Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-06-25
MINNESOTA TOWNS
ARE UNDER WATER
Storms in Southern Part OF
State Send Streams Out
of Their Banks.
DAMAGE WILL Be ENORMOUS

Austin, Mimi, June 25.-Swollen be-
yond it's already abnormal flood stage
by a cIoudburst northeast of here
Monday night, the Cedar river yester-
day took possession of a large area
in Austin, cut the city off almost en-
tirely from outside communication,
drove many families from their
homes, swept away bridges, ruined
stocks of goods in stores and proper
erty in many houses. flooded four en-
tire townships to the northwest Of
here and is still on a rampage, which
undoubtedly means the loss of two or
three hundred thousand dollars to the
people of Austin.
1t is thought that unless more rain
falls the worst of the flood will be
over by morning. 1t is said by the
most conservative that the food has
already cost the city and the people
not less than $150,000, and more radi-
cal estimates put the loss as high as
$5OO,O0O
Light and Water Plants Stop.
Last night Austin was without
either electric lights or city water
supply, the light plant and pumping
station having been flooded SO deeply
that they have been abandoned.
Yesterday efforts were made to dy-
Mantle two dams south of here, in the
hope of allowing the water to run off,
but both attempts were futile, as the
dams are under twelve feet of water.
AS the flood sweeps through the city
it bears hundreds of head of cattle
and other stock, swept down from the
farm land higher up.
The northwestern part of Mower
county is now largely under water.
Big Damage in OImsted County.
Rochester and OImsted county were
visited by the worst storm in their
history Monday night In twenty
four hours Al inches Of rain fell. At
O'clock this morning the Zumbrota
river, which has been in a swollen
condition for weeks, became raging
torrent, and the loss to property will
reach an enormous amount.
The river spread out over the flats
of Rochester at an alarming rate, and
haSty preparations were made by the
residents of that section to eyacuate.
In twenty minutes the river raised
five feet. The flood came so swiftly
that parties driving on the Cascade
road were compelled to abandon their
rigs and seek refuge in nearby trees.
In the southeastern part of the city
the entire section is covered with wa
ter and a large number of families
have been rendered homeless, a great
many losing all they had. There has
been no loss of human life in this
city, but one or two very miraculous
escapes. Train service has been COM
pletely crippled.
Big Loss at Owatcnna.
OwatOnna, Mimi, June 25.-Follow-
ing in the wake Of a terrific wind
storm, the hardest electrical and rain
storm ever witnessed here visited this
city, beginning at 10 o'clock Monday
night, and did not abate until morn
ing. Straight river rose four feet DIR
ing the night and has risen nine
inches since o'clock yesterday morn
ing. Thousands of dollars damage has
resulted. Fields and pastures are
turned into lakes and it is reported
that scores of cattle were drowned in
the southern part of the county.
East of the city much damage was
done. Small grains have been seri-
ously damaged, some farmers claim
ing that two-thirds Of the crop is de-
stroyed
Faribault in Darkness.
Faribau1t, Mimi, June 25. - The
storm in this section Monday night
was one of the most terrific storms
for years. Many buildings were struck
by lightning. Hundreds of telephone
poles in the country are down and
communication is cut Off The city
was in entire darkness all night, as
both electric light plans suffered
much damage to poles and wires.
Child Killed Near Window.
Window, Mimi, June 24-One life
was lost and about $4,000 damage
done to property by a cyclone which
ragged three miles northwest of here
last night.
Northern Wisconsin Struck.
Milwaukee, June 25. = Reports re-
ceived here indicate that a severe
storm ragged over the northern part
of Wisconsin Monday night.
AT Oshkosh, Wis, the storm was
one of the most severe and damaging
ever experienced there.
Marinette, Wis, reports that crops
suffered considerable damage and YES
sells in the bay were driven ashore
Several buildings were demolished at
Wausaukee
At Wilton, Wis, Mrs. A. E. Magee
and her daughter Dora, a school
teacher, five miles south of Wilton.
were killed by lightning.
At Grantsburg, Wis, a severe wind
storm did much damage to buildings
and standing timber
Word came from Mudhen lake that
young man named Tjader, while out
on the lake during the storm, was
drowned
Cashier Kills Self