Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-03-15
4 SLEEPER RUNS AMUCK
Ereshets Undermine Railway I'm"
bankments.
COACH TAKES PLUNGE.
Passcu ger Car Pitched Into Mud q nd
Water and All or Board Mirac
u1ously Escape injury.

La Crosse. Wis, March 13.-TSpecial I
Railroads centering in La Crosse are
already beginning to suffer from the dis
aStrous consequences of the early spring
freShetS. Traffic Oh the Southern Mime
sofa division of the Chicago, Milwaukee
< St. Paul has been entirely suspended
and train service held up indefinitely, as
Il result Of freshets in the vicinity of
Rushford and Lanesboro, Mimi, follow
ing Saturdays storm. No other divisions
have been affected.
Early Sunday morning, the northbound
Chicago limited on the Chicago, Burling-
ton Il Northern was wrecked near Ge-
noa, south of here One sleeper plunged
down the embankment and into the mud
and water, but not a single life was lost
nor were any of the passengers injured.
Two coaches left the rails. About thirty
feet of the approach 70 the two-span iron
bridge over Bad Axe creek had been I'M
dermined. but the engine. composite car
and the two Chicago SleeperS passed over
the break unframed in some miraculous
manner. Fire broke out III the Pintsch
gas reservoirs under the coaches and the
flames were eXtinguiShed with consider
able difficulty.
Railroad and other property along the
La Crosse. Black and Root rivers and
other tributaries are threatened
The cold snap that followed the rains
of Saturday has abated the floods some
what.
Richiand Center. Wis. March 10
Especial. Am unprecedented stage of
water i'll Pine river yesterday did con-
siderable damage. The old Seminary
street bridge was moved from its fOunda-
ton by the ice md water and the new
bridge was threatened with destruction.
Forty rods of rails were so badly dam
aged between Twin Bluffs and Gotham
that trains could not get over the track
today.
Muscoda Wis, March 13-[ Special
Very high water, caused by the recent
thaw and rain threatens to do much
damage to railroad property on the west
end of the Prairie du Cnien division Of
the St Paul road. The surrounding
country is also partly flooded and several
bridges across small streams have been
carried away.
Rio. Wis, March ID Special THE
heavy rains Saturday evening last made
river through this village about five
feet deep where there is usually no wa
ter whatever. and yesterday morning
some boys playing III the water discOy-
cred the BODY Of n man lodged against
4 bridge. The body was removed from
the water when it was identified as the
L
dent Of this village.
Darlington. Wis, March 13-[Spe-
cial. MANY people were obliged to
leave their homes in the middle of the
night, on account of an overflow caused
by the breaking up of the Pecatonica
river. Friday night Il warm rain began
falling and together with the mild
weather, the ice in the river began to
move and caused the water to rise to Il
point several inches higher than has been
seen here for twenty years. The cellars
of many of the business places are full
of water and shops In the lower part of
the town are under water The electric
light plant had to be closed. Railroad
bridges are being patrOled night and
day, but no serious damage has been
done yet and indications are that the
water will soon recede.
Chippewa Fails, Wis, March 10
Especial. THE worst storm Of the sea
son ragged here Saturday night and Sun
day morning. A steady downpour of
rain took place Saturday afternoon and
was followed by six inches of snow, ac-
companied by Il bowling wind. Trains
were all delayed several hours. The local
street car rails are buried under ice and
snow and interurban traffic is suspended
Telegraph and telephone lines suffered
slightly, number Of poles being blown
down.
Butternut, Wis, March 49, Special.
After the previous nights thunder
shower this vicinity was visited by the
worst blizzard experienced this winter
Everything is snoWbound today An i'm
mense amount of snow fell all of which
Is badly drifted. Trains are delayed sew
eral hours and wires are down. No lum-
Der camps had yet broken up in this
county and there is. cOnsiderab bic JOY, as
the snow will now last till the LIST of
April. Farmers and jobbers still have
a large amount of spruce. pine and hard
wood logs to deliver.
Bessemer, Mich, March 13-A heavy
snoWstorm has prevailed for forty-ei@ht
hours Trains have been showed III at
different places along the line The Chi
caeo x Ashland limited was showed in
at Nianitowish and a snow pillow with sew
eral engines was sent to clear the main
line, but all were showed in.
Ishpeming. Mich, March 13-Tha
worst snoWstOrm experienced here in
years has been raging for thirty-six
hours. In places the snow has drifted
from ten to fifteen feet. Railway trains
are abandoned and street cars are stalled.
Reedsburg, Wis, March 13.-Tha dam
at the NarrOWs washed out, carrying sey~
eral buildings with it and doing much
damage. \ considerable amount of live
stock was drowned and the people are I'M
able to leave their homes in the low dis
trictS.
Oshkosh, Wis, March ia thaw.
4 frost. Il sleet storm and Il heavy rain
fail, occurring in the order given, have
resulted in flooding various portions of
the city. Main street merchants have
SJ1ffp from flooded cpII1pc