The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-06-17
FLOODS DAMAGE
BADGER TOWNS
Loss About Fond du Lac Is
Estimated at From $780,
600 TO 100000.
WASHoUTS ON the RAILWAYS
Wisconsin Central. ST. Paul and North
western Roads suher-Boats Re-
place Street Cars as Means Of
ETransportstion.

Milwaukee. Wis. June THE
storms that have swept Wisconsin al.
most continuously for several days
have caused widespread damage In
the nelghborhood OF Fond du Lac the
loss has been especially severe, being
estimated at from 100000 to $500 900.
The Eldorado dam broke Tuesday
and the water rose rapidly. Every
street in the city Is covered with
water. Many people were taken out
of second story windows with row
boats Every plant In the city Is
closed except the Wells shoe factory.
The Moore a Galloway company lost
100000 feet OF logs, and only one
train left the city Tuesday. There
are five washouts on the Chicago and
Northwestern road
Schools Forced to Close.
The Fond du Lac river and It's
branches are raging torrents. sending
the water over the banks for miles.
Part OF the city IS now practically n
part OF Lake Winnehago. and all the
schools are closed
The Chippewa river at Chippewa
Falls has risen ten feet and Is two
and a half feet above the danger line
Houses and barns in the lower part
OF the city are flooded Two deaths
from drowning have occurred Clar'
ence Cleayer a log driver. and Paul
l.abountry. a schoolboy.
Seven washouts are reported on the
Wisconsin Central and five on the
Chicago and Northwestern The ST.
Paul road has not had a train In or
out Of the city since late Monday
night Two hotels in the flooded dis
trlct can be reached only By boat
Street cars and tho lnterurhan line
TO Oshkosh are out OF service,
Railroads Are Washed Out.
AZ Eau Claire there has been much
damage TO railroads The Omaha
road has made repairs. but a passen-
ger train of the Wisconsin Central
which left here Tuesday, is held at
Marshdeld. where a bridge is out at
Amherst Junction.
No trains have been run on the
Chippewa Valley division OF the Chi
oago, ST. Paul and Milwaukee nor the
500 line
AZ Barron four bridges are gone
and the town ls accessible only from
the west Both dams are out and 60
is feared the erist mill and wooden
mill will go The dam and Mill at
Paskin and a dam and large grist and
planning mill az Prairie Farm are gone.
The buildings are valued at $4,000
Dynamite was used ON Taylor dam
in an attempt TO save the grist aud
WOODEN mills The railroad bridge
Just east OF the city has been washed
away and the large bridge across the
Mcnom,uce river Is likely TO go The
water Is sim rising The damage will
be over $4,000 TO the city
other Mil Dams Go.
Six hundred acres OF planted corn
no Chiffon has been ruined and cat.
tie had a narrow escape from drown.
Ing
a cloudburst at Newton drowned
many cattle. The railroad track Is in.
undated The rivers are rising fast
and a number OF small bridges have
been carried away
A. Sheboygan Falls the storm has
caused great damage 20 the business
district The BricEner Wooden Mills
companys dam was carried ont. ON
failing n loss % tho property OF $40
600
AT Shehoygan the Arndt roller mills.
on Pigeon river sustained n loss Of
SIS 600 The Promo manufacturing
plant az Towards Grove was washed
ont and all the factories yards are
under water
A 500 line train was wrecked M
Cumberland. fatally injurlng three
trainmen AZ Portage traffic r. AT q
standstlll Lightning played havoc.
and Iiaskic's general store at Endeay
or was burned Go the ground The
burning ~ barn cost three horses
and several cattle Reports from all
parts of the state. including barron.
bingham Waldo Tomahawk. Water
loo, West BEND Clinton. Eau Claire
and Ladysmith show that the calam.
icy Is general