Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-02
MILL CREEK GOES
ON A TEAR AGAIN
STREETS OF MILAN FLOODED
FROM SIX TO EIGHT FEET
FOLLOWING ICE GORGE.
Village Board Calls meeting TO Discuss
the situatio---tsItstion Starts
for bikes.

Mill Creek went on n rampage again
yesterday. flooding the streets OF MI
Ian 10 a depth OF from six TO eight
feet in places. The overflow was
caused by an ice gorge at the bend in
the creek about a mile east OF the
town. The recent rains caused the
ice to loosen and float down. clogging
at this spot Just before noon yester-
day the gorge gave way and the water
came racing down the narrow stream.
rushing over the banks near First
street and Grand avenue.
The volume OF water rushed up
First street clear to the city limits on
the south side. swirling around the
window sills of the homes. with a roar
that aroused the residents OF the quiet
village. Dixon and Water street is
also flooded TO a depth of six feet near
First street. but at the city hall the
water was only four inches deep To
make matters worse the telephone
system is out OF order through break
in the cable al Eleventh street in Rock
Island. and the town Is isolated from
the surrounding community.
Men Prove Gallant.
Hip boots and rain coats was the
prevailing style in the town yesterday
afternoon and many feats OF chivalry
by the male population were reported. I.
In many instances the women folk and I
had TO be carried from their
homes to a dry spot The majority OF .
the homes in Milan are built high, but .
those that were situated on the low
ands were flooded with water. and the (
70,
thousand dollars
Residents Of the town, who are en-
lloyed in the city. experienced great
in reaching their homes last
night many being forced 10 wade
waist deep. All street cars stopped At
he end OF the last bridge and the pas
.engers were forced to walk the rest
4 the way.
The food was one Of the worst in
he history OF the town. and Mill Creek
las been a source OF trouble TO Milan
lmost every year. Four years ago the
tream did great deal OF damage.
Board Meets.
The village board met this noon TO
investigate the situation and Will
take the matter up with the
overnmelt authorities. Precautions
ad been taken 10 guard against
epetition OF the food three years ago.
nd the banks along the creek on the
outh side had been strengthened and .
nlarEed.
By noon today all OF the water had
eceded. with the exception Of that in ,
nallow spots. When the gorge broke a ,
irge amount OF ice was carried up on ,
iore and left there. making more ,
pom for the water in the creek, which
radually receded. Several heavy |
KS were suspended in the water by
opes from the bridge 10 break up the
eavy ice this morning.
Four years ago Milan suffered two
Gods in the spring OF the year. the 5
alter being two feet deeper at that q
me. At that time the L. :. Engi- a
GERS spent more than $4,000 in wild "
ling. Strengthening and deepening n
III Greek TO protect the town from a n
spetition Of such a food. /,
bikes Needed.
The creek below Milan is quite wide :
nd shallow. with not much flow.
iusing the floating ice to clog. These
,nditions cannot be overcome. &C
riding 10 an official from the L. 5
igineer's Office. At one time. the $
0veTnment, through the engineers n
ice. proposed the construction of II
kes along the south bank to guard a
;ainst these floods. but could not D
cure a majority of the property own c
: in Milan TO consent 10 this plan. ''
I'd IL was dropped and has not been
;itated since.
This third serious deluge may be +
rgely instrumental in renewing the
citation for a series OF bikes TO pro-