The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-10-09
STORM is DESTRUCTIVE
Warren Creek Does Damage at DIFF.
ferent Points.
Trains Tied Up Last Night on Two OF
The Railroads.
All the Roads Suffered More or Less
From The Deiuse.
The Storm Was General Over North.
western States.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The greatest amount OF damage done
locally by the heavy rain yesterday was
along Warren creek, which arose sudden
ly to the proportions of a small river.
The culvert at Fifth street, as on former
occasions, proved to be too small, and the
water backed up and formed a lake
above, floating off some wood and doing
other damage.
The back water worked through the
side of the culvert and caused bad
washout in Fifth street close to Warren,
undermining the sidewilk. A large
amount of earth was swept away. It
is more clearly apparent than ever be-
fore that this culvert should be entire
ly rebuilt and doubled in size.
Where the Silver ravine creek enters
Warren creek at the corner of Warren
street and the Silver ravine road land
slide occurred down the bank back of
-. Lorentz's property and buggy shed
belonging to Mr.. Lorentz was wrecked
by the earth and tree that slid down,
and his buggy was ruined.
Half block further down Warren
creek, the supports for the stone arch
culvert that D. L. Clements is building
over the creek were washed out and
carried down stream. Some of them were
fished out at Front street. The water
arose to the top of the new culvert.
The culvert under Front street became
blocked with debris and the water rose
as high as the street. 1t took most of
the street force to open up the culvert.
The creek was raging torrent at this
point.
At the LairdNorton lumber yard thir
ty or forty feet of the stone retaining
wall constructed last year was washed
out, but otherwise the yard was not
damaged.
The new wooden culvert under the
Milwaukee track near Pike street was
not large enough to carry off all of the
water, and the creek spread itself west
for block or more and looked like
large river. Some of the filling outside
of the culvert was washed out. The road
ought to have large and substantial
culvert at this point, capable of caring
for all of the water in the creek.
The water from some source backed up
around the rear of Odjard & Knoff's shop
and the Thackery barn and formed a lake
that flooded both easements Formerly
there was drainage under the Milwaukee
tracks, but since the new tracks have
been laid there is no culvert for the water
to pass off under.
The new Milwaukee track back of the
Mankato Gas and Electric Light COM
pany's office and Young & Otto's
store was washed out. The filling
was swept away and the track was left
several feet in the air. The water from
the railway yards drained toward the
stores and both Easements were flooded.
Here, again, there was no chance for the
water to reach the river.
Railroads Affected.
The storm was very general. Every
railroad entering Mankato reports the
rain to have been about the same as here
along the entire line, except that on the
river division of the Milwaukee only
light showers were reported. Every road
suffered considerably except the Great
Western. The trains on the latter road
were nearly on time. What delay there
was was caused by going slow on ac-
count of soft tracks.
The Chicago & Northwestern was the
heaviest sufferer, and all train service
in this vicinity was suspended last night.
A portion of the bridge at the st. Peter
crossing went out, and there was wash
out at Mankato Junction, and washouts
on both the old and the new tracks be-
tween this city and New Ulm. The dam
age was repaired as much as possible
today and train service was resumed, al
though subject to delays.
The Milwaukee was the next greatest
sufferer There was bad washout near
Rapidan, and slight washouts at various
points along the Pennington division.
The 9:45 D. m. train from the twin cities
started south, but only got as far as
Whittaker's crossing and was obliged to
return to the city and remain all night.
Another train was also similarly tied up,
but both got out this morning.
| The Omaha road suffered somewhat.
There was a little landslide near Min
neopa, and washout at Stone, near
Bradley's crossing. All of the trains
were more or less delayed. No serious
damage was done anywhere along the
road.
1t is reported that three feet of water
flowed over the Milwaukee track at
Whittaker's crossing.
The evening trains from the twin cities