Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-07-10

considerable damage at the crossing
of Third, Sixth and Seventh streets
where the filling of the roads wa
washed out considerably. particular,
at the Seventh street crossing, whicl
had to be barred to travel and remain
so until extensive repairs shall be mad,
on it. At VIM. Graunke's home, ives
of the Sixth street bridge crossing, |
part of stone wall which bounds tn,
west side of his lot, was washed out, a
was also bridge which led to the barr
at the rear of his lot. Much damage
was also done to gardens in the low
lands on each side of the turbulen
creek.
A bad washout occurred on the st
Paul road between this city and Scho
field on Wednesday night, which com
|peiled that company to transfer ontt
the Northwestern track at Kelly ant
thus bring its freight and passenger
into Wausau. Train crews were bus,
last week on both lines of railroad
making repairs and filling in where th'
water had worked havoc.
Down near French Henry's' place
near Schofield, there was small ditcl
in which creek used to flow, but afte
4 the storm of Tuesday night ragins
torrent eight feet in depth swep
through the place, bearing everything
before it. The waters struck larg,
haycock at the edge of hay field, ant
swept it bodily against barbed wire
fence, leaving portions of it LODGED
Iamong small maple trees, while th,
remainder was banked against tn,
fence and small bushes.
The Eau Claire river was on greater
rampage following the storms of Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday than
was during the spring flood, and ex
element was at high pitch at Scho
field on Wednesday and Thursday
when it was feared that the dam Nigh
60 out, or that the big wagon bridg,
might be swept away. The bridge a
its south end had been moved eigh
inches by the food on Thursday after
noon, and flood trash had come ovel
the dam and lodged against the bridge
threatening it every moment. At thu
Brooks & Ross mill the waters hac
poured into the lower works anC
clogged the belts and pulleys with sane
and mud. A crew of men was SEN
under the mill on Wednesday morning
to clear it of sand and mud material
The wagon road in the hollow at Scho
field was covered in four or five places
on Thursday, so that all travel had to be
made by way OF the Sturgeon Eddy
road and then over what is known al
the old Radtke road along the banks o.
the Wisconse, which leads into Scho
field
On Friday the high water began tC
subside and travel was again resumed
over the road through the hollow, bu
on the evening of that day water wa
still flowing across the road in on
place, at which point the fish were in
dustriously darting back and forth
striving to get back into their OH
haunts in the Eau Claire. On the roa
south of the wagon bridge at Schofiel
the sand was piled onto the travelled wa,
to depth of several feet, and much Q
it had been washed into yards to tn
west of the road, where it still re
mains. A big washout also occurre
on the Schofied school grounds, a
which point large slice of earth wa
taken oK and deposited in q holloN
close by. At the hill south of the cemt
terry the earth under the plank roa
was completely undermined, and it ha
to be closed to travel. An expenditur
of several hundred dollars will be rt
quired to place it again in shape fo
travel. At the river bank back {
Fred Genrich's home, big washor
occurred, caused by the stoppage of tn
sewer mouth at that point, and gull
some fifty feet in depth and as man
feet in length was dug in the side (
the bank by the action of the water
1t will cost the city about $500 to fl
this in.
A large number of logs belonging
Messrs. Lamar Sexmith and John Maj
ser were swept down the Eau Clair
into the Wisconse.
On Main street, where sewer ws
recently put in, the loose earth ws
packed down, leaving a depressio
along the line of piping some two fe,
, in depth. This has since been filled il
:
t Following the terrible downpour {
rains, the roads throughout the count
were well nigh impossible, and man
thousands of dollars in road appropr
ations will have to be made before the
are again placed in the shape they wer
before the visitation of these storl
, record breakers. Many small bridg,
and culyerts were washed out alon
the courses of creeks.
b The Old Wisconse was up to hig
y water mark, approaching in grandeu
that reached during the spring flood
) May.
The Elm street sewer caused conSj,
cradle trouble following the rains, az
i a washout of considerable size occurre
e at the east end of that street. A for,
of men had to be kept at the opening
the sewer, keeping 1t free from hOC
trash and debris.
: Many cellars in the city were file
with water, and some narrow escap
from a cold bath were had by residen
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