The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-18
FLAT JEWELLERS
TYING UP HOUSES
WATER BUSHES THRU HOMES
UNDER THE BRIDGE.
Women Wash in Running Water on
Front Porch-Men Are Fastening
Houses by Wires to Keep Them from
Foating Off-Highest Stage in
Years Is Reached.

Foating off-Highest Stage in
Years Is Reached.
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Standing in the waters of the Missis-
sippi, Mrs. Tisla Engleist, 1872 Cooper
street, has been washing all day with
out leaving her front porch. In. true
Bohemian flat fashion,, she draped her
skirts we'll above her knees and sang
merrily at her work. q
an interpreter today, E|when the river
comes to me and I don't have to go to
it's l have been washing right here in
the yard for two days. My tub doated
off last night together with the wood
shed. This is easy, water flowing right
thru the house all the time.'
The Bohemian Flats present a pic
turesque scene today. The water has
risen steadily and the row of houses
where Second street S disappears into
the river wobbles dizzily. Around them
are half a hundred men, women, and
children dressed in bright, but rather
negligee costumes, saving the wreckage.
There is true brotherly affection under
tunate families have no need to appeal
to other charity than that of their
neighbors nearer the bluff. 4Altho the
| rising OF the water was expected, it was
not expected to go so high, and Cooper
street was taken unaWares. Mattresses,
hunks, chairs, and provisions were has
tily dragged into the street last night
and carried to the homes of the neigh
bors. Some of the shacks that have
an upstairs are still inhabited, and the
sleepers do not seem to object to the
rush of waters beneath.
1t is great day for the children.
One and all they are soaked from sun
rise to sunset and altogether present
remarkably clean front. The older
boys have constructed improvised boats
which they push about the streets
time the fathers are. stretching wires
about the sheds and lumber piles and
are anchoring them to some firm spot
higher up the bluff.
Getting Soap for Advertising.
An advertising firm from South st.
Paul has taken an advertising option
on all the best roofs in sisht and has
been busy all day rowing around in a
boat lacking up the posters. If the
sheds float away the advertising goes
to the gulf. Each family gets six bars
of soap and there is chatterig of for
eign tongues offering space. "They like
the bright colors,' said the agent, "and
they say that the display canvas keeps
the raj nout. -
Only one accident has occurred and
that was not serious. Little Joe Krist-
mel was standing on plank stretched
} between the back porch and large
stoe 0 nthe river bank. He was anus
ing himself by throwing out sticks for
smabll dog to bring back. One of
the sticks went too far and the dog gave
a sharp cry when it found it could not
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sprang in after it. The treacherous
current swept him off his feet and the
cold water numbed his strength. Just
then his mother, who had been fishing
potatoes out of the cellar with a stick,
, looked up. There was mattress hung
{ on the fence to dry and she heaved that
, overheard. Joey grabbed for it, and
r hanging tight started down the river.
Mrs. Kreistnel, Wpho is rather short and
| heavy, made a record dash for a boat
} and soon had the life-saving machinery
out about one hundred feet the other
side Of the bridge.
Pumping Stations Threatened.
High water is causing much bother
D at the Camden place and northeast
pumping stations. Both stations are
4 menaced by water, but not dangerously
as long as the crews keep close watch
The river yesterday was 99.S feet above
city datum, the highest mark recorded
at Camden place in twelve years. The
1 dixie or levee constructed about thirteen
years ago protects the pumphouse from
the force of the flood, but the grounds
are overofwed and the water would
mount to the. level Of the pumphouse
floor, which is exactly one hundred
\ feet, if precautions were not taken.
A temporary pump at Camden Place
is working overtime to keep down the
water in the park so as to prevent any
t danger to the pumps, one of which i
$ that high water put the station out Of
\ business, and if the. city. had not hat
the two lower stations in reserve, i
J. would have suffered a water famine
; The present dixie, fifteen feet above thu
> average stage, was built Immediately
/ afterward.
e Over at Northeast pumping station
y which is supposed to be above all dan
n ger, the basement is filed with water
10 Tho there is not enough water to caus
q grave danger, it interferes greatly will
| running the pumps, and'a special puml
is at work keeping the basement clear
The water seeps in, as the bank is still
! high above the food.
r .~ Another Rise Today.
= The records of the weather burea,
= show that the river has risen sixteenth
RI Of foot during the past twenty-fou
y hours. The bureau has arranged t.
have river reports telegraphed from
Mankato and ST. Cloud when the heigh
of the water approaches the danger
= mark.
n On account of the backwater from tn
H dams, it is almost impossible to main
- tain gauge, in Minneapolis. On tina
account the records kept at the Mort
- Side pumping station are used.
x French Dry Clean, Press Suits, 81.
20 Hoffman s. 81 4th st S, or 235 Hem. az
y THOUSANDS PAID TAXES
H.. - T.. HAD
t.. City Water Department Had Its Busies
ar Day Yesterday.
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