The semi-weekly messenger., 1903-06-12

thing like an accurate ueCIjn IOIl o4 TIE
flood victims The following purports
to be a complete list Of the drowned:
JOS. HALL, his mother. wife and six
Children.
BUD EMORY.
OLIVER JOHNSON.
T. ROBBS. wife and two children.
JULIUS BIGGERSTAFF.
AUGUSTA CLAVERT. wife and two
children.
MRS. HINSON and child.
MRS WILLIAMS.
ELEVEN MEMBERS of Lowing
family.
MRS MASSEY and four children.
GRENABLE SINS.
ROBERT FINELAY and wife.
MRS. OWEN and children.
DOCK WILLIAMS.
ROSCOE JOHNSON.
MAGGIE KIRBY.
GARLAND LONG and wife.
JOHN SWEARENGER and wife.
MISS FLETIA GCSA.
MRS. WILLIAM KIRBY.
The bodies of the aDOVe have been
recovered and identified.
Three unidentified DOdes have also
been taken from the river. making the
aggregate of the death roll fifty eight.
The relief subscriptions TO date
amount to nearly $1,000 including $1,000
given by the American Cotton Spin
ners' Association. The relief commit
tees have also secured u great quantity
of clothing and ratfOns. The Mary
Louise mill on Island Creek, operating
1000 spindles and owned by B. E. and
j. $. Wilkins was totally destroyed.
Portions of the Tiger mill on Middle
Tiger river are also reported demOliSh-
ed with a los of $15, 900. The damage tC
the Tucapau mills will aggregate $4,000
and to the Fingervile mills $4,000
These losses are additional to the heav-
Ter damage to the Clifton and Pacolet
plants and swell the total in the flooded
district to something like three and a
half million dollars.
TERROR AT ST LOUIS.
St Louis. June $50 great an extent
of territory is covered by the flood, SC
constantly changing are the conditions
as the water creepS higher and renders
the situation the more chaotic as the
rumOrS Of devastation come to nand.
that an accurate estimate of the loss
of property and lives cannot be OBJ
tanned, but tonight information from
apparently the most reliable sources
showed the situation to be as follows:
River stage 37.5 feet, stationary.
Probably a slight rise by morning when
the highest stage shall hava been
reached.
Twenty lives known to have been
lost
lands under water
All of Venice and the greater parts
Of Madison and Granite City under
water
Twenty-Five thousand people render
ed homeless.
Freight traffic completely paraIyzed
and passenger traffic practically so.
The shipping and manufacturing dis
triCt of East. st. Louis for three miles
along the river front under from two
to eight feet of water.
Hundreds and probably thousands
of head of stock drowned.
East st. Louis threatened with i
complete inundation.
St. Louis flooded only along the wa.
ter front.
Entire property loss estimated a
$1,000 OGo.
The entire group of eastside cities
lying just north of East St. Louis anC
including Venice. Madison. West Madi
son. Newport, BROOKLYN and Granit
City are under from 10 to IL feet o
water whic is still rising. Very littl
COntrmatOr reports OF drowning cal
be had as the places are all cut Of
from railroad service and telephon
communication is uncertain at best
The weather bureau promises relief af
ter the river shall have risen TO abOu
IS feet
So far as known the casualties are d
follows:
John Crittenden. aged 10. drOwne
near the Merchants bridge in Venice
y woman and seven children swep
from fence by the flood n sight o
the terminal railroad operator at Mad
isOn who was attempting to save then
y woman drowned in Madison nea
the American car works.
\ woman and baby seen Clnging I
telegraph pole in Madison The pol
turned III the water and both disap
peared.
Manager Shipley Of the Madison ca
works reports seeing seven employee
of the American Car and Foundr
company drown.
The harbOr boat Mark Twain an
private Yacht. Annie Russell. wit
several tugs have gone to Madiso
and Granite City where the floods hav
caused a number of deaths and vher