Show I I I Crowd Flees Before Flood Arrives Arrive Sioux City Iowa More Iowa More than BOO i families were forced from their homes last ast Saturday night and early Sunday by flood waters of the Floyd river and damage which probably will run into Inte the hundreds of thousands of ot dollars was don done At E 6 o'clock this afternoon the crest of ot the flood had passed and anda a 11 large section of the city was covered with water ranging from a few Inches to seven soven and eight feet reet deep Rescue parties parties worked all night with row row- rowboats boats hoats rescuing hundreds from flood flood- bound jound homes The Tho Illinois Central Northwestern and Great Northern railroads each cah lost several hundred feet reet of ot tracks Late Monday It was stated slated that the Illinois ls Cen Central Central Central load had made repairs which would enable tr trains to reach the city from rom that direction the first since Friday evening The flood waters of Big Sioux river and Dry Creek which raged through the streets of Hawarden Friday night and Saturday Saturday Satur day have receded and no further damage Is anticipated |