The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-30
SWEPT TO DEATH
BY GREAT FLOOD
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ley's ranches and homes. Many
corpses, It was believed were in the
wreckage. The wall of water forty
feet high as it left the broken reser-
| voir, spread over an area two miles
wide in its raging course OF fifteen
miles to the bay. Alleged faulty ex-
periments in the construction of the
reservoir and failure to take heed of
an old seepage through the structure,
were to be matters of expert invesu-
CATION. 1t was doubtful any person
ever will be held criminally respon.
sible for the loss Of life.
Town Faces Starvation.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 29--The vii
lage of Ambrose. N. D., 400 popula-
ton, marooned by a great snow
storm, faced peril OF starvation to-
night. The village authorities took
over the food and fuel supplies today
| to insure their conservation.
While ST. Paul tonight frolicked in
the northwest outdoor sports carnf-
val. the city received an appeal from
Ambrose for relief. For two weeks
the 500 line from Kenmare, N. D., to
Whitehall, Mont, has been unable to
operate on account Of snow. Traffic
BY wagon road is impossible Hun
dreds Of travellers were marooned In
the storm bound villages, where food
and coal are running short. Mayor
Powers of St Paul tonight says he
may bring the matter before the city
council. Although Twin cities relief
societies have sent supplies, it Is i'm
possible to get them through. 500
line officials say they are doing every
thing possible.
Five engines with huge circular
snow plows are attempting to clear
the lines. Little progress is being
made. dispatches today said. Devils
Lake, N. D.. reported 1000 cars OF
coal tied up in that vicinity.
Northwestern Minnesota reported
traffic suspended on many lines, but
the suspension was not OF SUFFICIENT
duration to cause suffering. Central
Minnesota reported two and half
feet of snow. Bemidji, in northern
Minnesota, reported the heaviest
snowfall since 1896. Street trafdc is
impaired there.
A. Duluth. freight traffic was sus-
nended today. Snow has fallen here
without cessation for three days.
Rain Is Falling.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. %
With many sections already flooded.
rain was falling in southern Califor-
MIA again tonight, stopping repair
work on roads and tracks and threat
ening new damage.
The Otay valley horror, where
collausing dam killed fifty, over
shadowed the most devastating work
of the deluge in other parts OF the
state. 49,
wireless reports from San Diego
limited at grave conditions there. Win
houses tipping over and streets mum
dated Scores Of persons win lhter'
! ests in San Diego crowded the wire
| less Office here trying 10 Se1 nes
sages through.
III Centre reported the Yuma floods
gain ON a rampage, the ella rushing
| through Yuma's streets, carrying
l. way 1imsy structures and underm1n'
| ING larger ones. Inhabitants ned 70
! the high lands while gangs OF volun
teers .abored feverishly to reinforce
protection dams.
Around Los Angeles the swollen
! rivers rose, but it seemed as II they
had done their worst in last weeks
| flood. No new damage OF grea. III
| portance was reported. me oansei
zones had been cleared OF Tesioeh''
Wild Rumors Ahoat-
| LOS ANGELES, Calf, Jan. zJ.-
Meagre wireless dispatches from San
Diego today reported rum OTIS OF mahs
| lives lost in a flood which rusneo
down upon the village OF SAn Iae
quail There was no way OF connf III
| ing the report. .
rho widest rumors were afioat.
hotel at Tia Juana was said 10 naVs
collapsed. The fate Of the race tracf
There was uncertain.
| The country along the Sah's
ysabeI river was said to have Deer
| devastated by a wall Of water.
| Latest reports indicate that tnese
foods and the bursting OF the Olas
dam with the estimated loss OF hio