Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-04-28 | Page 1 | Mississippi Floods Sweep Farm Lands

0 JO MississiPPi Floods Sweep Farm Lands A ACRES ACRS UNDER WATER AS New Area Near Murphysboro Murphys Murphys- boro Illinois Inundated Inundated In In- Inundated undated CRESTS IN SIGHT Basements of St. St Louis Buildings Flooded QUINCY III Ill April 27 AP AP- AP Having forced its muddy flood Waters waters wa Wa- over acres of farm land landin in this region the Missi Mississippi sippi river today turned a threatening face faco to the south and ripped open dikes protecting acres in the neighborhood neigh of Murphysboro Rising stages from lom Chester to the gulf were reported as the river liver came to a standstill at points to the north and began a gradual drop It was the South Grand Tower levee that gave wa way shortly before noon at Murphysboro permitting I inundation o of acres of land Shortly after acres were reported re reported reported re- re ported under water waler at McClure which suffered great greal damage damase in the floods of 1927 1027 CRESTS IN SIGHT Although the river was rising at its southern end crest cret were in insight insight insight sight and no ao further tr trouble uble was anticipated unless there were additional additional addi addi- heavy beay rains Ba Basements of of buildings at al the waterfront in S S. S LoUis LorUs were full of water which also Was Wai sp spreading over the lower parts o of the city Th Thousands s s of acres acres o of farm the surrounding county county were flooded At AL Hannibal Mo water ater caused the wall valI of a a building to crumble No one was injured The water was wasso wasso wasso so high It entered the first floors of buildings on side streets near near the Continued on page 4 a 5 Moo ACRES CRES UNDER WATER AS s sr r ii LEV LEVEES EES BR BREAK K r from page 1 and flooded basements In Inthe the thebus bus business ness district Trains were late in iii g getting ito into Hannibal but officials off I- I dais dals expected schedules to Improve i as th the stage of the Mississippi dropped A All l l levees v es held i ld 1 Th v The floodS flood stage stag ag at sit at Quincy y was stationary most of ot the day at feet but ut began began to to recede during th the afternoon With the tho South Quincy Gard Gardens ns anti and the Indian Grave dis- dis is t- t l here ere under inder water attention L r turned to t the e Lima Lat Lai and Hunt t districts north of the city The Thet t leve levees s were In IIi good condition and was little worry that the 30 20 r t Ci Cires acres res would be e covered Good reports also were vere received from the t district extending on this side Bidel bf df the river from a point opposite op op Hannibal Mo to one across fro from L I Mo 4 1 sr ST ST. LOUIS April 27 1 AP The Al'-The The TheL L I p paved v d levee running parallel 10 to and a mile east of St. St Louis Louis district as as entirely submerged by the the- rising waters of the i Mississippi tonight and the i rivers river's crest erest is 15 expected to be bev e v S. S reached tomorrow tom night with a stage stag of i feet 1 u Basements of buildings facing the levee e w were re flooded but residents and nian had moved their oel belongings be before ore the river reached S the level and th the property a slight Some of the switching tracks o of the St. St Louis Louiss s Terminal Railroad association were Inundated td d but a detour prevented I any int Interruption in Industrial se seri set ser i vice Ice i I i. i riv river r where the l flood J crest iest has passed Frank M. M Wright a laborer about 73 years year I old was wf b. b believed l ved to h have ve drowned today today He ett hl hut hla shack shick home In I Sst St. St Charle Charley Charies in In a skiff to gather for or fuel and the and the empty boat wag found und three miles sauce downstream down- down stream