The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-25
E[OOD DAMAGE
Of $4,000 is
CITY ESTIMATE
factories, Mill Street Homes AMI
shanfy boats Caught In Wafer
Destruction.


husiness concerns and residents
,o,al more than $4,000, conserva-
tive estimates made by factory sa-
neriutendents, and residents OF the
river front indicate.
This amount is almost entirely
sor the loss in production, due TO
losing of the factories and to ex-
nease attached in clearing the de-
IRIS left by the water. There was
little actual damage to products or
machinery, with the exception of
he severe losses TO families who
reside in the shanty boats and
homes along Mill street and the
rivers banks. Several OF these
dwellings were overturned and the
contents ruined by the water.
More serious consequence of the
high water resulted at industrial
plants and storage buildings along
Inc river on the Iowa side. Losses
IN Davenport and Bettendorf where
the water crept much higher than
il did on this side of the river, are
heavier than in Rock Island. The
Tri-City Railway company, which
suffered more than $1,000 damage
TO its entertainments on the c., ID. &
N. lines, estimated this morning
that it will cost between $4,000
and $4,000 to replace the Camp
bells island bridge, washed away
Sunday The company incurred
damages along it's tracks in Daven-
port, but no losses were sustained
in Rock Island. No assurances was
carried on the bridge
The Standard Textile Products
company found it necessary to
suspend work Saturday, as the
river rose and threatened to do
more harm. If the water recedes
fast enough, work will be resumed
the last of the week. The Blake
Speciality company and the Rock
Island Bridge and Iron Works
have been closed 10 days and will
not be able to begin work again
until next Monday, it is believed
All three of these concerns which
are located on Mill street between
Fourteenth and Seventeenth ave-
nues, will suffer losses to about
$4,000 each through suspension of
work, perhaps rust to the ma
chimes, and expense in cleaning
places where the water flooded
The machine shop at the Blake
Speciality company is operating,
but the foundry has been closed
The strong wind which accompan-
led the rise in the water last We'd
nesday, washed the banks away at
the river, and will mean an expense
in strengthening the levees.
Rendering Plant Operates.
The Twin-City Rendering COM
pany, 2400 Mill street, had flooded
easements and boiler rooms, but
the concern continued to operate.
From $500 to $500 in damages re-
sulting from the high water which
surrounded the plant and necessi- !
lated Inconvenience in shipping
facilities will be felt Two more
inches of water would have laid
waste 10 a carload of soda and
which the company had at its plant. !
This would have meant an addition
al loss of from $500 to 500.
Several business houses along
First avenue between Fifteenth and
Twentieth streets, were put to ex-
pense when the water seeped into
their easements, and although not
damaging stocks in the cellars,
forced the companies to expense in
pumping and clearing Easements. !
The Rock Island-Davenport Ferry
company sutained a loss when it |
was forced to lay at the Illinois |
shore and was unable to operate |
last Wednesday, and also in NOV
ing its landings.
The Harms hotel will have an ex-
pense OF SIS to 800 to clear its !
easements of water. 1t is practical /
ly out of the boiler room today. |
but another portion of the cellar IS |
partially filled.
Liberty island, located across !
from Linwood, Iowa, and which is
owned by Frank P WEIGH, presi- !
dent of the Illinois Oil company, is !
entirely under water. However, !
the loss connected with this flood !
is light, as Mr.. Welch had 100 head
Oh hogs and goats which were On /
the island. removed to an Iowa |
farm, before the water rose to a |
dangerous point. However, Mr.. |
WEIGH lost five small boats which |
were tied on the island shore. They /
we're carried down the river and |
nave not been recovered.
The tanks of the Illinois Oil COM
pany on First avenue and Sixteenth |
street.. this city, were in danger.
several more inches of water |
would have caused damage The !
eompany's plant at Muscatine was
all but 20 inches under water. It
was kept from drifting away by
huge sand bags which held it |
uoWn. The company suffered heavy
osses at Paducah, KY, due to the
Hood there.
Upper River Lowering.
1, The Mississippi is falling from
below Dubuque to Muscatine and
VIII continue to recede slowly for
me next "a hours. Unless heavy
rams occur the river will fall at
me rate of one-half foot or more a
uay during the remainder Of the
week The river fell at this point
% OF a foot in the last "a hours.
efinglng the stage down to 1871
ieet Unsettled weather with pos
sioie showers tonight and Wednes
uay and not much change in tenn
perature was predicted today by