Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-10
WATERS ARE R[C[D|NG
Highest Point OF the July Flood
Reached on Wednesday
Afternoon.
Water Now Falling Slowly, at
the Rate OF One-half Inch
Per Hour.
Tama Sees Highest Water This
Mornine-Worst Thought to
Be Over.

De UVeTs
The terrific Iowa river flood of Tues
day night and Wednesday,. while anti
cipated TO go higher during Wednes
day night. seems to have reached its
highest point "Wednesday afternoon.
and. While standing at a temporary
stage during the evening hours, began
receding slowly during the night. The
water is now in the neishborhood of
ten inches lower than when at its high
est point "Wednesday and is receding a
the rate of about half an inch an hour.
The water in Linn creek has fallen
more rapidly, and during "Wednesday
night went down two or three feet. 1t
is not known to Il certainty whether all
the water that has fallen at points
north of here along the Iowa river VAL
ley has reached here or not. but it is
likely that it has and that there will be
no further rise.
The water has so badly washed and
undermined the stone wall just below
the dam that on the north side the
bank back of the wall is washed away
for several feet. On the south side, in
the vicinity of the pumping station,
the wall has also been greatly weak
ened by the ceaseless surge, and in sew
eral places shows signs of caving in.
On the opposite side the damage will
be considerable and it is probable that
the better part of the wall will have to
be rebuilt and new earth filled in be-
hind it.
The fourth bridge that was washed
away on the Center street road
Wednesday, has not as yet been re-
paired altho workmen We're busy all
yesterday afternoon piling in stone to
keep the water from doing further
damage to the approaches. The north
span of the bridge, also about fifteen
feet of the north approach. are badly
twisted and it is not likely that any re-
pairs can be made until the water re-
cedes sufficiently to allow the men to
work upon 1T.
The roar of the water rushing over
the dam was deafening yesterday and
last night could be heard from the bus
mess part of the city.
The Iowa Central bridge over the
stream in the Timber Creek quarry
was again washed away Wednesday
afternoon. This bridge was a new one
and had just been completed last week.
This makes the third time this summer
that this bridge has been washed out
1t was reported in the depot district
this morning that the Great Western
bridge over the river three miles east OF
town had become so badly weakened
and wrenched that 1t was unsafe for
use. A switch engine and gang OF
bridgemen We're sent to the scene, but
on their return they reported the
bridge entirely safe.
The Iowa Central track in the vi
cinity of Minerva Junction is flooded
for distance of 200 or 300 feet, and 1T
was necessary to stake the track down
in order to hold it to its place. The
railroads have suffered no further dam
age since Wednesday, and today all
trains are running practically on time.
save for the delay caused on some of
the roads by slow orders due to soft
track.
Big Rise at Tama.
The highest mark in the river at
Tama was reached this morning. after
a rise during the night of about six
inches The river reached point from
four to six inches higher than it did in
the flood of month ago. This morn
ing it was at a standstill. with pros
poets that the worst had been reached.
All of the lowlands are, of course,
flooded, but there is no particular dam
age reported, excepting to crops.
Thousands View the Sight.
Thousands of people visited the river
Wednesday afternoon to see the sight
of the flooded lowlands and the raging
torrent that swept over the Center
street dam. After supper additional
cars had to be placed on the Third
street line in order to accommodate the
crowds that wished to view the sight.
The Center street road from the city
pumping station to the fourth bridge
was banked with people, who We're
satisfied to stand and gaze at the i'm
posing scene. All the boats that could
be gathered We're used by boys and
young men in skirting over the low
lands and over fields where ordinarily
there is no chance for Boating.
To Shoot the Rapids.
James Dudicker, u young man living
in the south part of the city, made
wager Wednesday afternoon that he
could successfully shoot the rapids at
the dam without injury. Dudicker Went
to the river dressed for the trip, but
was unable to get "A boat. Whether he
will make the attempt this evening is
not known. Dudicker is confident he
can successfully make the trip, and
says that he has been thru much
rougher water in the Mississippi many
times.
The Same Old Story.
]. A. Kelly relates an experience SIM
i,n1 To that which has hannene1 in al