The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-27
NORTHWEST HELD
IN GRIP OF STORM
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crowd was .conspicuously absent from
the streets last night and the few shop
pers and workers who were. compelled
to be out hurried about in the cold wind
and rain. There has been nothing ap-s
preaching the present storm for years.
( Booms in Danger. Z + 49,
NO great change has been shown by:
the river at Minneapolis, but food
is expected as soon as the waters over
the northwest and Mississippi basin get
we'll under way and begin to reach the
river thru it's tributaries, There is dan
ger OF heavy. loss, especially to, the
boom companies g, and sawmills. The
drives are just under way and some
timber is already in the booms and
mill pockets above the City. The logs
are held by the beoms only, and quick
rise In the river. and a swift current
driving in heavy bodies of logs threaten
to carry away the boems and send thou
SANDS OF feet of logs down river. ::
The rainfall In the city yesterday
was more than half an inch, bring aging
the. total for the month 50 far, to. g. SO
inches. The record rainfall for the local
station is l4.48 inches, for May, 1871: ::
| !: ~..: Great Lakes I.ashed.. =. *s'<.':7
The condition on Lakes Superior and
Michigan is really serious. Chicago re-
| ports, as well as reports from Duluth
and the. head Of the lakes, tell Of .driv-
! ing northeaster reaching velocity Of
| nearly sixty miles an hour, lashing the
great bodies Of water into fury, driving
vessels ashore and causing others to
head for shell ter. Storm signals were
sent out in time to keep many craft
in the harbors, but Others. far from
points Of refuge, caught the full force
Of the blast. ...G
| =. A, Chicago underwater expressed the
fear that the reports of losses had only
began, and that within the next thirty.
six hours the lists will be increased to
formidable proportions, as out of the
4 way places are heard from. r -;2" "a.
The advance courier of the frigid
: north gale at Chicago was bank OF
fog, which swept away the summer
of Lake Michigan 49, 80
! The storm warnings of the weather
4 bureau were hastily lordered up on all
the upper lakes and vessels were eau
toned to remain in port. At some 9th
4 or points on Lake Superior the fog was
\ turned into a heavy fall Of snow.
j Steamers Tie Up.
j Other reports show that lower rive
navigation is threatened. From L.
ii SAoSoOE ~ 10 iOPOi GOo CHc1G Viz SooAA LII Is
pronounced by river captains to be thu
q worst experienced on the upper rive
for years. The steamer Juniata was
4 nearly wrecked with log raft In tow
II but managed to reach safety with most
Of the,araft. The packet Lion from
Il Wabasha to La, Crosse was Obliged t
4 tie up and other boats on the river were
obliged to seek safety. ~.<,
!. From Delano, Mimi, it is reported
that the rains have raised the Grow
river until fields are under water
Houses are under water in some places
and the river is still rising. The dam
age already done to- crops is impossible
! to be estimated and the hay crop il
the meadows will be almost tota
s loss. s:.s<3.$s
One Man browns. ~.
s. At Montgomery, MINI, the rain, la
tied up everything. The fields ar
soaked and Their Dads impossible. Wash
4 outs on the railroads tied up freigh
l and passenger trains FOR: a. time yes
terday. At Eden Valley d large bar
belonging to. Daniel Cushman was struc]
by lightning and burned with consider
able loss above insurance.
i At Este1line, S. D., Michael Ryan, ,Jr
4 was drowned while; trying to ford Hide
wood creek. a team he was drjvin,
was drowned also, but a team tied t
the wagon box In tthe rear foatel Of
4 with the box and was saved. The bod.
Of Ryan has not been recovered.