Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-07-02
RAILROAD WASHOuTS
FOLLOW CLOUDbURST
\. P. Main Line Damaged by
; water at Apple Greek.

On Friday an unusually heavy
rain and wind storm swept across the
entire state. The rain in places de-
veloped into deluge, and at Mandan
ands Bismarck was in the nature OF
cl6ndburst. The result this morn
ing is the crippled operations of the
railroad company, and it will be
Sunday before trains will be run reg
ulerly.
From the top of the Burleigh hill
to Apple creek there are several
parts of the track washed out and
the valley contains several small
lakes and ponds where they have
never have been known to exist be-
fore. Several pieces of track have
gone out entirely, and a large force
of men are at work repairing the
damage. At Bismarck the water was
so high that an opening in the track
near the Northwest hotel was neces-
sary to let the accumulation of water
down into the valley south of the
city.
Much damages has been done to
bridges and the track west of Man
dan. also on the Mott line. A pas
sen9er train is held up on the Mott
branch between two washouts. At
Mandan the water filled the streets
and was in on the first floor of the
Inter-Ocean hotel. A half mile of
track is more or less damaged be-
,twasp Burleigh siding and Apple
creek.
On the Pingree & Wilton line con-
: siderable damage was done to, the
track, and express shipments to
points on the line were held over.
No wires were working and the dis
patchers were ignorant of the ex-
tent of the damage, and it il believed
to be considerable.
Train No. 1, which left here last
night for the west, was returned to
Ja1Aestown this morning and held
during the day.
Train No. 2 is still held west of the
Missouri river until the track can be
repaired.
Train No. 8 was held here awaiting
progress of the repair work before
being sent west.
Washouts on the 500 and the
Great Northern prevented the trains
being detoured over those lines.
Tracks on the Leeds. Turtle Lake and
Edmond branches are not damaged,
nor on the Valley line.
Locally.
In this city the rain was heavy and
many OF the trees in the jamestown
parks and in yards Of private resi-
dences were denuded Of limbs. The
ice this spring had weakened and
SraSked some of the limbs, which
we're torn OF by the high wind dur
ing the storm of last night.
The June rainfall has broken the
record for thirty-one years at Fargo,
exceeding by one-half inch the pre-
vious record. Rain fell all day Fri
day at Grand Forks with a high
wind at times. making it almost i'm
possible to walk about.
Old River Bed Filled 1t Mandan.
Mandan, N. D.. June 2s.-As a re-
{ suit Of the cloudburst in the hills ten
miles northwest of Mandan this af-
ternoon. prehistoric river bed Of
the Missouri river 10 full. the watsr
pouring into the city. The damage
cannot be estimated. Heart river
through the city is rising rapidly and
the lower portions may be flooded.
The damage in the vicinity of the
cloudburst cannot be ascertained a.
all wires are down, bridges ont and
Iii cfseks impossible. The water is
waist high in the west end of the
business district. Taxis and hacks
stopped running and clerks and busi-
meas men are marooned in the efices
and stores. Easements OF hotels ana
business houses are flooded.
-,The cloudburst hit Bismarck 90
we'll 40 Mandan, the water 10 from
one to three feet deep in the main
street there. Stores loss is near
$4,000. The water in Mandan 10
rsceding, but damage to 100000 has
been done. Heart river rose ok feet
IN tive hours. and washouts hald up
y : 4braach train six miles south OF
Mandar Apple creek bridge Is sag
gin4s - track washed out and the
railf0aE service on the main line OF
th1 Nssthern Pacific has stopped. &.
NJ "a Business District Flooded.
1rei. n. D.. June 2s.-The