, 1881-05-08
KECEDING WATERS.
The mississippi at st. Louis
Falling Half all Inch an
Hour.
The Entire Population of East Caron.
delet Abandon the Town.
SIT. LOUIS.
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ST. LOUIS.
Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
or- Louis, May 7.-The river has been be-
na''ng itself to-day, and has purtiaIly fu1-
1llcu the prophecies made about a fall
Nearly everybody mas his own gauge. and nil
o1 them read differently, but the general
OPINION "as that the water was reccdjne at
tlle r1te OF 1T least one inch every two hours.
iatlles who took measurements ut the fuot
OIL Market street before a. IN, declared that
aao decline between AMI S: 80 a, N. WAS All
even inch and half. Later In the
aay tho same favorable circumstances pre-
Vailed, and the general expression was. It's
over now until the juno rise comes down." Tho
4e'ec ana the bridge wcrc crowded with sight
scers I'LL day. The sccnt along tho wharf is IN
interesting one, uuu people who hnd been witt
1i1R uHtn to-murrs'w rushed down in drovcs
"Aen tho news Of the fall began to bc talked
about- The abatement OF the water is not such
as u be NOTICED, a,ld Jhe river in all its glory
retn;9l'ss to US looked upon. Towards tho SOUTH
cru e1ld ot Tho lcyec tho water nus dvt,e little
uduiuoani du1nage. In North ST. Louis
ths situation remains unchanged. Must Of tho
9ysrnowed nrcsts along tue s.n1th bottom Will
run tn!s 1.-THE forward drain Otf gradually
t.;sst ST. Luuis IL ru longer thought IT, be Iii any
d;t1lscr% unless something entirely unexpected
should t' occur 1t is probable that the .unv rise
VIII iiot rt:lcA Il higher Sts.t tuau is lltrrndy re-
coraeu TINS year, tut it VIII tnke quite Il rapid
1ail to pre|tlt the worst effects from bcu5
rc;tlized from the breaks thlt uccurc,l in Mu4i-
sou County yesterday aud the duy before. This
eaaa@e Viii nG mainly cuniiucd To the dikes uu1
ls very difficult one with tho water any
where near tue present" stage. All Of
the inhabitants uf East Curou]elet, with tho cx-
Gtrtlon of about l03, hnve abandoned rhc tow.l
Only Il dozen HOUSES remain on dry land, aud
they s'crt in danger OF submrr5iou Till the water
bc1ul, rrcellinx. The new cradle OF the Coniuxuc
Alle has betn carried away by the water, and
Tue c!nbunEincal is weakened in several
places tllt no trim could bo run. The narrow
gauge lines have sisug IF men ut work rcpuir-
1uE their tracks where the water washed under
the1n- The refugees continue to le,lve their
homes for this side Of tho river anu tuuny Of
them are living in box-cars and tents, The
back"ater is falling rapidly this morning. aud
many 0f tho houses that suffered ltAst will be
Aubitlble in Il few days.
70 tho 1Ftster7, associated Prt.s.
ST. LOUIS, Nny The ST. Clair County, Illi-
nols, 3oard Of Commissioners held meeting
to-day aud considered the subject. - How tho
inuudation Of that part Of the American bottom
III ST. tiafr County may be prevented from, over
How III the future \ number Of prominent
citizens VI the county were ulst, present. HesO-
lutiOns were adopted appointing Il committee Of
six, headed by e.. +. Grecnty, County Sur
Hcyor. TO visit that part Of the country
threatened with inunlaLicu and consult with
the authorities of st. Louis and the various rail-
road companies us 70 what steps will be ncces-
sar! to prcre11t overflow. tho probable expense,
etc. ana report III the County Commissioners
Tuesday next: also, requesting the members Of
the Legislature. froul st. Clair County tn urge
upon tlG Legislature the necessity 0f making
appropriations tn protect ST. Cllir, Madison, Hud
0iher counties bordering Oh tho Mississippi
River froM inundatiou.