The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-10
THOUSANDS SEE
SWOLLEN RIVER.
POLICEMEN CLEAR BRIDGE BY
. FRIGHTENING CROWDS.
They Tell Watchers that .sIt Amt
Safe, "a and Thus Keep the Highway
1 Open-Rlver Has Begun to Fall and
Anxiety Is Relieved Floods 1njure
Much Hay.

MMove on there: Don't stand on the
bridge; it ain safe.'' This is the way
the police department kept the crowds
moving on the Washington avenue
bridge yesterday. Thousands of people
from all parts of the city were out to
see the river on account Of the high
water wat Those who did no not e. t. Cam
avenue bridge to see the effects Of the
flood on the flats. The crowd that col
lected threatened to stop all traffic, and
in order to keep people moving, a wise
policeman decided to condemn the
bridge.
The bluff did not keep the bridge
clear, but it served to keep people NOV
ing and to scare away the timid ones.
Several policemen were detailed at the
bridge during the afternoon and all
adopted the same warning. A few men
and boys who saw streetcars loaded to
the gates running over the bridge de-
clded that there was no immediate dan
ger, and told the police to jump in the
Several parties of the more adventur-
Gus tried to go down on the flats, but
were not made at all welcome by the
flat jewellers, who do not care to have
strangers prowling around and do not
hesitate to throw stones at outsiders
who venture into the settlement.
Water Begins to Fall.
! Apparently the Mississippi has
reached the crest of the flood. Today
the stage Of water in Minneapolis was
terday, showing if anything, slight
decrease. At St. Paul, however, the
river has risen slightly, probably due
to the high condition Of the Minnesota
river, and this morning stood at 14.6
| danger line.
Reports from above show slight de-
crease. At Little Falls and st. Cloud
urday night and has since been Slowly
falling. The fall will be slight, tho,
owing to the immense volume of water
that is still in the upper river basin.
! At best with dry weather all over the
north, the fall will be. gradual and it
will take some time for the. river to
find it's usual stage:
| The beginning Of the decline is thank
! fully received by lumbermen, loggers
and others. whose property interests
have been in danger on account of the
food. The danger is past and from
now on it will be a waiting game. It
will probably be over week before
saving can be resumed. Yesterday the
| log jam above Camden Place was the
mecca for many Sunday sight seers.
/ The Camden Place cars were loaded to
! the rail on every north bound trip.
Many took the three mile tramp from
the end of the line and saw the jam.
Others, however, found their desire to
see the jam weaker than their willing.
ness to take the tramp and turned back
Hay Crop Hit.
It is feared by some that the high
water and heavy rains of the present
season may bring. about scarcity OF
4 hay, especially along the Mississippj
! and in meadows and marshes adjoining
i water courses. FoF several weeks many
s. Of the best hay meate @ows have been sub
merged and the hay totally ruined.
scarcity Of hay will mean high price:
not only for hay itself but for all ami
NAL products, milk, butter, cheese an,
meats.
Altho no actual shortage confront
this section Of the state at present
i those Interested are taking hold Of tn,
possibility Of such a condition of affair
and are talking it for all it is worth
,, preparatory to ordering a boost Will
pleasant weather and the ground il
good condition, there is ample time 70
maturing and curing all the hay tina
will be needed. The shortage in low
! land hay will be more than made up b,
the heavy upland crop all over tn
state.