The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-09-30
DUBUQU; HITBY CLOUOBURST
Worst Storm in That Section for
Years. Heavy Rainfall and Dam
age in the Middle West

Dubuque, Sept 27.-The severe
storm and cloud burst which struck
eastern Iowa and southern Illinois,
caused a damage. to the extent of 150,.
600 dollars. The loss to the Minneapo
lis division of the Illinois Central rail
road was $4,000 in washing out the
bridges and destroying roads. The
east end division of the Chicago Great
Western was damaged to the amount
of 5000 Examination of the corn
and other crops in dubuque shows a
damage of $4,000. The storm struck
Washington, Iowa, ROckdale, lockout,
Pageville, Durango, ana Galena. All
railroads in Dubuque were tied up
from "a to AZ hours except the Bur
lington. Losses in the city are $4,000
in washing out new streets.
All land in the region of Rockdale
was fairly submerged. Telephone and
telegraph wires are down all about
here and Easements in Dubuque are
flooded.
The storm is the worst that has
struck this region in a number of
cars.
Storms Sweep Middle West.
Chicago, Sept. 2I.-StOrm areas GOV
cred the greater part OF the country
Sunday. The rainfall in the northern
portion of the country reached from
the North Pacific across the continent
to the North Atlantic coast, with only
slight interruption.
In the east and the great lakes reg
ion, the storm was severe, and in
eastern Iowa and western Illinois Sc
rious damage was done by downpours
which amounted almost to cloud
bursts.
The temperature in the upper ms
sissippi valley and the great lakes
region took a considerable fall. Ac.
cording to the local weather fore
caster, the temperature will rise
slowly in the west today and in this
section Tuesday. Rain will continue
Monday in the lake regions and west
ward to the northern Rockies, and
probably in the western lake region
and upper Mississippi valley Tuesday.
Rome, Sept 27-A great storm is
raging throughout Italy causing floods
and landslides. Trees have been up
rooted by the violence of the wind,
and the wide overflow of rivers has
drowned cattle. Thus far, however, no
VI.
The telephone and telegraph services
are greatly deranged.
The Vatican was flooded, but fire.
men and gendarmes prevented more
serious damage.
Cyclone Misses Jamaica.
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 27.-The
cyclone reported approaching Jamaica
yesterday passed sixty miles west Of
the Negril headland, which forms the
western extremity of this island. Only
slight damage was caused by high
seas, which carry away navigation
stakes, buoys and small sections of
coast roads.
Waterloo Sept. 81 Az inches of
rain have fallen since Saturday, caus-
ing much damage in the country and
washing out bridges. Corn was ser
iously injured and its ripening re.
tarded.
GaIena is Flooded.
Galena, H.. Sept. 27.-Galena is
covered with water from two to ten
feet deep as the result of cloudburst
north of here, The property damage
to Galena business houses and to farm
lands will reach thousands of dollars.
The first floors OF four hotels filed
with county fair visitors are flooded.
Business houses on Main street and
factories and foundries on Commerce
street also are flooded. Blasts from
the waterworks whistle gave the alarm
that water was swooping down on the
city. Citizens left their homes and
found canoes and launches running
up and down Main street Canoes ran
in and out of the post office lobby Not
railroad train has moved since early
this morning The Illinois Central and
Northwestern railroads lost thousands
of feet of track by landslides and wash
outs. and the Northwestern will be
tied up several days, A ball game
was to have been played today
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