The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-18
new FLOODS ARE
CAUSED BY BIG
RAINS IN STATE
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certain. The passenger train moved
out Of Beardstown through IS
inches of water this morning.
Still Have Gas. Water.
The cold wave last night spread
suffering throughout the tent col
ony and gave the Salvation Army
workers another opportunity for
service. The Central Illinois Pub
lie Service company provided them
numerous electric heaters for dis
tribution where the need was great
est.
clared to be Beardstown's greatest
problem today. The water supply
is still unaffected by the food, and
the gas plant also. This, with the
fact that there is very little disease,
makes the outlook, insofar as health
is concerned, exceptionally good.
The state department of health
has made all plans for taking
charge of the situation when the
water starts to fall.
Frederick. ILL.,. Flooded.
Frederick, ILL.,. April 1.-two
thirds OF the $50 inhabitants OF
Frederick, which lies across the
river from Beardstown, are home
less this morning. Last nights
rising of the river, which flooded
the village when the Cole creek
leVee broke. covered two-thirds of
the homes in four feet of water
The other third today are crowded
to capacity and are also caring for
refugees from the drainage dis
trict
Naples Under Water.
Naples. Ill, April 1S.-Flooding
of the town of Naples was complet-
ed today with the breaking of the
levee which the entire able-bodied
populace had been working to pre-
vent. Mrs. John Chambers, the
mayor, telegraphed the develop
ment to Adjutant General Black,
asking for 25 more tents. Ninety
army tents are already in use.
Rising of the water at Naples has
cut off train service. The railroad
is under three feet of water This
condition, together with the fact
that Naples did not have very
large supply of provisions on hand,
will likely make imperative an ap-
peal for aid by boat.
Drowned at Clinton. Iowa.
Clinton, Iowa. April 1S.-Flood
waters of the Mississippi river
claimed their first victim here ear
ly this morning when Bert Root,
an aged resident, drowned in
creek swollen by back-water from
the Mississippi river. Back-water
from the river, following the course
of the sewer system and seeping
through the ground, is invading
Easements in the lOw-lying down
town districts and gasoline pumps
are getting into action throughout
the lower sections of the city.
Thousands of acres of land lying
to the south of the city are under
water and many roads are covered,
while at points the water threat
ems to cover the tracks of steam
and interurban railway lines.
Big Rise at Dubuque.
Dubuque. Iowa, April 18.-With
a stage of 1913 registered here this
morning, Indications are that the
crest of the Mississippi river flood
will reach Dubuque probably Fri
day night. Although the flood wa
tiers had not reached the east main
line of the Illinois Gan raj rail-
road, a mile south OF Llbuque no
serious damage has been reported.
Hannibal Threatened.
Hannibal, Mo, April 1S.-The
Mississippi river rose with unex-
pected rapidity here last night,
standing at 169 feet tais morning,
a rise of 8 OF a foot in "a hours.
The local United States weather
station now expects the crest to
be higher than the IFS feet fore
cast.