Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-08-13

arouse them to their peril.
The bridge across the creek at the
Elkhorn depot was loosened, but did
not get away-sinking down after the
waters receded. The bridge at the
crossing of Seventh street was taken
out-loosening from its place just as
Gene Gordon was crossing, bound for
his home, soon after the arrival of
the Elkhorn train from the Gap. This
bridge stranded upon the banks oppo-
site the bridge between the city and
the Catholicon-which was twisted
around on the shores of the stream.
Catholicon flat east of the Elkhorn
track was flooded and families sought
refuge upon the hill sides.
The Elkhorn track was washed away
near the Catholicon depot and eight
bridges wrecked between the city and
the Falls.
The damage was all confined to q
narrow strip along the stream, and
since the work of clearing away began
and nature has helped straighten
up the shrubs and trees, the scene is
not half SO bad as at first appeared.
Some of the reports sent to the eastern
press were fearfully exaggerated.
The business or residence parts of
the city were n long ways from being
touched by the water, and such a thing
would be utterly impossible, as there
are but few places near the stream.
The heaviest rainfall occurred a
short distance south of Pringle and
did not cover very large area, so that
it must indeed have been a ''cloud-
burst" for the hood-gates of heaven
surely opened suddenly to send "a bank
OF water down here to u height of fif-
teen feet.
DRIFTwOOD AND RUBBISH.
The kodak tiends we're out in large
numbers Saturday morning and they
were certainly able to catch some
sights that are worth preserving.
The Water, Light Il Power company
had it's tlume washed away from across
the creek by the court house; had the
water mains broken under the stream
at the same place: had electric light
poles washed down along the stream,
and several other minor damages to
their plant-but the dam for the Falls
plant stood the test and the company
had things all in shape and the lights
on the next night at 10 o'clock. But
Sunday night the wires had to be cut
to permit the pile driver to work on
the Elkhorn road-so that the lights
were thus again off until Monday
night. The break in the mains
let the water reservoir go dry by Sun
day morning and the city went dry un-
til Tuesday evening when the tlume
was finished and the pump started.
Considering the amount of work that
had to be done, e,thequickness with which
the repairs were made and the plant
put in operation, reflects great credit
upon the company's manager, j. +.
Parks and the city in general compli-
ments him
Orlando Ferguson lost stable and
grain.
The B. & NJ. turn table washed out
of place, and the engine was corralled
in the engine house until it could be
repaired.
Vic Peterson started for the Touring
mill, followed by his father. He
crossed the bridge, but that structure
had gone out when his father reached
it, and then the court street ,bridge
started to move out while he was cross
ing it, giving Vic very close call.
1t almost makes one homesick to
view Kidney spring and not see the
"Minnekahta" statusry enlighteninR
the world-in that vicinity.
The expensive piece Of riprappine
along the creek on River avenue was
all washed out and the embankment
cayed of five or six feet.
The whole of River avenue. between
upper and lower towns, was . part Of