The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-06-10
REACHED ITS ZENITH
Flood Is Thought to Have Arrives
at the Maximum Height.
RESCUING REFUGEES
&c 10 More Than Possible That the
n Estimate OF Twenty Lives HaE.
ing Been Lost Is Below
the Real Number. 8

81, Louis, June 10.-The food has
probably reached the zenith OF its de-
vastating power. and the situation is
appalling. The climax came Sunday
night when. by the breaking Of ievee
near Granite City. wall OF water six
feet high rushed down on Madison and
engulfed the already stricken city.
sweeping houses from their founda-
ton and drowning fifteen refugees. who
were valnly fleeing for their lives The
report was current that fifteen work
men In the st. Louis foundry works had
been drowned. but later 1t was, found
that while seven employees had lost
their lives. thirteen others. men, wo-
men and children. had persisted. Hun
dreds OF persons were forced to the
roofs OF their floating houses. and an
appeal was sent to st. Louis for as
.sistance. Every one was made to force
steamers against the heavy current
four miles to tbs stricken town. but il,
vas noon before the steamers. Mark
Twain and the Annie Russell. dashed
together. and their engines WORKING
under every ounce of steam after Ave
hours OF battle with the current, were
able TO reach Madison.
For the remainder Of the day and
into the night the work Of rescuing RET :.
ugees from floating or flooded houses.
60 a,,1 - tot
ceeded. and there being no place to
take them nearer than ST. Louis. they
are pouring into the city by hundreds
wet. hungry. and dispirited. II Is more
than possible that the estimate OF
twenty lives lost il below the actual
number. On all sides people are found
who tell OF having seen men struggling
In the water too far from land 10 re.
ceivs assistance. or Of women, appar.
emily drowned under various circum.
stances.
River thieves are lootlng the vacant
houses.
AZ East ST. Louis Monday Mayor
Cook ordered all business suspended
and called upon every male citizen to
render service In preventing thu mum
dation OF the city.
Mayor Cook went shout seeing that
signs were posted offering men 81 cents
An hour to build the leyees, but the of !.
fers were ignored by most OF the
throngs Of unemployed negroes and
white men.
Henry Edmounds. eighty years old
left his home In West Madison Sunday
few minutes before the water came
20 drive two cows TO higher. ground
He was caught by the water and sweep,
away His aged wife was rescued by .
skin Monday morning and carried 20
81. Louis on Terminal train.
woman and seven children fell
from q high fence to which they were
clinginG. and sank from sight. A Ter
minat telegraph operator at Madison
saw their plight and ran en- search Of :
boat. They screamed to him for help
but before he could secure the boat
they were carried away before his eyes
woman ran close to a high fence
N Madison toward the American ca z
shops. The torrent of water struck the
fence. and It fell with crash. crushing
her beneath 1t. -
W. A. Greenwich. proprietor OF res
taurant at 370s North Broadway, saved
an esattre family from drownir,r NJ
Madison Monday afternoon. After res !.
cuing John Dublin and his four chill.
dren. together with his daughter. Dora
who was lying critically nj AZ her
nome MT Greenwich brought the dis.
tressed Family 20 81. Louis and provid.
ed faf them at his own home.
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