Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-04
LoWands in the Vicinity of Warsaw Inundated
and Train Service Stopped.
PEOPLE SEEKING SAFETY AT OQUAWKA
The Situation at st. Louis and at Kansas City
and at Other Points Further West.

Burlington, June 4.-By the break
ing of the Hunt levee south of War
saw. H.. the lowlands 10 miles north
and south of here are flooded and
train service between here and st.
Louis is stopped. Residents in the
bottom north of here are fleeing to
Oquawka, ILL.,, in boats.
ST. Louis. June 4.-During the past
pa hours the Mississippi rose nine
tenths of foot and is still rising
Railroad tracks along the levee are
submerged.
At Louisiana, Mo-, the Mississippi
is trickling over the Sny levee which
protects 100000 acres of farm lands
in Illinois. \ large force of men is
at work trying to stem the overflow.
Loss of life is feared if they are un-
successful.
st. Louis, June 4.-Slowly the Mis-
sissippi is creeping up the levee here
The surface of the river is thickly
bestrewn with driftwoOd. \ number
of frame houses, submerged all but
the roofs, passed ST Louis. In North
St Louis employees of the lumber
yards located along the river spent
all day removing the piles of lumber
from the proximity of danger. In
South st. Louis several houses along
the rivers edge have been flooded but
the occupants have removed their
property and vacated Among those
who will feel the losses most heavily
are the small truck farmers and gar
deners along the River des Peres,
near its-confiuence with the A1issis-
stppi.
More Serious Over In Illinois.
On the Illinois side there is a more
serious flood condition. Venice. sit
uated north of East st. Louis. is in al
most immediate danger of inunda ton.
A rise of a foot more will submerge
the west portion of the town. and
manufacturing industries will suffer
heavy losses. The waterworks which
supplies Venice, Granite City and
Madison is situated on Cabaret island
Already the water has reached the sill
of the boiler room floor and a small
further rise will extinguish the fires
and cut off the water supply of those
three towns. Between Venice and
East st. Louis is a lowland area used
as farming lands. Water now covers
this area to a depth of twelve feet,
forming a lake about a mile square.
Many "squatter'' families have been
forced out, leaving everything be-
hind.
Hannibal in q PerlIous Situation.
Hannibal, Mo-, June A stage of
21.S feet reached by the Mississippi
here establishes the highest water
mark in the history Of Hannibal. The
water is now nine feet over the dan
ger line 1t is estimated that the dam
age already done here will amount to
at least 100000. The street car sys-
tenn is paralyzed and the city electric
light plant is shut down, leaving the
city in total darkness and causing the
suspension of work by large num-
ber of manufacturing industries which
utilize electric power for running their
machinery.
Watch Kept on the sny Levee.
Between ten and fifteen of the i'm
portant business blocks, some resi-
dences, and buildings along the levee
are flooded. The Sny Ievee, across
from Hannibal, which protects 100000
acres of fertile Illinois land, may go at
any time. Guards are patrolling the
Ievee to give the alarm should crack
appear, and throngs of workmen are
working in adding ballast to the EN-
bankment.