The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-06-13
FLOOD SITUATION APPALLING.
ST. LOUIS IS IN \ VERY DANGER
Gus POSITION.
Mary Lives Lost-T~sntyFRs Tho0-
sand People Have Been Rendered
Eomsless-Othsr Cities in Danger
Many Towns Are Under Water, and
Property Less Is 5000, 600.

81, Louis. June lo--So great All eA-
IouI u covered By the a0Od. So eOh-
slaHlly changing are the conditions as +
tie water eTeepz higher aud renders 4
the situation the more chaotic, ana 40
unreliable are the various FumUFs u
the devastation that substantial suns
mary u tbs loss VI lite and property
can uJt te obtained. but Information
from the tuOst reliable sources zh0sed
lHs situation al present ~ 10 az t0l-
RNa
ItNer stage, 81 feet, stationary.
TncAty lives knoaa " EaSo besH
luat.
More than 200 700 acres u fieh
farming .apd under water.
Ala " scutee aud the greater part
.ct MAdia1a AID Granite Guy under "a
ter
T~euy ave thousand people render
yd homsicsz
Freight traf.c completely paFsIy led
aud passenger franc practically stop
ped
lac shipping AMI manufacturing dlz.
trtyt % EAat ~ l.o4a Tor thfre nalies
Aigns tle river rrUaI IL uaAer from
lhsro Lo vlzag fs~L u water itua-
dEeds. aal probably thousands. Of head
~ stock dro~aed
Ea4t H. louis rhreas9aed with coa
pirtr luundallJh
b. LDula flooded oHiy aioHs thr ga
ter trUaI.
Entire prUpsrty loss eztimAtsd a. g..
gOV. 900.
Ilr dOod has practically reached d.
height VI lie degaatatius parser aas
the situation - appalling The ciltaAl
came uuvu. By thc bsvAatGE u a lcv-s
nrar Granite Ciyy. ~at % safer sls
trvt llsh rushed da~a upon Mailaaa
and Eygc isvp.y cak4Itc,l that already
atfirAHa citys a@yepins houses sfoa
their foundations and lrJsuIas D. pr,s-
PIE ~hp ucf~ yaihly nr-ins g4f tA~lr
lives The report aas susf~at IAAt Is
/ NYrAmrE !n the 80 Louis Car aha
! FDaEiry WORKS. Ga4 lr~a asy4ae-i saE
Ai"r % nAa tJga4 thaE @huo srgrn
@g.lyra bad .Jst tarts lives J oghess
m~u. ~ym~a aaI saf.lsoa bad p1s
isA"i Hgn!fras ~ lessons w.fr
t're0i 'o ,hr roots a, ,-v.r a9alak
A0ue"s and an appeal sas sr-t ts 81
Louis '1r ala Egery r- zee pa4 a-a4e
Ip force steamers a6a.art tlc hra4y
eIrr"e' Four mi.va aorta 90 t14 strlraur
t1Et, bat e. vas a9oa b~fa-~ t4r steaa.
sra MARI TRalu an3 Aaal- I!assr4
hsh"d together aa5 Esrls rnsl1-s ugrk
ing under every ysac~ a, straa. after
A." hours %, hat'ls rlfh sE- earrrat
~"r~ able tl reach MAilsaa
For the balance - tho aay and lata
"a" n'shi the N4rk = r~s-4teF srus. o
from the a1atng or 1andeI aousrs
tr""tnps and various high efar~s PRO-
re"4rd. aad th"ry A~laE ON l.sr- ts
take them e~arsr than Nt tae.a fsry
arH tnniEtt pouring tefJ tao .Ity ty
IA" hundreds w~ak hppxry ana g-
7pairirE n is probable that Tie est.
mat" ~ Is lives ,1et is hrlgu the artaai
number River th.e1ss are lartias tho
various vacant houses la Venice uaai .
son nrt Granite tH7 AMI -arryfs.
away everything ttry raa er4
Throughout the rnff-r 1aatr4 4ts+-.-.
men with ript guns arp pasrutsfHs tbs
'"S"'@ 10 prevent pjllaEtas aaHr srtts-.,
10 'rJ their msrksmaashf9 "a th.
thieves. beat the thieves PLACED BONUSES
situated gar from Pee trgers va~-r
they ar" safe trum f~-eetlaa
Dad >, Esss c.. louis
A Associated Press reporter rasisrf
East 80 Louis and tao situation iae-s
~ spnrafe Mayor Cook had 5asa-.,
a proclamation ordering all Hss7rsss
suspended and calling upua every maj,
citizen 10 lay aside bis rmnr.g-r-.
aud rend"r service ir preventing ,tr.
'h3ndatl'u - ,he rlf5 Na7rr o..
F""t about seeing thar signs uers
posted Offering ara 90 cents aa t.sv
O.. "''p build III" iryses. bgt the offers
OF employment w-rr ignored BY tho ma.
I'Fjty - th8 thranEs ~ gganpt..s.,
negroes and white vurkneg zbo s,,at
'a'y by tn" situation vas sattipv a.,
H'N p"raie that tpr time a socr,,,4
p"ssibl" men might DO faret =, -
~ th' points - rifles Tho uater "a.
steadily creeping uv Inch ~ inch Z,
IN" tops ~ n" hu-rjAlly erected s,,5
nag isF""s. and tho level % tho w,,.-
vas ~" f""t above tho higher pa-tf,-,
~, ,0e CITY A break IN a dyke meant ,
'a.' destruction 10 property ard g,s
S'''y loss n Ire. as tho swift curr.p, 7.
We, would have turned into Eas, 81 for,s
Ike a torrent
mt citizens hurried to tho work N,
-'.'nE ~" city and the Inspiration
.p''a , until tho ldlo workmeu Joined
49, yuIonEs on Tho lavoes. and tho
~ ,". WV. we're piled higher and higher
-. iAst as freight cars could b,I,,
,h'm. and tonight tho city IA am, A..
OUT menaood by the food
Packing plant n,..,