Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-09-15
LEAVES TERRITORY JUST SOUTH
OF M. & ST. /. TRACKS uN.
DER WATER.
EAST END OF FAIR
GROUNDS SUBMERGED
Work Stopped in Blacksmith Shops Of
M. & st. L. Car Shops For Time-Wa-
ter overfiows Both Center and East
Main--Damase Will Not Be Great in
Any Quarter.

Swollen BY almost four inches Of
rain in seventy-two hours, Linn creek,
ordinarily sluggish and peaceful. went
on rampage Monday afternoon and
spread over the lowlands south of the
Minneapolis 4 ST. Louis tracks. and
on East Main street
The crest OF the Hood was reached
shortly after ) o'clock, when the va
tiers began to recede slowly. BY .
o'clock this morning the water had
fallen three feet. r.
Not much damage was done, altho
residents OF the strip of territory along
the creek 10 the south, between Center
and Second avenue experienced a
great deal of Inconvenience.
Houses Surrounded by Water.
Residents of the food zone of the
south side said that the water had not
been as high in that section in FIVE
years. The residence OF Mrs. Myrtle
Newell, 10S South Center. was sur
rounded by water. while to the south.
j. VI. Carr. az South Center, found
three feet of water in his cellar when
he donned hip boots 10 remove canned
fruit and yegeta bles to a place of safe
ty.
Over on May street, between Center
and First avenue, the homes of Esau
koontz, John l. and Fred C. Neal. Nos.
S. 10 and Il. respectively. were sur
rounded by water that was coursing
between the three houses May street
from the Center street bridge 70 First
avenue was completely submerged and
the plank crossing az First avenue and
May was floating about as to resemble
a long raft.
Center Street Under Water.
Center street. from the south track
o. the NJ e ST. L.. TO the small bridge
north OF the Linn creek bridge. was all
view from Center street toward the
west was similar to that OF a large
lake. Wire fences had 20 be cut in the
pasture land on the west side of the
street. In order TO get out cattle
Farther to the west, at Sixth street,
the water extended north as far as the
Chicago Great Western tracks. and the
pasture land was submerged to a
greater depth than at Center street,
reaching up to wagon geds.
Suspend Work in Car Shops.
In the blacksmith shops of the Min
neapolis & ST. Louis car shops work was
suspended at 3 o'clock owing to high
water. The blacksmith shops, which
occupy the southwest part of the
building. contained about a foot of
water. In the car shops proper. how
ever. the water lacked about an inch OF
entering when the flood began to sub
side.
Part of Fair Grounds Covered.
The east end of the fair grounds
were submerged during portion Of
the late afternoon. water entering the
speed and cattle barns. Water stood
over East Main street. just west of
the Linn creek bridge TO depth of
fifteen or twenty inches, and over
flowed into the horse barn along Main
street. Some of the horses were re-
moved to other quarters until the wa
ter receded
Western Grocer Threatened
Flood conditions surrounding the
Western Grocer Mills were watched
carefully. but the water lacked a foot
of reaching the sewers when at the
highest point. Some hogs had TO he
moved to higher quarters. but no dam
age was done at this point
Some concern was felt by officers oil
the Lennox Furnace Company, which
has just started the foundation for the
new factory on Twelfth avenue The
sit was in no danger. however. the waite,
lacking two feet Of overlooking Twelfth
avenue dixie. AS the water from Linn
creek seldom reaches food conditions
in excess of those Of Monday after
noon the furnace COMPANY people think
that their site will be above the high
water mark.
River is Subsidno.
The Iowa river did not show the eff
fects of the rain to any such extent as
did Linn creek. indicating either that
the heavy downpour experienced here
did not extend very far north or tina,
the river is still to show a further rise
The water in the river did not reach
over four feet above low water mark
and this morning it had fallen one
foot