Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1908-06-04
One thousand Passengers Are
Tied Up ia Livings.
ton, Mont.
WORST WASHOUT IN YEARS
Railroads Suffer Heavy Losses -Mlane-
ssta and Cottonwood Rivers
On Rampage

Livingston, Mont, June 8. - Seven
overland Northern Pacific and Bur
hngton passenger trains. carrying
abcur t.aea passengers. are tied MP in
this city. with the prospect Of being
hsid here two or thrse days more, as
the result OF one ef the worst waShcUfs
Ia the recent History of the Northern
Pacific. Ten miles east of this city
two thirty>tooe fills" enc sixhty feet
long and the other more thaa Tee. are
completely washed cut. and the east
ern portal OF the Bohemian tunnel Is
blocked by landslide which is said
to have cavssi in a portion OF the t1n-
mel The last train 20 get through to
Butte went Saturday night. Big foods
have risen east of this city. near Co
hIHfhtis, Mant., tying IN Eraifc. TIE
stalled trains reached Livingston Ia
time Co be caught by the washogts
sast OF here yesterday morning
Northern Pacific trains are nsfns sent
east from Butte and Helena ever the
Great Northern tracks.
Wash Gut 500 Feat az Track.
Dispatches from Brittle. Mont. say
that the bridges crossing Silver Bow
creek. within the limits Of Butte. are
threatened By the focdn. and the
street ear tracks On the fats south OF
thar city are under water The rain
tall there during May amounted to-
seven inches. exceeding all records.
The Yellowstone river also is On
the rampage and trains are from
tvsnsy>ssur To Ssrtreight hours late
on the Northern Pacific.
A report from Hell Gats canyon
states that the rains Of the hast thirty.
SIX hours have washed ont 500 feet of
the roadnedss OF the Northern Pacific
and St. Paul railroads between Mis-
sGIia and Clinton It VIII take at
least three months to repair the dam
age suffered by the Sc. Pau1 road
Cirse Nes ufsm Bridges.
New CIm, Mimi. Tune 3-The MIN
aesota and Cottonwood rivers are
On a rampage. The lcwfands are
foaded. thousands af acres Of fertile
ands ara inundated and this seasons
srup viii be practically worthless.
The roads leading fnta the city are
with AT least three feet OF wa
ser On tina NfcelIet coanty side. and il
b. only with iiffcultY thar the farm
Frs can reach the city The city ar-
.i10rities have declared some cf the
approaches dangerous and have
:iGsed Cifa bridges To traffic.
Fluot at Sc. Fault.
81 PAM. June g. - The mississippi
liver At L o'clacs last ni.shs naa
the Danger line af ruurteau
bet above the low water mark. THIS
y the highest nai1lt reached Bw tina
vafar In several years. and numersus
homes In the lowar dars ara nav sur
'mInded hg water ami the OCCUPANTS
lave heer furessi to abandon them.
The water iS rising steadily. fad nw nm
rwerffuw from tine minnesota river.
Ind may rise several inches more.
SGserai EnaE I'M Arkansa&
Texarkana. Arik., June 81 Several
PERSONS ara nauartad tn have been
IisuwnHsf., hundreds OF others ara MAJ
nonasi and thousands at acres af c,uIl
iNafesf lantis ara under watar as q re-
sllt of an almost unpracedenraxf rise
81 tina Rasf river in this vicinity.
Eaur nrussned In Nannnn..
WlGhita. Kan. luna 3--Faur mar.
nna ware drowned in and near Wirih
~ Ssamiay niSfr and y~stariag on a.
nnnr at the du0sfR.