The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-17
HIGH WATER
THREATENS
TRI-CITIES
Families in West End AL
ready Moving; Crest
Late in Week.

Flood warnings were issued this
Morning by Andrew Hamrick
weather man.
Heavy rains will cause the Mis-
sissippi to reach the flood stage
Wednesday, earlier than was pre-
viously predicted. Factory plants
and residents ia the lowlands OF
the tri-cities and surrounding COM
munities were cautioned to take ev-
cry preventive step to avoid spoil
age in easements.
zen families living in houses and
boats along the Mississippi south
OF the detention hospital in the
vest end vacated their homes late
. this afternoon and three families
we're prepared to move at any min
ute because of the flooded region
along Mill street.
The detention hospital is entire
~ surrounded by water and gro
ceries and supplies are being taken
by men still able to get through
the water in hip boots. The slough
between Second and Mill streets is
filed with water estimated about
eight or ten feet in depth. Almost
the entire region up to the railway
tracks at Second street north of
the Rock Island Bridge & Iron
works and the Standard Textile
Products company is inundated.
The flood is threatening the
Bridge & Iron works and men have
already been put at work wiring
logs and planks belonging to the
company in case the water rises a
few inches higher.
Telephone poles running to the
Standard Textile Products COM
pany are down and gangs of re,
pairmen are at work all over the
vest end of the city putting the
lines in condition.
Ready to Move.
Residents along the Mississippi
above and below the two manufac-
turing companies are watching the
river carefully and some have al
ready started to move some of the
loose property around the houses
to higher localities.
A small slough across the rail-
way tracks north of the west end
Of the textile company is also un-
der water, but little danger is ex-
pected at this region. The water
which has filled the slough between
Second and Mill streets is rushing
swiftly over low section in front
Of the detention hospital and un-
dernearth the shaeks south of the
Institution.
Rises in the river yesterday and
today are forcing the strengthen
ing of the barricade in front of the
sewer opening at Sixteenth ave-
nue. and First street, where there
are no gates and the water is above
the top of the opening. Workers
we're busy piling sandbags there
Sunday and further work of the
same kind had to be done today as
the river steadily raised.
Without more rain, there is now
enough water in sight to cause the
river to rise to a stage equal to
the flood of 1920. At that time
the river went to III feet, and
caused considerable damage. Ow-
ing to the heavy local rains the
river will continue to rise rapidly
for the next three days, Mr.. Ham
rick said, passing the flood stage
about Wednesday.
Present indications are that the
crest of the flood will reach this
district early next week. Probable
stages will be announced as soon
as the peak appears in the upper
part of the river The water fell
between St. Paul and shortly above
n ri IINr
nom Lansing south.
Pumps were working in the var1-
Gus manufacturing plants today