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went to bed until three
o'clock in the morning –
when the storm abated.
Water came into our
cellar – 5 in – and has been
rising during to day so
that now I believe it is
8 or 9 in – Eddie goes down
on the stairs & measures
occassionally. I don't
know when my letter can
reach you & I hate dreadfully
to have your dear
letter delayed – but I hope
it will not be for long –
tho the bridges in the
[?] of Ames are
completely demolished.