Show tremendous ICE GORGE BURGE chippewa falls submerged by 1 backwater people fled it ia night glober through in atter Mt ter A i 1 nn arre inclan in the ill ater ord or a 11 lacon sin night and many litrel ta e frozen Lin limbs stes 16 hile others iino chippewa falls wis nov ao soan an ice gorge nas has formed in 1 the e chippewa and Is backing river near dalles dallas water steadily into town from a height of ten jeet feet it rose to fifteen and one halt hall residents in the in two houri hour today lower portion ot of the city are moving their stock and household effects to more protected grounds the thermometer In registers 5 degrees below zero st paul nov 30 the pioneer press special from rom eau claire wis says an formed at the mouth of the ice gorge mouth of the chippewa which caused the water to back up rapidly saturday night and sunday morning on the lowlands below durand the rite rise wan wait so rapid that many families had to nee flee in their night robes to places of safety and leave their all behind them suffering among the woman and children was intense and many are reported us having frozen fret feet and limbs those who nho could fled to the railroad track there they built a fire and tried to protect themselves from the frosty winds until help arrived an engineer ar sent from durand yesterday mora morning gathered up about forty or fifty of chote un but so fast did the water rise that the train had to go back to durand it is thought that some of the people were not reached by he rescuers and possibly may have perished the bottoms ari are all under water and the stock and produce are a complete loss dead domestic animals can be seen all about the neighborhood frozen stiff in the water in most of the homes were stored the winter supplies and the all 11 lost tonight farrus farms and farm buildings along six miles of the chippewa valley are under water the flood is being added to hourly at the rate of six ix inches and before morning unless the gorge breaks break this ell will be partly under water at 9 tonight basements of all buildings on spring street at its flooded and in some instances the lower floor boors are covered the people occupying business houses in the lower part of the city are hastily removing their personal effects to higher ground in 1894 a similar flood occurred causing a loss of many thousands of dollars A great deal of railway property Is 16 settled and many highway and railway bridges bridge will probably be swept away below the immense gorge the river is practically dry and when theiarn the jam breaks the body ot of water in the reservoir must mst carry destruction to the valley below eau claire has every reason to feel apprehensive as its it danger begins when that of chippewa falls fall his ha passed between the hours of 8 and to loa a m today the water rose six sit feet when there was a temporary abatement at 6 tonight there had been an average rise during the day of six inches achour an hour the gorge Is five miles long at irvine the wisconsin central railroad Is I 1 under water and the electric light plant partly flooded so thit that the town Is in darkness |