The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-03
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Eight Succumb a.
Torrential Rains
Strike Northwest

highway bridges were wasl,ed away,
long stretches Of high way ruined and
scores OF Easements flooded. The Pre-.
cipation th4re was unofficially esti.
mated q nearly four ineheg.
Nveseeek Drovnel
Twenty head Of livestock were
drowned "a . farm near Lake City,
MIMI, wl1ete general property dam.
AGe also wa1 heavy.
At Red Wing, Aiup., nearly two
inches q rain 0ood6d streets and
basemsnta and at nearby Trsmbelle
Village, WIS.,, . creek overfloWed IT,
hanks and flooded the village. Mr..
and Mn. Hen Neacham were forced
b {lso from their honao In night
clothes when WAIVER. chest high, sur.
rounded their home.
Flood warnings were Issued to Ro-
chester, Ainn. reBidtntA . the Root
river roe rapidly. The Chicago. MIL
waukss 4 q. Paul railroad tracks
were under three 1set q water q
LaneSboro, near that place.
At 9tallWatef, MIMI, A. NAgnuson,
OF Rapport, narrowly eocaped death
when he leaped from hi automobile.
poised "a the ledSe Of . viaduct, In
to = 60-foot hole gouSed by the tor
rent q rain. Two and . half inches
Of rain fell ct that place. while *
Inches were measured ct the 9ome5-
Ut, Wis.,, dam.
Ws<s q Way - sshsGl
Miss Row, Jaekson and five other
students at Stout institute at Memo
monie, were en route 70 school from
Eau claire at the time a. the aoci-
dent which cost the girls LIE.
The oelher students believed Jack
oon may have savod himself and, q
the confuaiou q scores Il automo-
bilss that lined tl,e shores, returned
10 DAu Claire.
The other five students, Ill suffer
ing from exposure and some hurt
aye IN . Neuomooio hospital.
The car plunged of the west up.
proach Of the bridge over Hk Oreeh
and WAS submerged In the watee. Two
hroke window1, chung 70 the machine
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By passing motorists.
Three opened the dooe and got out
The car skidded ana caromsd oil
the west approach Of thu bridge.
At ChippsVa Falls, WIS.,, II Of l0(
employes q . woolen mill, trapped
when flood Wateys surrounded thu
plant early Tuesday morning. still
were imprisoned Tuesday afternoon
while ra0ouers awaited recession o.
the overflow to hiring them 70 safety
They were mar6o,ed Is the swell
ing Duncan Creek, which rum
through the center Of Tho city, rose Il
feet above level and flood peril pre-
vailed In I'll sections Of that vicin'
ity.
Fsae Dan May Dgsak
The dam at DlooQner, near tn
source Of Duncan Greek, Was stil
holding up. but Il wAs learned 1
probably would be wat1aed out By tn
tosrsnt caused By the heavy rain
and melting snow.
An heidooe IA tlae city were In weak
ened condition and the star Millpon'
dam Ut the north end Of the tow
was inundated.
Two foothsidsss IN . park wer
washed out.
The doluge ripped out Tho founda
ton Of thu Handmade Shoe com
pauy. ono Of three shoe factories II
tho flooded area. Electric osrvice VA
stiu IN use, although gas had been
turned Oft.
At Winona, IN extreme southeast
esn Minnesota, residents were report
I'd moving 70 high points q stream
oveTlloWed the banks. The l(issi1sip'
p river was Teport6d rising rapid,
Ct that point.
Dams were reported out ct severa
Wisooosiu points, including Memo
monte and Colfax.
Dasements throughout the Twir
Cities were flooded but little othel
damage was reported. Three hun.
dred spayrows were killed when I
sigpboard, behind which they sought
shelter, collapsed.
tn rain followed the winters first
heavy snow In southern 1linneootl
last week. Earlier farmers had ex-
pro1eed . fear they might b unable
70 plant this spring because Of the
moisture deficiency.