Water Is Rising

WATER IS RISING

Crest of Flood Has Not Reached St. Louis.

St. Louis, June 4. - Slowly the Mississippi river crept up the levee Wednesday, inch by inch, until between sunrise and sunset the gauge marked a rise of six inches and stood at 31.7 feet.

A number of frame houses, submerged to the roofs, passed St. Louis and now and then a dead animal, but no human bodies were seen, although a vigilant watch has been maintained.

On the Illinois side, there is a more serious flood condition. Venice, situated north of East St. Louis is a low area used as farming lands. Water now covers this area to a depth of twelve feet, forming a lake about a mile square. Many "squatters" families have been forced out, leaving everything behind.