The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
MUCH DAMAGE rs DONE

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Water Washed Out Macadam and
Even Stalled Autos---Two Ex-
cursions Suffer Because
Of Storms.
Keokuk was the wettest spot in the
United States yesterday. There was
a rainfall of almost four inches-3.77
inches to be exact, according to the
| local weather bureau The rain all
fell between 3:45 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon and Z o'clock this morning.
Anyone who was out in the rain yes
terday between four and six o'clock
would have considered it to be Of the
proportions of cloudburst.
The water came down SO fast dur
ing the interval Of an hour and half
that the cutters were not able to
carry off all OF the water. and it stood
several inches deep in the streets in
some places. Cellars were flooded in
the residence districts and in some Of
the business houses considerable dam
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| easements.
miniature lake was formed, and one
or two autos were stalled there, the
water being high enough to get into
| the carburetors. In other places along
Main street, where cars were parked,
the water washed half way to the
hubs. Street car tracks were under
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of the streets.
Macadam 10 Washed.
At Fourth and Main streets a great
quantity of macadam was washed
down the street from Fourth street.
City officials say that there was an
| unusual amount of macadam washed
| out in this storm. There was plenty
| Of oil on the waters, also, as the rain
picked up quite a bit OF oil from the
| newly oiled streets.
There Was no getting out of the
| rain, either, yesterday afternoon. 1t
fell from all directions, and there was
slight wind with it, which made it
all the worse. Lightning and thunder
| rain continued at intervals and in
MoIe VI ieoS QUANTITIES wi AAS tAe
evening.
/ Excursions Suffer by, Storms.
The Streckfus steamer Sidney
carrying the excursion given by ST
Mary's church had to tie up twice
yesterday. The boat was on the re.
turn trip and was a few miles above
Nauvoo when the storm clouds were
noticed. AS a matter of precaution,
the boat was tied up to the bank un.
til this cloud passed over. 1t passed
very soon, and it was thought that
the boat might be able to make Maui
WOO. Before that place could be reach
ed, however. 1t was necessary to tie
! up again, just above Nauvoo. The
boat was caught in the heavy gusts
Of rain which fell at that time. The
/ ter in the cabins. The boat remained
tied up at the bank until little after
eight o'clock when It was thought
safe to proceed. The Sidney arrived
! here shortly before ten o'clock
| The second annual moonlight which
the young women of the Iowa Tele-
phone Co., were to give was Of neces-
| sity postponed, because of the bad
weather and becaues Of the late ar
rival or the boat. This proved a
great disappointment to those who
| had planned to make the trip.
Other cities Had II.
! Hannibal had storm of much the
same character as Keokuk, as the
following from the Hannibal Journal
| shows:
| FryVz< To- str f11, ySc{t al
| this section of the country last night
creeks raging like mountain torrents.
carried rails, trees, chicken coops and
other property towards the river,
| Many people living in the lowlands,
| got ready to move to higher ground.
| The trains into Hannibal were all
late One big washout near Hull play
ed havoc with the train schedule.
Wabash train No. 20 was detoured
over the C. & A. from Centralia via
Louisiana and thence to Springfield.
Quincy was also flooded out as the
following from The Wing shows:
Rain. in proportions Of real cloud
burst early last night wrought havoc
throughout the business and residence
districts.
Cellars were flooded, small trees
uprooted, many telephones put out Of
commission and the streets at many
intersections on the south side were
flooded to the extent that traffic was
impossible and even the street car
service for twenty or thirty minutes
was held up.
!
Pumping Out Basement.
The basement Of the Harrison box
factory was flooded during the storm
yesterday and the old fire steamer
from the West Keokuk engine house
was used this morning in pumping
the water out.
Racing at Denver.
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