The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-10

ward the union depot, carrying tim
bers and everything that was in the
way. In many cases the water rose
above the curbing and ran along the
sidewalk. A considerable quantity of
the rushing stream turned on Jackson
street and went to Third.
Over a Foot of Water.
On Third street, between Jackson
and Sibley there was over a foot of
water rushing down the street. Near
the Merchants hotel there was a pile
of large timbers, used in putting in a
new front in a store. The torrent
whisked them up and bore them along
down to Third street and carried them
as far as. Sibley. Onloohers claimed
that an ordinary row boat could have
been foated on Third street during
the worst part of the shower.
The union depot yards were flooded
in many places over the rails, and the
entire area was under water. In the
wholesale and jobbing districts tons
of water dropped from the buildings
into the alleyways, and dry goods
boxes and other buoyant materials
were carried around and assorted in
discriminatory.
Mill Race on SeIby Hill.
The fiercest rush of water was
down the Selby avenue hill, which re-
sembled mill race. The drainage
from the greater part of the upper
portion of the town around in the vi
cinity of Selby avenue was taken off
by this means. 1t was all the powerful
dummy" car could do to get the
street cars up the HILL Although traf-
flc was ct no time stopped, there
were many Selby avenue and Merriam
cars waiting for their turn to go UP.
The water came down with such force
that it was carried across Pleasant
avenue to Smith avenue, where at
times there was seven inches of wa
ter running.
The same condition of affairs pre-
vailed on Dayton's bluff, although on a
somewhat smaller scale. Everywhere
where there WIS any incline the wa
ter came down with a rush, carrying
debris and rubbish with it.
Cellars innumerable were flooded in
all parts Of the city, although as a
rule downtown buildings escaped
very lightly in this respect. Lawns
were washed out, and on the streets
where the street car company was
working considerable damage was
done. "A car went off the track at
Lexington and University avenues
early in the storm and traffic on the
interurban line was delayed for nearly
half an hour. Wherever the cars We're
running they churned up spurts Of
water like miniature steamboats,.
There was little or no wind accom-
panying the storm, and the lightning
flashes were few and far between. No
damage was reported in any part of
the city from these causes.
Damage to Streets.
In the unpaved portions of the city
considerable damage was done to the
streets, and many of them will not be
passable for a few days. In most in
stances the damage consisted of large
holes being washed out so that dam
ger lights had to be displayed. The
following is partial list Of the dam
aged streets where warning lights
were displayed:
Corner of Winifred and Winslow
avenues, two large holes washed out.
On Winifred, between Clinton and
Greenwood, washed out.
Stryker and Dearborn, washout. Pet
er Anderson, a baker, was flooded, sus-
tanning slight damage to his stock.
Clinton and East Concord, washout
Clinton Avenue flats basement flooded
to a depth of two feet. The water
drained away without doing any
great damage.
On Indiana avenue, between Waba-
sha and Starkey, washout
On Starkey street, near the Colorado
bridge. the heavy iron coverings of