The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-10
RIVERS SECOND RISE CAUSES
EXODUS FROM TRI-CITIES.
Continued From Page One.

tered several inches higher in the East than
on the West side, showing how the water
had backed up.
Evidence of the fight of inhabitants was
very apparent. House after house had no
guardian and block after block the boats
would go. meeting nobody. but other oars
men from across the river in the same
search.
Occasionally home would be found
where 1t was luckily built upon mound
or eminence and here the owner still re-
manned, but the people seemed to congre-
gate principally in the saloons and board
ing-houses, and it was no uncommon sight
to see half dozen homemade and hur-
riedly made scows anchored before places
where refreshments were dispensed.
REFUGEES FISH FROM
SECOND-STORY WINDOWS.
One OF the Interesting things TO be seen
were persons fishing from their seconG-story
windows. Many are trying 10 replenish
! their larders in this manner.
Proceeding down Sixth street in Madison
it was found that more than fifty Polish
and negro refugees had made for themselves
quarters in the car foundry. Here they are
comparatively comfortable. and when F. f.
Bixby arrived they were provided with food
The West Madison schoolhouse has shell
tered a large number of persons Its foun-
dation has been damaged, but the building
will not collapse.
In the East Madison schoolhouse about
fifty persons still remain.
Four blocks south is the home of Mayor
Coyle of Madison which is safe. Next door
lives George Hitchcock. chief engineer of
the American Car and Foundry Company.
who is sheltering fifteen families in his
home of five rooms. The relief boats missed
the Hitchcock home, and last night his
guests We're without bread.
In Venice the same deserted appearance
prevails. Along Main street were the great
est number of citizens. The men were pro-
vided with the necessaries of life, but scat
| tered along the street in water a foot deep
is much live stock which need subsistence.
CITIZENS OF FLOODED TOWN
FEAR AFTER EFFECTS OF FLOOD.
1t will probably be a month before the
American Car and Foundry Company can
resume operations. All of the other big
plants in the city are under water. In Gran
| lite City, where there are other big indus
trial plants, it is thought that work will
be partially resumed within two weeks but
| there will not be work for the full force
| for month
| 1t is feared that the water will remain
! long time and that injury to health will re-
| suit.
Maggie Haley and Jennie Krone, who
| lived in West Granite City, went to their
home in a boat. Michael Brooks thought
| that the girls were in danger. and in an
attempt TO get in with them he overturned
| the boat Marshal Con Wetzel rescued the
| girls and arrested Brooks.
Mayor Edwards of Granite City, who was
| injured in protecting the levee, is recover
| ing. Guy House rowed across the river to
| get medicine for Edwards.
| The Treasury Department at Washing
\ ton yesterday sent orders to the captain of
| the lighthouse tender stationed at st. Louis
| to place himself and his boat at the dis
posal of the Relief Committee and render all
! possible aid to those imperiled by the floods