The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-03-23
GORGE AT W|LLISYON
M0VES4MLES, Then
COVERS RIVER BENDS
Flood Danger In Bottoms Mea,
Bismarck Still Serious, !:
Says 0. w. Roberts
MEMORIAL HIGHWAY IS OPEN
Huff Jam and Waters Highest
in History, Say Old Timers ;.
Forced to vacate

Forced to vacate
with Mandan threatened with
inundstion II the Missouri con.
tinues. to rise and dam itself
against the Huff Ice gorge, Man
dan citizens late this afternoon
planned to petition President
Hoover to order army bombing
planes to North Dakots for IN
attempt to dynamite the huge
jam II miles below the city.
Bsckwaters Of the Missouri are
already tapping on the city linn.
It, Of Msndsn while many farm.
ers along the river. bottoms were
reported to be prepared for .
quick move ~ the waters steadily
rose higher back Of the gorge.
The following telegram was
sent this afternoon:
Herbert Hoover,
President,
Washington, d. G.
Ice gorge In the Missouri river
south Of here, 70 solidly packed
that only heroic efforts win
move Il.
A heavy wall Of water II COM
ing down the stream and II the
gorge IL not broken the entire
city Of Mandsn, villages Of Sch
midi and Huff, and thousands q
acres Of farm land, will be flood.
cd, with millions Of dollass dam
age.
The u. S. weather bureaus oh.
server ut Bismarck, o. w. Rob-
crts, Col. w. A. Alfonte, cell.
mandaut OF Fort LincoIn. and
Governor George Shsier, have
appealed 10 the seventh c1fp6
area headquarters at Omaha snd
have been informed that ~ en-
gineer will be sent ont next snm-
mer. In the name Of humanity
use your influence.
Slash that army red tape and
order airplanes with bombs 10
smash the Ice gorge and relieve
the grave emergency.
Signed: G. D. Cooley, president
Of the Mandan city commission.
L. r. Lyman, president Of the
Mandan Chamber Of Commerce.
Swirling waters Of the Missouri
liver today still held flood menace
or the lowlands Of the stream In tho
Of Bismarck.
The stage reached its highest mark
# the year at 10 .. m. today when
observers Of the federal weather
bureau recorded q reading Of 13.0
eet.
Conditions near HUFF where . great
0-mile long ice gorge has formed,
we're considered serious today by old
liners who hive watched the Bic
Muddy rage during the spring thaws.
The. oldsters claim that the river II
he highest ct that point in many
ears. Some Of the residents Of the
'ottonas. forced out Of their homes Z
veek ago, by the slowly rising flood,
oday again moved to . higher bench
8 the Missouri relentlessly pursued
Is way higher and higher.
Gorge Moves I Miles
At Williston the leo gorge moved
own the river four mnles today AZ
er the waters had reached . crest
{ 10 feet. After the gigantic river
lacier had completed it, move, It
cyan to break up and pily In the
numerous bends In that area. Water
rs flowing freely. the river observer
here wired BSSarck Officials.
Observers are unable to estimate
ow long 1t will be before the re-
,ased Williston waters viii affect
ae stage here. Gorges 1t Indepen.
ence and Mannhaven will delay It.
With the gorge holding ct Huff
nd the Williston waters sweeping
own the valley, very high water Is
reelected 1t. Bismarck by O. w.
oberN. federal metcoroloeist.
While 30 inches Of precjpitation
Is recorded here yesterday In the
'rm Of m0w and . ligl1t rain. this
aterr will have little effect on the
yer stage. It y believed.
npu,e Net Flooded
Reports, that the Dome pavilion had
sen flooded and that the ovners
ere tesring up the dance floor VoreI
alphabetically denied today. TIL
ONE. popular Bismasck-lGandan
snce pavilion. = located on the 49,
e terrain west of the river. It n