Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-25
STILL RISING.
No Abatement In the Mad Waters
at st. Louis.
RAILROAD COMMUNICATION NORTH
Completely Cut off-A Large Amount Of
Valuable Lumber in Imminent Dam
ger of Being Flooded Away
A Gloomy Aspect.


ST. LOUIS, June A.-The river is still
rising at this point, but more slowly than
heretofore. The exact measurement can
not be given ut this writing the official re-
port not having been made yet. The flood.
ed district in the northern part OF the city
presents about the same appearance it has
for the past several days In the lumber
district large gangs Of men are still work
ing on the levees and dykes which protect
the different yards, and so far none OF
them have been flooded. A rise OF an
other foot will inundate all of them, and
70, ,OOO, coo feet Of sawed lumber will besur-
rounded by from two to eight feet OF water.
Shofld this dreaded event occur, it is ex-
pected fully onehalf of this lumber will
be upset, in which case great quantity OF
it, no doubt, will be
FIoated Away and Lost.
At the Alton slough, about twenty miles
above here among some of the islands in
the Mississippi river, which is used as
place of deposit for lumber, about thirty
million of sawed boards in RATS are moored,
and while the slough is a reasonably secure
place considerable apprehensions are felt,
lest the RATS should be broken away and
carried down by the raging flood. In East
st. Louis the situation is much the same as
Yesterday. The Bowman dyke is still in
tact and protects the business part OF the
city, but outside there is nothing but
Watery Waste
in the extensive surrounding country.
Early this forenoon the water which broke
through the Madison dyke yesterday morn
ing reached point short distance above
Venice and broke fearful crevasse in the
Chicago and Alton railroad embankment.
About 600 feet of the track seemed to sink
and disappear in an instant, and the gap
has been widening ever since. Parallel
with this embankment runs the lndianap-
oils and St. Louis and the Wabash tracks,
which could not Withstand the terrific
current which set in through the Chicago
and Alton break, and they, too, went down
in quick succession, cutting off all direct
rail connection with the North. These
breaks gave the water
Speedy Exit
to the eastward and all day steady, rapid
current has been passing out toward the
bluff, and the water is now spreading over
all the bottom land north of the old Ohio
and Mississippi railroad embankment,
which crossed the bottom between East st.
Louis and Caseyville. 1t does not seem
possible to restore these tracks and the
probabilities are that no effort will be made
to repair the embankment until the water
recedes, meantime the Chicago and Alton,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and In
dianapolis and st. Louis roads will convey
passengers to and from st. Louis and Alton
by steamer and trains for the North and
East will be made up at the latter place.
The Wabash will use the Vandia and Hi
nois Central lines to Decatur, whence
they will use their own road.
The Break
in the Chicago and Alton track has flooded
nearly all the eastern part of Venice and
forced many families to vacate their houses
and seek safety on higher ground. Con.
siderable Of town west of the Chicago and
Alton track, which runs directly through
the place, is also submerged The Venice
and Enterprise elevators are closed, and
the transfer stock yards on the banks OF
the river are no longer available for use.
The damage to the elevators and Union
stock yards is said TO be $4,000. All the
country in the rear and east of Venice is
inundated. The amount of farm lands on
the American bottoms, north of East st.
Louis are said to be from 10000 to $4,000
acres, and
The Loss 10 Crops
is computed at not less than $500, 900. This
is the moderate estimate, other statements
putting both area of land and loss to crops
at much higher figures. At East Carondolet,
six miles below here, on the Illinois side
of the river, the situation is said to
be deplorable. Fully three fourths OF
the farmers in the town are quar-
tered in three school houses and other
residences on the ridge and high ground
along the track of the Cairo railroad.
Most of these people are in destitute con-
dition, and unless they secure assistance
there will be great suffering among them.
From this point to the bluffs four miles
and southwark from ten 10 twelve miles,
The entire country is submerged and pre-
,ents
Scene Of DesOIation and Ruin.
Had the flood held back two weeks
longer the farmers could have saved most
of their wheat and potatoes, as both are
nearly ripe for the harvesting, but now
everything is lost and nearly all the
farmers are ruined. This can also be said
cf great many farmers elsewhere on the
bottom. The little town OF Cahokia, a
short distance from Carondolet, is all
only in skifIs. Previous estimates Of the
damage in this region are said to be too
low. II is now stated that fully 10000
acres of wheat alone are from two to six
feet under water and as much more Of
corn, pot atoes and other crops are sub
merged, causing loss OF 100000 1t is
also stated the st. Louis Il Cairo and the
Belt Rosd, part OF which extends to East
Carondolet, have been damaged fully
$4,000.
Heavy Damage.
Creve Cuer Lake, twenty miles west OF
here, which came into some prominence as
d rowing course last season, Hanlan, Trick.
EFT and other OarSmen appearing upon it.
and which is really an old bayou OF the
Missouri River, has swollen so much from
the high water in the river that it has
overtiowed its western bank and flooded ad-
jacent lowlands, and done great damage.
An immense ice house, belonging to the
and fell, entailing loss OF $4,000 and the
railroad depot, hotel and other property
sustained considerable damage.
At Kansas city.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, June 2i.-The river at
P. NJ. is % feet inches; bridge gauge -
! feet inches; Signal Service rise of 4 inches
| since this morning. More drift wood ap-
peared in the current to-day than hereto
| fore. All trains left tonight except the
! Wabash. The Council Bluffs and Burling-
been shandoned for week or more. The
Hannibal and Rock Island still ferry to
Randolph.
THAT DUEL.