Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-06-08

st. Louis, June 4.-The Mississippi
river continues to rise and it is expect
ed by Sunday that the lower levee
front will he flooded. Venice, Granite
City and Madison, north of East st.
LorIs, are threatened with inundation
that viii cut of the water supply of
the three towns.
The river has encrOached into the
railroad yards and the shipping dis
trict OF East St. Louis and warehouses
along The levee are half submerged.
The people along the river have re-
ceived a general warning and it is be-
Iieved that all in danger have escaped
to higher grounds.
Conditions Serious.
St Louis, June 4.-RepOrts from
Missouri points show serious condi-
lions. At Bonneville the river cut
through an embanIzment of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad half
way between the bridge and Franklin
Junction. This leaves Bonneville
without connection north, east or west.
At Lexington a territory five miles
wide and thirty long is under water.
The Chicago & Alton bridge at
West Glasgow is endangered. Com
municatiOn with the east is cut of.
Most serious repOts come from Han
nibal. where the river is nine feet
above the danger line. The loss to
property is already $500. 900. Rail-
road yards are submerged and bust
ness blocks and residences flooded.
Militia Guards Devastation.
Kansas City, Mo-. June 4.-The Kan
sas and Missouri rivers continue TO
sall The militia and police closely
guard the approaches to the flooded
district. The associated Press launch
crossed to ArmOriale yesterday and
cruised for miles through the water
lanes formerly the city streets. The
entire city is under water, in many
places % feet deep, and all the 10000
inhabitants have fed. Except the
watchmen in the packing houses on
the river front, not a human being is
to be seen, or even a domestic animal.
ArmOurdale viii not be inhabitable for
long time after the flood subsidies.
Every building is more or less dam
aged. hundreds are utterly ruined. a
strong current has set through the
town and the river may persist IN flow
ing in this course. In the old channel
I'm front OF Armourdale the stream flows
moderately. but through the town the
water rushes madly. On the fat roofs
OF houses a cover OF a foot of mud lies.
Twenty Feet of Mud.
The mud lies i'm Kansas avenue, the
principal thOrOughfare of ArmOurdale.
twenty feet deep with the debris. The
brick buildings have stood, losing all
their windows, but the water has
packed the streets with rubbish. The
clearing away OF the mud and ruins
will be the work of months.
In the west bottoms of Kansas City
several brick buildings, undermined
by the water, fell yesterday. Not one
wooden building is At to be used. In
the stock yards district dead horses.
mule and cattle are floating on every
side.
Death Time Passes Relief Comes.
Topeka. June 4.-The river has fall
len more than four feet. though still
seven feet above the highest previous
record. The total number of known
dead Is %. unidentified 5. reported
dead 66. No one in the flooded district
is in danger now.
Governor Bailey has issued a procla-
nation calling for help and asking
that contributions be sent TO William
Sims. treasurer. The general relief
fund now exceeds S14.vvv. Inc Elks'
fund has passed $4,000. The fund in
the hands OF the governor is $500.
The only railroads operating out of
Topeka are the Missouri Pacific to the
south and the Santa Fe TO the west
The governor may call an extra ses-
sion TO provide state relief for the suf-
fcrers from the flood In Kansas.
Favorable in Kansas.
Kansas City, June 4.-The Kansas
food news last night was generally
favorable. At Salina there is no loss
OF life and the damage To property is
smaller than at first estimated. Abb
lene reports eight deaths in Geary
county, one in Dickinson and large
damage to crops.
Keokuk Levee Breaks.
KeOkuk. Ia. June 4.-The levee on
the Illinois side broke yesterday after
noon and 10000 acres are flooded.
Nine hundred feet OF the Indian Grove
levee. further down. also went out yes
terday afternoon, flooding $4,000 acres.
All the low country between Warsaw