The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-05-02
SPRING FLOODS.

ST. LOUIS. May Another foot of rise
In the river. more flooded villages on the
East side, collapsed warehouse, which
resulted in one death, and prospect for a
repetition of the scenes of a year ago-all
these tell the story of the high water here
tonight. The river at o'clock this even
ing showed a rise of a fraction OF an inch
over a foot since o'clock last night, and
the water is still creeping upon the gauge.
There is every probability that by tomor-
row night the danger mark (thlrty-tWo
feeD will be reached.
There are TWO causes, however, OF
high water which greatly lessen the
danger OF breaking the embankments
Most of the high water nov in the river Is
hue to purely local rains between here and
Alton, while the dam at Hermann, Mo-,
keeps back much of the Missouri river
water which wonld otherwise make still
higher rise There Is a probability, how
ever, that the water will be kept here until
she rise above reaches here, and this Is
what causes most apprehension.
Up to 6 O'Clock this evening, the water
had caused the abandonment of the
greater portion of Carondclet. The tele-
graph office of the St Louis connecting
railway was wrecked this morning and
several small buildings washed away. The
body of a man was washed ashore this
afternoon near the side of the wrecekd
telegraph Office. Many persons who had
been living in the second stories OF their
homes were forced to move out altogether
today, and several had narrow escapes,
barely escaping before the residences COL
iapsed or floated away. Another foot OF
water will cause the abandonment OF the
ronnd house at the crossing of the Con-
hecting road and the Mobile and Ohio.
In East St. Louis the water in Cahokia
creek is within three feet of last years
food level. Last years experience, how
ever, has caused protecting embellishments
10 be thrown up, and the damage of that
time will not be repeated, unless the high
water mark of 1892 is exceeded.
At Belleville Richland creek has over
fowed its banks and filled many base
ments. Several manufacturing establish
ments have been forced TO shut down, the
boiler rooms being inundated.
On this side OF the river north st. Louis
is so far the worst sufferer. The Stout
Lumber company's yards are III immi-
nent danger of being washed away. The
district of sQuatters known as "Okla.
homa" is now "A vast lake, with here and
there a hastily vacated shanty protruding
a few feet above the waters surface.
South of the city property the scene is a
repetition of a year ago. The low lands
are flooded, and the squatters have been
forced to vacate their shanties and
ErOunQeu DOalS. Nearly skll bL IH6lE lew
possessions have been washed away. The
water practically covers all Of Brooklyn
and numbers of people are moving out of
their houses. The food tonight is en-
croaching rapidly upon Venice, and the
whole village will soon be covered with
water
An East st. Louis dock warehouse gave
way before the rush OF water about noon,
and fully one-fourth OF the vast building,
with its heavy contents, fell III a heap.
Thousands of barrels Of flour, sacks of
grain, boxes of canned goods, bundles OF
shingles, and a miscellaneous lot of other
goods were precipitated through the
ground floor and into the water. One OF
the laborers, "a colored man, was crushed
to death in the debris. Two others were
injured. The loss on the baiiding and
stock viii be heavy.
ALTON, H., May 1.-The greatest danger
of a calamity here lies in the probability
Df the Burlington's embankment across
Missouri point being washed away.
1t Is gradually spreading out and sliding
into the water. With little wind the
whole embankmcnt will so. Last night
the Bluff line evacuated its leyee Office
There mas been a number OF washouts
along the Bluff line and the road has been
Rhaudoued for some distance from here.
NANDALIA, Ill, May 1.-Ihe Okawa
river has flooded all the bottom lands in
ihis vicinity, carrying away miles OF
fences and drowning d large amount OF
iLuck