Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-27
THE CHICAGO FLOOD.

The City's Water supply Polluted
Owing to the Thousands OF Gallons
of Sewage Now Pouring Into the
Lake-The Mississippi Rapidly Ris-
ing.
CHICAGO, June 26.-Much apprehension
is felt by the city health officers for the
welfare of Chicagoans, owing to the thou
sands of gallons of sewage now pouring
into the lake and polluting Chicago's water
supply. River sewage is pouring lakeward
at the rate of 500 900 cubic feet per min
ute. The polluted area has reached the
two mile tunnel ports, and disesse-laden
water is being pumped through the mains.
The water department officials advise users
of city water to boil every drop. Samples
crib confirm the fears of the department.
Chemical analysis have not been made for
evidences of pollution are tangible. The
food has reached higher point and lasted
longer than the May freshet.
Five square miles of territory adjacent
to the village of Dauphiu, suburb of this
city, are buried beneath a flood tonight,
and q thousand or more houses between
State street and Lake Michigan are at the
mercy of the waves which a strong
northeast wind has forced through
the basement and first floors.
The great body of water which has been
collecting in the lake region has broken all
barriers, and this afternoon burst it's bank
at Eighty seventh street, rushing with ter
rife force upon Grand Crossing, whose
citizens were panic stricken by the sight
of a sea of rising water invading every
home and driving householders from THEN
dwellings or to second stories. At present
there is two feet of water in the streets.
Every basement is flooded and the founda-
tions of numbers of buildings are weak
suffering was only less because
there were fewer to suffer
and the waters were rising
at the rate of an inch an hour. 1t is only
by means of improvised RATS that move
ment from one point to another is possible.
Thus far no loss of life is reported, but
rescue parties have started to help those
whose condition is perilous. Two boys
were drowned to-day in that part of the
west branch known as Mud Lake.
THE MIssIssIPPTs GREAT RISE.
DAVENPORT, Ia, June 26.-The Missis-
sippi at 6 o'clock this evening reached the
unprecedented stage of nineteen feet and
one-tenth. This is i've inches higher than
the record of 1888. Along the lowlands in
South Rock Island hundreds of families
have been driven from their
homes. Tho Burlington, Cedar Rap
ids and Northern and the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul roads are flooded
out of town, and all factories along the
river front have been forced to suspend.
The rise has been 80 gradual that no lives
have been lost, but the damage to proper
| ty will reach tens of thousands.
PREPARING FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Meeting of the Republican National
Committee In Washington To-Day
| -win Chairman ClarksOn be Re.
| appointed
| WASHINGTON, June 26.-The republican
national committee will meet tomorrow.
The business before the committee includes
the selection of chairman to succeed Gen.
eral Clarkson, the election of other officers
and the formation of an executive commit
Tee, which, with the officers as e1-oficio
members, will have charge OF matters per
tanning to the management of the coming
campaign. The main topic of discus.
sion among the committeeman and
others who throng the hotel CORR.
doris tonight is the selection of a chair.
nan of the national committee. II
IL understood that the president desires to
have Mr. Clarkson made chairman of the
national committee. It is known that owe,
two-thirds of the committee favor his
election and that the matter now rests en-
ttrely with General Clarkson. This evenin;
he seems disinclined to accept the cares at
tached to the Office. Some of his warmes
friends agree with him, while others are
strongly urging him to take the chairman
ship and 1t may be that the influence O.
| the latter will prevail.