Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-06-01

Havoc on Iowa and Southwestern
Divisions of the Rock
Island.
MORE wAsHoUTs ARE REPORTED
Threatened Local Danger In the
10 Continued Rise of the
T mississippi.

The Iowa and southwestern divis-
ions of the Rock Island Railway COM
pany are badly demoralized by the
| floods at Des Moines, Kansas City and
Omaha. The situation at Kansas City
has cut off the southwestern trains
and the traffic which is moving now
is purely local. No washouts are re-
ported on the Illinois division and all
west-bound traits are running on
1schedule time. ,Washouts in Iowa are
frequent. and IN, places the track is
undermined for 1000 feet.
II Locally the Burlington is in good
shape. All trains yesterday and to-
day have been on time. Connections
with Omaha have still been maintain
ed and trains were able to get out,
though very late. The only commune
cation from Kansas City to Omaha is
by the most roundabout way. One
man came as far east as Galesburg to
make the trip.
WashOut at Bishop Hill.
The Peoria branch of the Rock ISL
and suffered some Inconvenience on
account of washout near Bishop
Hill. where the grading was done
last year. Repairs were made, how
ever. and train service not seriously
interfered with.
One million feet of heavy lumber
for the construction of temporary
bridges where structures have been
washed out by the floods in Kansas
passed through this city via the Rock
Island yesterday. 1t was carried on
four trains of Is ears in each. The
lumber was loaded during Saturday
night by the Edward Hines Lumber
company, of Chicago. to fill an order
that was placed Saturday evening.
Upon its arrival in the stricken state
/ small army of bridge builders will
4 set at work making the repairs that
will enable the road to reopen its
lines.
Danger Point Near
Should the river raise much more
here the D.. Il. |. & y. w. tracks will
be endangered and traffic ON the c.,
NJ. & st. F.. Burlington and r. l. & p.
affected The tracks of the first nam
ed road on the Wapsie valley north
of Davenport are being approached
by the waters and a raise of a foot or
more will mean washouts. In the
1 twest end of the city gardens and eel
i lars are full of water, while the river
is encroaching on the low land south
4 of Fifth avenue and some damage
q may result at the lumber and boat
4 yards. The pump held its own better
! yesterday at the food gates. and if
q the great quantity of surface water
q would only abate there would be no
q trouble whatever and the package in
q the sewers would cease. There is
some talk of a new pump. run by cleo
a tricity, and there is a possibility that
q the matter will be brought up at the
3 city council meeting tonight.
q The probability of rise to the dan
g ger line here is good with present
s. weather conditions and the forecast
q that is made for the next "a hours
"a With a stage of 1856 at noon today
g it will still require a rise of PAS feet
81 to reach the 15-foot mark here. The
8 danger line is not so high at lie Claire
and the safety point will be reached
tomorrow morning. The fact that
the river is falling at the northern
portion conveys some reinsurance
though a heavy rain in the vicinity OF
st. Paul would quickly start it in the
other direction.