Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-23
CLOODBURST FLOODS
CITY OF LOUISVILLE
STREETS RESEMBLE MINIATURE
LAKES AND GOODS IN BASE
MENTS RUINED.
ELECTRICAL STORM
ADDS TO DAMAGE
Remarkable Contrast In Temperatures
East and West Of Mississippi River
Heavy Loss by Floods in Ten.
nessee.

Heavy Loss by Floods in Ten
nessee.
Louisville, KY, Nov. 21.-The per-
sistent rainfall Of the last three days
eliminated early Tuesday in an cleo
trical storm and cloudburst that made
the city tremble. Trees were struck
by lightning, the telephone systems of
the city were much disorganized, and
telegraph facilities in all directions
were impaired. Streets in many Sec
lions of the city resembled lakes and
1t was impossible for pedestrians to
move about without wading knee deep
In water. Easements were flooded
and stocks in several retail establish
ments were damaged to an aggregate
of about $4,000. The rainfall in
louisville since Saturday has been six
inches and at Memphis, Tenn, it has
been ten and one-quarter inches.
Nearly all trains from the south are
arriving in Louisville from one to is
hours late.
A Remarkable Contrast.
The formation of the present dis.
turbance which has caused such wide
spread damage from floods over the
Ohio valley, western Tennessee and
Arkansas Is such as to present re-
markable contrast in temperatures
east and west Of the Mississippi river.
To the east Of the river the tempera-
lures ranged Tuesday morning from SO
to u, while west 1t was mostly freez-
ing or below; thermometers in Mime
sofa and Dakota registered from zero
to ten below; In northern Texas the
temperature was % and New Orleans
reported 80 at 1890 Tuesday morn
ing. Snow is reported over the Mis-
sissippi valley. Kansas and Oklahoma,
and sleet and rain over the Ohio val
ley. Arkansas and southwark to the
gulf.
River overflows.
Hopkinsville, KY, Nov. 21.-A
cloudburst here early Tuesday follow
Ing heavy rains of two days sent
Little River out of it's banks and flood
ing large portion of this city. The
damage is estimated at from $4,000
to 100000. Many stores on Main
street had from one to three feet Of
water In them and the three-story
brick building of James F. Garrett,
On Main near Ninth, collapsed, two OF
the four stores in the building being
wrecked. Losses were sustained by
at least 20 business houses The
large union tabernacle was flooded
three feet deep.
Heavy Flood Losses In Tennessee.
Memphis, Tenn, Nov. 21.-With the
rain still falling, at times reaching q
downpour, the situation in this section
of the state becomes more and more
serious. 1t is estimated that already
the flood losses will approximate a
quarter of million of dollars in Shell
by county. In Shelby county Ia county
bridges md nine miles of levee have
been destroyed, entailing loss estima
ted at 100000. Ten thousand new
logs worth $4,000 were swept from
their mornings on Wolf river. Rail
raod traffic is practically suspended
on several lines. The streets OF Mem
phis suffered great damage by food
a levee camp and outfit were de
stroyed with loss Of $4,000.
Texas Trains Snowbound.
Fort Worth, Tex, Nov. 21.-Reports
Tuesday tell OF further Gripping OF
railroad traffic In vest Texas. Be
tween Chtldress and Dalpart. Tex.
three passenger trains are snewbounc
with no means of communication
West 81 Fort Worth wire communica
tion can be had only as far as Baird
200 miles distant. Il is known that {
severe sleet and snowsScrn swept the
section west of there Monday. Con
siderable losses Of live stock are sup
rosed and much damage will be done
to a large amount Of cotton yet un
picked.
Trains Stalled in Kansas.
Topeka, Kas., Nov. 21.-As resul
of Monday nights snowstorm fou
overland trains on the Rock Island
FL Paso division were stalled Tuesda.
in the cuts between Buckiin and LII
e;a{. Kas. They were Nos. "A, AZ, 20 an
90. No attempt was made Tuesda
to run freight trains on that division
The Santa Fee reported their main lin
across Kansas open, but several train
on that road are snowbound on tn
Panhandle division. where the snow I
from four to five feet deep in the cuts
Oklahoma Storm Continues.
Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. 2l.-Tb
storm of sleet and snow continued il
this section Tuesday. All trains from
the west were delayed and tel 7rhon
end telegraph service was interruptef
Willing TO Hear New Facts.
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