Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-21

large cities were sofa e last rlght.
as wires we're down and railroads in
tae.g vsc-aLty aeJ ether 81 7er.z
trains OF were refout1nE them 20 avoid
high water
Tooaga no definite loss at l1Ee was
reported early today. the recedtne va
ters and belated reports from the
DzarEs may disclose zome casualties.
Several men in St Louis collapsed
after spending the night in water res
cue work. and persons long marooaed
before being rescued suffered severely
from exposure and were taken 20 hos
pitals
The only serious effect Of the storm
on the local food supply was q scare
itv of milk this morning due 20 the de-
moraIization Of railroad and interur-
ban transportation. But dairyuec
said conditions would be normal ia a
few days
The river Des Peres. which grew
during q hours from a 10 foot stream
70 Q mile wide river. began to fall at
Other, swollen creeks emptyiug into
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers be
gan TO recede today. but With their de-
cline the larger rivers rose and Off
ciaf predictions we're for food stages
on both the Mississippi and Missouri
today
MAY Ask Legislature Aid.
Fisher OF Galveston today said it was
probable that citizens here would send
. an appeal 70 the Texas legislature ask
ing that they be given an extension on
their taxes IN order to meet the big
financial drain caused by Monday q
storm
Tha people, according to the mayor
already are discussing additional
grade raising and filing 10 meet the
new. problems which the latest storm
brought 10 light. They are determined
Galveston shall be made safe. A wall
7 3ncl0sing the inner harbor has been
suggested as a protection in case Of
further storms Of the nature Of the
titanic hurricane.
Work continued at increased speed
Oh the cleaning up OF the city, every
available man being put to work by the
authorities. 1t was promised that be
. fore night water in fair supply would
be coming into the city through the
! big main from Alta Iona. It was ex-
/ pected yesterday the water supply
would be restablished but the water
did not arrive
With communication restablished
with the outside world by telegraph
and telephone and great progress be
ing made in setting things in order IN
+ the city, Galveston citizens today look
ed forward hopefully to an early re
turn to normal conditions.
In Water 80 Hours,
Galveston, Texas. aug. 2l-W. a.
Nrausse a. surf man al the san Luis
coast guard station, arrived here safe
l- last night from Texas City, after a
distressing experience in the hlrrl-
cane Erausse, according to his story,
remained 10 the water continuously
almost 80 hours. swimming and float
ing a distance Of more than 80 miles.
re was making inquiries concerning
the fate Of his wife 70 whom ne was
married 90 days ago.
MY wife was with ne and several
members Of tae San Luis crew in the
station Hfeboat when the storm broke
+ Monday night, said Krausse. We be-
IieEed we would be safe in the boat, as
IT was m0ored 70 the station. All Of
A. had on life preservers. Suddenly
my wife was pitched forward By a VIC
lent gust Of wind. 7 reached out 10
grasp her and slipped ana fell over
board Il was impossible for me &c
swim hack 80 the boat or TO get to
shore tn that hurricane, SO / just al
ternated swimming and floating. the
life preserver helping me TO keep ahoai
when I felt exhausted.
II swan as much rs possible to keeT
my blood circulating and to keep as
warm as I could IN the water Finally
. I managed TO reach shore near Texas
/ City Wednesday morning and was al
most exhausted. have been unable
( TO get any word Of the fate Of my wife
Texas Coast Bead 500,
Washington. D. c.. Aug Glover
nor Ferguson Of Texas today teIe-
g4aphed President Wilson that the loss
ii ltfe from ne tropical storm along
the Texas coast will not aEcas+ 269 aa-
that estimates Of the damage have
been greatly exaggerated. He said tae
situation was under control. Replying
TO d message from President Wilson
offering sympathy and assistance, Gov
ernor Ferguson teIegraphed his thanks
and said ne was sure the people Of
( Texas greatly appreciated the mani
. festation Of the presidents interest II
them,