Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-07-14
ENORMOUS DESTRUCTION &C.
OURS IN IOWA.
BoTToME3 LANDS COVERED
Families in Low Places Moving Out
by Boats-Carcasses of Hogs Com
ing Down Stream in Large Num-
bers-Washouts Embarrass Rail-
road Lines.

began to rise yesterday afternoon be-
cause of the heavy rains north, threat
ems much property damage. All bot
tom lands are covered for distance
Of Is miles north and east of here
Families in the lowlands are moving
out in boats. Fields of grain planted
since high water a month ago are
again threatened with destruction.
The damage to live stock will be
heavy. CarcasseS of hogs are coming
down the river in large numbers.
Railroad traffic is threatened on the
Iowa Central and Northwestern.
Washouts on the latter road at Raj
stQn yesterday afternoon delayed over
land trains east bound ten hours.
Des Moines Flooded.
Des Moines, July Grains were
general throughout Iowa yesterday af-
ternoon and evening Both the Des
Moines and Raccoon rivers are higher
than since 1895. The. false work of the
new Sixth avenue bridge over the Des
Moines river went out last night and
the street railway company's bridge is
threatened The lower section of the
city is flooded and Easements are be-
ginning to fill in the business section.
Ia this section during the past 48
hours the rains have greatly damaged
small grain and corn.
Rain Still Falling.
Sioux City, Iowa, July 9.-Much
damage is being done by high water
south and east of Sioux City. All
small rivers are over their banks and
large tracts of lowlands are under
water. Traffic on the railroads is al
most at a standstill owing to numer-
Gus washouts. Rain is falling now
and greater damage is feared.
Levee Breaks in Des Moines.
Des Moines, July 9-Last evening
the river broke over the levee and a
score of families were driven from
their homes. John Childs. cripple,
was rescued with difficulty, boats were
used in saving others. The steamer
Lehman the biggest of the river ex-
cursion boats, sunk. The Raccoon is
two miles wide through Dalles and
Green counties and is sweeping over
the crops on the bottom lands.
Rock Island Washed Out.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, July 9.-Fully
1000 feet OF the Rock Island road be-
tween Logan and the Missouri valley
are washed out. Thai road and the
Illinois Central are under water in
scores of places.
Bloomington, ILL.,, Struck.
Bloomington, ILL.,, July "a terrific
wind and rain storm struck north
ern Mclean and Livingston counties
last night The only serious damage
reported was to oats, which had only
partially recovered from the effects of
the recent storms.
In Nebraska Too.
Omaha, July 9.-Railroads in Ne
braskaN are suffering from the effects
of rains. Every road has miles of soft
track and freight piling up at many
places.
The Rock Island is especially unfor-
tunate, as it's tracks south of Fair
bury, Neb., are IN such shape that no
trains are able to get in from the west
or depart for the west.
Genesee River High.
Rochester, N. Y, July 9.-Never be-
fore has such high stage of water
been seen in the Genesee river at this
city at this time of the year. The
Erie tracks for 500 feet are under wa
ter and the upper end of Exchange
street for 500 is flooded to depth of
two or more feet.
Tracks Washed Out
Omaha, July 9.-The Rock Island
tracks were washed out at Underwood,
Iowa, and no trains arrived in this city
over that road since yesterday noon.
The track is reported to be under wat
er at a number of other places. There
were four inches of rain at Underwood
during the afternoon and evening.
Washout In Iowa.
Omaha July 9.-In western Iowa the
doWnpour of rain has played havoc
with railroad traffic. The main line of
the Northwestern road between Mis-
souri, valley and Denison was washed
out in several places, and the Ute
branch also suffered bad wasnouts.
On the Fort Dodge-Omaha division of
the Illinois Central a number of wash
outs were reported, with trains tied up