New-York tribune., 1903-06-09

ore woman who lived close to the river, put
her three children in washtub and waoeo
through the water. which kept rising. Ihey
escaped AT one house man was seen TO crawl
10 the roof bearing child in his arms. Tnere
he remained the greater part OF the night
Clinging to high fences roof tops and trees
q score Of families were found Some had re-
manned in the water fifteen hours and were al
most exhausted when rescued.
ESCAPED IN THE NICK OF TIME
Camped at the roundirouse of the Terminal AS
sociation, midway between the Merchants orldge
and Venice are two hundred persons VINO sol ou@
OF the flooded city in the nick of time They
are badly in need Of food and clothing None
Of them has had anything to eat since yesterday
The Terminal Association began running trains
today from Madison TO Brenen-ave-. TINS CITY,
and food and supplies are being transported d.
rapidly as possible. In some parts OF venice
the water is from twenty to twenty-five ieet
deep.
From Ferdinand Cole president of the Boaro
of Levee Commissioners of Madison county
living at Venice comes report OF lives ios'
through the collapse of q brick hotter at NoflH
Venice or Newport Two men are said TO nave
.v,u,, fror, Venice TO Madison, being forced by
water from the roof Of the house they were Nv
INC in Six feet Of water Is reported sweeping
through the Offices Of Hedges Hotel, Maolson'
with guests Imprisoned in the upper stories
Residents of Granite City are In great perm
from several breaks in the evees protecting that
town Persons living about the MANUFACTURING
n,apts in which they are employed nave heu
from the food that comes frcm the north aho d
Trash break I'm the abutrnent to the west Ad-
.aoent farm lands are flooded and the resioehls
Of the lowlands are seeking safety with those OF
the city.
John Buehrar who lives on Chouteau lSlaho'
twelve miles north of here reports that eighteen
people on the island cannot get away
At O'Clock this morning the combined forces
Of the Missouri River and Cahokia Creek proAe
the barriers at the Relay Station at East ot'
Louis but the embankment of clay ana saliu-
bags made by the workers yesterday saved the
citv from the water. Five hours later the water
had risen SO high that steam engines couio hot
pass through without dying
WOMEN WORK IN CoMMlsSAhi'
r,I1iot,s froe shops have been converted INTO
8 conrnissary department East ST LOUIS ~0--'
an. under Dr J. L. Virgins, have worheo INC
night and day. giving food to the WORKERS On ING
levee. Seep water has entered the cellars anu
Easements in the central part of the to"n' anu
the men not at work on the leNees aie
goods to higher places
-n-ee feet higher than Main-st.. the first street
eae+ of the tracks II is kept back by an en-
hsnkment OF clay topped with SAND eass- 1t
sAens through constantly, but does not break
The bank because it has little current, ana Is not
beaten by the winds. Rush City, behNersloe
and the part OF the town east of the southern
tracks and south of Broadway are unoer wafer
Residents of that section have left their houses
and gone to the northern part OF the CITY
Owners of different halls and large buildings IN
East St Louis have proffered them for the use
Of the flood sufferers.
Guards are on duty at the canal bridge on the
illinois Central at Centreville Station, seven
miles southeast of the town The authorities
have closed the space beneath the trestle' BACK
1ater from the river has flooded farms 20 tL"
toutheast and the farmers in that section ~ the
country threaten TO cut the timbers blocking the
water. Should this be done the water Would
hack up Pittsburg Lake. which at present
reaches to the city limits Of East St Louis, ana
gain another point of attack on the city
This afternoon the viaduct connecting EasI
St Louis with the Eads Bridge was condemned
unsafe. The streetcars were stopped ana
not allowed to cross the bridge. The water
Of the Cahokia Creek has been washing against
the viaduct for several days, and 1t has been n
strained TO it's utmost by sightseers who used 1t
q vantage point TO view the flood
MEAT SUPPLY CUT DOWN.
There is no stock yards market in East St.
Louis to-day on account of the flood This in
dicates that ehe meat supply of St LOUIS, Whlch
comes chiefly through these yards, viii be cut
down until the river falls considerably.
With all East Side terminal points between
here and Alton in the embrace Of the flood and
the Merchants and Eads bridges accessible
TO only few lines, passenger and freight traffic,
both incoming and outbound, is temporarily
paralyzed. No attempt has been made to trans
port freight between this city and East St
Louis. and relief from this critical situation is
not expected within The next twenty-four hours.
II is estimated that the food has already cost
the railroads S29o0000
The Vandalia was the only line which started
a train to the East to-day but this was two
hours late leaving Union Station. The Wabash
the Chicago. Burlington and quincy; the Big
-Four the Louisville and Nashville, the Chicago
an6 Alton and the Toledo. St. Louis and Kansas
City roads suffering heavily. All trains on
the Clover Leaf have been annulled- The Big
Four and Chicago and Alton are carrying pas
sengers to Alton by boat, where connection is
made for northern and eastern points. The
Burlington will not accept passenger business
south Of Alton. and the Wabash is completely
checked on the outskirts Of East st. Louis. The
Illinois Central ran the only Chicago train into
St Louis to-day. 1t arrived at Union Station
three hours late
The Western roads are experiencing similar
hsrdships The Wabash. Chicago and Alton.
and Burlington practically nave ceased opera
rfons between here and Kansas City The Mis-
souri, Pacific and the Frisco the only lines
actively operating between the two cities. The
Missouri Pacific is handling Westbound business
for its crippled competitors Freight tonnage
has been reduced 10 a minimum and only the
most imperative shipments can be made.