| Show THE FLOOD AT ST LOUIS the higher than it has ir been since 1803 1853 A dispatch from st louis dated the says nays the mississippi river at this point is higher today to day than at any time since the disastrous flood of 1853 the river continued to rise during the night and at 5 this ro orning the gauge registered 35 feet 5 inches at alton the water la Is above all previous records except that ot of 1844 an idea ot of the ef ct feet I 1 on the railroads on the illinois side fide in may ay be gained from the situation at east st louis above the viaduct the ohio it mississippi and the chicago quincy tracks are arc from one to four feet under water the chicago A alton road tor for a distance of four nilles miles from the bridge Is out ot of sight the greatest apprehension Is felt among the residents ot of east st louis the ohio st mississippi river embankment la Is the only thing that prevents the place from being submerged the embankment Is twenty civo feet high and the water Is now within a few inches ol of the top A portion of tho the town of at brooklyn adjoining east st louis on the north siders covered with water to the depth of three feet the town contains a large negro population and they threaten to cut the embankment ban kment the town has armed guards and any attempt of the negroes to cut the dike will be met with summary vengeance armours packing house in east st louis Is IB flooded with water and the switchmen are arc at work walet waist deep in water getting out carloads of the meat A feature of the suffering buffering from the flood in this city Is the threatened coal famine many factories and foundries are stopped on account of high water A messenger reached alton at am a in after rowing ten miles in a skill skiff from an island southwest of the missouri river ile he reported that there were over sixty people on the island which was rapidly being inundated the water was already la in the first floors of many houses and the tee occupants were climbing to the roofs of the buildings on receipt of this information the board of trade this morning abandoned its ita regular business and organized into a relief relict committee they pressed the rout post dispatch boat into service and taking on board a dozen large skills skiffs started to rescue the islanders andem |
