The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-04-22
waves Washing Over Tracks Between
keokuk and Quincy Cause Dis
arrangement Of the
Schedules.
GET THROUGH SAFELY
There is Practically No Danger, But
Trains Must Run Slowly and
Some of Them Arrive
Late,

! a,
and from keokuk south into Quincy
are running on slightly delayed
schedules these days on account OF
the high water south Of Keokuk
which is covering the tracks to the
depth of the second step of the
coaches in some places There is
little danger of the waters rising
high enough to get into the IRE
boxes, railroad men say, and until
! 1t does the trains will be kept run
ming all right
Train No. l due here at 7:35 O'Clock
this morning, did not get in until
after 10 o'clock. Train No. which
arrives in Keokuk at 2:52 O'Clock in
the mornings, was detoured iasr
night by way Of Carthage to Burlins-
ton, SO that that train did not come
through Keokuk at all this morning.
The regular north bound train last
night came through the water, ana
the trains this morning are making
/ it all right with only a slight dis
arrangement Of schedules.
Prom the time the trains leave the
levee at West Quincy until they
reach Gregory, they are running
through water that is up to the sec
ond step of the coaches. This water
is high enough and moving swiftly
enough to keep the tracks clear of
debris. 1t is the small amount OF
water over the tracks that causes
the trouble. Trains must proceed
slowly through water that covers
the tracks just little, railroad men
say. because of the likelihood OF
striking big tree roots and driftwood
that is washed onto the track by a
current too sluggish to carry it away.
Clearing the Tracks.
The only way to clear the tracks of
such debris is to run slowly and
clear the tracks with pike poles IN
the hands of men riding on the en-
CINE pilots.
Launches are patrol1ing the tracks
and the levees alongside Of the
tracks. There is no danger of tracks
being damaged as the roadbed is OF
the best
The river stage at Keokuk this
morning is 1872 and the prospects are
for a falling river. The Des Moines
river stage is expected to keep the
Mississippi stage up for time, and
this little river may make some
trouble, especially if it goes on one
Of its spring rampages.
Situation at Quincy.
The Quincy Herald says of the high
water there: "
Water covers the Burlington tracks
in three places along the Missouri
side of the river. 1t is the deepest
between Lagrange and West Quincy.
at a stage of thirty-five to thirty
eight inches. The tracks are also
at place near Mark and |
at a spot between Alexandria and |
Gregory There is no trouble of con
siderable amount anticipated to traf |
fjc from any of these places. The |
train from the north over the K line, !
which is due In Quincy at 1898 a,
m. arrived at I o'clock this after !
noon. 1t had spent an hour and ten !
minutes between here and IaGrange, !
an hour Of that time hav-
ing been spent In passing over the |
portion of the track.
All trains are thus slowed up IN
passing those points, as they must
feel" their way along. drfftwood
being pushed out Of the way at an
the fire boxes, railroad officials say
here is no such danger. as the loco
motives with high fire boxes. the only
.ypes used in this traffic can stand
:, much higher stage OF water Dis
catcher Wahron said this afternoon
hat stage OF even twenty-five feet
,ere could be withstood and If such
, stage were to come 1t would not
stop trains from going along the X !
inc. &
The river at Quincy was 1876 feet
# I O'Clock this morning. 1t was
exported still rising steadily at noon
There is little doubt but that the
stream will gain the flood crest stage
Predicted from Hannibal. 1t will take ..
1eayy rainfall in the upper Missis-
,ippi and Des Moines river basins Z
low to counteract the indicated
rest q