The Yale expositor., 1897-03-19
TWEEN THE LAKES.
MICHIGAN NEWS RECORDED IN
NEWS FOR MICHIGANDERS.
A Chapter of Accidents and Interesting
Happenings in all Parts of the State
Port Huron Policeman Shot Three
Times by a Burglar.
Serious Floods In Michigan.

The ice in st. Clair river broke away
at Marine City taking one of Alger,
Smith g. Co.. S RATS, down the river
until it struck solid ice, forming a
gorge of ice and logs 20 feet high. The
force of the gorge was terrible, pull
ing up piles and swapping large chains
like Irvine. Timbers all along the
river suffered considerably. The wa
ter in ST. Clair and Belle rivers rose
over two feet, causing considerable
trouble to vessels in winter quarters.
The rains and ice gorges raised the
water in Grand River at Portland, un-
til it is as high as during the recent
flood. Factories are once more shut
ting down and property-owners max
ing ready to make hasty removal.
Later.-The gorge above town broke
and came tearing down the river,
which rose to the highest point known
in local history. Trouble had been an
ticipated and many families had moved
out Some stores on the main business
street had their cellars flooded, while
the large factories are all closed down
with engine rooms full of water.
Many fear for the safety of the dam
built last summer for furnishing cleo
trio light and power.
The Clinton river is swollen higher
at Utica than il has been for so years
In some places on the highway the
water Is two feet deep. Many trees
are destroyed by the torrent and some
buildings are entirely surrounded by
water
The heavy rains flooded the Michi-
gan Central depot at Ann Arbor and
the newly macadamized street was
washed out The Huron river is
higher than ever before, and il is
feared that the dam will give away.
The small creeks tributary to the river
overlooked causing some damage.
The Michigan Central track in the
western part of the city is covered by
about foot of water.
The old grist mill was destroyed by
high water at Medina and was carried
down the stream. 1t was the third
mill built in Michigan.
Reports of high waters and consider
able resulting damage come from a
number of other points, including Hpsi-
lanti and Jacksonville. At the latter
place the river cut new channel and
40 feet of earth on the bank was car
ried away. The saw mill and old
wooden mill were undermined to such
an extent that the former toppled over
into the torrent and the latter is in
great danger
The Kalamazoo river reached the
highest notch in years Many houses in
Kalamazoo was surrounded, some be
ing filed half way to the caves. AL
movable material was carted to higher
ground or placed on house tops. One
street was badly damaged by the flood
Many houses are reached only by boats
Amsden q Weden's wooden mill al
Corunna is a wreck, u large portion o.
the structure having one down the
river The firm moved all the valu-
ables out just in time. The loss is 81, 600
The Pigeon river went on the ram
page, flooding highways, fields, orch
ards and flats about Caseville. Their,
was three feet of water over Hayes
bridge. In the village of Pigeon al
the streets except Main were flooded
The Hotel Heasty yard, cellars ant
stables were under from one to three
feet of water. Grave fears were en-
tertained for the safety of Flach
Conley's dam above Caseville. In TIL,
event of its breaking, the Pontiac, Ok
ford & Northern railroad bridge woul,
be in great danger.