History of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Cedar Rapids, a thriving post-village of Linn county, Iowa, on Red Cedar river, 25 miles N. from Iowa City. It is situated in a healthful and fertile region, and has an active business. The water-power of the river is applied to mills of various kinds.

At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Miss S. C. Gardner has made such timely discoveries of fires, and has rendered assistance thereat so coolly and efficiently, that the City Council is about to appoint her Chief Engineer of the Fire Department.

Mr. S. Levi, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, recently held a pistol in his hands, and in a playful manner, pointed it towards his body, saying, "Here goes my life!" It proved to be loaded, and the ball entered his side just below the heart, inflicting a probably mortal wound.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 23. - The following particulars have been learned of the storm of Thursday; It was a hurricane - not a tornado -- and swept over all area of 20 miles in width; some damage was done at Walker and Rowley; also as far north as Oliver. The centre of the greatest force and destructiveness was at Independence. The storm broke in its greatest fury about 5 P. M., blowing from the north-west with a straight wind, without a tornado funnel. In a few minutes property valued a $150,000 was destroyed, two lives were lost and 10 persons were injured, two of them dangerously. The killed were ALBERT RIRKE, aged 11 years, and his brother, aged 18 years. The latter was killed by the moving of the house on its foundation as he was going to the cellar, and the former was crushed by the falling roof of the house as he was leaving it in fright. The streets were thronged with people, and the wonder is no more were injured. There was a scene of great confusion on the streets, women...

Cedar Rapids, a city of Linn co., £ on the Cedar River, and on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad where it crosses the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Rail road, 81 miles W. of Clinton, 79 miles S.W. of Dubuque, and 98 miles N.N.W. of Burlington. A bridge crosses the river here. This city has increased rapidly since 1860. It is lighted with gas and electricity, and has 2 national banks, a high school, the Coe Collegiate Institute, a business college, 12 churches, 4 grist-mills, 2 large breweries, and manufactures of machinery, carriages, and agricultural implements and machines, and printing-offices which issue a daily and 6 weekly newspapers and 1 monthly and 2 semi-monthly journals. The rapids of the river furnish motive power for several mills. Pop. in 1860, 1830; in 1870, 5940; in 1880, 10,104; in 1890, 18,020.

PITIFUL AND SICKENING SIGHTS FOLLOW JUMPS FOR LIFE - INJURED REMOVED TO IMPROMPTU HOSPITALS - DELEGATES TO CONVENTION WERE GUESTS.

(By Associated Press)
Cedar Rapids, Feb. 20. - Between fifteen and twenty persons were burned to death and twice that number were seriously injured in the fire that destroyed the Clifton hotel at 2 o'clock this morning. There were 120 guests in the hotel when the fire broke out. Most of the dead are buried in the debris. Owing to the destruction of the hotel register, the names of the missing have not yet been obtained.

The Dead.
The dead are:
W. A. MOWREY, of What Cheer.
An Unknown Woman.

Fatally Injured.
The fatally injured are:
TINA BURNS, waitress.
G. C. BURNTET of Nebraska City, Neb.
DR. C. GROVE of Cedar Rapids.
Conductor P. E. STRICKLAND of Caton jumped from a third story window. His leg was broken and he was injured internally.

The Injured.
The seriously injured are:
SINDA WILLIAMS; LIZZIE KELLY; EMMA SMITH; BEATRICE...

Cedar Rapids, a city of Linn co., Iowa, on the Cedar River and on the Chicago and Northwestern, the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern and other railroads, 98 miles NNW. of Burlington. It is the seat of Coe College, and has breweries and manufactures of machinery, carriages, agricultural implements, cigars, egg-supplies, etc. It has extensive pork-packing industries and contains the shops of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern R. The rapids of the river furnish good motive power. Pop. in 1860, 1830 ; in 1890, 18,020 ; in 1900, 25,656.