Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-04-02
FLOODS IN THE NORTH.
Higher Water in the Upper Mississip-
pi Country Than Was Ever
known Before.

Minneapolis, MIMI, April 1.-The MiSsis-
Sippi went on a tear last night and dwell
ers along the flats moved in a hurry. A
huge ice jam which had formed in the
river at Forty-second avenue north, broke
late yesterday afternoon, and an immense
volume of water. with big cakes of ice and
thousands of feet of logs went tearing
down the river and roaring over st. An
thony falls. The water rose two feet in
side of half an hour, edging its way up the
river banks until the floors of many of the
houses were well under water.
When the ice jam at Forty-second ave-
nue. North broke, the water and ice tore
away pieces of logs and piling. One mill
man estimated that 100000 feet of logs had
Twentieth avenue North and at Plymouth
avenue are in danger. The damage may
reach 100000.
Sioux Falls. S. D.. April 1.-The Big Sioux
river is higher than ever known and is still
rising. Lake Kampeska. i'll which the river
has its source, has risen five feet and Is;
still rising. AT CaStlewood, the valley and
low lands are flooded. AT Brookings, the
same condition exists. At Egan, the water
is rising rapidly. doing much damage. At
been suspended. The water is gradually ris-
ing and will soon put out the fires in the
electric lighting Ugh plant and and the the & pumping pa g
the flood from the north is still to come.
Tha so 70 FAR N to @
At Huron the Jim is reported to be above
record high water of 1851. None of this
flood has reached Yankton yet.
Fargo. n. D., April 1.-The Red river is
still rising. but is expected to reach its
maximum. height tomorrow, as 1t is re
ported falling at Wahpeton. The wnoie
country west of Fargo and south of the
Northern Pacific tracks is Hooded, and it
is getting so high that Big Coulee. near
Fargo. is overfowing. and the water Is
Northern Pacific train was sent East to-
day over the Great Northern road. to
Grand Forks and thence by the Northern
Pacific Winnipeg branch to st. Paul. max
ing 1874 miles to cover twenty-siX. Late this
afternoon the Great Northern got its first
train for three days into Fargo via Barnes
vile. =
Wahpeton. N. D., April 1.-The water in
the Red and Boise de Sioux rivers is two
feet above the danger mark. and about the
highest ever known The ice has risen
bridges on the line of those rivers. Strenu-
Gus efforts are being made to save the
Northern Pacific. Great Northern and the
wagon bridges at this place. Continuously
since yesterday morning dynamite has
been used in breaking the Ice both above,
below and between the bridges, and there
bridges but the road bridge which con-
meets this city and Breckenridge seems to
be doomed. A few inches more rise and
the ice will lodge against the bridges and
Aberdeen. S. D., April 1.-The whole
north section of the state Is largely in an
lnunCated cOndltlOn. ttdllrOaC traEHC on
the three systems having lines here have
been entirely abandoned. Aberdeen store
easements and cellars are flooded and in
one instance. that of the Golden Rule de-
done. The Western Union Telegraph Of
flee has two feet of water upon the floor.
All the furnaces are out in the steam
heated buildings. The occupants of resi-
depces have in several cases been forced
to move out and hundreds of other dwell
ings are surrounded by water several feet
in depth. Nothing like it has ever been
kr own here before.
The town of Westport. north of Aber
deem. has from two to six feet of water
on the principal streets. Residents have
either moved to higher grounds or to the
second stories of their buildings. Hotel
prcprietors and storekeepers are carrying
on their business on second stories.
At Faulkton, George Peck, Is years of
age was drowned. The Peck house was
washed away during the night into a
creek and was q total loss.