Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-06-25
THE RIVERS RAMPAGE.
The Mississippi Still on Mischief
Bent.
TOP OF THE FLOOD EXPECTED.
More in Detail of the Destruction and
Inconvenience in Rock Island-At the
Power Station-The Railroads.

Power Station-The Railroads.
The water in the Mississippi continues
to rise and is fast forcing back all kinds
of business from First avenue. The
tracks of the Peoria and G. b. & Q from
Sixteenth to Twentieth streets are now
Tapped by the waters of the swift running
river, while below from Fifteenth TO
Eleventh streets the tracks are covered by
from two to eight inches of water, and the
cars in the switch yards at the foot of
Fourteenth street are standing truck deep
in water. In the west end of the city the
water is standing on the tracks of the R.
l. & P. and should high wind come up
large amount of damage would no
doubt be done. The embankment along
the company's track there is yet in pretty
good condition and force of men are
kept busy looking after it, watching for
any sign of break.
The pump at the mouth Of the Fifth
avenue sewer which has been kept going
ever since the beginning of the late rain
is now catching up some on the slough,
the water by drainage being lowered
nearly four inches last night in the flood
ed part of town. Nearly all cellars
along First avenue are now full of water
and residents in the neighborhood of
First avenue and Fourteenth street are
preparing to vscste their homes. The
railroad companies are weighing down
piles Of lumber. ties. etc., with old iron
and making platforms and walks secure
with ropes. Steamboat and railroad
connections are now made very
close here, the Mary Morton
this morning landing right
along side of the Peoria tracks.
Engineer Gowling at the Syndicate cleo
trio power station is still fighting the water
and making every effort to keep it out of
the fire pits. and unless q rise of eight to
ten inches should come he thinks he can
manage to keep. it back so that it will! not
necessitate the shutting down of the
plant.
The water from First avenue is again
running up the street toward Second
avenue and it is indeed gratifying to note
the difference it makes in the streets be-
ing paved What different sight Spen-
Ger square now presents in contrast with
its appearance in 'SS when the old wood
en- walks about it were held in place by
ropes and when a person could traverse
the streets in that vicinity in skiff!
The stage of water at 7:3G o'clock this
morning at the bridge was 1880 Tue
water wss reported at staudstil at Du,
buque this morning and reports show
rise OF seven inches at Albany, H. last
night and four inches alLeClaire.
The c., NJ. & ST P. has had no trains
since yesterday, the R l. & P is trans.
ferring st Milan and running trains out
of the lower end of the city, and the c.,
r. l. q P. is running again but
somewhat irregular. The c., B. s. @ is
running and making pretty good time
The pillow shop foundry shut down this
morning and the rest of the shops will
probably be closed down tonight until
the water recedes.
Electrical Engineer Fredericks, of the
street car syndicate, stated late this after
noon shat Is steam syphons were in oper-
alton al the power station, and that the
syndicate could stand another foot of
raise.
The stage of water at the bridge st noon
was Is 10, which was just six inches be.
low the high water mark of 'SS. Re
ports from up the river indicate that the
river will probably reach its highest point
here this evening, as it has fell three
tenths OF foot at Dubuque today The
stage at the bridge at 8 80 this afternoon
was IS 30 and still rising.