The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-10

many families in first story cottages
awoke only when 1t was too late to es-s
cape. Even workers who laid down to.
rest on the embankment, worn out with,
hard labor, were caught by the flood and
drowned. 1t may never be learned how
many died in this way. Among the
drowned last night previous to the break
In the Illinois Central levae. were d. M.
Sherwood and John Koolish and three
children. They lost their lives by
the overturning Of a boat in the
north part of the city. A negro was
drowned at s o'clock this morning In the
waters which are climbing UP the side Of
the embankment supporting Broadway,
East st. Louis. The man was trying to
get his team to higher ground and re-
manned inS the rising waters until the
swift current caught him. His team was
drowned.
Naval Militia on Duty.
Everything obtainable is being used in
the rescue of unfortunate people from the
second stories of dwellings in the sub
merged district Rats are, being built.
boats improvised and wagons even are
put to use, the horses of which founder
around with only their heads above
water while on their errand of mercy
The naval militia of ST. Louis and Alton
are on duty The Alton contingent, in
cutter. are rendering valuable service,
rescuing men. women and children and
transporting them to places of safety.
Hordes OF Thieves and Buns.
Lieutenant Gray, commanding the st.
Louis naval militia, has a force spread
out along the entertainments, guarding
against levee cutting and depredations by
hordes of negroes and buns, that are to
be seen everywhere. Arms are stacked
at police headquarters, where reputable
citizens may obtain carbines and ammu-
milton to guard their property.
A large number of arrests have been
made by the police, who are marching
their prisoners across the bridge to st.
Louis, as there Is no place to keep them
in the flooded city. The East st. Louis
city Jail is also being emptied and the
prisoners taken to the Four Courts in St.
Louis for safety. There is no place in
East st. Louis to feed and pay off the
hundreds Of men who have been at work
Strengthening the levees about the city.
1t was found necessary this morning to
march them over to st. Louis for their
meals and then back again to work.
Danger of Wall Of Flood Water.
Broadway, running east and west thru
East ST. Louis, divides that city in two.
It is built up in places, standing Is feet
above the surrounding country. It was
first thought this street would serve as
a protection to the northeast half Of the
city but the flood that covers the south
ern part has broken thru in a small
stream between Eighth and Ninth streets.
Should the embankment formed by
Broadway give way suddenly as threat
ened 1T will send a wall of water 10 feet
high over the remainder of the city. The
flooded district in East St. Louis is one
mile wide and four miles long from east
to west.
1t comprises about one-fourth Of the
city. That part Of East St. Louis known
as the island" was flooded several days
ago.
The district that is inundated includes
the second and third wards which are
knows as Illinois town and Denverside.
Alto Sta, the suburb east Of Denverside,
was still above water at 8 o'clock this
morning. The population Of that district
is about $500 all of whom have aban.
doned their homes and fled to higher
ground.
Alta Sta, Denverside and southern East
st. Louis are devoted to manufacturing
plants and the residences of their en-
ployes.
. The Tudor Iron works, the Malleable
Iron Works. the Wiegraft- Tebben Man
ufacturing company. the st. Louis Syrup
Refinery, the Elliott Frog and Switch
works. the Central Brewery company, the
Pittsburg Reduction works. the Oeters
- e. aF- s.