The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-08

st. Louis, June S-The entire group of
East Side cities lying just north of East
st. Louis and including Venice Madison,
West Madison, Newport, Brooklyn and
Granite City, are under from ten to eigh-
teen feet of water, which is still rising
and deaths from drowning are estimated
at from five to twenty. No confirmation
of the reports of drownings can be had,
as these places are all cut off from rail-
road service and telephone communication
is uncertain. The weather bureau promises
relief after the river has risen to thirty
eight feet. It is now within few inches
of that mark, but rising slowly.
- The harbor boat Mark Twain and pri-
vate yacht Annie Russell, with several
tugs, have gone to Madison and Granite
City, where the floods have caused a num-
Der Of deaths and where scores of fam
files, cut off from escape, are at the mercy
of the rising water.
About 700 Refugees.
Dummy trains of the Terminal associa-
ton, connecting with skiffs, commenced
this morning the work of bringing across
the river more than 700 persons who spent
Sunday afternoon and night on the tops
of houses and at other points Of elevation
above the flood in Madison, Venice and
Newport.
refugees, but none knew the names of the
victims. One said that a father, mother
and child had been drowned while trying
to reach a point of safety and another told
Of the death of man under like circum-
stances.
Eight thousand persons were driven
from their homes.
East st. Louis In Trouble.
In East St. Louis on proclamation of
Mayor Cook business is suspended the
saloons are closed and everybody is at
xaynr on, he IN. TO
to save the city, which is from one to four
feet {aaslow the level of the water that
passeg 1t against the embankments. A
hastils constructed levee of sandbags and
mud is all that stands between the city
and almost complete submersion. If the
| levee gives way all the main part of the
city will be quickly flooded and not e
street in the business section will be lef
/ out of water. =
4 The relay station is now surrounded BY
] water. Train service in every direction il
stopped and no freight business is being
1 done at7all on the east side. Two roads
the Missouri Pacific and Frisco, are thu
only ones running trains between here ant
Kansas City. Passenger traffic and thu
/ most urgent freight business is all tina,
the railroads will handle west. 1t is to-
early to estimate the damage, which will
run into the millions, or the loss due tt
the interference with business
/ 6Eads Bridge Viaduct Condemned.
This afternoon the viaduct CONNECTING
East st. Louis with the Eads bridge wa
condemned as unsafe. The street car
were stopped and not allowed to cross.
The water of the Cahokia creek ha
been washing against the: viaduct for sew
eral days, and it has been strained to it
utmost by sight seers who uced it a
a vantage point to view the flood.
Twenty People Drowned.
So far as known the casualties are as fol
flows: s,.s~-
JOHN CR1TTENDEN, aged 10; drowned nea
1.-THE Merchants bridge in Venice
}, A WOMAN AND SEVEN: CHILDREN sweI
from a fence by the food in sight of the Tel
nina1 railway operator at Madison, who was al
tempting to save them.
II "A WOMAN drowned in Madison near tn
American Car Works.
A WOMAN AND BABY SON, clinging to
telegraph pole in Madison. The pole turned
the water and both disappeared
Manager Shipley of the American Car Work
reports seeing SEVEN employees Of the Amer
can Car and Foundry company drown.
HENRY EDMUNDS, farmer, drowned nea
Granite City. His wife was rescued.