The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-10-10
COUNTRY FLOODED.
People in the Wisconsin Valley
Suffer from the High
Waters.

Grand Rapids, Wis, Oct. g. Special. I
The Wisconsin river rose rapidly last
night and is now running through the
main streets. Business places are food.
ed and merchants are all moving. The
residents on the lower river streets are
flooded out. No heavy damage is report
ed yet.
Wausau, Wis. Oct. 6.-[Special. +
The Wisconsin river yesterday rose to
within fourteen inches of the high-water
mark of 1881, and higher than any other
previous freshet. 1t reached its highest
stage at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
remained stationary until s 20 clock and
since then, has fallen about foul
inches. The weather has cleared
and it is now thought that the greatest
danger has passed.
At midnight the cooper shop at the Nc.
EachrOn mill was washed from its fOun-
datl0ns and carried over the dam. and
Big Bull falls, taking with it about sixty
feet of railroad trestle extending be
yond the mill into the river. II. f. Nc
Eachron's total loss is estimated at
$4,000.
First Train in Two Days.
The first train on the North Western
road in two days got through Marshtied
last night. The washout on the Mil
wauk ee road at Cedar creek cannot be
repaired owing to the high water, and nc
trains are expected over the Valley di
vision before Monday or Tuesday.
With the exception of one or two small
pouches of letters and a few papers nc
mail has been received in the past two
days.
Several farms along the Rib river have
been flooded out, the owners losing all
their crops, household effects, ca tile and
chi nLyn nnrlNy oil fhn H., 4 ,c
county are impassanIe owing to the
bridges and culverts being washed away
If the weather remains clear further
damage to any considerable extent is not
apprehended.
Situation is Serious.
Merrill. Wis, Oct. 6.-I Special. THE
recent rains have raised the Wisconsin
and Prairie rivers to points unprecedent
ed by the flood of 1881. Trains are hung
up OH both sides of the Pine river bridge,
which it is feared will go out at any mo-
ment. Only telephone communications
can be had with southern points, as tel
egraph wires are down. Lumbermen are
losing thousands of feet of lumber Over
100000 feet of ties and posts on the
Prairie river were swept away.
Rivers Rising Rapidly.
La Crosse, Wis, Oct. G.-[Special. /
Another rainStorm accompanied by Il ter.
IlliC elCClllCdl CiSpldy StIuCh the L ppe1
Mississippi valley last night The prin.
cipal damage done is to the farmers. The
corn is rusting in the shock, and fall.
blowing is at Il standstll Their loss
will be heavy. The railroads did not suf
fer a great deal. A heavy rain is also re-.
ported along the Southern Minnesota
road i'll Minnesota and Dakotas The re.
cent rains have caused tremendous rises
on the Chippewa and Black rivers. On
the Chippewa river IL fOurteen-foot rise is
reported and at Black River Falls the
Black river has risen twelve feet. AL
this water will reach the Mississippi in
q few days. 1t comes too late to hell
logging operations.
Oconto Mills Close.
Oconto. Wis, Oct CT Special. /
Rain has been falling almost necessarily
III this portion of the state. The river
is rapidly rising and it is now up to the
top of its banks. having risen six inches
today. The Oconto Lumber company'S
mill and the mill Of the Holt Lumber
company have both shut down on ac
count of the high water, fearing to move