The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-06-12

ST. Louis, Mo. June 10.-At the
rate OF from TO 10 miles an hour
the Mississippi river, over half mile
wi1e and 90 feet deep in the channel,
is pouring past st. Louis toward the
gun. For a week the river. slowly al
first. and then gaining in speed. crept
oat OF its ordinary confines until on
June s, 1903, il had established a high
water mark OF S7.5 feet. the highest
doOdtiCe since the same mark was
Vnonicially established in 1853. Ire
river is now receding. Thirty feet
above low water mark is the danger
line for St. Louis, and the river rose
7I-2 feet above the danger line.
The crest of the food has passed
St Louis. and any further destruction
so be wrought will be from the posi-
bic crumbling of undermined build
ings. and TO the country below this
point. danger Of which is lessened by
the spreading of the river over the
lowiands
Rapid falling of water, ii is expect
ed. will quickly drain the inundated
section on the Illinois side, where the
property loss will be heaviest, and re-
pairs To the damaged property will
soon be possible.
Death List Increasing.
Reports are coming in from Madi
son. Granite City and Venice. which
indicate the death list may be larger
than first estimated. Ii is known
that at least 20 people have been
drowned in that vicinity. report
was received early today from New
port. a small town miles from Gran
lite City. that a school building in
which are sheltered so children, was
totterins and threatened TO collapse
at any moment Appeals were made
for assistance. but there was no way
60 reach them from 81. Louis or East
g. Louis, the only places that can
now render aid.
CITY Attorney Robert Hagneur. of
Gooded Venice. is reported by his rel
s&ives to be missing and they fear he
persisted when the city was overwhelm-
ed Deputy Coroner William Ball
horin. 81 Madison county. and his con.
who lived In Venice, have been given
up as lost. Louis Kisher and wife.
who lived IN Madison, are believed 10
have been drowned in the breaking
OF the levee that flooded that town.
William Anchor and Mrs. Clifton and
her Infant have been missing for sew.
eral days. and It is thought they per.
sshed.
And SO reports are coming in, but
they cannot be verified until order
shall have been restored. and that will
not be until the food shall have sub
sided
Smallpox Develops.
In one party Of refugees near Ed
wardsville. four cases Of smallpox de-
veloped Yesterday and the discovery
struck terror in the minds of the un.
fortunates. The officials Of Madison
county are doing all in their power
60 isolate the cases and prevent a
spread of the disease.
Numerous families penniless and
having no friends to whom to go. re.
fuse to leave their flooded homes.
They live in the second stories and
subsist entirely upon what food hap.
pened 20 be on hand when the food
came. In many cases these people
are actually starving and food will
be furnished them by men in skiffs
at once
Many Flood Refugees.
From police reports il is learned
there are $50 destitute nood sufferers
in ~. Louis. refugees from East St
DoIis, Madison. Venice and Grant,,
C1tv and Kaskashia. There are over
5000 refugees in the country. but the
remainder have either secured trans
poItation 70 other cities or are beins
cared for by relatives and friends II
St. Louis.
There were 200 food refugees II
Edwardsville. III. last night from III,
tri-cities and Newport Because O
the congestion il was foun5 necessar,
TO distribute the sufferers in the vii
lagos along the Wabash ss far nortl
At Litchfeld
At o'clock the official gauge regis
tered SI.4 feet. The trend of tn
river this morning seems to be to rise
but the volume of water coming from
above is spreading out and does no
make itself apparent on the guag
by added inches.
In the tri-cities. Madison. Venice an
Granite City, IL is estimated this morr