Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-04-17
RAILROADS TIED UP,
The Rain Causes Several Severe
Washouts' Along the
Lines.
SECTIONS OF TRACK SWEPT AWAY.

Rock Island and Burlington Rails Dis
turbsd at East Moline, Keeping Night
Trains at q StandstIn Until This Morn
ing-Other Roads Arected-Town Of
Milan Partially Inundated.
Trains on all railroads entering
Rock Island. excepting the Milwaukee,
were blocked by washouts caused by
last nights rain. while the town Of
Milan was partially inundated and
the thoroughfares leading to the bluff
region of the city were treated to
their usual avalanche of yellow clay,
carried down by the rush of the water,
which the sewers were unable to
take care of. the sewers in most in
stances Cverflowing or becoming
clogged by refuse.
According to the record kept at the
government weather bureau, in the
last Sc hours the precipitation has
been 1.j7 inches, and in the last u
hours "a of an inch. Observer Sher-
Ter says it was just one of the showers
that we may expect occasionally at
this season of the year, although it
was heavier than the ordinary run of
spring rains.
The railroads were the greatest suf-
ferers. At East Moline, in the low
lands, a half mile of the Rock Islands
track was washed away between and
10 o'clock last night. The result was
that the last train that was able to get
in from the east was No. 10, which
came in on time ut Gals. Not another
train passed this point, east or west,
till $50 this morning, whep the fast
mail came in from Chicago, arriving
about an hour late. A crew worked
throughout the night. repairing the
damage The westbound trains were
lined up on sidings at points east of
East Moline aud did not move until
the passage of the fast mail, which
The eastbound trains, three in num-
Der. were held at Davenport until the
tracks were replaced at East Moline.
TrIIby Stops at Coal Valley.
When the Peoria's Trilby, due
here at 1915 p. M, reached Coal
Valley last night it received orders to
stop, it having been discovered that
several strips OF track had been swept
away by the water in the low lands
about a mile east of Milan. The
Trilby remained at Coal Valley until
this morning, when it returned to
Peoria. A force of men is at work
replacing the tracks. and it is expect
ed the road will be in shape for the
sending out of trains by 3 o'clock
this afternoon. Trains are running
on time on the Cable branch.
At East Moline the Burlington suf-
fered the disturbance of over a quarter
of mile of track. The last train to come
in over this route was the Savanna
passenger. due here at S:35 p. m.
The st. Louis train, due here at $50
this morning. left its Rock Island pas
sengers at Barstow and continued on
to Savanna on the schedule of the
regular northbound Savanna train,
due to leave here at S:45 a. m, but
which could not get out owing to the
trouble at East Moline. The passen-
gers left at Barstow will be picked up
by the Savanna train, due here at S:15
n. m. and which is expected in about
noon, or as soon after as the damage
is repaired.
The morning trains on the ID r. L.
d. \. w. were delayed about an hour
as the result of the washing away of
short strip of track between LeClaire
and Princeton.
The Milwaukee passenger left on
schedule time at 1880 this morning.
getting out of East Moline by way of
Port Byron junction.