Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-06-08
RELIEF IS EXPECTED
BY "Wednesday, When the Crest
Df the Big Wave Will
Pass.
MORE FATALITIES REPORTED

ST LOUIS, Mo, June S.-According
to the local weather bureau, relief
seems in sight for the flooded districts
in the vicinity Of ST. Louis. This morn
ing the stage recorded by government
guage is 37.5 feet, rise during the
past twenty-four hours of 1.3 feet.
This breaks all records but that OF
1914. 1t is expected the river will rise
from now until tomorrow night and
that the predicted 38 feet, if at all,
will be barely attained Then after
remaining stationary for short time,
the government officials say, it will
begin falling Tuesday evening or We'd
nesday. Unofficial reports from st.
Charles on the Missouri river to the
north Of ST. Louis are to the effect
that the river is rising very little If
any. Inability to secure communtca-
tion with Granite City, H., lying few
miles north of ST. Louis, where a
number of people were late last night
reported in danger of losing their lives
from the encroaching food caused
great anxiety here. AT Madison nine
persons are reported drowned and 9TH
ers either on a crumbling leyee or
in safe buildings are in peril. From
Ferdinand Cole. president OF the board
of levee commissioners Of Madison
county, living at Venice, comes re-
port Of lives lost through the collapse
of a brick hotel at North Venice or
Newport. Six feet of water is report
ed sweeping through the offices OF
Hedges hotel. Madison, with guests
imprisoned in the upper stories. Ef-
forts are being made in various ways
to reach these places by water and
land ana afford help, but it may be
several hours before anything definite
can be learned.
The conditions in East st. Louis
continue the same as last night. John
Buehrar who lives on Chouteau island
twelve miles north of St. Louis reports
that eighteen people on the islanc
cannot get away. He wanted assist
ance but was unable TO secure aid
as all the boats are at present busy
and cannot reach the island.
So far as known the casualties arr
as follows: John Crttenden, aged 1O
drowned near the Merchants bridg
in Venice; a woman and seven chil
dren swept from fence by the floo
in sight of the terminal railway opel
ator at Madison, who was attempting
to save them; a woman was droWne
in Madison near the American ca
works: a woman and baby were see
clinging to a telegraph pole in Mad
son. The pole turned in the waite
and both disappeared. Manager Shil
lev Of the Madison car works report
seeing seven employees OF the Amel
ican Car and Foundry compan
drowned. Henry Edmunds, farme
was drowned near Granite City. HI
wife was rescued.
~. Special River Bulletin, ,-r
WASHINGTON, D. G., June g.
The Missouri river is falling excel
over its extreme lower portion an
the Mississippi is also falling nor,n
Hannibal. At st. Louis the stage ID
morning was 37.5 feet. rise SIM
Sunday morning Of LIZ feet The sta'
at Cairo was 41.0 feet a rise OF
since Sunday morning. The river
St. Louis will probably come to
stand during the day in the neighb'
hood of 3S feet but will continue
rise below. General food warnin
have also been issued for the rivers
South Carolina and the James river
Virginia.