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Show HAD NO TROUBLE IN ESCAPING FROM FLOOD. ST. LOUIS. Mo., "June 15. It was stated at the headquarters of the Southern railway In this Icty that General Manager Spencer and other officials of tho road, who were in East St. Louis af the time the levee broke Wednesday morning, had no trouble escaping from their private pri-vate cars, in which they were asleep at the time. With the other officials of the road, General Manager Spencer is In East St. Louis looking after the company's property and devising means to keep I up the connections between St. Louis and points on his lines. Today this connection con-nection is broken, for the street-car line which transports passengers from one side to the other is not running, on account of high water. East and south lines are also suffering. |