The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-05-04
% MUCH AQUA PURA
THERE AREFlooDs IN vARIO6ts
I'd LOCALITIES. @
ST. Louis Is Suffering From aVisita-.
ton Similar to hat OF Last
Year--The Red River Of
{" the North Is on the
& Rampage. #f5I #s* 4.
Near the Danger. Line.

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st. Louis, May 2 Another foot of rise
lis the river and more flooded villages on
the East side; collapsed warehouse
Which, Resulted in one death, and a pros
pect for 4 repetition of a year ago. All
his tells; the story Of the high water here
tonight The river at 6 o'clock this even
ing showed u rise of 3 fraction over a foot
since last night, AMI the water is still
creeping, up on the gauge. There is every
probability that by tomorrow night the
danger mark. thirty tive feet will be
reached. The water has caused the
abandonment of the greater portion of
East Carondalet. The telegraph Office of
the st. Louis oonlpeeting railway was
wrecked to-day. and several small build
lngs We're washed AWAY The body of al,
unknown mans was; NTtslaetf ashore near
she site of the wrecked telegraph office.
Many PERSONS who have been living III
the second sForEE of tilaeir homes We're
forced to move out altsogether to-day.
and several had nIrIow escapes Another
: foot OF water Will cause the abandonment
!, of the round heuse' at the crossing OF the
connecting road!a and the Mobile Il Ohio.
! In East st. Louis the WAITER liz Cahokia
: creek is within' three beet Of knst years
; flood level. Last years, experiences, how
! ever, has caused protecting walls 20 be
! thrown up, and the damage OF thsrt time
! will not be repeated unless tbs high water
mark of 1892 is exceeded. At BeIbevisie,
Richland creek has overfowed its banks
and filled many easements. SeweraE mall
lfa curing establishments have been
forced to shut down, their boiler rooAns
being inundated. On this side OF the
river North st. LoNis is so far the woEse
sufferer The Knupp-Stout Lumber com
panys yard is in imminent danger OF be-
ing washed away The district OF SQUAT
ters known us "Oklahoma is NOW
vast! lake with here and there ~ hastily
vacated shanty protruding> a few teet
above the waters surface. South OF the
city proper. between. Arsenal street and
Carondalet. the scheme is a repetatlon GA
a wear ago. Trainme1n coming in, froan
the East tonight say the water Dnacei-
cally covers all of. BrooklNn,, and that
| numbers of people are moving out OF thclr
| houses Venice, too, seems again 10 su1ief
as the flood tonight; is encroachlng rap
| idly upon that place. The East 81. l1oulss
| dock warehouse. Immediately south OF
the East bridge gave way before the
rush of water to-day, and fully one-1ourth
of the vast building, with the heavy con
tents, fell in heap, the root SINKING s'i''s
settling upon the wreck. Thousands OF
barrels of -four, sacks of grain boxes OF
canned goods. bundles of shingles of bo I'll.
| cypress and pine, and mlsceliaheous ~.
Of Of other goods. were precipitated through mssh
the ground floor and into n fhe "a,ef so LUn
man was crushed to .des.th, and has not
vet been found Two other iahor:rs Were
stock will be heavy, as much that was not
broken will be spoiled by water: ; nme
building is said to belong 10 In ,,.rsbo p
| mo- and was used rs a general Warehouse