The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-06-10
THE FLOODS
CREST PAST
The Waters Begin to Subside at St.
Louis.
TWO MILLIONS DAMAGE.
Losvlnnds Submerged For Miles
Death List WIN Probably Prove to
he Lnrge-srany Persons Desti-
tute--Rescuers Hard 1t work.


tute--Rescuers Hard.a t Work.
st. Louis, June l8.--Ae the rate OF
from eight to ten miles an hour the
Mississippi river, over half mile wide
and ninety feet deep In the channel is
pouring past st. Louis toward the gulf
For a week the river, slowly at first
and then gaining in speed, crept out OF
its ordinary confines until on June II
had established a high water mark OF
80 feet, the highest flood tide since
the same mark was unoflicially estab-
llshed III 1858. The river is now reced-
ing. Thirty feet above low water mark
is the danger line for ST. Louis, and
the river rose seven and q half feet
above the danger line.
The crest Of the Hood has passed St.
Louis, and any further destruction to
be wrought will be from the possible
crumbling OF undermined buildings
and to the country below this point,
danger Of which is lessened by the
spreading Of the river over the low
lands.
Rapid falling Of the water, it is ex-
pected, viii quickly drain the inundat-
ed section on the Illinois side, where
the property loss will be heaviest, and
repairs 70 the damaged property soon
will be possible.
Death List Large.
Reports are coming In from Madison.
Granite City and Venice which indi-
cate that the death list may be larger
than FIRST estimated. At least twenty
people have been drowned iii that yi-
cinity. a report was received from
Newport small town three miles
from Granite City, that a school build
ing in which are sheltered fifty chill
dren was lettering and threatened to
collapse at any moment. Appeals were
made for assistance, but there was no
way 70 reach them from St Louis 81
East ST. Louis, the only places that can
now tender aid.
City Attorney Robert Hagneur Of
Venice Is reported by his relatives to
be missing, and they fear lie persisted
when the city was overwhelmed.
Deputy Coroner William Ballhorn 81
Madison county and his son, who lived
in Venice, have been given up as lost.
Louis Kishor and wife, who lived in
Madison, are believed to have been
drowned in the breaking of the levee
that flooded the town. William Anchor
and Mrs. Clifton and her infant have
been missing for several days, and It Is
thought they persisted
In one party Of refugees near led.
wardsyille four cases Of smallpox have
developed. The officials of Madison
county are doing all in their power to
isolate the cases and prevent spread
Of the disease.
Numerous families, penniless and
having no friends 70 whom they can
60, refuse to leave their flooded homes.
In many cases these people are aetu-
ally starving. and food viii be FUR
nished them by men Ia skiffs at once.
RELIEF Fund Raised
The Merchants Exchange has raised
a food relief fund Of $1,000. OF this
AbtouHA #AsbNN tfttli itiS bEeu sent NN
Topeka and Kansas city, Kan. The
remaining $1,000 will be used ii re
neving suffering in this vicinity.
Twenty-Five people, with their house
hold effects, have been rescued from
Mullanphy island. in the Missouri
river north Of here, where they had
been nlarooned for several days.
Word has been received that the |
leyee at Kempers Landing, thirty-fiye |
miles below ST. Louis, had broken |
flooding thousands Of acres Of fine Tilt
nois farming land
MI. Il. Wilkinson, d commission mer.
chant at Cape Girardeau, $50 miles be.
low St Louis. has arrived here by boat
after q long hard struggle against the
current, and reports that the damage
to crops between st. Louis and Cape
Girardeau will amount to 100000
The river Is forty miles wide below st.
Louis in low districts. The steamer
was unable to render any assistance to
many refugees seen clingiug to floating
houses on account Ell tile s~ift current.
and Mr.. Wilkinson thinks it probable
that several lives hive been lost.
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