The morning call., 1893-05-02
There. 81. rs 2ouBLE AHEAD.
srselaI. 10 IN ]. I. .!yl.I il! !sssi.Se cAIi.:

T.e ,t i river 6o'cl ock
ytjs my s TG VI IRIS o -Qyjtr-i a foot
L sEl{Ge; d y and 1t tillrisinG, Up TO
e55i rg5dll In *es5epin O. wat had caused:
al. JnieHt he lsTea ter 20 ri on of East
d tijf nice ait East
ilts* cTliec ed MIL lia>the railway. was
He'd tlii n p several small
Fl " q wa ~:
{FlJe ]}6dy3ef "a ma n WAS wa shed ashore
ma little. Site ef the ~ reeked telegraph
: W llla been lying
i tie DIS f0Ii f.flltir p ONES were:
g firreji t NOV out AEtoge hef t0-lay. and:
eavtra lliti:nfaTrQw esc cape ba rely eating
away Bef6Ie= 6if II disnees =celtafs ed or
f6ated: OF: AT Belleyille .seYsTal: Iaan1+
+ cluriiIg 8 tabIia hni elits were forced toshu
-dJyyli, oilef4Io 0gIy being 4lundated.
.(nziiii sil North st. Louis so
{. fsr:lias.bey = ils. worst sufferer. phe dis
trIcf knQ9 as EaiG ma IS IN " a vast
Fl ke: WIFI and there "a hastily vacated
sIanty :pE6ttnding a: few feet above the
!. water surface.
<. TTaiDmen from the East tonight say that
Tie: water practically covers all Brooklyn
a1da number Of people are moving out of
tbeir% houses. Venice viii soon rival the
city of which it is the namesake.
y. The East st. Louis dock warehouse gave
way about noon and fully One-fourtb of the
vas building with its heavy contents fell in
. a heap, the roof sinking and settling upon
; tie. wreck. Thousands Of barrels of flour,
!; sacks Of grain, boxes of canned goods, bun
dSeS; Shingles aud n miscellaneous lot of
q tler goods were preeipitated through the
:ag5ouud floor and ipto the water One
= l4B0Ter, Cicero Pate, colored man. was
crushed to death under the debris, and two
!. ta:ef laborers were injured. The loss viii
.-teguite heavy, but it is impossible to ascer-
:st;liir The. exact amount
~ :3itLToy, IL. May lin the past forty
= ei5It hours the river has risen nearly three
-:feetGnd is still booming. South and east of
"a lFTe*>the farms are nothing but watery
" ast9s. Several bridges are down at Wood
:*le Eel.and the work of rescuing has CON-
nlenced:z< The Wabash branch has been
( a5}ndNned. THIS afternoon the big pump
5-Rl"t he- water works had to be abandoned
ran d:a!l to2etLef THE outlook is gloomy.
). tT4 .NIay.1. -The rainy and. cold:
I WealAe NlEiel .foT + the sfthree. wee kshas
. WiiQ Fly stopped d ll.p lowing ard. planting in
:: I6;-s ctllmin ling in a disastrous fllQd.
.e4geEtS Inches fran: have fallen within:
IA e:paS :tgyenty: tir4h ours and the Ohio
. ..HeT. IS eaping-u atthe rate flour Inc hes
=lFgr::% HE Whole ON 0rthWes ternrO hio
{, nd lie VIII : ry1 ne L, @liile nthe r
: e l are .so: de lay ed THAT the Yield must be
. 1lI:heO MO yer al m dnig 81 tts:iu3t. touch.
lin If Ell a bowel ogT water and is rising
AT q e*Eate ,4ef an Inch, an hour. Fat Row
=ld.. ga USAGE wv re flooded, but. this Is
" II allEEng:: alfoTttiese Sections. -. :i
-: l):EiIleiSs' Chic, May 1.-THE Miami River
: blS:fe ac. Jed AN Il npIecedented hei 3ht. THE
: II al has fQilngi sever raj weak points in the
. there Is 5Teaspn'fir auxiely : One
tired and city. acre of the tesldenc p0t-
TIM eltyi fioodet.::. !. : :;,.:- +:
III: D. ro. May ;1-At noun To-
=. y: .ill., TnliHease. waterspo NJ burst 6vaE
I:Eej5L9It ~ a. :lyTlIRgs near b ere: AT
a5e E1t Same time II I'D River. broke It's
tst}sssz9f within eighteen. minutes the
:. " r:il9lf aood eel: the 70 Sn,: carrying away
o9tll d ss+ and stabses and flooding the
:IlFsf, si.oIies 81 esllencesf7 Great 'datnag e
=:4 night 100: acres fn= tn northeastern
= EaEt Of the city, ep ntafnii & 200 huases were
I'D 81 aIlft, lie. wa e$s are: rfsil & a togtan
n e. res fam IS re: in an ger aud
.the.iolite: q nd stroll. force etlier sSltn
z p s; are TescliDg pc p fes Boats
:. a9rses 'are: heiaG.Ised a.: Electric street.
.ear. II the entire city ISIS t9pped.. 81.
HEs.!ex.. May eEQGd bilFs ST swept
the:slQiYs ot til eHIn4pnt aims We tefdav. and
s. cal ri ed. away thirtY:iYe miles Of the Frisco
*Eroad track The ! mort lbawld. passenger
;. It here on Saturday was I'M.
=. a4le tO;"get beyond NE un; ainbnTg and re-
ii ufnef, and the south bound ira ID stopped
,:s.5r: (iteguband: ) The; Arkansas Riyer is
nj lies Wild and :.rlfich; dam aIa= has
been ID one along Its course. Five farm
:li5pses: a<feN mile / is side of Fort Smith
3. lave been: demo tsh;.d by a :whiTlwind. II.
: =. Va y. :BlflE,Y, Ark, May wo water
:::Islours, struck u Northern Crawford County
:-::iyes tbrd ay:and Eashed out Inc. bridges and
r@ ire 3d tracks of the Santa Fie. All.reportS
... rlofin and ills feared that damage has
J. bSeen:dclie and tha many lives have besg