Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-11
CRISIS NOT PASSED
Waters Still Threaten East
st. Louis.
RAILROADS CRIPPLED
PASSENGERS UNABLE TO REACH
ST. LOUIS FROM THE EAST.
Rescue Work Goes on-Lack OF Drink
ing Water is Serious Menace
to Health.

ST. LOUIS, June 1.-THE situation in
East st. Louis remains about the same as
last night The flood on the south is being
held back at Missouri avenue, where the
levee is watched increasingly, as elsewhere
by thousands Of workers, ready with bags
of sand to stop any break that may occur.
The river has fallen fraction OF an lnch
since last night The stage at O'Clock
this morning was 37.9.
The night was cold for this time of the
year, and there was considerable suffering
among the thousands of homeless persons
on the east side, most of whom, however
were taken care of in comparative comfort
in tents and other modes of shelter.
No Drinking Water.
Lack Of drinking water is one OF the
worst inconveniences suffered by the peo-
pie of East st. Louis who were caught in
the second stories of their dwellings, by the
flood. Many are compelled to drink OF the
water that surrounds them on all sides, and
much sickness is likely to result II this
. continues.
Representative Rodenberg, who has
charge of rescue work in East st. Louis,
sent hundreds of men out early with boats
through the submerged district, taxing OH
people from the second stories and roofs of
houses, and removing them to places of
safety
EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, June 11.-"Not one
person has been drowned by the fnundatlon
of this city" said Chief of Police Purdy
today
Several persons have fallen from RATS
and from overturned boats and been
drowned by accident, but not life has
been lost by inundating water. If all the
dikes surrounding East st. Louis were to
break at once today there would be no loss
of life and the city would not be flooded in
the residential district, while there would
not be more than two feet of water in the
business portion. People have been so
thoroughly warned that they would escape
from the most dangerous places at the first
menace of danger, and even If the water
came in it could not come in IN an over
whelming deluge. However, the dikes are
more than sufficient to protect the city
from damage, and the crisis is over.
THE impression has gone abroad that
martial law has been proclaimed. 1 want
to assert that martial law has not been
proclaimed, and will not be- We amply
able to preserve order in the ordinary po-
lice manner and although there are mill
tiamen here. the soldiers are under my di-
duty
East ST. Louis, which has for week been
thrown into turmoil, is rapidly regaining
normal conditions In the business districts
under water although it will be weeks be-
fore the effect of the flood is offset.
In order to prevent curious outsiders from
idly collecting in the city, and to protect
exposed property from thieves, the police
department has issued passes by the hum
dred to accredited citizens. No others are
allowed to pass into or from the city with
out a special permit.
1t is impossible to get water today eX-
cept on an official order signed by the city
clerk. This measure was taken by the
mayor this morning in order to prevent
waste of the scant supply of usable water.
Water is still seeping through Broadway,
but that thoroughfare, which is made
ground still holds, and it is believed will
not break.
Railroads Cramped.
ST. LOUIS, June 11.-Except for west
bound traffic, railroad passengers are not
beginning their journeys from union STATEN
during the flood time, but are starting from
various points on the Illinois side of the
Mississippi
Western passenger trains from st. Louis
are gradually resuming normal conditions.
The Missouri Pacific, which is the only
line running through to Kansas City and
making schedule time.
The Missouri Kansas and Texas is run
ming on the Missouri Pacific to Sedalia,
where it connects with it's own track
The Wabash is running on It's own track
to Moberly and then uses the Missouri Pa
cific tracks.
For the first time in a number of days
the Wabash last night started out
through sleeper to New York The sleeper
was routed to Moberly, and thence to Han
nibal and on east. This service wifi be con-
tinued until the Wabash is running again
usual.
The ST. Louis. Iron Mountain and South
ern, running south, is uninterrupted by the
food
Arriving by Boats.
East-bound traffic, however, is facing a
different situation. Passengers for the Chi
cago and Alton Burlington. Big Four and
Wabash find their tracks al Alton after ar
irving at Alton by boat. The Baltimore and
Ohio Southwestern starts it's trains from
Cone station, which is reached by street
car from East ST. Louis.
The Vandalia passengers take the street
car from East st. Louis to Collinsville,
where an accommodation train carries them
to Effingham, where they connect with VAN
dalfa trains Passengers for points south
on the Illinois Central go to Bellevile ILL.,
by street car and catch their trains Chi
cago-bound passengers run to Sandoval.
ILL.,, over the Baltimore and Ohio South
western and connect with the Illinois Cen
trail there
The Southern railway and Louisville and
Nashville roads are taking passengers from
a point as near the Relay station in East
ST. Louis possible.
The Glover Leaf is taking aboard passen-
gers at EdwardSville. No terminus for the
Mobile and Ohio road has yet been ar
ranged. and traffic is going out over
that road from here.
Tents, Blankets and Cots Needed,
Additional information in regard to the
flood conditions in the west was received
at the War Department this morning.
Mayor Earn of Belleville. ILL.,, telegraphed
the Secretary of War as follows:
Several thousand flood refugees from
East st. Louis and vicinity are here We
are badly in need of tents, blankets and
cots. Communication with ST. Louis cut
off Can your department furnish supplies
needed from Jeffersonville, Ind. or Chicago,
Ill? Ii So, will send estimate of require
ments'
Acting Adjt. Gen. Hall repeated the fore
going telegram to the commanding general,