Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-07-25
CLOUD BURST:
HIGH WATER

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The heavy rain storm and cloud
burst in the northern part of this
state all day Tuesday is causing
a great deal OF damage. The cftf-
zens OF Grand Rapids and property
owners all along the Wisconsin riv-
er are warned to look out for high wa.
ter. The reports from Merrill and
Wausau are to the effect that the
water in the Wisconsin river is high
er at the present time, than it was
last October. This head of water
will reach Grand Rapids some. time
Wednesday night or Thursday morn
ing. People owning buildings with
Easements abutting along the river
will do weH to be prepared for twelve
or thirteen feet of water. 1t is esti-
mated that the distance beween Wau-
sau and Grand Rapids is sufficient
for a great deal of that water to
spread out and it may not be as seri.
Gus here at Grand Rapids as it was
last fall, but it may be. There is
reported considerable fall of water be
tween Grand Rapids and Wausau dur
ing Tuesday and Tuesday nights
rain, which may have a tendency to
even add to the flood that is coming
from Wausau and Merrill. The fol-
lowing telegram was received by the
mill companies early this morning.
It reads:
'Rothschild, Wis. Cloud burst
above Merrill. Look out Merrill
and Brokaw dams, Wausau bridges
and guard locks, Kelly dam on Eau
| Claire out Our dam still standing.
Water raising. Look out for bigger
flood than last fall. Marathon Pa
per Co..
This telegram speaks for itself
and everybody can judge for them
selves as to what the water condi-
lions may be in Grand Rapids within
the next few days. 1t is always best
to be on the safe side and prepare
for the worst. We think it would be
good judgment on the part of the
city of Grand Rapids to prepare the
stone wall along the river bank near
the library building the same as
they had to do last fall This may
save the water from getting into the
city streets at this point which we
consider the danger point of the city
of Grand Rapids.
Miss Josephine Poirier, of Merrill
telephoned her sister Miss Babe
Poirier in this city Wednesday, morn
ing to move out all their goods in
the back end of the building they oc-
cupy here as a miIIiner shop, and be
prepared to move out of the build
ing if necessary as the high water
conditions at Merrill are worse now
than they were last fall. The dam
has gone out there and the power
house is under water and a great deal
Of damage is being done to the prop
erty along the river banks.
On account of the high water the
Chicago & Northwestern trains
that usually travel by the way OF
Wausau, Marshfield and Neillsville
to st. Paul and Minneapolis are sent
over this branch of the Northwest
ern by the way of Marshfield and
NeillsVille.
A message has been received in
this city from Mayor J. A Cohen
who is in Wausau to attend the mu-
nicipality convention that the water
there is up to the Bells House and
| he warns his clerks here to prepare
the basement of his store in this
city for high water conditions,s and
take no chances.
Stevens Point Conditions.
From a telephone message received
this noon, from the Stevens Point
| Journal We understand that they have
been advised of the condition at
Merrill and Wausau the same as We
have. They are preparing to meet
them. They report a heavy rain
| fall Tuesday and Tuesday night The
water in the Wisconsin River is ris-
ing there slowly, but the flood has
not reached them. They are looking
for high water, similar to what we
had last fall in October or even worse
The water in the Wisconsin river at
Rothschilds, at $3.50 this morning
was within nine inches of the high
water mark last October and still
rising.
LATEST:
The early morning train on the
G, M. & st. Paul went as far as Wau
sau this morning. They were unable
to go any farther on account of the
high water between Wausau and
Merrill.
A cofferdam went out at Rothschild
about II o'clock this forenoon on
account of high water. The main dam,
has not gone out as first reported. A
great many wild rumors are afIoat
about the flood conditions north of
Stevens Point The mill men who are
in close relations shy telephone with
the upper mills say that they hardly
expect the water here to be as hign