| Show GREAT REA T MADISON COUNTY LEVEE Break in it Rushing Through it at Terrific Terric Rate Rte Roar Can be b Heard for Levees in Imminent Imminent I nent Danger in South Carolina St Louis Juno June C Thu break In the tine great Madison county love levee which gave gao way yesterday has widened and today the tine water waler wlter Is IR rushing through a gap yards alls wide Ide covering acres acree of ot fer fertile te fertile tile tlc farm faram land lana anti three Granite enburg Mitchell Michel and West About lout GOO 00 persons have lao been een from tram their homes by ly the tho Hood flood Tine Tile roar of ot the tine water as lB It I pours through the break breall can cn be heard heMd a I mile mie and a half The break Is only a n mile mie from the th head henri nf a 11 grea grei bulwark ll j WIM was regarded until this morning ns mis the principal barrier between tIne the river and andall all ni the time east side cities cite including East It St St Louis Hack of the Madison levee leye Is another mud embankment known locally local ns us LS The Cross Levee Lel e which Is today only three feet teet above the flooded wheatfields wheat wheatfields fields lell This levee runs ruIns from tram Mitchell Michel southwest forming a n Junction with the th Madison levee one mile mie north of at the Merchants bridge But Hut while the crow cross cro levee protects Granite City It does not protect East St ft Louis front from the tho current which Inns has this morning moring set In with wih terrific force torce through Venice and It Is within one foot toot of at the top of ot the sever several lever al nl railroad embankments which are arenow nr ar now holding It I back back The water Is I within one foot toot of ot the hoar floor level of ot the tine relay rela depot In East tit St which Is la representative of ot the attitude of at the tine principal business and residence sections of at East St Louis Luis LoUisTine The Tine Island that part of East Jast Ht St StLouis Louis which lies lee between the river and Cahokia creek Is Ie under six feet teet of ot cur current current rent remit With Wih the large and rapidly widen widenIng widenIng widenIng Ing break In the tine Madison levee Just south of ot Oldenburg and amid ald another but smaller break south and a n third break ut nt Chouteau Island the tine conditions as asto asto asto to the tine protection of Madison Venice enice and Granite Granie City have anti It ItIs ItIs ItIs Is only a n matter of tine the Stood Hood advancing n a foot anI above tine the present stage until time the current will wi be rushing over oer the rail call railroad tal road embankment At thu tho Merchants bridge this morn mornIng lag Ing Just Junt south of at the Junction at nt tin time Cross and Madison levees leles where both terminate and where the tine protection lion tion devolves upon the railroad em embankments embankments embankments ton the water vater was within n a foot tot of the tine railroad tracks In several places I Ithe the tine water was over ove the tine I Four tracks Tine The river today re rhel a n stage of 17 feet tt a n rise during tho th past 24 21 2 mourn hours of ot 12 12 feet and continues rising at lit lt about aboul the same sante rate All idl Al along th levee the tho water vater Is up to the stores and houses hou eA In some of at thun It being a 1 foot fool more deep on time first floors foor o far traffic on the tine river hits has not been beel great greatly ly b hindered but hul when the tine water nater reaches a n stage of ot feet tome lame of o the time boats traits will wi probably refuse to receive freight nAthe approaches cannot be bo bous b used us rind the tine water wlter will 11 be too deep dep for tor team to drive through At tine the th ferries the loading of ot teams team I Is q done with wih great the tint horses having hating to wade up nip II to their shoulders The Tr National stork lock stok ut at lt East St SI Lou Is man hM notified the tine railroads that io 0 moro more stock will 11 be 10 received until the water recedes recede MISSOURI IS PALLING FALLING Washington June t The Missouri IF I river at nt Kansas City continues to fall all tal steadily the gauge reading