The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-28
HUNDREDS LOSE
HOMES IN FLOOD
River Breaks Levee and mandates
iowa Cities Wisconsin Town
Cut Off by Water.

Waterloo, Iowa, March 2S.-The wa
ter in the Cedar river rose eleven feet
last night and early today broke the
west levee and flooded the business dis
trict of Waterloo. Hundreds, of fami-
lies were rendered homeless. Rock
Island tracks were washed ~out for half
d mile and all railroads are tied up.
and 200 families there were rendered
homeless. Bridges and dams were also
wiped out. At o'clock the waters
came to a standstill and danger for
the. PRESENTS believed to be over.
+ Wisconsin Town Isolated.
Special to The Journal.
DARLINGTON, Wis, March 2s.-This
city is isolated by flood. Rains of the
last forty-eight hours have raised the
Pecatonica river higher than it has been
for ten years. All day the water was
rising, but as it came up slow " no one
last night it began to come faster, and
persons living on the low ground near
the river now find their homes entirely
surrounded by water. In some cases it
was necessary to take the people off
| in boats.
The dam at Calamine, about five
miles above here, went out and the
additional water sent the river here up
at the rate of about six inches an hour.
The city has been without mail or daily
papers for twenty-four hours.
Ice Blocks Bridge.
Special to The Journal.
Prairie du Chen, Wis, March 2S.-
The pontoon bridge over the Missis.
sippi river is open and cannot be closed
on account of ice. All traffic west is
at standstill on account of the heavy
rain of the last thirty-six hours.
Washouts on the river division Of the
Milwaukee road have caused all trains
to be run over the burlington ro n9
between Dubuque and La Crosse. The
water in the Mississippi and Wisconsin
rivers rose fifteen inches yesterday
Country roads are impossible.
Vessels Wait for Breakup.
Duluth, MIMI, March 2S.-Sixteel
inches of ice bars the passage Of boat:
in the river at the Sault and Mud lake
and the eyes Of all vesselmen at thu
lakes are turned in that direction
Many big vessels are loaded all read,
to start as soon as a favorable repor
comes The ice is beginning to honey
comb, and if the mild weather continue
there is a possibility that the river ma,
be clear by April and navigation
begin.
Menominee Plant Flooded.
Special to The journal.
Menominee, Mich, March 2S.-Higl
} water has caused much inconvenienot
and considerable damage in this vicini
ty. Several small washouts along thu
railroads have been reported, but so IA
no serious wrecks have occurred. Thu
, new 100000 steel plant of the Prescott
r company, in this city, has been foodet
for two days and unless relief is oh
tanned at once, they will be forced t,
2 shut down.
West DEBORAH Cut Off.
g DEBORAH, Iowa, March 2S.-The up
: per Iowa river is higher now than it wa
in the great flood Of 1902, but til
creek which flows thru the. city is fol
tunately low. In the fifth ward, o
West DEBORAH, the district is entirel
cut off from the city. Business me
! living on the west side could not ge
} over to their business yesterday. A.
residents on the flat near the river
have been compelled to move out an
l. abandon their homes. Much .damag
5 will be done there.