, 1881-05-02
parattvely high ground, nre ensirrly STIR
n,uhdctl. atut lherr, IL tw1 fcrt of wa!nr run

mundetl, ant llerr IN tw,l fcrt of wn!sf, ruiz
ming over tile first -four or The mill. lllc n,!l-
ps,'y6s ~ To mn, fro,n ihtir work \, sssNs:
ttln tlork~ynN IL earrtttt ,nn.His Ktcnt ai!lt-
Guilty. TG-siay ',Ie.. wrr.' Wn.ls!lg nron,tl thu
ynr!s VIII. t!sa winter !Hstwrrn tH,lr ksn*.a
!trate!l tho Iec-iionses belonulnx -, li.iz.
i.H'mls Il Co., n,Ml to Anthony. 4 KillIr.
The fr!'llt wull ot the hntIttl.x ',eEomglnE +,
j. ins,. iIsnn,'s Y Go: 5'exa', to give WY !aSs
aii li nisiit rois,lrinr israkwatefs iiinvH bcet
not DO serIt,,lsly tlaiunged. Ait'lpn;r& Kuhn
nre &tMs fnrt,nn1e, fnr thu caat rnttA nt tsiair
il being rap!!ly cutistr1uted Oh higher
grnu't. tnto wl,lcl, they t',,e 10 .'luye thy ise
w'ltIst tley haye staoa x ti1nv t" s!yo 1, J.:
water running through u, hut It. WIS nut
a,iItc hi4h ennsIel, ii extfnRltlsI, the i'rps
the ttaets The + sXIssye fMetorya
Inv ,iut ut srrfotlsly in,effered will them.
u,o Of tc Company sai! that the tli,cas,l!ss
WIS, grratrr tlan tho damage. With
n"ier Mnrks 5 1f 1ave n wHts e ces o;as ,e
S"asn' 81 %of Vistor str'%t is' hsrSlan!t
IlMr,ltto's two !ce-lvtlscs are tntt Hf water,
tue rl,tf, Inside Of them beii,K tf!r;s itet IT
IT, es, %s1' f WITH tsS tqns ss ro s' ssaS | lgsf ' K
nuiy tce-hptlsa has been built. Into which tlIe
irc IL le1nE ren.nrra. Tho must scrt0tts III.
eni,vr,lencn which the water Inns ca,,stst fn
~ ans + ust soat Of, Of Anna ,, ,,;rt strset;
u laI;c, A'ttl II il were mt .sl'!GItled from
tIle currents w tho ljgEl grounds WHICH tet
into tllu river its wnIls would be
inn'etiiately on q, Aina Street ire ai,sye watur,'
but tic ei!giAe. sn,E,ls a.u! outln,tl.lngs ara
Anblnerued. The works i'ave ,stoppe,t md
20 ,,e's arv ttstswM nMt Of employment, Ms.
u%tl lilo s riyer W % wstis dSwS: s:ut4 ot tic the
fnctary there IL urxe yartl filed with lnute-
rtal for making bnckuts, which IL kcpt, frnill
llnatlnk oif by,a lifgll fu',re. rhe Iron Mnitll-
Missouri Car FuctOry. but there ~ n leak
somewhere and the wntcr runs. Ill coll
slnntly, Cunning steadily 0n tho ;, force
t!MuElit that sewer; was causllig tile mis-.
c.ief, bnt the sewer l1ns heen stopped md
thy waiter continues To ch'e Ill Thy kenkllk
Il Northern Packet Cullil'a,,y's sheds uFc IT
stalating ald nre not greatly tanaEed, nnt
the water IL running f0ot ttecp through
tleN. Below the Arsenal! the AHtseussr
brewing Cutltatly' !lep3t aid ute !cc,sntisss,
nsloKn 10 M1'sHser t nI ": 4 H. hcl i
reach them. The low Rrtlurl between llien
a,Ml tue bluffs Is nccupiG.s Dnly by rHa!e t.n!s.
which could not. even II awert nwhy, bn
| tlHAlAEEl u MY GAlellt NHikH u!ELtlHtllItE.
During tue past twerty-fonr hnilrH tho riv,!r
has rlsun Two feet ten Inches, and Is sill ris-
iitE.
III East st. Louis there is great danger of
ge1,pral overflow, md ileasurts afe knitlt.
taken to stay tl,p marcll of tic huna. Calld-
kfn Greek, which r!ltH through thD town,
mid rInptles imto the Mississippi River not
f,.r south Of TIN Eust st. LnulS Elevator, lins
overluwcd tts bdliks froln hack water, md i!
krrat extent hf country In thu nclghl0rlI0osl
Ut Dr00klyr and .VuIltcg, twn stnall tDwnA
nurll, nj East st. Louis, are submerged.
NlnBy fami1es llavo beull forcgtl to itE,lsNtosl
tt.eIr llosses III tile Vicinity. The water ID
nls0rlscr0aeItlhE on tho National Stock i iArds,
but 1t has mt teAc,ed tlleni yut, nnr ltns the
business OF the yards bccll inttrftrrcd witl,'
4 g.tou leal Ut hutton fnrther ltlannl II.
ward .lha blur H. said to ba inl!utlated. mt!
growing crops destroyed. Tho railruntl
tracks III East st. lunta nre III Mlsrc os ltss
tlnnEer, atld Il ruVort Tonight says The enl:
banknrnt OF tho Ohio l., Mississippi Road
across the slough between the island ami
,nasrl1i!1 Is broken. rh!s etnhankn.eat.is 4
fied-in trestlc. ntltl the wnslEilE away Of tho
tartl, will not necessarily stop ,.tralns. AL
the roads nrG strengthening their trucks mud
protecting their pt1porty: But few |nelle;'
thore rtsd will cause grtAt damage a1ll ihllef
Interference to business and possibly a s.is
pension Ut trAlftc ujt 3,3!l1u Ut the roads.