The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-04-01
Breaking of Dixie at Night Causes
1,2OO Acres of Farm Land
to Be Flooded.
LOSS MORE THAN $4,000.
Country Inundated Comprises
Many of the Richest Farm
Communities in Central
Illinois.
REPCRLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIc SPECIAL
Peoria. Ill. March 31.-Telephons report
from Havana say the entire Lacey drain
age district, aggregating 1,2oO acres OF nc
farm land. Is under water, entailing los
Of not less than $4,000. This is the great
est ssihgle damage created by the floo
stage of the river so far; and is said to b
irreparable
Water was let into the submerged dis
trict by the giving way of the dixie in tn,
night. Much OF the richest and most pro
ductive farm land in Central Illinois Il
Included behind the three miles of dixie
and most of it was planted for the year
A 4oo-acre belt was entirely ruined.
The pumping station is under water t
the tops Of the boilers and many Of ths
farmhouses have been deserted. Those or
the higher ground are still occupied bu,
the families have moved to the upper
stories.
RAIN AT CAPE eIRARpEAu.
| REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Cape Girardeau No. March n-rhs rive,
came to a stand at noon. and the gauge read.
| 80 feet. The weather cleared I'D about noon
ana was much warmer At o'clock tonight
1t Is raining hard and promises to continue all
night.
The lowiands In Illinois east Of here are In
danger. and two more feet Of water will do
great damage to that section The prospect for
wheat in this section is unusually bright. but
continued rise will be fatal to many acres
in both Missouri ard Illinois bottoms
MoREHoUSE FLOOD FALLING
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Morehouse. Mo-. March s1.-The worst OF tho
food is past. Little River is falling. The resi-
dence district Of Morehouse, east Of tho st.
Louis and Gulf Railroad. was not flooded. be-
Ing & protected by the railroad grade;
western pa Saer ana rnS Is TSaPiSSy ,S falling II the
The first train since Saturday was run on the
Iron Mountain Railroad from Popar Blum to
cairo to-day The St; Louis ard Gulf d badly
to Cape Girardeau. Mail Of all kinds q greatly
HAZLEToN FILL Is GONE
Evansville. Ind. March 3.-The Hazleton nll
was washed away to-day. closing trafnc be-
tween Evansville and vinoennes. A hard rain
aas aa. ssen falling for henr. rendsrne .hs
was constructed at cost OF 5000 after many
It was at. this point ten years aso, during a
similar nood; that an entire passenger train on
the Eyansvii,e va w M and Terre Hsnte Karoed ds
tas ION OF the 81. and nothing but piece Of one
1t " w,s never known how many were killed.
ss. ~ no bodies OF train crew or psssengers were
PREDICTS g FEET By SUNDAY.
Washington. March 31.-The Weather Bureau
to-day issued the following special river bulle.
tin:
The Ohio River continues to rise from Evans
VII to fsss % a ses
ss stsss E, aSSu 3 feat Hy
but has not vet reached the danxereiine stage Il
any place.
TORRENTS OF RAIN FALLING.
Madison: Ind, March I..Torrsnts Of rain |
inch ,. 9f wsseE so ha, fallen and = q :t
risinE. !" "' o-'' anu '''A''ef ''''."' are again
HAIL HARMS WEL1SvILLR
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
.Wellsv1lle. Mo-. March n.-An unprecsdent- |
cd hailstorm for this section Of the country |
visited @ this city this morning ebou. o'clock.
Issidensss and churches were shasfered IKE
Farmers in sunounding vicinity suffered in
Ike manner; II is estimated that N.oo0
worth OF glass was destroyed here.
GO TO CHURCH IN BOATS
vincennes. Ind. March a1.-The BELGRADE
Levee has broken again and the wabash Il
Using again. an Inch an hour. Water IL
,tanding in the principal streets here. It has
oeen rsinins hard all night and day in south
Is;. ssssea where the rivers had besan to fan
re iareeiy 1ader xs1er. This % Se.ns rhulsdsy saS
,oats-. In Lawrence County the wafer is in the
) being quartered in the haymows.
IN ono house forty refugees are living. In one
70 staying, while Che men come hero for pro-
Water over the tracks and Iandslides have
topped railroad traffic. The Baltimore and
and vincennes Railroad has not
=eafs! ear was Drowned at fons Creek to-day
0' ''f's RAIN aEs sWELs IssH RIVER Nj nc'a'd house.
IEPUBILc SPECIAL.
Bunker Hill ~ H. "a March srf sIaThe heaviest
Rain fell in torrents anG Vol River .hd
adaoek Creek were higher hun tn. = h1re Lcen
q o. sos s fell
reds and business house pla.e-siss. windows
lars il estimated at LOCO.
FRUIT HURT AT cIIAMoIs. |!
SPECIAL
Chanois, No., March 31.-This section was ,
lsitcd by tremendous rain this afternoon,
Ill damaged fruit trees extensively. I
WRECKS TWO MILES OF POLES.
EPuBLIc SPECIAL.
Sedalia. Mo-. March 31.-A windstorm bor-
ring on cyclone, swept along the track
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway !
tween Pleasant Green and Pilot Grove last I
Ihe Western Union Telegraph Company lost
anisaton was nterTmpsed ana for sessra bS
is morning |
several small buildings were wrecked at r
lot Grove Bunceton and Franklin Junction, I
Il no casualties have been reported,