Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1913-05-15
Some Rain

1aSC evening s rain winch
visited this section was TIE
most severe in the past ten
years. While the rain lasted
about an hour the water gauge
kept by j. S. Wattles showed
23 inches while many assert
that at least four inches fell.
The streets were water from
curb to cub ard all the hill
streets have large holes in them
testifying to the force of the
water. Fourth and Sixth SITS.
we're the worst sufferers, as
Fourth had at least twenty feet
of the sewer exposed and much
of it is broken so that it will
have to be r. placed with new
pipe. On Sixth street the wa.
ter mains we're exposed on the
west side of the streets and the
sewer connections are hanging
suspended in the air. The,
ditch is ten to twelve feet deep
About fifteen feet of the wall
surrounding the high school
went out which will cost quite
considerable to repair. Many
Of the cellars in the business
district were flooded and near
ly all of the sidewalks are GOV
cred with mud FROM two to
four inches deep. Many of the
stores had to pile boxes in the
doors to keep the water out and
the water came within half an
inch of entering the windows
of the Miller hotel. The rail-
road yards are a mass of mud
and debris which will take sew
era) days to clear up.
The only accident reported
came near being a serious one.
Royce Briggs accidentally step
ped off in the gutter and the
was so swift that he
was taken off his feet in on in
slant and ives absolutely help
less. He was about to be wash
ed into a gutter when John Nc
Dermott jumped in and pulled
him out. 1t was a rather mar
row escape.
Much damage is reported
from the country by bridges
and culverts being washed out,
hogs drowned and crops dined
What is known asCox fill about
two miles east of town has two
pieces of it washed out, one a.
bout thirty feet across and the
other not 50 wide but both are
at least thirty feet deep. 1t
will take an immense amount
of work and material to replace
this piece of road as the cut is
q big one and there is a great
deal of loose dirt which will
have to be removed. All of
the drain tile were washed out
of the ditch and their places
taken by trees and debris.
County bridge builder Brown
has a force of men at work
putting in a temporary bridge
about a half mile below so that
traffic can be resumed. The
new fill just east of the Weed
home was damaged to some ex-
tent but not seriously.
Both lines of the c. & N. W.
were washed out south of the
Meats farm so that all traffic
was bound up until II P. NJ.
but the road is now in good
shape and they are handling
their own business as we'll as
that of the Illinois Central,
Great Western and Milwaukee
All of the bottom lands are
under water but the bitches
are doing nobly except where
the banks are low and there
the water isrunning out. There
have been no breaks in the
bitches proper reported as yet
The total ammount of rair
fall in the past thirty -sia
hours has been four inches, ar
unusual performance but The
bitches are doing nobly ind i
it will but stop now much /,
the crop can be saved. Luck
lily tut very little corn has
been planted and experts sean
to think that if the water runs
off at once tee wheat and oats
are not badly injured.
Mrs. Geo. Blunt is reported
quite sick at her home OF