Show Illinois Town Turns to Boats Chicago Flood Chicago Flood waters which rose Tuesday in Illinois while they receded In adjacent states centered their wrath at Beardstown Ill Ill which watched its last path to the outside I world slowly vanish under the ris- ris ris rising ing tide of or the Illinois river With I Imore Imore more than a hundred square blocks by water and more than a hundred families homeless as the re- re re result suit sult of or the bursting of ot levees along the illinois river and Lost creek the city was In the midst of or two advancing overflows with water four tour feet deep In some main streets and residents liv liv- livIng living living ing and doing business on the upper floors of or structures |