June
21, 1914 – Large damage is reported from various portions of
Southern Minnesota, as the result of heavy rains early today. The most serious,
and at the same time attended with the most miraculous escape from serious
loss, was at Minnesota City, a village of some 200 people six miles north of
Winona.
1Rollingstone Creek, on which Minnesota City is located, overflowed its banks following a cloudburst about 5 a.m., causing a mill dam half a mile above the town to go out. The water in the creek is said to have raised at the rate of more than three feet an hour.
Two great channels were cut through the streets of the village, each from 20 to 25 feet deep and from 75 to 100 feet wide, yet not a building was damaged, according to reports received there late this evening.
2At the corner of two of the principal streets of the village stands a hotel and in front of the building where this morning there was a broad and dry street there is now a raging river more than 20 feet deep and nearly 75 feet wide. The new-made stream cut itself clear to the building’s foundation, while at the rear is another new river, nearly as large and deep, although the building itself escaped any damage.
The water swept through the stock yards at the railway station, but there were only a few cattle in the stalls at the time so the damage was minimal.
The Chicago & Northwestern railway reports 150 feet of track washed out at Minnesota City and another serious washout at Plainfield.
Farmers throughout this part of the state report considerable loss to stock by the storm today, but it is not believed to be very heavy, however.
Two inches of rain fell in Winona today, but no serious damage reported.
Minnesota City officials claim their village has become on the verge of bankruptcy because of serious floods in the past and it was intimated today that assistance would be asked from the county to repair the present damage.
The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; “Southern Minnesota Town Is Flood Swept. Rollingstone Creek Overflows Banks Following Cloudburst Yesterday. Enormous Streams of Water Pour Through Village of Minnesota City. Railroads Are Undermined, Cattle Drowned, Property Damaged.”; June 22, 1914; p. 1.
1https://everycounty.org/2013/02/25/winona-county/
2The Minneapolis Morning Tribune; June 23, 1914; p. 5.
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