Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-06-10
East ST. Louis
hG1eat Dange1
CITY c4hnoa Submerged People Flee tor Safefp-Le0ee
Builder Who c4Henlptd 10 PuH Do@n Dyke Killed =
Waning Sent ont When Break Occurred Hundreds o.
Families ForSake Their Homes Business Suspended

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under way with Broadway and Tenth
| streets as the point of iembarkation OF
/ the rescuers. on all sides there we're
urgent calls for more shirs,
AZ that hour hundreds Of men went
| 70 work making rude llatboats and soon
many were Knocked together The po-
lice pressed into this service all negroes
ana others who were seen lettering
| about.
In the Washington sChoolhouse 800
! persons were huddled together short
/ ly after daylight It beenne Impossible
/ 10 reach the building except IN boats.
/ a number Of those imprisoned in the
/ schoOlhouse expressed their willing to
remain provided something TO eat could
| he sent to them. Efforts Were made 10
| provide supplies for them.
In the hall above a grocery store In
Irene street u persons took refuge,
| They could be seen al the windows sig
mailing for boats to take them away,
THE APPROACHING FLOOD.
AS the noise OF the approaching food
was heard the flight AT first rapid
retreat with more semblance Of order,
assumed panic state. All efforts TO
Uesuro the Inhabitants that there was
| sufficient time 10 escape unless a gap
WIS washed through the embankment
failed to convince them and most Of
them fed without any effort TO save
property.
Messengers we're sent to the main
part Of the city telling Of the danger
from the new point OF attack and the
gfoatest excitement prevailed. As the
bottoms fllA and the river gained
large entrance the terror IN the bust
ness section Of the city grew intense.
1t was all the greater because of the
darkness and the fear that while guard
was maintained In one direction the
torrent would break through at another
Point and engulf the luckless inhabi-
tants between two floods,
DESERVING THEIR HOMES.
They began to desert their homes AMI
run yainly up and down the streets,
seeking a place of succor. Hundreds Of
families from th1 choicest residence
portions Of the dty carrying trunks,
grips, bundles of clothing and valuables
began to cross Eads bridge toward ST.
Louis Most of the refugees we're scan
thy clad Strong men carried aged
women on their arms, followed by wo.
men with babes. BarefOoted children
were IN the procession, which continued
steadily over the bridge. Hundreds OF
others sought protection In the second
story OF the public library building. AS
the water encroached about IT, many
darhed through the shallow overflow
to find more secure refuge In terror
of the rising tide Of water refugees In
hundreds throng the streets crowd the
cars and beseech public officials for aid
In the city hall alone 500 homeless per-
sons with such scant belongings as they
HAD been able TO seize. on short notice
were assembled. Provisions for the
time being We're supplied them and they
were made comfortable as possible in
the auditorium on the third floor
BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
Business is totally suspended The
streets are filled with the almost panic
stricken Inhabitants Of the invaded dis
trlcts while with babes In arms. men
carrying household furniture, horses,
dogs and other remains Of once COM
Portable domestic establishments pa
rade the streets, The common direc-
ton Of all movement is toward the
bridge over which the refugees are
hu1YIng TO st. Louis
~ HuliilSt tue bltust was lldfuCdly !
the only means Of crossing the river.
open TO the throrg All traffic TO East |
st, Louis from the west side was sus-
Pended and policemen turned back all |
who attempted the trip.
The Eads bridge cars 20 to the west |
side Of Cahokia creek viaduct where |
passengers dismount. walk over and |
take the cars at the geast end.
The Viaduct IL In precarious condi- |
ton and is not expected 10 stand long |
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