The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-06
RED BREAKING RECORDS.
Main Streets of Fargo Under Water
Rising at Grand Forks.


GRAND FORKS, N. D., April 5-The river
is still. rising three inches hour and there
is now thirty-two feet Of water. In 1882 the
highest point reached was nearly forty-ive
feet, and it is almost sure now that this mark
will be passed The ice was dynamited out
Of the river this afternoon to protect the
bridges. The ice carried one bent from the
Minnesota avenue bridge but did little other
damage. So far little damage is done and
none of the Red Lake river water has reached
here. A steady rise will put the water to the
floor of the bridge by tomorrow night.
FARGO, N. D., April 5-During the hour
from u O'Clock till l today the water in the
Red river rose only half an inch, and the
indications are that the limit will at last
be reached some time tonight. During the
last seventeen hours the water has risen
eighteen inches. All records of '82, '73 and
II are eclipsed, and the old-time croakers
are relegated to the rear The water has
reached such a height that the Kelley insti-
tute has been flooded, and half the families
in the Island park residence district have
moved out, Bishop Stanley and State Treas
urer Nichols being among the number.
Both passenger bridges between Fargo and
Moorhead are closed, and the water is two
feet high on Front street and Northern Pacific
avenue, and four blocks of paving are headed
toward Winnipeg. Booms are being nut I'm
to prevent further damage to the streets
The water is nearly up to the cross-ttes on the
Northern Pacific bridge, but trains are being
sent over in both directions, though great care,
has been taken to keep weights on the bridge
at all times.
The Sheyenne river, west of town. has be-
gun to rise at last and is flooding the prairie
to Fargo and the entire west side of town
and many families will be compelled to move
unless the water falls quickly. Nearly every
basement in town is flooded including the
pressrooms of all the papers This morning
the Forum secured a threshing machine en-
CINE out on a back lot, and will be able to
run its press tonight with that. From re-
ports received from Wahpeton, Hickson and
Wild Rice, the Red river seems to be fall
ing slowly at all those points. 1t is impossi-
BILE to estimate the damage caused by the
flood. At first the poor people on the fats
were the sufferers. but now all people are
catching it, and it Is feared some of the build
ings may be damaged by high water in their
Easements.
MOORHEAD, MINI, April 5.-The water in
the Red river has continued to rise until
noon today, having passed the highest mark
known since the sixties The food has CON
tnued to spread out over the low lands
along the river, but now appears to be sta
uonary. Many houses are afioat, and several
Of them will be broken to pieces before the
water recedes. There is great danger of an
Ice gorge, as the water is up to the stringers
Of the bridges between this city and Fargo
Men are at work on the bridges pushing the
Ice down 80 it will pass underneath
Saturday the warehouse at the old steam
boat landing moved from its foundations, and
to prevent It's lodging against the north
bridge, was burned to the waters edge Sew
been broken with dynamite. The water has
backed up through the sewers and the base
ments of number Of buildings are flooded.
HALSTAD, Mimi. April 5-The Red river
at this point is Is feet higher than during
the food of '93 and is still rising. All people
on the lower lands along the Red river have
moved to higher grounds. The ice on the Red
at this point is still one solid sheet, floating
on top Of the water, but not moving down the
river. The Wild Rice river. about three miles
south Of here, on the Minnesota side has
oveFfowed its banks, washed away wagon
bridges and carried away many buildings and
other property Stock is suffering greatly
being in many places surrounded by water
having persisted have reached here. The
prairie east Of here and north and south of
the Wild Rice is one sea of water for miles
upon miles. except on a few high knobs. The
Marsh river, some three miles north Is play
ing havoc in the same way the Wild Rice
carrying away bridges, houses and other
property. There is yet considerable snow and
ice here and the weather keeps quite cold
thus preventing the ice the Red river from
breaking and also keeping tributaries and
ravines damned up by ice and snow. All
communication by rail or otherwise is cut off.
CROOKSTON. Mimi, April 5.-The food
situation in this city and the surrounding
country continues to grow more serious hour
ly. The Red river has been steadily rising
at the rate of about IS inches per hour and
mark Of 1898. but not yet up to that OF last
spring. All day yesterday residents of the low
lying portions of the city were busily en-
gagged in moving their effects to the high
ground, and a number Of houses have now
from one to two feet Of water on the ground