Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1897-04-08

rounded, also Col. Mortons. Fears are
felt for rise that may bringthe food
onto Broadway and into the stores and
cellars. The situation ~ really serious
and there 10 no telling whom the
end will be reached. The water on the
prsine between Casselton and Fargo 10
not increasing, YET it 10 not certain that
there 10 TO be . decline soon.
Between the hours Of 6 and 6 Monday
night the water in the Red rose
another half foot and now 10 up on
Broadway, the main street. The high
water mark Of 80 has been passed by
two feet and the water is rising though
not very fast. In the lower parts Of the
city the damage to buildings will be very
great. Large houses and barns have in
many instances been raised from their
foundations and wholly or partly tipped
over, where they have not been pre-
vented from floating away. The damage
to such bnlldings will be almost total.
About half the city 10 under water.
Some etock has been brought in from
tho surrounding farms to save the AMI
mails lives. People living down near
the Northern Psc,fc freight depot are
Offering to pay as high as $50 to get
their pisnos and other valuable house,
hold articles removed to store houses
for safe keeping. Merchants are placing
their goods on supports on the first
hoors raising them few feet to keep
them from the encroschlng water. Base
ments are full and many Of the first
floors are covered. All kinds Of stoves
are in demand to take the place OF the
furnaces whose fires have been put out.
The water Monday was in por-
tion Of Broadway, the main street Of the
city, and another foot Of rise would o.
low 1t TO sweep the entire length Of this
thoroughfare. The water is coming mp
through the paving and it's demolition
10 assured. Three blocks of the paving
on Front street hes rlsen TO the surface
sni tloated away and oil the paving on
Eighth street, south, is gone.
Word was received here Monday Of the
death by drowning Of two women and Q
baby IN Fargo. They had taken refuge
in the second story Of their house when
the rising waters lifted the building
from its foundation and tipped it over
on it's side, drowning the inhabitants
like rats in trap. The names Of the
unfortunates were not learned.
The Red IL now within short dis
tance Of the rails on the Northern Pa
ciio railroad bridge, which is only kept
in place by number Of heavy, old en-
g,nes which weigh It down. Trains
are not allowed to cross. A train for
this city was made up today. the pas
sengers and mail from the east trans.
ferred and arrived here late this after.
noon. The train can proceed no
further west than Bismarck but will re-
turn from there.
FARGO. April 7, 1s97-speoisl. -
Willis Lyon, the 10 year old son of
Cashier S. s. Lyon Of the First National
baIk Of Fago, was drowned this morning
while out in boat rowing around Island
park. He and two companions were in
the boat when it upset. Willis was q
popular boy and his death will prove q
great blow to his father. He was study.
ing for the ministry, it is said.
The Red river reached it's maximum
in Fargo last night when it had climbed
up sixteen incees on the cords OF the
Northern Pacific bridge. Since 10 O'Clock
this morning the water fell inches and
now is going down gradually.