The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-06-13
WATER FALLING
VERY SLOWLY
Prospect For Relief at St. Louis
Is Very Near.
UNLESS 1T RAINS SOME MORE
EVERYTHING UNDER WATER ON
ILLINOIS SIDE.

st. Louis. June 12.-At a. m. when
the official observation was made, the
river had fallen slightly more than an
inch since midnight and stood at 5L6
feet on the government gauge The
food is declining very slowly, but with
falling rivers above and no indications
OF rain. the prospects for relief for the
territory in this vicinity and north for
hundreds Of miles that is covered with
a great body of water seems near
LansdOWre. the northeast suburb OF
East st. Louis. is flooded by water from
the reservoir at Hunters switch. At
s o'clock this morning water was from
six to twenty inches deep all over the
suburb and rising rapidly. swift
torrent is running under the trestle At
Lake station, meeting the back water
from the south and spreading over
Winstanley suburb south Of the ROCK
road At midnight last night the East
st. Louis & Suburban company aban-
dOned its car sheds at Rock road ana
the terminal belt The cars there were
taken to sheds at the bluffs At /
o'clock this morning 200 men and a
supply of sacks were hurried out TO the
belt tracks at LansdOwne. By day
break a levee of dirt bags three reet
high and two feet wide extended along
the tracks for 800 yards opposite the
flooded suburb. If the water continues
to rise at the present rate the nght Tor
the north part of East St. Louis viii
be made at this point
In East st. Louis.
The extent TO which East St. Louis
IS to be submerged depends upon the
l1eveI which the water coming in from
the east and northeast. will have TO
reach It is now flowing along the
lines Of least resistance, seeking It's
own level. 1t viii continue to advance
and submerge in its path as long as
this territory is lower than the level
of the water at the point at which il
pOurs through the Vandalia and Balti-
more q Ohio embankments west OF
Caseyville. The water has crossed the
Louisville & Nashville railroad two
miles east of the belt line. During the
night It reached the St. Clair turnpike,
over which runs the East St Louis &
Suburban electric railway to Belle
Vile. This morning 1t had spread over
the low ground between Lake Bridge
and Jerome farm house and was pour
ing through a culvert a short distance
west Of Jerome, filling the space be
tween the turnpike and the Day cleo
trio line and passing through on
trestle to the south of the Day line,
SWhere it Joined the water which has
been backing up to the south of Win
stanley park from PittsbUrg lake at
the foot Of the bluffs.
Car Service Suspended.
At 10 o'clock official announcement
was made of the encroachment of the
water on the plant and tracks Of the
company; no cars would be run TO
Bellevine. where hundreds of refugees
are being cared for. after II o'clock
IN
west along the south side Of the Day
line. directly toward East st. Louis
They menace the power house Of the
electric railway at Winstanley park
The water from the north is gradually
falling and covering the ground be-
tween the Louisville & Nashville and
sugmenting the flow toward East ST.
Louis along both sides of the Day line.
From the northeast the water is stead
lily advancing from LansdOWne through
the suburban residence district Of East
St. Louis. The shutting down of the
electric line will cut off cOmmuniCa-
ton with BeIleviIIe except by way of
the Illinois Central. A train was run
over the Illinois Central today for the
first time since the tracks were COW
cred after the break Wednesday. 1t
had TO run through water most Of the
way from the bluffs. but got through
yaIl right The officials wanted to run
lice were sent with strict orders to
stop II. In view Of the want and suf-
fering caused by the food in East st.
Louis, Mayor Cook issued an appeal
to the public for aid
Baby's Body Found.
The body of the 5-year-old child
which fell from its mothers arms while
she was escaping from the flood at
Madison on Sunday night was recOv-
cred today.
The river continues to fall steadily,
but the weather bureau reports that
those who expect to see a sudden de-
cline viii be disappointed. II the river
falls at the same rate as in 1892, when
there was a heavy food. the levee viii
be covered for a month yet.
The heavy pressure of water against
Broadway in East St Louis viii prob
ably finally destroy a large section of
that street In some places portions
Of the street have CaVed in and tonight
q large section near Eighth street went
$epwn but the street car tracks still
Mold the street from giving entirely
Ayeay. Even If it does break. the result
will be simply that the water is let
through to Missouri avenue, a parallel
street one block north, the sooner. The
water is seeping through Broadway
steadily and in large quantities, and
must finally completely inundate all
that norton of the CITY south of Mis-