The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-08
RECORDS BEING BROKEN
sofa SIDE DRIVEN OUT BY
THE WATER.
FARGO BREArHEs aoNoE MORE
Flood at That Point Recedes-City's
Loss Estimated at $780,
600.

flood situation has not changed much
today. The water continues to rise at
the rate of an inch and a quarter an
hour. The river has spread out to a
lake of mammoth proportions, and at
midnight the mark Of 1893, 1874, was
passed. The highest ever known here
was in 1882, when 1T reached 446 Six
feet more will shut down the water
works. Two more will put the water
to the floor Of the bridges, and large
force of men are on each one tonight
for the purpose of swinging them
should it be necessary. The news that
1t is falling at Fargo is cheering, and
many believe that four feet more will
be the limit here. However, 1t looks
appalling, and the authorities are pre-
pared to take care of any homeless
ones, and every able bodied man is
being pressed into service. Railroad
bridges are weighted with loaded
trains, but unless the shaky bridge on
the point goes out no danger is antici-
pated until the ice from above breaks.
The Minnesota shore is considerably
lower than the Dakota, and residents
of East Grand Forks are getting the
WI ~ VI Tic carly part VI the HOOO.
Residents on four of the residence
streets moved out last night, and in
some of the vacated houses the water
has almost reached the second floor.
The Red Lake river bridge has been
chained to trees along the bank, and
it is feared that it will go out. Should
1t do SO. 1t is certain that the other
three bridges will go with it. Below
the bridges the ice is gorged yet, and
blasting is in progress getting it start
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Special to the Globe -
FARGO. N. D., April 7.-Clarence
Lyon, son of Cashier S. S. Lyon, First
National bank, this city, was drowned
III the water in the big slough south of
the city at 11:30 a. m. This is the first
death since the food began. He, with
two companions, were capsized in a
boat, but the companions f1oated to
Shore. The waters are receding slow
ly, but there is still great danger from
the overflow of the Sheyenne, west of
the city. Danger elsewhere is now
over and already plans are being laid
to repair the damage done, and Fargo
pluck, as usual, is above par Damage
by the flood is estimated at $500, 600
most of which will fall on the city
Sixteen blocks OF recently laid paving
have been washed away and twenty
six miles of sidewalks are scattered
from Fargo to Grand Forks. Poor
people are the greatest sufferers. and
many have lost their little all in the
flood There is no Insurance on any
of the losses and it tails more heavily
than fire.
To add to the city's big loss two
Moorhead men broke the boom holding
seven blocks of Eighth street paving
and let the blocks loose in the flood
They were laid only last fall and were
good as new. The men were arrested
and fined $25 this morning. They were
B. G. Sherman and E. S. McElroy both
of Moorhead. The relief committee is
doing everything possible to relieve the
sufferlngS of flood unfortunates and all
VIII be cared for.
st. Paul fire engine No. is here for
protection until the waterworks re-
sumo operation.
MOORHEAD, Mimi, April 7.-On
this side of the Red river the damag gee
| has been slight in comparison to the
loss in Fargo. Non of the streets have
! been washed out and only the houses
On the lOwlands along the river have
been submerged. The residence portion
of Moorhead has escaped without more
serious damage than water in the
| cellars, while in Fargo, nearly all of
the handsome dwellings, have been
flooded. The land on the eastern side
of the river is from three to six feet
higher than on the western bank, and
! paved streets never were plenty her,
and this accounts for the smaller dam
age in Moorhead. AS the weather
! grows warmer the danger of ice gorges
| decreases and the Inconvenience and
! suffering as well.
Already the farmers in the eastern
| where ic
! rolling, have begun seeding, and within
| a week the seeders will be at work
! in every township in the county.
! Reports from the upper Red and trib-
/ utary streams bring the welcome news
| that the water is falling and the ice
nearly all gone. There is no relaxation
/ on the part of the authorities, the
| bridges are carefully guarded and
! everything is in readiness in case of an
! ice gorge or sudden rise of the water.
| PEMBINA, N. d. April THE Red
river began to rise last evening, for the
! first time. al the rate of three inches
! an hour The Pembina river has risen
four feet since IL o'clock yesterday,
| and its ice is broken. The Ice on the
| Red river is not yet broken, but the
water is running under and over II.
! The weather is cool and favorable.
| with north wind Many seem still to
! think that the river will not overflow
| its banks, but it probably will.
HALSTED, Mimi, April THE
| Red at this point rose fifteen inches
| during the last twenty-four hours,
| and is still rising, being now within
| two inches Of the high water mark of
/ so. But the Marsh and Wild Rice
1 rivers fell somewhat last night. The
! ice on the Red still continues unbroken
/ ard floating, but is not moving down
! the river. The weather continues cool
! and cloudy, with snow fiurries. There
| is no communication with other parts
except by telegraph.
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