The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-12
FLOOD SPREADS.
Another Suburb of East st.
Louis Is Submerged.

St Louis, June 12.-Landsdown, the
northeast suburb of East st. Louis is
flooded by water from the trestie on the
B. & o. embankment. at Hunters
Switch. At 8 O'clock this morning the
water was from 6 to 20 inches deep all
over the suburb, and rising rapidly A
swift torrent is running under the tres
tie at Lake station, meeting the back
water from the south and spreading
over Winstanley suburb south of the
Rock road If the water continues the
rising at the present rate the fight for
the north part of East st. Louis VIII
be made al this point.
At a. m. when the official observa-
ton was made, the river had fallen
slightly more than an inch since mid
night and stood at 37.s feet on the gov
eminent gauge. The flood is declining
very slowly, but with falling rivers
above and no indications of rain, the
prospects for relief to the territory IN
this vicinity and for hundreds of
miles that is covered with great body
of water, seems necessary.
The extent to which East St. Louis IS
to be submerged depends entirely upon
the level which the water coming in
from the east and northeast will have to
reach. 1t is now flowing along the lines
of least resistance seeking its own level
No effectuaI resistance can be made
to it. 1t viii continue to advance and
submerge the territory in its path as
level Of the water at the point at which
it pour through the Nandalia and B. <
0. embankments west of Caseyville.
The water has crossed the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad two
miles east Of the Belt line. Dur
ing the night it reached the st
Clair turnpike, over which runs the
East St. Louis and Suburban Electric
e11I Ffs-l1
had spread over the low ground be-
tween Lake bridge and the Jerome
farm houses and is pouring through Z
culVert short distance west OF Je-
romes, filing the space between the
turnpike and the Day electric line
EN- bankment and passing on through a
trestle to the south of the Day line.
where 1t Joined the water which has
! been backing I'D to the south of Win
stanley park from Pittsburg lake
from the foot of the bluffs.
/ At II o'clock official announcement
was made Of the encroachment OF the
water on the plant and tracks of the
compan; no cars could be run to Belle
4 VILE where thousands Of refugees are
I being cared for after IL o'clock today.
The united waters press along the
south side of the Day line, directly tow
ard East st. Louis. They menace the
/ power house of the electric railway at
! Winstanley park.
The water from the north is gradually
filling and covering the grounds between
! the Louisville & Nashville and aug
menting the flow toward East St. Louis
along both sides of the Day line. From
the northeast the water is steadily ad-
vancing' from Landsdowne through the
suburb and residence district of East St
Louis
The shutting down of the electric line
will cut OF communication with Belle
4 Vile except by way of the Illinois Cen
trail. A train was run over the Illinois
Central today for the first time since
the tracks We're covered after the break
! Wednesday. It lad to run through wa
ter most of the way ffrom the bluffs
but got through all right. The officials
wanted to run it on the viaduct to St
| Louis, but the police were sent witt
strict orders to stop it
In view of the want and suffering
covered by the flood in East ST. Louis
Mayor Cook issued an appeal to TIT
public for aid.