Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-06
FLOODS IE Up IRAFFE
Great Western Passenger Trains
Laid Out in Marshalltown
for Several Hours.
Passengers Fed on Depot Plat
f0rm--.Bridges Near Glad
brook Washed Out.
Northwestern Also Affected.
Streets Notwithstanding
Destroys Smokestack.

| and as q result there was all extra
ordinary rainfall, an unprecedented
electrical storm, high winds and an
immense amount of damage by water.
This division of the Chicago Great
Western railway was tied UP during
the entire night, as was also the north
ern Iowa division of the Northwes-
tern.
While the storm in the city was un-
usually severe, and almost two inches
of rain fell here. the heaviest rainfall
was Immediately north of the CITY,,
where the entire country was deluged,
In the city the streets were raging
torrents for several hours, belated pc
destrians were compelled to wade thru
water in places one foot In depth, and
street crossings and culverts We're
washed out. Lightning also did some
damage.
Bridges Carried Away.
The Chicago Great Western suffered
the greatest damage because OF the
storm, the tracks between this city and
Gladbroook, in the edge Of Tania coun-
ty. being damaged for miles, and a
bridge over Wolf creek, in GEtdbrook,
being carried away. The northern di-
vision of the Northwestern is also
washed out at several points between
GladbroOk and Clifford, and large
bridge over Wolf creek just west of
GladbrO0k is gone.
J2afwoap Green Mountain and Clad
brook the most damage to the Great
Western resulted. Wolf creek. small
stream with a large water shed, was
transformed into raging river, and
the Northwestern bridge was carried
down stream ana thru the town OF
Gladbrook, where. it struck the Great
Western bridge and carried that away.
The overflow from the creek followed
the Great Western tracks from Glad
brook to the Iowa river, just east Of the
city. For several miles the tracks were
entirely submerged, and in places
washed out. s
No. 9, the west bound passenger
train, due into Marshalltown at 60
Thursday evening, passed Gladbrook
just before the flood had reached its
height, but when Green Mountain was
reached the engineer refused to jeopar-
die the lives Of the passengers by
proceeding farther, the tracks between
this city and that village being flooded,
The train laid on the Green Mountain
siding all night, and reached here at
$3.50 a. M. The nction OF the engineer
was commended by railway men and
passengers.
No. g the Great Western east bound
train due here at 1890 Thursday
night, was held here all night, and
this morning was sent north to Hamp-
ton on the Central and over the branch
to the Great Western main line. Break
fast was served to the passengers of
No from tables spread on the depot
platform. The passengers We're hun
cry enough to enjoy the repast under
these trying conditions. All the pas
senger trains, both east and west
bound, have been sent around by the
Central and Hampton to and from this
city, and the Central tracks will con-
tinue to be used until the bridge is re-
placed and the tracks repaired
Because of the carrying away of
bridges on the northern Iowa division
near Gladbrook and the washing away
OF tracks west Of that point, all pas
senger trains on the c. & N w. wera
sent over the main line today from
Tama thru this city to Ames, thence
to Jewell. This plan will be followed
until the damage is repaired.
The b., c. r. 81 N. tracks near Rein
beck, north of Gladbrook, were also
washed out, and as result the railway
conVeniences of Marshalltown were Ia
ken advantage Of Passenger train No.
COL of that line was sent here over the
Northwestern from Cedar Rapids,
thence by the Iowa Central to Abbott.
where the main line Of the Cedar Rap
ids route was reached The train passed
thru Marshalltown at 1115 today.
The yard men of the various lines
centering here have had busy day
making the transfer of the trains from
the three roads, besides handling their
own business
The Central and C. & N. w. main
line escaped the storm without serious
damage, altho all night trains were
more or less delayed on both lines.
Roadmaster Shelley of the Central,
was called north with a work train at
midnight, to repair the tracks mile
south of Clifford. AS consequence No.
4 was delayed here two hours. No. 3
was sent north on time. Night trains
on the Northwestern, We're from two to
four hours late, because of slow orders
and loss of time in passing thru the
flooded districts and over submerged
tracks.
In the City.
The rainfall III this city amounted to
LII inches. The early rain came from I
the south and west, but at the same |
time another storm, of considerable en- |
ergy, was beating down from the |
The clouds were rolling, |
twisting and tossing as the two storms |
met, the elements seeming to be bat
ting for the mastery. The northwest I
storm finally Won and swept over the |
city with q food of rain, lightning that
was incessant and brilliant, and moved /
by wind that twisted limbs from trees
and tangled electric and telephone
wires.
The low lands in the depot districts
were transformed into a shallow lake, /
the water standing on the platform of
the union station up to the doorsteps.
The sag on North Third street at the
junction of Park street, which is al
ways troublesome, was flooded to a
depth of more than one foot, and so
deep was the water on the street car