Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-06-10

Des Moines, June 9.-(SpeciaD
The situation with regard to
the rise in the Des Moines river
is not considered with any alarm
here. A rise of eieht-tenths of
foot has taken place here within
the last twenty-four hours. The
stage at present is eight and
eight-tenths feet and fourteen
feet will have to be reached be-
fore the danger line has been
passed. The Des Moines and
Raccoon rivers are both rising at
present and the weather man here
states that the rise will continue.
One house was struck by light
ming here last night. The rail-
roads report washouts and delayed
trains. Severe damage was done
at Herndon son the Milwaukee.
The Des Moines river began to
rise rapidly this morning.
EddyviIIe, June e.-(special.)-
The river here lacks only eight
feet of reaching the flood tide of
1908, the highest on record. This
morning early the river was ris-
ing at the rate of five inches an
hour. Later in the morning this
pace was reduced and by noon
the rise was at the rate of two
or three inches an hour. Four
inches Of rain fell here last
night.
Pennington, June 9. Especially
The river here came up during
the night and the IowIands are
flooded. There is washout be-
tween Fort Madison and BurIing-
ton on the x. c. line and the pas
senger due here this morning had
not arrived at noon.
If there is a continuation of rainfa
along the course of the Des Moine
-iyer, that stream bids fair to ris
again and rival its former feats c
by overfowing the lowland
Al / destroying merchandise in tn
cellars of downtown stores as in tn
previous high water years of 1903, 1S9
ind 1892. The memory of the damag
lone then to property along the affect
I'd districts, will long live in the mem
Dry of many Ottumwans and it's repi
dtion will be a calamity.
The river this morning shows
tendency to reach a high stage befor
It quits, although the cessation {
rain both here and in the district
the north and west of Ottumwa wi
do much to prevent damage from tn
food. The water has been gradual
coming up for the past few days ,br
during last night the rise was marke
and, early this morning it becan
very pronounced. The mark 9 feet,
Inches showed on the gauge on the pie
Of the Market street bridge last ever
Ing at o'clock. Twelve hours late
the stage was 10 feet, inches or
raise of six inches. Between 6 a. 4
and II a. m. today the rise was mol
rapid and II feet, inches registere
on the gauge. rise of IA inches inf1y
hours.
The stage of the water was stuff
GENTLY high to completely hide tt
mouth of the Market street sewer b
il o'clock and the merchants alor
South Market street as we'll as c
Main street are becoming appreher
sive of high water backing throue
the sewers into their cellars. tt
danger mark to be reached before II
back water from the sewers can
any damage is said by the variol
business men along the territory tn;
would be first affected to be 13 to 13
feet. The latter figure will reach a
of the Market street places and Phi
lips store on HIain street.
Two Feet Rise in Twenty Hours.
The water at 2:30 p. M. was ST
raising and the gauge showed a stas
of u feet above low water mark, thu
a rise of two feet and tv
inches since 6 p. m. yesterday I'll
business men along south Market al
Main streets do not seem to give Il
rise much concern, however, and MOI
of them have yet begun to move the
goods from their cellars. 1871 feet
the mark at which the water will bar
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