Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-04-13
RIVER REACHES
FLOOD STAGE
HIGHEST WATER SUNDAY
HEAVY SNOWFALL ON
TUESDAY

The highest water in the W1Sc0n-
sin river in some time was recorded
by the weather bureau in this city
last Sunday following a rain that fell
generally throughout northern Wis
consin on the evening previous. Flood
stage of SO feet was reached by mid
night Sunday while at Brokaw and
other points above the water was re-
ported to be rising until about two
o'clock Monday morning. Saturday
nights rain amounted to about an inch
at all stations reporting.
Lowlands Flooded
Much Of the low land about the
Wiscol sin river in this city was food
ed, including the islands in the river,
and all of the tributaries of the Wis
consin were also at flood stage. The
Eau Claire river and Rib river were
laundering streams compared to their
usual placid flow of water. At Scho-
field a section of the slash boards on
the dam was carried away. AT
Knowlton the highest water was re-
corded, this doubtless being due to
the additional water poured into the
wisconsin by the Eau Pleine. On
highway No. 16 small washOut was
reported due to the depredations OF
Big Sandy which overfiowed its banks
as usual, and on the same highway a
section near Mount View sanatorium
was washed out.
The G.. NJ & st. Paul has been par
ticularly inconvenienced, the high wat
er having forced its use Of the G. &
IN. W. tracks to Marshfield from Wis
-iconsin Rapids and from Marshfield
to Wausau.
On Saturday an attempt was made to
cogae straight through but the train
was obliged to go south again and to
make the detour. Several miles OF
highway near Mosinee were flooded
and inundations were feared. BY Mon
day the river had receded and direct
communication between the Rapids
and this city was resumed.
Heavy Snow
To compHcate matters somewhat an
unusually heavy snow fell on Tues
day, starting early in the morning. 1t
was an intensive fall ana SO wet was
the snow that it clung to trees ana
shrubbery with the tenacity of ice.
Eleven inches were recorded by the
weather bureau in this city and the
weight of this caused the breaking OF
many small branches and the tops OF
many evergreens in the vicinity. Al
though damaging to trees and lawns,
the snow afforded the most beautiful
picture of the winter months. Vines,
trees, homes-anythin to which the
snow could cling-were covered with
a thick layer of frosting. The whole
outdoors looked like an elaborately
prepared festival so artistic, yet arti-
fetal, did it appear.
Tie snow fell generally but not
nearly as heavily at other places as
at Wausau On Wednesday, w. D.
Gunckel, of the weather bureau re-
ported that the river had receded to
6.S feet and that he expected fur
ther drop. Asked as to his opinion of
the effect of this snow fall on the riv-
er, he said: 81 do not believe it will
materially affect the river unless a
rain follows
Mills Hanpered
The paper mills were inconyenienced
on Saturday, especially the Wausau
Paper Mills company and the Mara
thon Paper Mills company. AS it is
located on higher ground, the Wausau
Sulphate and Fibre company expert
enced little difficulty Water entered
the basement at Brokaw, but did little
damage, and at Rothschild the mill
had similar problem to deal with.
Locks at all dams were open in part
on all of Saturday and Sunday, the
Ewing dam having open three locks
Y ltil Monday.
q Little apprehension is now felt over
a, repetition of the food of last week
end. A heavy rain while this foot of
snow is on the ground might cause
another but it could not. in all prob
ability, reach the food stage of Sum
day.
When the snow Of Tuesday melts a
general housecleaning about the city
will be necessary. Fortunately along
with the snow there was no rain for
had there been and had this been fol-
lowed by a cold night, the damage
caused would have been tremendous.
As it is the very weight of the wet
snow was sufficient to injure and de-