At Cherokee, Iowa. the Floyd river
rose all day, several houses on the low
ground are surrounded by water, the
approach 10 the new IRON bridge Is gone
with good prospects of the bridge fol-
lowing. Large crowds are out with
boats and lanterns anxiously watching
the water.
AT Mason City, Iowa, streams are all
out of their banks and rising rapidly.
At Pierce, Neb., the east and north
portions of the town are flooded with
water from the ElkhCrn river. Willow
Greek south and west of town is on the
rampage and is washing away the far
merS' hay stacks.
At Fremont, Neb., the Platte river is
still out if it's banks, but no serious
damage is reported.
At Yankton, S. D., melting snow and
heavy rains caused a suspension of traf-
fic on the three railroads. Between
Yankton and Vermillion, water covers
the tracks of the Milwaukee and ST.
Paul and the Great Northern roads.
The Northwestern track is all right, but
was considered unsafe and the trains
were abandoned. The ice in the James
and Missouri rivers still holds firm, al
though covered by 10 feet of water.
The Milwaukee train from Aberdeen
was abandoned at Mitchell, because of
a derailed freight train and washed out
culvertS.
At Canton, S. D., the highest water
known for years in the Sioux river was
recorded yesterday. All bridges are in