Show CREST OF THE BIG FLOOD HAS PASSED ST LOUIS st louis june oat the rain of from eight to ten miles an hour the mississippi sis sippi river over halt a mile wide and ninety feet deep in the channel is pouring kt loina toward taft gulf for a week tho river nt farat and then in speed crept out of its confines until on june 8 it had a high water mark of feet the highest flood tide tinco tho name mark wan bially in 1858 the pur is now receding thirty feet above low water mark ix h damper line for rt louii and the rote 7 ls l S feet above tho danar line 1 the cret ot te flood ha st louig and any furt lier to be vill ie inia in ia the possible cro roblin of bullying bull ding and to the coi country belo this point danger of which h lei ironed by the spreading ot taft river over the lowlands lapid falling it the water it ta ex pecked aill a ill finick lv the cd oe oelion tion on ili illinoia tide where the property will be heaviest nm re paim to hc damaged property will anon lie pc wAible are donins I 1 fromIa dinon granite city and vanic which indicate th leally kittnar litt nar blargen bl arger than rl estimated it leat tuc nty reo tf i i i pi have been drowned in that vicinity A report wa received early today from newport a dinall town three miles from granite city alt a school building in which aie shelter nl fifty children tottering and threatened to collapse at any moment appeals were being made for but there was no way to reach them from st louis or at st loin the only that can now render aid city attorney kobert of venice is reported by hi relatives to be miming and they fear he rd when the city na deputy codoner vt illiam ballhorn of madison county ami U on who lived in venice have been biven up a loit wro and sirs clifton and her liae been for reveral days ard it i they in ne lauty ct refugees near ed ward atille four bases of da officio ala of mad bitin conaty arc doing all in their po w cr to tha nees and prevent A spread of alu tennile antl having no triena t honi to go re to leave their hooded in naicy easert thee people are actually aal food will be furnished then by in at once f i |