Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-08
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Communication WIN SGadiSon-Nme Persons Reported
Dsoaned-Sfanp in Great peril
ON the eastern bank Of the MIS-.

now from the eastern bank Of the Mis-
si5sippi
East 81. Louis city authorities expect
to hold their entertainments unti to-
night hoping that by that time the
crest Of the Hood viii have passed III
order to do so, the different plants ~,
East ST. Louis have sent their men 10
work for the city, Elllotts frog shops
have been converted into a commits
sary, East 81, Louis women under the
direction of Or. j. l.. Virgins, have
worked in the commlssary night and
day, giving food to the workers on the
levee.
Seep water has entered the cellars
and Easements In the central pord
Of the town. and Mon not at work on
the levees are remoVing goods to nigh
er places.
After daylight this morning watcf
began 10 break through at Cohn sta
ton, in the railroad yards west Of
Summit avenue, The several breaks
We're stopped before the water gained
any great Roadway.
WATER IN STREETS,
Just back Of Elliot's ftog shops, three
blocks south Of Broadway, the water Is
three feet higher than Main street. the
first street east of the tracks IL Is kept
back by an embankWent OF clay, topped
with sandbags. II keeps through con-
stantly but does not break the bank
because Il has little current, and IS not
beaten by the wind. Rush CITY and the
portion Of the town east Of the South.
ern tracks and south OF Broadway are
under water. Residents Of that part Of
town have left their houses and gone
tothe northern part of the city. Owners
of different halls and large buildings In
East OF St Louis have preferred them
for the use Of the flood sufferers.
Guards are on duty at the canal
bridge on the Illinois Central tracks az
Centervllle station seven miles south
east Of town. Backwater from the river
has flooded farms 10 the southeast
and the farmers IN that section Of thu
country threaten TO cut the tmbers
blocking the water Should this be
done the weters would back up Pitts
burg lake, whlchat present reaches up
TO the city limits Of East ST. Louis and
gain another point Of attack on the
city
The Associated Press received the
following national stookyards at East
81. Louis this morning;
mo market here today account high
water"
This indicates that the meat supply
OF 81. Louis which comes through
these yards. will be clt of until the
river falls considerably.
With all east side terminal points
between Alton and 81. Louis In the
embrace Of the food and the Merchants
ana Eads bridges accessible only to
few lines. 81, Louis passenger and
freight traffic both incoming and out
bound Is temporarily paralyzed
No attempt has been made 10 trans
port freight between this city and East
ST. Louis and relief from this critical
situation Is not expected with In the
next "a hours II is estimated that the
food disaster has already cost the rail-
roads S2,OOOOOO.
TRAINS NARROWED.
An incoming eastern passenger trains
are marooned In 81 Louis. The Wanda
liza was the only line which started a
train 10 the east today, but this was
Two hours late leaving Union station,
and there is no assurance that II will
make anything like schedule time, even
II II succeeds in getting through East
ST. Louis.
The Wabash. the Burlington, the
Rig -Four, the Louisville T. Nashville,
the Chicago g. Alton and the Toledo,
ST Louis e. Kansas city are suffering
heavily All trains on the Glover Leaf
have been annulled
The Big Four and Chicago & Alton
are carrying passengers to Alton by
boat where connection is made for
northern and eastern points
No trains can be operated between
ST. Louis and Cairo The Illinois Cen
tral was the only Chicago train to make
ST. Louis today II arrived al Union
station three hours later.
The Southern railway held it's own
pretty well until Sunday night, when il
encountered difficulties at East ST.
Louis where q number OF It's cars are
now tied 10. The western roads are
experiencing similar hardships. The
Wabash, Chicago & Alton and Burling-
ton have practically ceased operations
between here and Kansas City
The Missouri Pacific and the Frisco
are the only lines actively operating
between the two cities. The Missouri
Pacific Is handling westbound bust
ness for its crippled competitors.
Freight tonnage has been reduced 70 a
minimum and only the most impera-
tive shipments can be made.
SPECIAL RIVER BULLETIN.
Washington June S.-The Missouri
river Is falling except over It's extreme
lower portion and the Mississippi is al
so falling north OF Hannibal. At st.
olis the stage this morning was 375
feet, rise since Sunday morning OF
IL feet. The stage at Cairo was Al
feet a rise Of is feet since SUNDAY
morning. The river at ST. Louis will
probably come to asstand during Mon
day In the neighborhood Of IS feet but
will continue to risef below
General food warnings have also been
iruncd for the rivers Of South Carolina
and the James river of Virginia.
The relay station is now surrounded
by water.
Train service IN every direction IS
laid out by the high water and no
freight business IL being zone at all on
the east side, Two roads, the Missouri,
Pacific and Frisco, are the only ones
running trains between here and Kan.
sas city. Passenger traffic and the
most urgent freight business Is all that
the railroads win handle west. II is
too early to estimate the damage which
viii run into the millions, and the loss
due 10 the Interference with business.