The San Francisco call., 1905-06-07
GREAT DAMAGE
DONE BY FLOOD
Rivers Overflow in Michigan
and Wisconsin Inundating
Both Cities and Country
DANGER NOT YET OVER
Unusual Conditions Cause
Small Tidal Waves on the
Lake Shore at Chicago

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. June 6-The
flood situation in Western Michigan as
a result of the torrential rains of the
past twenty-four hours shows no i'm
provement tonight in the watershed fof
Grand River. and railway traffic east.
west and north from this city Is at
standstill. The fall of 4s0 inches Of rain
last night at Lansing. 1856 In this city and
vicinity and three inches in the western
and northern part of the State has
swollen all streams. and a flood equal in
extent to that Of 1904 is feared.
Grand River tonight is IL feet above
the danger line and Director, Schneider
of the Weather Bureau stated that there
would be further rise of three feet by
Wednesday morning. Grand River has
risen three and half feet at Ionia to-
day and is still rising.
Dams and bridges on the Muskegon,
Flat, Flint, Maple, Rouge, Menominee
and other rivers in Western Michigan
have been swept out, entafling great
damage to railroad traffic, manufactur-
ing interests and also to farmers. Elec-
trio storms were general throughout the
western and northern part of the lower
peninsula this afternoon, with a light
snowfall at Travers City.
The afternoon downpour will greatly
complicate the already serious situation
1t is impossible to make an accurate es-
innate of the loss. but reports indicate 1T
will reach at least 100000 In this section
of Michigan
-Four men of a Grand Trunk construc-
ton train were killed at Pewamo to-day
when their train was wrecked by running
into a washout. The entire train was
ditched The dead are: w. C. Everett,
engineer, Detroit; Albert Carl, fireman,
st. Johns. Mich; C. w. Crangowa, engi-
neer of pile driver. Detroit; j. E. Graham.
bridge foreman, Grand Rapids.
FOND DU LAC, Wis. June 6.-Fond du
Lac is battling with the worst flood In its
history and with threatening clouds over
head to-day and more rain. the whole
city may be under water before another
twenty -four hours. The Fond du Lac
River and both its east and west
branches and the De Neyue Creek are
raging torrents. sending water over the
bank for miles beyond. Nineteen thor
oughfares are covered with water. The
downtown Easements and residence eel
lars are flooded. Business houses and
concerns will suffer
heavily Crops in rural districts and
gardens are practically ruined.
The damage so far Is estimated at
about 100000 In the city and North Fond
du Lac, with possibly twice that amount
in the country, The floods are the result
of a storm which sta{ted Tuesday and
continued until to-day. water on sey-
eral of the streets on the West Side is
from seven TO ten feet deep.
SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. June o.
Last nights heavy rain, coupled with re-
cent storms, has caused many thou
sands of dollars of damage to the busl-
ness districts here. All the factories and |
yards are under water. GAINESVILLE re-
ports $4,000 damage in the county. AT
Newton many cattle have been drowned
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LA CROSSE, Wis. June 6.-The Chip
newa River at Chippewa Falls rose ten
feet in the past twenty-four hours, and
is now two and half feet above the
danger line. Two deaths from drown
ing has occurred.
CHICAGO, June 6.-Shifting atmos-
pheric conditions on Lake Michigan
caused a succession of tidal waves to-
day, two being recorded in Chicago Eacn
of the waves on the Chicago side of the
lake rose to a height Of three and
half feet. They did no damage.