Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-08-10
FLOOD IN SOUTHERN 7EIII
TWENTY FIVE DROWNED, Sem,
HOMELESS AND BIG PRopEp7r
LOSS is SUSTAINED
DUE TO HEAVY RAINS
Death List Growing Hourly Because D
lief Trains Are Cut Off and
Wires Are Down.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. IA specio, e..
Fort Worth, Texas, says that twa,<
five people are known to have h. &
drowned, hundreds were rendered bo,
less and 100000 worth of property y,
destroyed as the result of a flood Il
South Texas today when the CoIor,I#
river was forced out of its bank,
heavy rains.
The death list is growing hourly -.
it is believed the worst disaster q,
the Galveston flood has visited Tov,
Relief trains are cut off, telegram .,N
telephone wires are down, and tbo g.
of the inhabitants of several isoI.,
towns is unknown. n
Two Rivers Are Rising.
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 7.-Sppcia,s Il
The News from Ballinger and San l..
cello report a thirty-foo rise in tho CHH
RADIO and Concho rivers. Much daH Hsr
has been done to lowlands and mss
head of fine cattle and sheep have bs9
drowned.
At Ballinger a man and team wa
drowned and on the Bismarck farm nsa
San Angelo, tenant, his wife and tbr b
children were drowned.
All telephone connections are cut .,
bridges on the Santa Fee railway bTa
been swept away, destroying train ar
ice.
Gives Up Life for Banker.
FREEPORT. ILL.,, Aug. 7.-Surrows
ed by raging waters, Robert Musser
banker at Orangeville, twelve miles from
Freeport, spent i've and a half hOm
Monday in a tree before the flood sDs
sided. In trying to rescue him, Henri
Bertalot lost his life. A tremendo1s
rain fell this morning and raised RidH
land creek until the water was five fec
over the railroad track.
Musser, at noon, went along an eA.
waited sidewalk to notify a neighbOr thai
the latter's cattle were in danger OH
his return he found the walk in front d.
him swept away, and he climbed a tree.
The property loss here is $4,000, ans
train service is at standstill
Drowning Man Fights Rescuer.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis, Aug Il
w. ]. Ickstad, a prominent merchant
was drowned in Pike lake by beat.
CdDSlZllAs Lie 1Sll Oul W 4AlC dcIVVE
Ickstad became confused and tried ii
swim to shore. Joseph Harding biz.
companion, attempted to rescue him on
for half an hour there was a strugst
for life in the water. Harding lnaIi
had to leave Ickstad to himself. HGtk
ing's clothes were torn to tatters and LI
body was bruised as a result OF bis Ct
fort to save Ickstad.
Drowned at Stevens Point.
STEVENS POINT, Wis, Aug. T.
Felix Stankowski. aged II, was taEa.
with cramps while bathing in an abal
doned clay pit on Sunday and wa.
drowned.
Wind Wrecks Circus Tent.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. T.-Dns
ing a terrific wind and rain storm hgS
Monday Chic Befranda, a Japanes
acrobat with Pawnee Bills wild We
show, and Charles NJ. Richwine, rail-
road employee, were killed by Lightning
Several women in the main tent TAINTED
The wind blew a hurricane, the FaLS
came in binding sheets, and the peoMI
on the seats began to stampede for ShaI
ter. Several were knocked down, num-
Der fell from high seats and others WeEI
badly squeezed.
Just as the people got safely away tII'I
horse tent of the circus fell with CRASH
Militia Tents Found Wanting
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. IA
terrific rainstorm swept over the campaI
instruction at Fort Benjamin Harrison
five miles north of this city. last Mon
day and 1000 tents were blown down.
and many soldiers were slightly injgFe,ii
The camps of the Second and Mem
gan militia were the worst sufferers
from the storm. The tents of the resl
lars, all conical shaped, withstood t'I
blow.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Twenty VERT
dead last night as the result of yeStal
days severe heat.