Show LOUIS 10 LONGER II 11 DANGER OF FLOOD but the surrounding country is in a deplorable condition railroads have suffered loss st louis june 9 at 7 a m the gauge registered feet a decline of 1 since yesterday when the crest of the flood feet was reached the tendency of the rier this morning seems to be to rise but the great volume of water coming from above is spreading out and docs not make itself it self apparent on the gange by added inches in the tri cities madison venice and granite city it is estimated that at least 1000 men women and children aro in a precarious condition they are awaiting rescue many in the second stories and on tho tops of houses and other points above the flood less in danger of death than starvation im mediate steps are being taken to remove these people to places of safety in east st louie where the railroad yards and thai part along the river on both aides of the eads bridge i hooded the conditions are the name as yesterday all of last night men were at work strengthening the levee that ia keeping the water from the and residence sections of the city tho railroad situation chows no improvement from police reports it is learned there are destitute flood sufferers in st louis refugees efrom east st louis venice and granite city all are destitute there ore oer refu gebb in the city but they are being cured for by relative and friends in HI loin and its environs A number have gecomo ill from there were 1200 hood refugees in r laet night from the tri annj newport because ot the congestion it was found necessary to distribute the futar ers in the cities and villages tho wabash as far north aa Litch neld four of tho inhabitants 0 granite city remain the kinuta ot the town one half of them arc home tho steamer capo girardeau Girard cau which haa arrived in t accounts of the damage inflicted on the farmers located on the low lauda south ot here the antiro witheat and orn crop in the valley ha jwan mined said W K Wll kinon a merchant in louit who waa one of tho I 1 gers A we acme up the river we saw nighta that amazed M some housea were completely there eniy the roofs we MW many pere ons bandin ean din oh the topa of houses the waved to w for istance iM tance jilt on account 0 the conditions of the river gewere finable to go to them I 1 did not hear of anny one losing hia life although it cems probable that some were drowned alie damage to cousta and bana aal livestock wil into the shousan ln but the lona in wheat and corn will bo tho greatest iloni in abc memphis borac concern li felt acu over hafl flood of ahr pi to ho knorth Jn orth A ilage of 31 feet i thought to be probable at memphis and 4 largo forces of men are engaged in repairing the breaks left in the arkansas bercea north of the city made by the late flood impair work att two breaks has given way and water is passing to the country behind the levees flooding a considerable area A pile driver and sacks have been dispatched to ace points much trouble is experienced in securing laborers for the work tune 9 the crest of the flood at st louis was monday morning with a gauge reading of feet as forecasted on friday lat this just equals the highwater high water reading of may 19 1858 but is three feet nine inches below the great high water mark tune 29 1844 the ing acet and from thia time forward will fall steadily though at first slowly the upper is also tailing slowly and steadily while below st louis the rise continues tho stage at cairo this morning was feet a rise of 1 foot and at memphis a rise of II 11 tince monday morning A will tie reached at cairo wednesday or Th at about 43 or 44 feet st loigi ernp 0 A report that hai I 1 confirmed tells of the drowning today of ft woman her baby and seven men on third street near the railroad in madison who tell of the tiny that a boat was c a paired in the current there while the were trying to escape from flood and they were swept away n passenger trains arc crossing the eada r merchants bridges today and union station temporarily abandoned n a erni inal point for all eastern traffic relief from present is not before thursday all trains to and from castern points for the present are leaving on the past of the on the west side the situation is better and while all trains in operation are making union station the st louis and nome of the western points is yet at a disadvantage it ia thought that all of ida railroads combined have thus far suffered a total loss of |