The Rock Island Argus and daily union., 1922-04-20
PASS CREST
OF 17-FEET
IN TWO DAYS
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suty at the Rock Island Bridge G.
from works today, as the water
treatened to flow over the first floor
m the plant by evening. Those who
5 reut across to work today did so
II boats. Temporary Offices of the
company have been stablished in
ne Rock Island Chamber OF Com
,reree ofice. The bridge and iron
xorks is on an island and the
standard textile plant is at the end
Of a narrow peninsula.
Watertown Situation.
People from miles around are
roing to Watertown to see the
flooded district Those who would
Gee it all are Obliged to drive
through water hub deep. for a dis
lance of several blocks en- Thir-
teenth street One sightseer, Stan
islaus Williams, 921 Thirteenth
street, East Moline, lost his bear
nIupge yesterday afternoon and
wound up with his automobile in
4 ditch at the roadside, half SUBJ
merged in water. Mr.. Williams
neglected to keep his eyes ON the
eurps ahead. and having no other
means of guiding a straight course
on the uneharted sea, flosndered
around awhile and was over the
curb before he realized that he
was off center. The machine was
toyed to dry land without any
great damage where they are able
to find dry spot and watch the
procession of automobiles crawl
through the water.
1t was reported this morning
that the water had risen inches
in the colored community during
the night. Practically every base
ment on Eleventh, Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets is filled with
water.
Mounds of clay two feet high,
which were built around the hous-
es after the flood of 1920, are un-
der water and this has caused the
easements TO fill There is no
danger, declared an official of
Deere G. Co. this morning, of the
water rising to the ground floor.
built across the streets were in
disuse today due to the fact that
the water is over the sidewalks.
Boats provide the only means of
transportation.
The Tri-City Railway Co. bridge
from Watertown and Campbeli's
Island appears as but narrow
black streak across the surface of
the slough, viewing it from down.
stream. 1t is invisible from up
stream.
Moline Factories Pumps Busy.
In Moline the water has erept
over River drive in several places,
but properties along the drive are
not menaced by the flood, it is
said
Easements of the factories along
the river front contain water as is
the usual condition during high
water But there is no danger as
long as the pumps are kept in OPP
Grafton. Conditions are worse at
the Moline Plow Co. plant than at
the Deere & Co. factory. Workers
are keeping the flood in check,
however.
The Peoples Power Co. plant
will not be hindered The rise of
the river and the backing up OF
water into the tail race of the wat
er power plant is decreasing the
output of electricity from that
source. but the steam driven dy-
namos are more than able to carry
the plants load.
Abatement of the wind is doing
much to alleviate the conditions.
The gale which blew early last ev-
ening caved in a plate glass at the
entrance to the Moline Trust
building. and blew over q smoke
stack on the Union Malleable plant
In East Moline
ALI Families Remove.
Aledo, April 20.-Pract.cally all
families in the district. are now out
of the danger zone. For three days
the roads leading out of the terri
tory have been crowded with o1t-
going families. who were taking
with them only blankets and bed
ding and driving their livestock to
safety Tents are bGing procured
for many, while others are moving
in with relatives and friends on the
higher lands.
In several places yesterday wa
Ter was going over the levee about !
four miles northwest OF the New
Boston pumping station and the
situation was pronounced as criti-
cal. Breakers that hit the banks
were driven over the top by the
strong wind. This caused weak
ness of the levee. tending to soak
the banks thoroughly which led ID
much caving in.
Lack of sufficient crew of men