Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-04-07
BIG ICE JAM BREAKS.
Millions of Feet of Logs We're
Carried Away at Min
neapOIiS.


second avenue north broke late in the
afternoon and an immense volume Of wa
ter with big cakes of ice and thousands Of
feet of logs went tearing down the river
and roaring over ST Anthony falls. The
water rose TWO feet inside of half an
hour, cdging 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-
nut north broke the water and ice tore
away piers, bOoms, logs and piling. One
millman estimated that 25,OOO,OOO feet
of logs had been swept away. Both the
bridges at Twentieth avenue north and
at plymouth avenue are reported IN dan
ger. The damage may reach S1O0,OOO.
After receding slightly during the night
the Mississippi is again rising. The
breaking up of the ice caused great dam
age to the log booms on the river above
Der of logs over the fails of St. Anthony.
The damage is estimated at $4,000. The
flats on both sides of the river below
the falls are being rapidly submerged and
the jewellers there have been forced to
move hastily from their shanties.
Damage in the Dakotas.
Huron, S. D.. April There have
been twenty-fOur hours of continuous
rain here and over this part of the state,
and the Jim river exceeds the high-water
mark of 1881, the highest yet known,
the stream is an Indication of the loss
of bridges and buildings. Water is run
ming into the windows of the Chicago 4
North w estern pumphOusc and is within
very few inches Of the doors of many
buildings under the bluff The condi-
lions become more serious as the rain
deScendS and the water rises.
WahpetOn, n. D.. April 1.-The water
in the Red and Bots de Sioux rivers is
two feet above the danger mark and
about the highest ever known: The ice
has risen with the water and is threat
ening all the bridges on the line of those
rivers. Strenuous efforts are being made
to save the Northern Pacific, Great
Northern and wagon bridges at this
place: Continuously since yesterday
morning dynamite has been used in
breaking the ice both above, below and
between the bridges.
Greenville, Miss. April 1.-There is
little new in the flood situation today.
The water in the river continues to fall,
but not so rapidly as during the hours
following the breaks. The total fall
recorded on the Greenvilie gauge is IA.
This has been giving relief to the levees
still intact. The water is rising in the
interior streams.
Natchez Miss. April 1.-The constant
~ rising river is rendering the situation
more acute, which acuteness will continue
to increase until the crest of the flood
wave passes. The rise here for the period
FROM 4 yesterday afternoon to this morn
ing was 2o-1O0 inch, making the gauge
read 1856.
A terrific rainstorm with wind swept
over this section last night and it was
feared its effect might be disastrous to
the embellishments, but no damage has
been reported. 1t is likely the citizens of
COncordia parish will apply to the gov
eminent for sacks with which to top
their levee, as the indications are the wa
ter is going to rise high enough to run
over them.
Levces Liable to Break.
New Orleans, La, April Up to the
present time 90 q. M as far as known
the line of Louisiana levees is intact
but the strain against them is such that
a break at any moment is feared at al
most any point. Vigilance is the price
Of safety and the constant watch for
weak places has been the means Of avert
ing several creyaSSes at dangerous points
The sl0ughing on the Algers side Just
below the city has been repaired. 10000
sacks of earth have been used in making
the place secure.
Another weak spot developed ut Jesu-
it's Bend. twenty miles below the city
but several hundred men soon restored IT,
The great danger below the city is due to
wave wash, caused by passing steamers.
some Of which run very close 10 the
shore to avoid the swift current and
drift and the governor and mayor have
issued proclamations calling on them to
keep to the middle of the stream and ron
under slow bells. The heavy rain and
wind of the past two days are still con
tinuing and has weakened the levaes and
people who are behind them are growing
indignant at the heedIessness of the
nil nd 1Jsn toll Of
compel them to keep to the middle of the
river.
The Surget-Ashley levee is reported
sloughing badly: run-around is being
built there but it is feared that the old
levne will give way before the new one
is completed.
There is much concern for the rich
country along Bayou La Fourche The
leyees there are low and in some places
very weak.
LIZ situation at ST. Louis.
st. Louis, Mo, April 1.-The heavy
rain of yesterday and last night was
general throughout this state and the
Mississippi valley. This downpour with
light rains and melting SHOWS in the
Northwest and North viii cause steady
rise in the Upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, rivers according to the weather
bureau report issued today. Within two
days the upper Mississippi is expected
to reach higher stage than last week
-feeft WI -adse additional flooding of bot
tom lands.
The river Des. Perez broke all previous
records and flooded 4 portion Of the city
limits southwest of Forest Park and the
country the-eabouts looks like an i'm
-mense lake. The worst flood extends as
far west as Glendale station, from
Towards station westward for half a
mile the tracks. of the; st. Louis 81 San
Francisco railway are covered with wa
ter and trains of the road are using Mis-
souri, Pacific tracks, which are about one
foot q oye water @
The Cheltenham brick works and
Laclede rficebrick1 works, the East st.
Louis smelling and refining works and
number Of other concerns are under wa
ter and the different buildings about the
yard can only be reached by boat. Sew
seral blocks of houses on #Sublette avenue
are flooded TO the second story and the
police with boats rescued about twenty
people from them.
Telegram after telegram came to the
weather bureau this morning from OBJ
servers in MISSOURI ana 4owsll AND se:adf1
showed that one of the heaviest rainfalls
of3thr winter had Sbeen general all over
this section. Then came reports of the
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