Deseret Evening News | 1904-03-24 | Page 8 | Floods in Chicago Suburbs

Floods Flood lit In Chicago Suburbs Much damage was wan WAi caused In Chicago suburb h 1 spring lp ring floods today the worst In years rho Tho river reached a record mark and nl nt Lemont Willow Jer Forest and Ind other towns In the tho valley bridges were sere weIl wrecked or weakened by hy the tho high Va a tern One man WAS as drowned ns ne a 1 result of ol the flood lood Farmhouses es at Lemont Lomont situ situated situated on the thie edge of ot the valley mi are aro standing In II water waler which reaches reache up to toile hn ile winnows w ile winnows w t wIn In Austin Austn 1600 1000 1 O of ot the tho Meyer Me er Cord company compan were made Idle because of at the water slowing flowing Into Inlo the basement of at the time plant putting out the tho fires fres Conditions were ere similar In some of the tho towns towne olon Fox river Many an of ot limo Iho residents of ot Dauphin Park are lre unable to get supplies to the homes bounce Children bo ho boing hoing ing Iet unable to roach reach school at nt Burn Burnside Burnside side 1110 except exCept by hoots boats the classes have hao had to be abandoned