Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-07
Council Bluffs
FLOOD DAMAGE IS HEAVY
Walls Of Several Buildings on Broad
way Collapse.
STREETS COVERED WITH MUD
Service Resumed After Bridges
Are Repaired and Broadway IL
CleRred--AEed Women Rescued
from Drowning by Police.

Tho damage done by the flood Monday
will run up into thousands of dollars The
water, which for several hours Monday
night poured in torrents from indian creek,
left its usual deposit of Shiny mud and
debris ON Broadway and the adjacent
streets. As is always the case, the build
ings on the north side of Broadway in the
flooded area suffered most, although con-
siderable damage was done this time on
the south side. North Of Broadway be-
tween Eighth street and the railroad tracks
much damage was done. Cellars were
flooded, foundation walls washed away and
lawns ruined.
At Sixth street and Broadway water
from the creek filled the basement of the
opera house block and on the opposite
corner did considerable damage in the Cen
trail grocery. From this point west almost
every building on the north side of Broad
way suffered more or less damage by the
flooding Of At the Metropolitan
hotel, after the flood had subsidized, there
was a deposit of mud several inches deep
over the first floor of this old structure.
In the basement of the Goodrich hotel at
the southwest corner of Broadway and
Eighth street there was several feet Of
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drug store at the northeast corner Of
Eighth and Broadway the water forced
its way into the cellar Of the building and
caused damage amounting to about $500 to
a stock of pianos and other goods. Prac-
tically the same story could be told of
every building on the north side of the
street as far west as the Northwestern
tracks. s,.
Several wallis Collapse.
Water from Indian creek, which flowed
south on Seventh street and then sought
an outlet in the alley south of Broadway,
was responsible for the collapse OF the
east wall of a series OF one-story brick
buildings between 7z5 and 49, on the south
side of Broadway, belonging to Leonard
Everett. The east building, occupied as a
pool hall by ]. j. Mooney, was almost
completely ruined. When the wall COL
lapsed the floor at the rear of the build
ing gave way, carrying with 1t to the
cellar three pool tables. This wall col
lapsed a few minutes before 8 o'clock
yesterday morning and a few moments
later the partition wall between the pool
hall and the store occupied by the Iowa
Fruit and Produce company gave way,
carrying with it the floor of the rear end
of this building. Here the cellar was
stored with bananas and this stock Is prac-
tically an entire loss. The firm yesterday
morning started to move to other quarters
on South Main street.
While the flood water got into the base
ment of the large warehouse building Of
the wholesale grocery, firm of Groheweg
& Schoentgen at the corner of Ninth street
and Broadway, Mr.. ,GSoneYeg said he did
not believe the "datnGse would exceed
$1,000. ~sss Ss1S
The street railway company had every
available man at work clearing the mud
off it's tracks yesterday, but this will take
several days. Twenty-Five cars. it was re-
ported yesterday, had been put out of COM
mission by Monday nights storm. Some
had the motors burned out and others had
minor troubles, but the damage in the ag-
gregate will be heavy. 1t was not until
shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday morning
that the company was able to get any west
bound cars through the mud and water az
the railroad tracks on Broadway. The mud
was deeper on the north track than on the
south track and cars from Omaha were
able to get through about 1870 o'clock.
Women Rescued by Police.
At 2 O'Clock yesterday morning the police
rescued from what might have proven
watery graves, two aged women living
alone in small dwellings near the railroad
tracks and Avenue @. Mrs. Mary e.. Price,
known as "Aunty Price" and who has been
a familiar character on the streets OF
Council Bluffs for many years, was rescued
after the water had reached within three
feet of the roof of the small structure she
occupies. When the police rescued her
Mrs. Price was found sitting on a box
placed on her bed and the water was then
above her waist. She was taken to the
Revere house for the remainder OF the
night. Mrs. Johnson, the other woman
rescued was taken to the home of a neigh