Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-01
CONSTANT STREAM OF PEOPLE
TO RIVER DISTRICT TO SEE
THE SIGHTS.
NO DAMAGE TO SPEAK
OF OCCURRED AS YET
eaekwater Begins to Cut Away Road
Near End Of City Limits on Center
Street, But Farmers Get Busy and
Prevent Any Great Damae~Rural

The flood situation in the Iowa river
by melting snow, remains about the
same today altho a gradual fall was
noticeable during the past twenty -four
hours. AT 10 o'clock today the water
had fallen about ten inches in twenty
four hours
Thousands OF people viewed the high
water Sunday. a constant stream OF
people gong back and forth all day
from the river The Center street
bridge was lined with people to such
degree that il was next 10 impossible
Tor teams 10 pass.
No damage, further than that which
would be ordinarily expected TO land
over which water was coursing at a
rapid rate, has been reported as Yet.
All bridges are intact, according 10 re-
ports received by the county supervls-
ors, aitao some are gu, Of commission
because OF the subuerging OF ap-
preaching roads. The old river bed
bridge near Marietta, the first bridge
north of Marietta on the road TO AL
hion. IS impossible owing TO the sag
ging Of the ves, end. The ice gorged
and forced the current against this
bridge with such force tina, the west
end was Gislodged The ice later
opened, allowing the water 10 take its
natural course IN the new channel. and
this fact doubtless saved the bridge
from being washed away.
Farmers Repair Road.
When the food water began cutting
thru the North Center street road. in
Taylor township, near the Clifford farm
Sunday, the alarm was quickly spread
by telephone and farmers Of the neigh
borhood came with wagons and tools
and soon repaired it. The city repaired
another place in the same road, where
the current was cutting the embank-
ment. The report that was common
Saturday afternoon that one of the
bridges on this road had gone out. was
probably caused by the earth fill at
one end Of the fourth bridge beyond
the river bridge. settling slightly. The
depression was soon filed.
Rural Route Abandoned.
Rural free delivery route No 1.
which leads out of this city on East
Main street. was abandoned today
owing to the high water that has sub
merged the street this side of the
river bridge. The route touches Quar-
ry and in to the north of LeGrand,
serves some territory south OF Green
Mountain, and enters the city again
on North Third avenue. crossing the
river four times. The Third avenue
road rs also impossible in spots, and
il is impossible 10 make the route with
a team W. J. Morden. the carrier,
started out in an attempt 10 serve the
patrons but gave II up when he en-
countered wire fence that had been
washed in and lodged across the Main
street road q mile this side Of the river
bridge Mr.. Morden then did the next
best thing. and took the morning train
20 Quarry. serving the people OF that
neighborhood. Some of the mail for
patrons south of Green mountain was
turned over to Harry Cook. carrier on
No . and by the transfer about twenty
patrons in the Green Mountain district
we're served.
Rescue Horses in Boats.
Three horses on the John Tinmons
land. at Marietta, became marooned
owing TO the high water, and John and
George Tirumons started out 10 rescue
them with boats. Dodging the ice
gorges that had formed proved ticklish
business. but the horses were led from
the boats and swan out without injury.
Long Way Around to School.
Another incident from the Marietta
neighborhood indicating the inconven-
ience caused by the high water, came
to notice this morning when Margaret
Harper, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Harper, made an effort to get
TO Albion to school. The young lady
was unable to cross the river owing 10
the defective bridge north OF Marietta,
and had 20 take the Story CITY branch
train into Marshalltown. and the north
bound train out of here on the Mime
apoiis & ST Louis as the only means
of reaching Albion, only three miles
from her home.