Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-07-19
HEAVY WIND AND RAIN

HEAVY WIND AND RAIN
DO Much Damage in Hot Springs and
vicinity.-water. Light s Power
Co. Suffers, as Usual.
A heavy storm of wind and rain
struck Hot Springs about nine o'clock
Monday night. The wind was almost
q hurricane and the rain fellin torrents,
deluging the streets, washing out hill
side roads, and raising Fall river to
an alarming height. Much damage
was done to the property of the Water,
Light & Power company. The dam
near the Evans plunge was washed out
and several sections of flume at the
b. d NJ. railroad bridge, near the court
house, were carried away. Many cleo
trio light poles throughout the city
were blown down, and the arc light
near the residence of Mrs. d. L. Burke
was destroyed. The tlume near the
lower power house was damaged by
mud and loose rocks. The city has,
as result, been without water and
electric light since the storm, but the
Waterless, Lightless & Powerless COM
pany is making strenuous effort to
repair the damage, and it is expected
that everything will soon be in prime
condition-for another flood. Several
bridges on Fall river we're carried out,
and many roads in and around town
are impossible, or nearly so. Some
damage was also done to irrigation
fumes and bitches, and crops suffered
somewhat from the terrific wind and
heavy downpour of rain, though this
damage was more than compensated
by the benefit to grass and crops from
the good soaking.
Since the above was put in type
about seventy-fiv feet more of
flume near the lower power house
was DESTROYED by landslide during
the heavy storm Wednesday night and
the city will probably be without incan-
descent lights for two or three days
more. The water pumps we're star ted
Wednesday afterno On, and, although
they ere not running to their full
capacity the water supply is sufficient.
E. Holcomb, a prominent Rapid City
cattleman, spent "a few days here this
week.
Miss Emma Silkensen returned Mon
day from Lead where she visited Mr..
and Mrs. L. Miller
W. III. Moore, representing the Mime
apolis Journal. one of best and most
progressive of newspapers, was solicit
ing subscribers in the city Tuesday.
John W. Wilson and II. A. Meyer,
United States army otiicers, passed
through the city Wednesday enroute
boin.
Z. G. johnson, of Rapid City, the
wide-aws.lse representative Of the
Northwestern Life Insurance company
of Milwaukee, was in town the first OF
the week.
w. A. Curran, q successful young
oheep man OF Wyoming, accompanied
by his wife, was among the arrivals al
the Evans Saturday aud will remain
several days.
G. c. McCoubrey, of the firm of Nc
Coubrey Bros, wealthy sheep owners
of Newcastle, Wyo., formerly residents
of this county, is enjoying a shor
vacation at the Springs,
Mrs. Will Miller returned Wednes
day from visit to her sister, Mrs
Earl Chambers, at Grown Hill. Mrs
Chambers, who has been critically il
for several weeks, is slowly recovering
Misses Mildred and Bonnie Broadu
left Saturday for protracted visit t
their aunt, Mrs. Il. j. Ferrell, at Bell
iFourche. Miss Bonnie has been quit
seriously ill for several months an
lit is hoped that the change will b
beneficial to her.
j. L. Brelsford who is connected wit
the Hot Springs Plaster company
the capacity of president, is in tt
northern Hills in the interest of h
product. The stucco made by M
Brelsford's..:mill is the finest in Il
world, MIR. Brelsford was for years
the Homestake employ.-Lead Tribun
&c. Carson, the we'll known al
popular representative of the LIE
Clarke.Andreesen Hardware Co.,
Omaha, was in town Monday. In
dition to his other extensive busine
interests Mr.. Carson has large bum
.afcattle in northwestern Nebraska tn
-. h:.. naa. tho head of Wasfa