The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-06-27
The Entire LeVee at st. Louis
Submerged.
People Driven From Their Homes end
Compelled to Seek Shelter
in Box Cars.
Deetitution at Venice, Illinois-The
Situation at Kansas City
The Overflow at Alton.



The River Gradually Rising at st. Louis
The whole of the Levee Submerged.
81. LOUIS, June p The river is still rising
slowly, but the situation both here and in
East st. Louis is practically unchanged. The
Bowman dyke still stands the pressure, and
that and other weak points are constantly
being strengthened. Threats were made last
evening to cut what is known as the Madison
County dyke, which is high embankment
running east from the river mile and half
about midway between Brooklyn and Venice,
but after long and angry wrangle between
q number of inhabitants of the former place
and some people living north of the dyke, it
was decided nothing should be done till to-
day, as the cutting OF the dyke would let
more water in Brooklyn and inundate all the
part of town not already submerged. The
people were very determined and guarded
the levee all night with shotguns and other
weapons.
But so far as known no attempt was made
TO interfere with il. A large volume of
water still flows through the breaks made
yesterday in the Chicago aud Alton and
other Railroad tracks, and is spreading out
and covering more and more of the bottom
toward the bluffs and along the Vandalia
Railway, but no damage to the latter is yet
rerorted.
Reports from points along the Missouri
vary considerably. AtsOmeplacss the water
is still rising while at others it has fallen
from few inches TO two feet. IL is safer 10
say, however, that there is considerable more
water to come down from the region this
side Of st. Joseph, and the rise here may be
a foot higher.
A dispatch from Bismarck says Yellow
stone River is already as high as last year
and the Missouri River is rising al that place.
kilograms from other places high up the
Missouri indicate that the usual June rise
hes commenced and i'll all likelihood some
part of il will reach here before the present
flood recedes to any extent. Should this be
the case the situation would become alarm
ing, and the destruction of property along
both the upper and lower rivers will be ap-
pslling.
The river rose another three inches to-day
and is still coming up slowly. No particular
change in the situation on this side of the
nver. The whole of the levee is now sub
merged. and in the lowest places the first
floors of stores are flooded from few inches
to couple OF feet deep. Business in houses
on the rivers front is suspended. except In
two or three dOggeries, where scaffolds have
been built and whisky still dispensed for five
cents q drink.
n
81. Louis this afternoon by threatened over
flow Of the Cairo Short Line track, by back
water, but q dam of earth and sand bags was
h3stely thrown up on the water side of the
track, which checked the flow OF water aud
averted danger. The Chicago and Alton C IN
nection win the indianapolis and st. Louis
and the Wabash are driving piles in the
break in their track above Venice, and it is
expected they will have good tresile across
the gap BY Wednesday, ana their trains be
running again.
The National Stock Yards in East st. Louis
are in no danger of being flooded as has been
reported. They can easily stand 2 rise of
three feet, and il would require four feet to
stop business. The Union Yards, on this
side OF the river, are also well protected and
in no danger.
The situation in East Carondelet and Ca
hokia grows worse daily. The water covers
that whole section of country, and some
flooded out families begin to suffer. Their
wants will probably be supplied tomorrow.
The railroads which have lost their tracks
have abandoned the ferriage system bstwee n
here and Alton, and have arranged with the
Vandalia Road TO run their passenger trains.
The Indianapolis and st. Louis will send
their trains to Efingham, thence to Nation.
The Wabash will use the Vandalia to Alta
mont, where it will take its own track, and
the Chicago and Alton and c., B. and @
will run to Smithboro, where they will
connect With their own roads. Ali other
Eastern lines are using their own
tracks and all Western trains are getting
trains through in pretty good shape. This
NsEdalia track, about which there was some
apprehension yesterday, ls still two feet
above water. end can rea lily be made to
resist four or five feet.