Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-15

west OF quarry, swimming in the mid
die of great lake, trying to find a
place to gain a footing. Several cows
We're also caught in the fields, and
when the water subsidies it is believed
that heavy loss will be found to have
resulted in the loss of both COWS and
cattle.
East Main Street Covered.
East Main street, as we'll as the
other roads leading to the east, are I'M
der water. and many country bridges
are out of commission Between this
city and Quarry farmers report that
there is not a single county bridge that
is safe. Approaches to some have been
washed away completely.
Linn Creek Booming.
Linn creek came up with rush Fri
day evening, and the entire south part
of the city is submerged. In the base
ment of the Marshall Oil Company's
plant there stood this morning between
three and four feet of water. The water
was Immediately pumped out. how
ever, and the damage will not be very
heavy.
The Iowa Central yards, west of the
car shops We're under about two feet of
water this morning. and big bridge
timbers were floating here and there.
None was washed away, however, ow-
ing to the Third avenue grade, which
was not undermined.
Take Families From Homes.
In the lowlands of the south part of
town many people were caught by the
flood and had to move out in order to
save their lives. The police were called
| to rescue families that were drowned
out, and answered the call with the
patrol. People were moved from their
| homes by means of swimming horses
and Ben Forrey, with his pony, carried
several people from water soaked
dwellings to higher ground and safety.
River Within Banks.
| The Iowa river showed no indica-
ton at noon today of going out of it's
banks. The water had come up two
feet by morning, but was at stand
still most of the forenoon. The fact
that Linn creek rose so rapidly, and
the river showed lesser rise, indicates
that the heavy rains were toward the
west and not north.
Lake Dewey Goes Out.
| The swelling of Brady creek by the
heavy rain took out the dixie at Lake
Dewey, on the soldiers home grounds
and let the water out into the river
with a rush. The lake bed is PRACTICAL
| ly drained, and with the water Went
many fine specimens of game fish with
which the protected waters of the lake
have been stocked Many fish were
caught at the head of the lake when
the water went out.
The state had another loss in the
shape of twenty hogs that were caughr
in the storm and drowned.
Other Damage and Storm Scenes.
during tee height of the storm Fri.
day evening many unusual sights were
witnessed.
| On West Boone street, which was
veritable river, young women and girl.
were unable to reach their homes from
work, and kind-hearted men Will
horses and buggies carried them thr,
water over hub deep.
At Boone and Third streets, on.
woman. trying to walk home missed
the street crossing and went into wa
ter up to her waist
! The water was running in such tor
! rents down North Third street tina
street cars We're unable to procee,
farther than Park. The water at tn
junction of Park and Third was at on
| time four feet deep.
/ Electric light wiring did not suffe
, to any extent, and the Marshalltow
) Light, Power and Railway Compan
> this morning reported no damage :
speak of. Many telephone service
are out of commission, however, havin
been burned out by the sharp light
ming. Both telegraph companies, Will
working, were experiencing some diff
fculty. %
Today marked the beginning of tn
open season for game fish, but the sud
den rise in the river prevented an
sport. This proved to be for the hes
however, as the backward season, an
lack of vegetation in the water, ha
held back the spawning season, an
/, for future fishing it would be muc
better that game fish were not take
at the present time.
1 Easements of the new Elks' buildin,
3 the Masonic temple and the Sieg build
r ing were so flooded that workmen WEI
4 employed all the forenoon in pumpin
n out the water, before further opera
4 lions could proceed.
s The rainfall for the twenty-fol
hours ending at Z this morning WE
over two inches. Most of this fell witt