Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-14
IS SLOWLY SDBGD|NG
Flood in the Iowa River Valley
Continues at Very High
Stage.
Extent of Loss Of Stock and Dam-
age to Crops and Bridges Not
Yet Known.
Railways Making Schedule Time
- Water Supply Not
Affected.

| The flood that has been sweeping
down the Iowa. river valley during the
past As hours is subsiding slowly, the
water falling at the rate Of not to ex-
coed half inch per hour. The bot
| tom lands are still covered and the ex-
tent of the damage thru the loss of live
stock and washing out Of bridges and
crops on the low lands will not bc
known for several days.
| AS vet the roads leading to the cit!
| from the north are impossible. The
county bridge force, under Superin
| tendent Jackson, first turned its en-
deavors towards repairing the washou
on the North Center street road. a
sixteen foot span of the bridge at that
point has fallen into fifteen feet OF
water and several feet of the levee
to have a temporary structure erected
at that point before night.
| At the Cation place all the stock
with the exception of the hogs was
removed Friday afternoon. The hog
barns are on high ground and the water
did not reach them. 1t would have
been almost impossible to have moved
them, because. of the swift current
Ice Houses Damaged.
The Soldiers Home ice house, stu
ated near the Iowa river bank, has
suffered some little damage because
of the high water, which has reached
the bottom of the house and extended
to a point forty feet to the south OF
the building. The water has melted q
great deal Of the ice, causing 1t to
move, with the result that one end OF
the building has given away 1t is
thought the worst of the trouble is
over.
The house Of the Star Ice Company,
west of the Soldiers Home, has also
been considerably damaged by thu
flood. The embankment ON one side
was washed away and some of the ica
will be lost, aside from the damage
to the building.
The few farmers arriving in the city
by team from various portions of the
ccSlnty report culverts and small
bridges washed out in all directions
and considerable damage to crops
growing on the billsides by washing.
in all directions and individual losses
can not be obtained.
City Wells All Right.
Several inquiries have been made
concerning the effect of the flood on the
city water supply The supply has
not been affected in the least and will
not be by high water. The general
supposition that surface water can en-
ter the wells is erroneous, as the wells
are sealed down to the straines In the
gravel beds and two feet of clay i'm
pervious to water -overlies the grave
beds.
The water will not fall rapidly as
long as the rains continue During
the twentyfour hours ending at a.
m. today SO of an inch was added to
the excessive rainfall of the present
month. The indications are that more
rain is to follow.
Sewage Plant All Right.
Chairman Henry, of the committee on
sewage and sewage disposal, and Su-
to reach the sewage disposal plant Fri
day with team, but could not do So
Later Mr.. Hays secured n boat and
rowed to the plant, making thorough
examination. He found the high waters
had done no material injury and that
the big plant was in splendid condition
Had not the committee sodded the en-
bankments this spring and riprapped
the roadway and dixie on the west side
of the earthworks, the plant would have
been damaged to the extent Of many
thousands of dollars.
Railways Making Fair Time.
The trains on all the railways are
making fair time under the circum-
stances, but ever portions of the tracks
in this vicinity slow orders have been
issued. The Central and Great West
ern lines are both open north and trains
are not materially delayed. The North
western has issued slow orders over the
line between State Center and State
Center HILL, where the floods have dam
aged the roatlbed.
View of the Flood.
On the fifth page of this issue will be
found a sketch of the flood, made by the
T.-R. artist from a point on the North
Center street levee road, about midway
between the river bridge and the bluff
at the hill of the Will II. Wilson farm.
Only small portion of Mr.. Wilson's
farm was covered by water, a dixie on
the south side protecting the land. His
crops are not at all damaged, but those
of nearby farms are injured.