The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-06-15
STREETS OF EAST ST. LOUIS
SWEPT BY RAGING TORRENT


....,o. t., +ho saoo,a s+o~v If tne nuhli,
l.brary tuilains AZ the water en-
croached upon the building many dashed
through the shallow overflow 70 find
more secure refuse. In terror OF the
rising tide Of water refugees III nunareaS
thronged the street cr2wueu 'Ne Gus
and beseeched pubic ON elais' In me
city hall aloGe $40 homeless persons with
scant belongings as they mad beeh ''D'e
to selze on snort ho.'ce were 'SS'i''''ieo
Provisions for the TIME oeinS was sup
plled them. m
BUSINESS is t"'aiN S"9pT""s"'
streets ar INCA VIII a'ii'eS' PAM
stricken lhhs nitah'S' "oi'ie" VIZ" r"''
dren in arms. meh carrying houSeho'"
furniture. horses. doss ana "'"e
mali ( of once co "foi(ao'e domeS'c eS-
tablishments Iafane thH s'ree''' ne
common dlFec lo1 % an !" - ~
ward the bridge over watch nc refugees
are hurrying 70 81. LOUIS Al 'r'inc
to east St Louis from the west sue
has been suspended. anu Pol'cc'heh
turned back all who attempted me ZIP
foou IS Htt"eu u e0'' 80
/ once Secretary Thomas J. FeKe'' VI
the relief committee Sala 'il'S i''' na
We need a oi:ca from o'ooV 10 i'''0,
loaVes OF bread. We nave len ihou7''ho
people 10 iee'' az"
HVthiil7 i"i 'Niii "
River Stll A1Slng.
As night drew on another fear con
fronted the Inhabitants. The water that
had steadily been pouring through the
! Broadway embankment was believed to
no undermining that bulwark, and it Is
declared that the street could not With
stand the pressure without giving way
bafora fonr
The belief that the river was rising
was confirmed by the ST. Louis govern
ment gauge tonight. The gauge regis
tereo o'.''' d ii'7 u =" o,-a1oi.,
hours NO a''9i'rt 49,
inns rise except .i''' t''' "','N
Ing water from the 10" lahus mo '"e
channels OF tiie MISSISSIPPI az"
rivers ana S"eHiiis '"e "'''N>'
passes st. Louis.
Denver oiue' d SupN'D % US &c..
was coi"pi 1,,, boie
fNi'h 7i'''. 20, , at,,fz ri,o o,,o,,
nooded. IL tue iiN0i ti0'''u 80 ~.
niue hole '"o
Alta Sltta
News or the lhuhu"N0H eAN'.e" ~
people OF 81 LOUIS cary 'ouaS l.rl''o -
Va "S ~ -, l,<, p,+ +bo
sightseers across aus ~ . hao,, Nv,
autnoE'ie9 ~ cP"i ca "a,
inTnX OF curious po0pie' 49,,
OF the orloge ropes "tt0 81.
police were stationed VIII" olpeiS " anu"
no ingress into the CITY 81 specta.o'
who only hinder the WORK Oh ie9cue 80
St. Louis was practleahY smut on it0ii
the world. bVeh refugees "n0 "i"'N ~
go to St Louis were stopped anu u'''e99
they could show that they were sure
of being taken care OF ny 1iienus Uneg
were turned PACK 10 t"e 1e'iei 60
by the city
No Pictures for Newspapers.
>r,,.s-,or,e,. ,7otogranhcrs and persons
,.i.h e,n.,Il cameras were dealt with I'M
oore,n onio,sIy
instructions were given the guards by
t. - S',o,i+',rs iy efaored and 70 na+ro,
the sand bag levees Any thieves or
roseihIe levoe enters are to be shot down
instantly. Martial law has not been
,roclai,ued officiallv hut east st Louis
"a practically being governed under
s,,oh condition during the flood and
,hora ,s no MACE for unscrupulous per
cons
rov ho,,rs before tho braalc IN the
1o,,ea eor,,, todav New Roberts q negro
-, 80. ,oo. ,,.,,4o, ,.os ki11od INV
i,,.. "a 49,. 49,, 1900, fo- ,,+o.,,,,t
-. t,, 49,, :, ,>f,.t,.,, ~ +ha ,5tl,a
re, -. 49,. ,a,,se,, H., ,,,o'ar he.na,,sa no
-,.aa ~ n1fon.od 70 dray, HE my, at once