The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-07

workers, aided by volunteers, work
ed feverishly to stem the tide,
which threatens to cut off the SER
vice on this line, the only one en-
tering Davenport that is not seri-
onsly affected by conditions on the
Iowa side of the river.
The water is expected to reach
the Joint d., R. l. & N. W. and c.,
B. & Q, depot at the foot of Perry
street by night. condition which
will add to the difficulties within
the city Of Davenport. Trains from
this side of the river are still max
ing stops at the depot, however.
Bettendorf Hard Hit.
Bettendorf is hard hit and large
forces are at work building bikes
to protect the Zimmerman Steel
plant and the Bettendorf company
plant.
Directly on the river front in
that part of the city known as the
holy city" mostly inhabited by
persons of foreign birth, the flood
has taken firm grip.
In Fisher town. between Daven-
port and Nahant, between so and
100 families have been driven out
by the food. .f
Word received in Davenport to-
Gay of the broken levees near the
Wapsipinnicon was to the effect
that farm lands are being flooded,
but it was said that the damage
probably will not be acute.
Factories Close Here.
In Rock Island three factories
have been forced to stop produc-
ton. The Standard Table Oil
Cloth company, the Blake Specially
! company and the Rock Island
Bridge & Iron works on the west
river front have been forced to
shut down. The bridge and iron
works is the most seriously affect.
ed with water completely sur
rounding it and the food pouring
into the plant office.
The Blake Specially company
plant is on higher ground but is
| also surrounded by water. The
shu down was necessitated by wa.
ter getting into the core room.
At the oil cloth works water go,
into the drying cells and produc.
ton had to be stopped However
workers are being employed at ode
| work in the building.
| Men in row boats are carving
supplies to four smallpox patient:
and two caretakers at the city
detention hospital and are meeting
difficulties in steering clear of float
ing logs and other driftwood. AL
families in the district have beer
driven out.
Storm Drain Dam Holds.
The dam that was hurriedly con
structed by the city at the mouth
OF the uncompleted Sixteenth ave
nue. storm drain has held the waite
from rising further on the east sid,
of the c., r. |. & P. tracks. TIL,
water on the west side OF the tracks
is four feet higher than on the cas-
side, and the flood is now though
to be under control as far as reach
ing further into the city is con
cerned.
Two carloads of sand were dump
ed on the right-of- way, sacked ant
placed before and behind a woodel
dam. However, before the waite
was stopped the lily slough on tn
east side of the tracks and Low
territory surrounding was flooded
Pumping Station Marooned.
| The Fifth avenue pumping sta
ton has been marooned by the ris
coming in the river last night. Tw
electrical pumps in the station ar
handling the entire sewer flow O
| the lower end of the city, which wa
necessitated by the closing OF tn
Eleventh and Nineteenth street sew
er gates.
Sears Plant Still Out.
In the Rock river the backwafe
from the Mississippi has reached
point even with the top of the dar
at the bridge below the Waite
! Tower park.
A head water of two and eight
tenths feet is flowing over tn
dam from above, but there ar
signs of q fall in the Rock rive
stage.
The power plant below the dar
has been closed ever since Sunda
on account of no head of water [
turn the wheels The water aboy
the dam is less than three fec
higher than below, and this hea
does not give sufficient force 1
operate the wheels. The closin
of the plant cuts out $500 kile
watts per day from the tri-city cleo
trical power. However. this sit,
alton is not serious at this time a
the Peoples Power company
able to make up the deficit by full
nishing more units of power wit
its steam driven machinery.
Little Damage in Moline.
While but little material dan
age has been done in Moline, tn
entire river road is under waite
Residents in this district have bee
bothered by the rising tides ce
lars being flooded and slight dan
age being done. The Channel II
company has been forced to r,
move 5000 sacks of cement the
had stored in a warehouse in Il
vicinity.
The water has mounted until
. is flowing over the trestle an
tracks of the Tri-City Railway con
pany to Campbell's island. Son
concern has been felt that tn
would be washed out but as v,
J such a catastrophe has not o,
Cured.
? Low districts along the riv,
, front at Watertown have bee
: flooded, but no serious damage
ioptic;n,tnJ Tho hne~itoI