Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-12-10
FLOOD SOUTH
WHILE NORTH
IS FREEZING
Ten Inches Of Rain Incl
dent of Atmospheric
Disturbances.

Atlanta, Ca, Dec. 10.-Torrential !
rams over the greater part of the
south that first had proved bless
irgs by enabling large hydro-elec-
trio plants to operate without cor
sumption Of coal. today had con-
tinued in such force ac to flood
rivers in Alabama Georgia and
mississippi, causing thousands OF
dollars damage anc at least three
deaths. Ten inches or more Of rain
fell at various points in Alabama
and Georgia. Fair weather and
cold wave were predicted for Ala
bama and Mississippi and it was
believed the rains would be over
IN Georgia during the day.
Leaves Thousands Homeless.
The drop in temperature was ex-
pected to cause severe suffering
around Meridian, Miss, where
floods had left = thousand persons
homeless after rainfall of 1919
inches. Similar conditions. al
though not to such a great extent.
prevailed along the Chattahoochee
river below Atlanta and West
Point, Ga. which were reported
partly under water with outside
communicated cut OF.
Railroad trafic In Georgia was
badly hampered and In lower Ala
bama and Mississippi It was re-
ported In many cases a. para
lyxsd.
Several cities reported street car
service Interrupted. s
Auto Through Bridge. ''
Utoy creek flowed over its banks
on the Cascade road six miles from
Atlanta and undermined the foun-
dations Of a bridge. An automo-
bile containing five persons Went
through the weakened structure
last night and county police re-
ported that three of them had lost
their lives. The Chattahoocheo
river overlooked bottom lands ne IT
Atlanta and reached q stage of -
feet at the city water works. A 200
foot section of the dam Of the Mont
Ikomery Light & Power company at
Tallahassee. Ala, was washed out
late yesterday with loss estimat-
ed at $250,000.
Relief In Sight.
Chicago, ILL.,. Dec. 10.-Hope for
relief from sub-normal tempera-
lures by tomorrow was held forth
by the weather bureau today. with
announcement that the crest of ths
cold wave would pass the Mississ-
ippi valley today and tonight.
A minimum temperature Of S de-
grees below zero was predicted for
the Chicago district tonight with
slowly rising temperatures tomor-
row.
In the south. where foods haze
caused considerable property dam
age, rendered hundreds homeless
and cost three lives during the
past "a hours, the rain has ceased,
but q decided drop in temperature
= is in prospect.
Freezing temperatures was re-
ported from Galveston, Texas, this
morning.
Down to A Below.
The coolest place on the weather
map was White River. Ontario, with
. minimum of A degrees below
zero. Duluth reported % below;
Des Moines, 20; Clinton, Iowa. 80;
Waterloo. Iowa, 20: st. Paul, Mimi,
16; Green Bay. Wis. IA; and Kan-
sas City. below.
Hits the East.
Washington, Dec. 10.-The cold
wave which has had the west in it,,
grip for several days swept into
the east and south early today.
The weather bureau announced
that there would be . cold wave
tonight throughout the Atlantic
states, the upper Ohio valley and
the lower lake region, but that
the temperature would moderate
slightly tomorrow in the Mississ-
ippi and lower Ohio valleys.
High winds are general all alon1
IO0 COA1t duu OLUA Ii wal uluSs
were displayed this morning from
Louisiana to Maine.
Warmer IN Mountains.
Denver, Colo. Dec. 10.-The
Rocky mountain states were prom
ised relief from the cold wave in
the shape Of rising temperature
and fair weather To-Day. Denver OBJ.
tained relief last night when the
mercury slowly crawled from II
degrees below zero to above. Ris.
ing temperature was reported from
~Wyoming. Colorado and Utah, WITH
the storm center moving slowly
eastward.
Some NeeFby Records.
Cedar Rapids. Iowa. Dec. TO-
Temperatures Of % below were reg
istered here at ga. m. today. Re-
ports from towns Of the county in
dicate that there Is little coal lef
in any Of them, but no actual suf
fering has been reported.
Ottumwa. Iowa, Dec. 10.-SixtesI
below zero was the minimum ten,
,perature registered here this morn
in9. -'s
=. II p f