Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-03-25

Thousands Of acres of bottom land are
submerged. The poorer residence part
| of town and the manufacturing and
stock yards districts are under water.
| lie Mars-The water in the Floyd riv-
er is already up to the mark of the big
flood of 1891, and the river is over half
a mile wide here. The railroad bridge
between lie Mars and Merrill has
| gone out
Webster City-In twenty minutes
after No. passenger train on the Illi-
nois Central road passed over the
Floyd river bridge the structure was
washed out.
Cherokee - The Little Sioux is still
rising and people are moving from the
bottoms. All railroad connections west
and north are cut off on account Of
}WaShOutS.
In Minnesota.
ST. paul-The rains of the past two
days have set a myriad Of rivulets and
streamlets allow. There fell. according
to the measurement of the weather Of
flee. about an inch and half of water.
This precipitation, added to the snow
and ice which it dissolved and which
melted in the prevailing higher temper
ature. rendered all the streets sloppy
and many of them nasty, occasioning
| considerable interference with the
street cars and some trouble in cellars.
| In view of the general situation the
signal service officials think it certain
that there will be high waters. There
| is an UNUSUAL amount of snow and
ice on the ground in Minnesota, and all
the rivers and other streams below are
trimming full of water. When the vast
accumulations in this quarter are
| poured into the lower streams, foods
are certain to result.
Luverne - The Rock river at this
point is a mile wide and rising at the
rate of a foot an hour. Most of the
settlers along the low lands moved to
safe points last week, but there are a
few who remained, and their loss of
stock and goods will amount to con-
siderable. The Omaha bridge on the
Doom branch went out. and the bridges
on the Sioux Falls line are in great
danger.
Spring Valley-The river gradually
rising and people living on the fats are
compelled to vacate. A large portion
of the city is now flooded.
Anoka-The snow has been melting
fast under constant rain and southerly
winds. Roads and sidewalks are i'm
Eassable in some places. Farmers cam
not get to town. Many cellars of stores
and houses are filled with water.
RuShfOrd - The Root river has
reached the highest point known for
many years; many families have left
their homes for safety and the river is
still rising.
Red Wing-Hay creek is overlooking
its banks. In the city water is inun-
dating cellars. flooding low places and
doing much damage.
WinOna-The spring breakup is caus-
ing floods in low places about the city,
The Mississippi has commenced to rise
and the ice crossing is no longer safe.
Clear Lake-The rain has put much
of the country under water. A wash.
out was discovered on the Great
Northern between Haven and Clear
Lake.
In South Dakota.
Sioux F'alls-Along the Missouri set.
tiers were last night fleeing in darkness
from rapidly increasing foods, and
nothing definite can be told further
At Pierre the Cheyenne and Bad riv-
ers, at Chamberlain the White, at
Yankton the Big and Little Sioux riv-
ers lower down, and the Floyd at Sioux
City are pouring their torrents onto
the ice in the Missouri, which has not
yet broken. The low lands are flooded
and the rivers are rising with fright
full rapidity. The Platte, swollen to
more than its usual spring height. is
rushing into the Missouri carrying
with it the debris of wrecked bridges
and farm yards in its valley.
Iankton - All railroad traffic has
been suspended owing to washouts
| IN <l,o 11~o1 h., A,ro, L,
Yankton and Vermillion are under
Its bridge across the Vermillion river
has been washed away and the James
river bridge is unsafe.
Vermillion The danger point has
been reached here from the flood.
Bridges are being carried out Of the
VermilliOn river, which iS bank full.
The ice in the Missori is still sound.
People are moving to the hills.
| In Wine0nsin.
Reports to the offices of
the st. Paul railway say that all the
rivers and small streams through the
western part of the state are in q
threatening condition. The ice in near.
~ all of them is going out rapidly and
considerable damage is liable to result
to railroad and other property on the
low lands The first real washout on
the st. Paul road has occurred near
Wauseka, about twenty miles east of
Prairie du Chen About eighteen feet
Of a high bank was washed away to
a depth of about elk feet, causing de-
lay to trains Of about two hours
Fond dM LAc-Half of this city is un-
der water. Both branches of the Fond
du Lac river are gorged and water is
pouring over the banks in floods and
covers the territory on either side of
the river for blocks. The Chicago. MIL
waukee e. st. Paul and the Wisconsin
Central tracks are under water and