Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-03-30


Lowell Partly Under Water.
Towns further up Grand river report
unprecedented floods. At Lowell one
third of the town is under water. The
Grand and Flat rivers, which join there,
are so swollen that they meet in Main
street, one mile from their regular con-
fluence. The trestlework of the Pere
Marquette bridge is under water, and
the old bridge is so weakened that it is
probable that traffic will have to be sus-
the Pere Marquette until the water re-
cedes.
Portland reports that the greater part
of the electric light Gam there has been
washed away and that the rest will fol-
low. The city will be left in darkness.
Through traffic on the Detroit branch
of the Pere Marquette has been checked
by. washout of 80 rods of track near
Portland through the rising of the Look
ing Glass river. The west side of the
town is under water and many people
have been rescued by boats. At Lyons
the water is three feet deep in the viii
lage streets and Wagar's electric plant
has gone out.
Heavy Damage at Lansing.
Lansing, Mich, March 26.-The Grand
river has reached the highest point in
its history here, and the food has caused
heavy damage. The water has over
flowed for two blocks to the westward
of the river, and the lowlands on the
east side of the stream are all flooded
The Lake Shore railroad viaduct is un-
der three feet of rushing water, and all
trains are delayed. The Kalamazoo
street bridge went out during the night,
floating down and bringing up against
the Michigan avenue bridge, which was
not injured. Gasoline floating down on
the food from a leaking tank ran into
the boiler fires at the Gates & Edmonds
Gas Engine company's plant, resulting
in fire that Quilted the plant The loss
is $4,000. Two other fires along the
river were caused by shaking lime. At
all three the firemen fought the flames
in water waist deep.
At Battle Creek.
Battle Creek, Mich, March 26.-Flood
conditions here as result of the unpre-
cedented rise of the Kalamazoo river
and Battle creek, both of which run
through the town, are the most serious
in the history of the city. All street
cars are stopped by the high water, the
barns being flooded; the three depots.
the Grand Trunk. Michigan Central and
Detroit. Toledo & Muskegon, are sur
rounded several inches deep with wa
ter. and one of the three bridges con-
Meeting the business and residence Sec
tons of the city has gone out. The
water is now within few inches of the
Jefferson avenue north bridge. Own
ers of uptown stores are moving their
stocks out of Easements and lower floors,
while many of the downtown stores
are already flooded and their owners are
getting about in the district with boats.
1t is feared that the Kalamazoo river
and Battle Creek will continue over
flowing their banks until the two
streams meet. There is much danger
OF buildings along the river, built on
foundations of piles. going out with the
flood. Several small bridges over the
creek went out during the night.
Illinois River Rising.
Peoria. ILL.,, March 26.-The Illinois
river Friday reached the highest point
ever recorded, 21.7 feet above low water
mark, and is still rising. Much damage
has occurred. The dixie of the La Marsh
drainage district, opposite Pekin. went
out. washing away the tracks of the
Peoria & Pekin Terminal railway, and
causing a suspension of traflic.
East Peoria Is flooded and many resi-
dents were compelled to flee to homes
OF neighbors on higher ground. The
wagon bridge at Lacon is two feet under
water, and expected to go out at any
moment.
A few inches more rise will plunge
Chillicothe in darkness and cause sus-
pension Of the water works plant, All
along the low lands much suffering is re-
ported, but no deaths so far. Much
stock, however, has been DESTROYED.