The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-03-09
FLOOD WASHES !
ALBION STORES
AWAY
LOSS THERE PROBABLY WILL
BEACH sioo,ooo7MILL COL.
LAPsEs>ANp 1000 MONIES SUR.
ROUNDED IN BATTLE CREEK.

ALBION, Mich. March 9-The food
here has destroyed seven stores. much
stock and two bridges, entailing a
loss OF possibly 100000. Probably Is
merchants have sustained losses o!
several hundred dollars each. on con.
tents OF stories ruined.
The stores were occupied by r. +.
Church. jeweler; Robert Coscorilla,
fruits; Z. c. Deyo, grocer; Morse
Clothing Co.. and the Temple theater,
fve-cent moving picture show. All
stocks were moved to safety. The
Masonic lodge had rooms over two Of
the stores and they will lose consider.
ably by the disaster. The owners OF
the buildings were Kesler & Parker,
two stores Fred Young, two stores.
and X. +. Church owned the place he
has occupied. On the upstream side
OF the bridge. George Perkins frame
mined on one side and tipped into
mid-stream.
or the two bridges carried away,
one was in front OF the. stores, span
ming the river at Superior and at Por-
ter and Erie-sts
At the time OF the cave-in some or
the buildings were occupied, but the
tenants. warned by the cracking OF
glass, escaped in safety.
City Cut in TWO.
For a time Saturday night the city
was cut in two parts and its only fire
protection for :. hours was that fur
nished by steamer.
The Lake Shore railroad tracks for
three-quarters of mile to the south
are washed out The Michigan Cen
trail and Michigan United tracks are
all right so far.
To a great extent the trouble here
Is due to the washing away Of the
dams at Homer and at Concord Sat
urday Hundreds OF men were put to
work Saturday night and by late
Sunday morning the huge ice block
AIDES broken up. The water has be-
gun to recede and the danger Is now
believed to be over.
The village of Marengo. six miles
west of here. is all under water, except
the few houses on high land. A mill
dam at that point holds back the
water.
BATTLE CREEK. Mich. March q.
Through the collapse ri large part
of Rathbun & Kraft's mill on Mccain
ly-st., the course of the food here was
changed and the torrent ppured across
Jackson-st., to the doors OF the Pest
theater, flooding Easements all along
Main-st
To add to the difficulty, two fires
broke out in lime in the aBttle Creek
Lumber Co.'S storehouse, the firemon
coming in boats. There were num-
Der OF rescues.
The residence district to suffer con-
s,sts of all streets from Jefferson-ave.
westward, from Jackson-st and Kali
amazoo-st. southwark. and on Foln-
tain-st. south OF the d., T. & NJ. tracks.
This means over 1000 homes sur
rounded by water representing an i'm
mense property loss. as we'll as an i'll
convenience and menace to health.
These houses undoubtedly will stand
the test OF the current unless the food
should assume even stronger proper.
lions.
One pathetic incident OF the food Is
noted in connection with the death Of
Mrs. Louis A. Columbus. mother ~
Prof Will s. Columbus OF the Albion
college conservatory oil music, and
we'll known for her church work. The
Columbus home. at Hamblin-ave. and
McCamly-sts., was surrounded by We
ter Sunday, adding greater gloomi-
ness to the house OF death. How the
funeral OF Mrs. Columbus will be ar
ranged IL as yet unsettled.