, 1881-05-05
FLOODS.
A Discouraglng View from
the Big Bridge at st.
Louis.
All Of East st. Louis Tn, and
Part of 1t Under,
1Vntcr.
Roadbeds Of Railways Guarded by
Gangs Of Watohful and Rest
less Men.
The Burlington & Quincy
Roadbed Srcc1lmbs to
the Pressure.
Scenes Of Dcsolation and Destruc-
ton Meet the Eye in Every
Direction.
The Madison Dixie Stands a Bulwark
Between a Teeming Land and
Destruction.
An Examination OF The Bridge at Kan-
Bas City Dlscloscs urcator DAM
are tlinn Anticipated.
The Great Rivers Will Continue to Rise
at and Below St. Louis,
Scenes of Dcsolation and Destruc-
ton Meet the Eye in Every
Direction.
The Madison Dixie Stands Bulwark
Between Teeming Land and
Destruction.
An Examination OF tllc Bridge at kan-
sas CITY Discloscs urcatcr DAM
age tlian Anticipated.
The Great Rivers Will Continue to Rise
at and Below St. Louis.


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cla,med M tha I'M fact ihnt i n d,ro cnlnmily oyer-
ntne ts tIo .onr,o,,s u ikr % ard @ treubIinr mi.
road e'nbnrkmonts iigfltn. thc aIootl, their
wives and children wcru ut their homes, ll,t-
died about llsarthstoues, trembling for ttolr
safety. Gnu nftnr another the r0Mtbctls ut
the roads running cast OF the rc1ay depot
were S'sIloa ny gangs OF fcst'ess a'ao'l as tto
wator passed through, culsert after c1ilvert
usr s.ssaa s':... ,.""a .,s',.
burning here and there ut points wllcro they
we'o mover utilized before, marked tho loca'-
TMr ~ coSrrsr - ,,.-rwrrv r,1r ELEMENT AND
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EARLY Ills morning Tho rushing waters
hrotn tl,ro,,rb tha t,h1,aro I,mrlinrtu,, 4
Quincy rou.lbe,l nsar tic gas.I,ouse. Thrones
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the break, asld "atchod Inc roaring cntaftct
pour volume Of water rs lnrge III the 0aAgo
au'of slra!ent tntonst u'o s"""t,S ta H"p lhto
Lie unprotected loW!1lllas cast. Ih0 torrent
Is rapidly destroying tho UarIl aont tlle
1onnIntio,x NJ tha vos.ho,,x,, n,,i ny,,oaiuy
n"nu'to!ta VI @ t..p 6'sn""'o "''1 Val "poa'1e
them to view. IHls cutting prtceSJ ~ a Yery
nnld one. at,d. wht]o II Tu1nI5yE cor
ra.,,ondaut stoo', ,rnn nno ~ +1,n rnll-
respondent s..o" "po1' oho ~ ''Ao run
way-4cppk slafnKs watching 1t, over Il
hundred feet OF earth was 10rn
on In ono mls,ute-hy. tho watch. Tho watcr IL