mending read hI this morn mornIng Ing imig being feet teet a mm a fall alt tal of 21 2 feet te t since Friday y morning interning At St Lit Louis theme thel e bail been ben a rise of at 12 feet teet and there ther Were feet reet of water on the tho gauge tauge this morning The fine interruption Vi tC e f the rise rl e In the tine Mississippi north of ot the tine mouth of ot the tho Missouri will vilI wi probably have but hut little effect on al the tine St Louts Louis stage sInge and ali 10 io reason at present exists of tr or the modification of the estimate between 37 3 and 38 31 feet teet of ot water by Monday or Tuesday The stage at Hannibal ins 25 feet teet a 1 rise rte of ot 1 toot fool since Friday morning and Ind there niti t Ii hut but little change during durling the th thUI ui um iwo wo The stage Plage nt at Cairo was 11 f feet t and amid u a I stage tago of ot about 42 U UIs Is Indicated by Tuesday and ald a R some Thurs huu Thursday Thursday hut higher one Wednesday or day Time The he danger line lne will wi probably be passed by ii b the end of ot next week but accurate curate estimated of ot the crests both l at nt airo and ad Memphis cannot be madu until the tho full tul effect el ct of ot the flood Is felt tt at nt St Louis LaUIS Luis STORM WROUGHT nOUGHT HAVOC OC Spartanburg S C June 6 the waters of at a mighty Mood flood Pacolet S S C hOe him his been Leen swept from the map and mule mills of ot the great cotton coton mils Clifton S j have been wiped out by a storm which struck this tints part of ot the tine country late hate last night night Up to the tine present hour It has haa been Im inn Impossible possible tl tt ascertain the thi loss 1095 of ot life Six bodies bodleR have already been seen drifting down the stream It I Is II 1 gILle that tha t many workers In the mills mis have hae ha C gone down before the current current DAMAGE DV DY Atlanta Oo Oa June JUI S GA A cloudburst last night nl l between and Spar S C sent ent Tiger Ther river out of ot orI H I Iii honks One Ono span of the Southern Railway Hallway bridge over Tiger riger river nt at lt Greet Greer S C was taa as washed out outA outA outA A special secial 8 to the from Spar S C sas enl I Mill Mi No Nu I 1 of ot the tine Pacolet Cotton Coton com coin company I pany at Pacolet was washed n hd away last night by I a terrible cloudburst and mill mi i No 2 was AS totally destroyed The rite dams IIams of ot three mills wore were washed out It I I II is feared eared there Inns has hal been loss l ps of ot life le ns as n th mills mis employed a large number of ot op 01 operatives who ho lived near the mills The warehouse of ot No 1 I was washed away with wih the tine total stock of ot goods and cot cotton cotton cotton ton Tine The hotel Presbyterian church livery stable s hll and many other buildings In iii the town washed trashed away aa Th The flood Is moving with wih the tho river nail Is If sweep sweepIng sweeping Ing Ins everything before It I At t Clifton S SS t SS S R cotton mill mi No 1 was W destroyed Ind mill mi No 2 Is Ie expected to bo be doe des destroyed dl troyed troed The property loss luse for tor this part of o the country Is 18 very vr large AT KANSAS CITY City Cl Mo June of ot men mel and women armed arm with h shovels and brooms are r invading the west vest hot bot bottoms lot toms loins following closely close the receding water and by b nightfall much muth win will wil have to be b done cone toward storing the whole wholesale sole sale and stockyards districts to their former fornier r condition of oC activity The Mis Missouri Missouri ls had fallen slightly over oler t tv 1 feet during durin the past 24 2 hours hour The Tine Kaw Kar nig continues to recede at an on Increased rotc rate rte I J Today Toda hundreds of o Hat fiat lat ran ears load loaded loaded ed CI with wih sand nail and construction material pushed push l several blocks blocke further west wel sol and began actively the time work of the tue miles mies of ot washed trashed out Olt or damaged tracks In the yards from here hereto to and enl Argentine The ChI s nione will vI put several thou thousand thousand sand men to wor war and nd all ni I mci Inc are making preparation I |
