The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-06-09
REACHED ITS ZENITH.
Flood Is Thought to Have Arrived
at the Maximum Height.
RESCUING REFUGEES
1t Is More Than Possible That the
A. Estimate Of Twenty Lives HaF.
Ing Been Lest Is Below
the Real Number.

St Louis June s.--The food has
probably reached the zenith Of It's de
vasrating power. and the situation is
appalling. The climax came Sunday
night when. by the breaking Of a levee
near Granite City a wall of water six
feet high rushed down on Madison and
engIlfed the already stricken city.
sweeping houses from their founda-
ton and drowning fifteen refugees. IS no
were yainly fleeing for their lives The
report vas current that fifteen work
men 80 the st Louis foundry works had
been drowned but later II was found
that while seven employees had lost
their lives thirteen others men wn-
men and children. had persisted Hun
dreds OF persons we're forced to the
roofs OF their floating houses. aud an
appeal was sent 10 ST Louis for 90
sistance. Every one was made to force
steamers against the heavy current
four miles 20 the stricken town. but b.
was noon before the steamers Marx
Twain and The Annie Russell lash-d
together. and their engines WORT sne
under every ounce OF steam after av,
hours 81 battle with the current. v -re
able 30 reach Madison
For the remainder or the day and
into the night the work OF rescuing REF
ugees from floating or flooded houses
tre~tops ard various high places. pro
ceeded. and there being no place to
take them nearer than st Louis. tho.
are pouring into the city by hundreds
wet hungry and displrited II is more
than possible that the estimate Of
twenty lives lost b. below the actual
number ON all sides people are found
W no tell " having seen men struggling
In the water too far from land ta re-
ceive assistance, or 81 women appar-
entity drowned under various ,irrum-
stances
River thieves are lootuE the vacant
houses.
Al East ST Louis Monday Mavor
Cook ordered OH business Suspended
and called upon every male citizen to
render service iu preventing the mum
datic1 OF tAe city.
Mayor Cook went about seeing teHt
signs we're posted Offering men 81 rsn.w
an hour TO build the ley~es bat the Of
N.rT we're ignored by most AZ the
throhEs OF unemployed negroes and
" bite men.
Henry Edmouuds. eighty Years old
iefi his home iu West Madison Suraa,s
q few minutes before the water came
70 drive t~o cows 20 higher ground
lie Yves caught hy the water and r,s.ar.
sNaF tits aged wife was rescued H, 81,
sam Monday morning and carried To-
St- L0H4s nU a Terminal train
woman and seven children s.u
from s. high fsns" to witch the, NE.
ciinsing. and ssnk from sight A Ta--
tnt""i telegraph operator at Madi...
s"" their plight and flu ln search ~ ia
Goat They screamed to him for holm
bnt before Pc could secure the te.f
he} "+r" carried away before his ewes
woman ran close 10 high frrr-
~ Madison toN ard the American car
shops The torrent of water 4tru,E rb.
fence. Hra IL fell with crash. crlus...g
her benrsth h.
w. A. Gr"enweil proprietor Of , RAJ.
'aurant az 1903 North broadway. saved
ar entire family from drouuf1r a.
Madison Monday afternoon Aftar rec
coinE John Dublin and his four ,br-
or~n together with his daughter nor
VINO was Wing critically ia AZ har
nome Mr. Greenwich brought the dis.
dressed family To st Louis and proyiB
ca Tor them al his own home