Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-06
GREAT MADISON COUNTY LEVEE
Break in Widens-Waer Rushing Through at Terrific Rate
Roar Can be Heard for Miles-Other LeVees in hmm.
nent Danger Storms in South Carolina.

steadily, the gauge reading this morn
ing being 2S.9 feet, a fall of 81 rect
since Friday morning. AT 81. Louis
there has been rise OF IL feet and
there Mere 34.7 feet of water on the
gauge this morning The interruption
of the rise In the Mississippi north OF
the mouth Of the Missouri viii probably
have but little effect on the ST. Louis
stage and 10 reason at present exists
for the modification of the estimate OF
between 81 and IS feet OF water by
Monday or Tuesday. The stage az
Hannibal was 2l5 feet, rise Of i
foot since Friday morning and there
vilA be hut little change during the
VA ,.pt u gwo. The stage az Cairo
was 37.4 feet and a stage of about ~
is indicated by Tuesday and some
what higher one Wednesday or Thurs
day. The danger line will probably be
passed by the end Of next week, but
accurate estimates of the cTests both
at cairo and Memphis cannot be made
until the full effect Of the flood is felt
at 81. Louis.
STORM WROUGHT HAVOC.
spartanburg, s. c., June 6-Before
the waters of mighty flood, Pacolet,
S. c., has been swept from the map and
the great cotton mills of Spartanburg
& Clifton, S. c., have been wiped out
by storm which struck this part Of
the country late last night.
Up to the present hour II has been I'm
possible 10 ascertain the loss Of life.
Six bodies have already been seen
drifting down the stream. 1t is possible
that many workers in the mills have
gone down before the current.
DAMAGE BY CLOUDBURsT.
Atlanta, Ga, June ga cloudburst
last night between Greenville and Spar
tenhurg, S. c.. sent Tiger river out Of
It's banks One span OF the Southern
Railway bridge over Tiger river at
Greer. s. c., was washed out
A special to the journal from Spar
Nenburg, 5. c.. says:
Mill No / Of the Pacolet Cotton COM
pany al Pacolet. was washed away last
night by terrible ol0udburst and mill
No. 2 was totally destroyed. The dams
Of three mills We're washed out, II II
feared there has been loss Of life, as the
mills employed a large number Of OPP
eratives who lived near the mills. The
warehouse 0f No | was washed away
with the total stock OF goods and cot
ton. The hotel. Presbyterian church.
livery stable and many other buildings
in the town washed away The flood
Is moving with the river and is sweep
ing everything before II. At Clifton S.
s.. cotton mill No. was destroyed
and mill No. Is expected TO be des-
troyed. The property loss for this part
OF the country is very large.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Mo-. June G.-Thousands
OF men and women armed with shoyels
and brooms are invading the west bot
toms, following closely the receding
waters. and by nightfall much win have
TO be done toward storing the whole
sale and stockyards districts TO their
former condition Of activity. The Mis-
souri, had fallen slightly over twN feet
during the past "a hours The Kaw also
continues TO recede at an increased
rate Today hundreds OF nat cars load.
ed With sand and construction material
pushed several blocks further west and
began actively the work Of recon.
structing the miles OF washed out or
damaged tracks in the yards from here
20 Armourdale and Argentine The
railroads alone -will put several thou
sand men 10 wor Immediately and all
Ines are making preparations.