Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-23
ST. LOUIS FLOOD
KILLS EIGHT MORE
Scores of Persons Are Missing as
Result of Rising Stream
Near City.
COUNTY NEARLY INUNDATED
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22,-Eight per-
sons are reported drowned, scores
are missing, hundreds of pleasure
craft were torn from their moorings
and the greater part Of st. Louis
county was flooded today through
the rising of the Meramec river
which, normally a brooklet, now is
a raging torrent and in places miles
out of its banks.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 22.-Eleven
bodies of victims of the flood that
swept a narrow section of st. Louis
and suburbs Friday were recovered
today, and the death roll from the
gulf storm that struck this section
was increased by two.
A farmer perished near Edwards
Vile, ILL.,. when his home was swept
'HwHy arfsgm CanoKm creek, ana
another man perished when a boat in
which he was rowing with three 9TH
ers in East st. Louis, capsized. or
the eleven dead in st. Louis and
suburbs, ten were negroes, and one
was white woman. The farmer
who was drowned near Edwardsville
was Frank Huffman.
Falls Rapidly.
The Des-Peres river. the rise in which
was responsible for most OF the destruc-
tion Of property and all of the destruction
Of life on the Missouri side of the Mis-
stssippi, fell rapidly today, and normal
street car service to suburban towns was
almost restored.
The Missouri Pacific railroad resumed
suburban passenger service this after
noon.
The ST. Louis & San Francisco railroad.
however, was handicapped by a rise In
the Merameo river. which flows along
the Frisco main line for 100 miles, and
several bridges over the Gasconade river
were threatened by rise in that noun
tain stream.
Several large factories along the Des
Peres river were badly damaged by the
flood, and most of these establishments
will be closed for week to ten days.
Though suburban service on the Mis-
souri, Pacific was pestored. through serv-
Ice will be Interrupted until Sunday night
as bridge has gone out west Of Kirk
wood, Mo.
Total of Texas Dead.
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug A.-A total
OF E56 known dead, residents of southeast
Texas coast points and crews OF wrecked
craft OF all kinds, sxty-five persons
missing, many of whom are believed 70
have perished, and property damage close
to s5O.O0OOO0 was the toll taken by the
hurricane which swept this section last
Monday and Tuesday.
These figures were reached from a
careful compilation made tonight Of what
arc considered the most authentic reports
or loss OF life and property received
since the cessation Of the storm.
OF the known dead 1884 were residents
OF the gulf coast section and slxty-two
were drowned when tho vessels they were
aboard sank. FoTty-three Of the missing
were members of boat crews. Those
who perished on Galveston island, includ-
Ing eight in the city proper, number
ifty-hrees ten were still reported missing
from the island. Galyeston's share OF the
property loss was placed at approximately
I. 10000.
Appeals for Aid.
AUSTIN. Tex, Aug %. An appeal 10
he people OF Texas. for food. clothing
'r money to assist sufferers from the
storm and floods Of last week outside
'f Galveston was issued today by Gov
srnor Ferguson. He requests that all
contributions be sent to the executive
at Austin for distribution. The
arger cities, Galveston, Houston and
Beaumont. disclaim need OF assistance.
The appeal is for the benefit Of the
smaller towns and communities.
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