The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-05
FLAT FOLK ARE
WARNED OF FLOODS
Police Visit Bohemian Flats to
Tell Dwellers to Move
Out.
Latter View Rising River with
Indifference Marriage in
Flooded House.

Warning Of actual danger was sent
this morning to the jewellers in the Boz
hemlan flats. 1t was conveyed by the
police department at teh request Of Will
liam de la Barre, superintendent of the
Minneapolis Mill company.
AT such time as this those people
ought to be in a safe place." said Mr..
de la Barre. We have received adj
vices today from Brainerd, Little Falls
and st. Cloud that the river is rising
again, and the crest of this new rise
ought on to strike Minneapolis by tonight.
all the water they can stand. and it
may be necessary to open them to pre-
vent an overflow. The dams here are
safe: While we DON It know of any inn
mediate danger here, it is better to get
people out of the flats and not run any
Altho the river is higher than it has
been at any time this year, the squatters
view any possible danger with stolid
Indifference. To be forced to change
the. even tenor Of their lives is viewed
with much more distaste than the mere
swishing Of the water thru their first
story rooms.
De spite the fate that their woodpiles
and other movables are being carried
away by the ebb as the Mississippi
sweeps around the elbow under the
washington avenue bridge, there is no
| u.
Interpreter, one old lady, who has lived
there for twenty years, declared with
grim faith that the people trusted the
river as IT it we ersome pagan edity.
Their faith or superstition is as ra-
markable as their Indifference.
Marriage in Venetian Style.
That there is no fear felt by the fat
tiers is shown by the elaborate prepara-
| m %,
/ at Cooper and Second street, where it
runs into the river. just before noon
the bride and groom arrived in car
friage and the bridesmaids arrived in
two other cabs. The horses splashed
thru the water to the house where the
groom leaped to plank stretching
from the fence to large stone He
lifted the bride from the cab, carefully
guarding her pretty costume of white
and pale blue silk as she tiptoed along
the boards into the firmly anchored
house. AS she stepped along the planks
thirty children sang a quaint bridal
song and then chanted a Bohemian res
and father greeted her and the priest
took her hand as she assembled safely
from amidst the waters Attic the
children were deeked with all the
brightness that southern Europe can
collect, the older people were not so
particular and accepted the safe and
sure way of proceeding without shoes
and stockings. The ceremony was per-
formed at noon.
Lumbermen Are Anxious.
In North Minneapolis the lumber.
men are watching the river with con.
siderable anxiety. Altho there is nc
danger in the present rise an increase
of another foot will cause thousands OF
, dollars. of damage. There has been a
!, general rise Of six inches today and
|, |, the water in the G. A. Smith pond al
Fourty fourth avenue N, registers IL
feet inch, which is but one inch be
low the record high water mark Of
aSga Many nn9s Of the lumber yards are
passagways are swirling, angry
streams Of water.
The brick and tile yard of C. J
Swanson at Thirty seventh avenue NE
: is in greater danger than any of thu
saw mills or lumber yards. Work wa.
stopped today, and if any further in
: stock will be moved at once to a highe,
/ Hand.
Six inches more water will fioot
| the entire plant and do large amour
: of damage, said Mr.. Swanson, tn,
/ proprietor, today.
Q The Plymouth avenue bridge wa
| NAPASsSAy SAooON w ola AdllC bUudy
Teams have been kept off several day
q but pedestrians were allowed to use 1t
The city engineer put crews at worl
q on the structure today, in the hope o
protecting the east side approach
9 which is already greatly weakened an,
y says considerably.
y Yards Are Flooded.
The G. A. Smith company stated to
e day that their property was safe unit
e the river should rise another two feet
y It is not thought that it is likely to d
g this. The Shevlin-C Carpenter plant. q
IS the foot of Fourth avenue N, ca
l. stand rise of another foot before an
d damage will be done. The lumber yard.
% tho, are under water, but are consi6
cred safe as they are high and we
and heavy.
The Stevens mill, at Plymouth ay.
nue., is in no danger and can stand
,e rise of several feet.
Nicollet island is getting the waite
on both sides, but no apprehension
N felt by the manufacturers located ther.
re The east shore Of the island is pro
e. tected by heavy stone retaining wa
le which will protect the lumber stock
piled on that side from an increase @
n, eighteen inches or more. Attic niue
d, Of the island is low, it is well prt
tected, and unless the. river. should ris