The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-08-01
MUCH DAMAGE DONE,
Water tightening Played Havoc Will
Crystal Falls Last Saturday. Tw,
Mines Drowned out.

water tightening Played Havoc Wit
|. Crystal Falls Last Saturday. Tw
! Mines Drowned out.
Tne most disasterous rain strom tina
ever visited Crystal Falls was ex
perienced last Saturday forenoon
The rain came down in torrents an,
the down pour lasted for nearly al
hour. So heavy was the fall that the
water rushed down Superior Avenu,
in great streams washing large rocks
from the middle uf the street onto the
sidewalk. The culvert on Marquette
avenue leading under the Shafer spur
track became blocked early in the
morning and the whole volume of
water that comes from the fiat south
of the court house was turned down
the railroad track to Superior Avenue.
a gang OF men was put out with
shovels to build head gates to turn the
water into the street where the railroad
crosses Superior Avenue
The water washed out big gullev
IN the incline from the railroad to
Second Street All over the city
washouts were in view after the rain
ceased and IA very conservative estimate
Of the money necessary to repair the
streets of the city is $1,000 That is the
amount set by Mayor Wehse while
Street Commissioner RunbacK puts
1t at 81, 500.
The railroad company came i'm for
their share of trouble. A big washout
was in evidence in the Northwestern
yards blocking traffic for few hours
while down the line between here and
Stager there were several small wash
outs A gravel train was kept at work
Sunday and Monday filing in.
But, it was at the mines Of the Ogle-
bay Norton and Oliver people that the
biggest trouble was experienced. At
the Bristol the volume of water that
came into the pen pit as so great that
the mine was filed for two levels and
the men had to hurry to get out The
big hill TO the south of the mine form
ed regular scoop to send the water
into the mine II took several days
to free the mine of water and repair
the damage.
AT the Mansfield mine there was
big scare. The Michigamme river was
so swollen by the food that it over
flowed the dam which turns the
~ater out of the main river into the
canal and the old river bed was
flooded. There was some quick work
necessary to get men out of the mine
for il WAS feared for a short time that
the mine would surely be drowned out.
The Corrigan Mckinney mines had
their troubles also. BY hard work of
a gang OF men the water was kept
out of the mine ut the Western but
bolt OF tightening struck the dry house
and set IL afire. The FIRE department
was called out and by dint of hard
work saved the building after the
flames had gutted the upper story. All
OF the clothing mp there was lost.
The other mines of the company were
not so badly affected.
Lightning played havoc also and
several bad crashes did damage to pro
perty and presons about the city. Mrs.
|. II. jackson was talking through the
telephone when the lightning struck
the wire. She was 80 badly affected
that 1t was feared for a time that she
would not recover. Mrs Jessen was
also at the telephone and was rendered
unconscious by the snock. A child OF
Fred Schroeder was badly burned and
several others we're more or less affect
Cd. In all it was the worst storm that
ever visited the community.