The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-08

1T MAY REACH IS FEET

NtClIllE OIL 81 LOUIS. HIS 44lOA AlAl46 NtiI
stage recorded by the government
gauge is 37.5 feet, a rise during the past
"A hours of Is feet. This breaks all
records but that of 1874. 1t is expected
that the river viii rise very slowly
from now on until tonight or tomorrow
morning. and that the predicted stage
of 3s feet. if at all will be barely at
tanned Then after remaining station
ary for a short time. the government
officials say, the river viii begin fall
ing Tuesday or Wednesday, Unofficial
reports from St Charles, on the Mis-
souri, river to the north of St Louis,
are to the effect that the river is rising
very little. if any.
Inability to secure communication
with Madison and Granite City H..
lying a few miles north of St. Louis.
where a number of people late last
night were reported il danger of losing
their lives from the encroaching flood.
caused great anxiety here At Madison
nine persons are reported drowned, ana
others either on a crumbling ieVee or in
unsafe buildings. are in peril of their
lives. Nothing definite as to this can
be learned, howe ever. From Ferdinasid
Cole, president of the board of levee
commissioners of Madison county, liV-
ing ait Venice, comes report of lives
lost through the collapse of brick
hotel at North Venice or Newport
Communication between Granite City
and Venice is impossible. Two men are
said to have bTaved the flood by swin~
ming from Venice to Madison, being
forced hy water from the roofs of the
houses they were living in Six feet Of
water IS sweeping through the Office or
Hcges' hotel, Madison, with guests i'm
Drisonea in the upper stories.
Residents of Granite City are in great
peril from several breaks in the leVee
protecting that town. Persons living
about the manufacturing plants in
which they are employed are reported
fleeing from the flood that comes from
the north and d fresh break in the abut-
ment TO the west Adjacent farm lands
are being flooded and the residents of
the loWlands are seeking safety Eff
forts are being made in various ways to
reach these places by water and land
and 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,
when a squad of twenty policemen were
sent over at the request of Chief of PO-
lice Purdy to assist in guarding lives and
property. All the available men that
could be spared We're sent over today.
John Buerhrar, who lives on Choteau
island. i miles north of St. Louis, re-
ports that eighteen people on the island
cannot get away. He wanted assistance
but was unable to secure aid, as all the
boats are at present busy and cannot
reach the island
At o'clock this morning the com
bined forces Of the Mississippi river and
CaholSia creek broke the barriers a t the
relay depot. East St. Louis. The relay
depot was surrounded with water but
the embankment of clay and sand bags
made by the workers Sunday saved the
city from the rush OF water Trains
continue 70 pass on the tracks around
lhe cepot. Dul at $50 lhe east St-Douh4
southern was stopped on the bridge IN
cline An army of men are working
along the tracks thaI fsach from tne
noftnerh extremity Oh 1he city TO tne
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plaSes- -Al1eI u5tsIlsha sIls morning
NateF Oesun 70 oISah snIougii az Conn
statlon IN the fallfoad yafds west OF
9ulilh's -tN7nu ue- ne Dl.ahS we're SIP
PED betore lhe water gained any great
headway. Just back Of Elliotts frog
shops three blocks south Of Broadway.
the water is three feet higher than Main
street. 1t is kept back by an embank-
ment of clay topped with sand bags.
1t seeps through constantly but does
not break the back because it has little
current and is not beaten by the wind.
Rush CITY. Denver side and the por-
ton of town east of the southern tracks
snd south Of Rroadwa are under wa
ts,. residents Of that rart Of town
ba1,a 1eft their houses and gone to the
,7ortf,aTn nart Of the citv. Owners of
-. gt...' e. o,,is i9s7sa n,ofTered them for
-1a+, 80 of +9e soo5 sufferers.
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:. sls -. - - T1ii,eis fs-set-s a+ Center
nii1a7 M e+s+io, ee5-en miles southeast of
- -, STbe a5thori4iaz nave closed the
s~,sn l,a1,aatb the +rezt1e.