You go to bed and you never think that a railroad culvert might be gone in the morning when you wake up. The Mantua Creek had more water flowing through it than the culvert could hold. The culvert and a large part of the embankment were washed away and the trestle shown in the link below was built to support the rail line.

https://wenonahhistoricalsociety.org/1957-Railroad-Trestle-over-Mantua-C...

Check out the clipping the list below. There was a big washout in 1882 also.