The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-22
Worst Seems Over.

seems to be over in the flood situation
in Louisville and vicinity. The river at
10 o'clock was rising very slowly and
had Just passed the 400 mark Unless
there should be a sudden resumption
of general rains in the upper Ohio val
ley. the river, according to the calcula-
lions of Weather Forecaster Walz, will
come to a stand tomorrow morning, and
then slowly decline.
While the waters spread further out
over the low portions of the city today.
there were no casualties. The damage
to property already heavy, was further
augmented. Only one railroad has yet
annulled all its trains, the others Keeping
| up weak and laggard service
The river continued its steady rise OF
an inch per hour during the morning.
The cheering advices from above of fail
at points beyond Cincinnati led District
Forecaster Walz to make the statement
that the crest of the flood will have
passed Louisville in twenty-four hours.
1t is expected a stage of AZ feet Will De
reached About two hundred and forty
city blocks are submerged in Louisville
in the territory running from the Coun-
try club, at the extreme eastern end of
the city, to Parkland There has been
no loss of life but suffering is acute on
| account of the cold
The life saving service received more
calls during the morning to rescue peo-
pie from their homes than any time since
the situation became serious.
Sxty-five thousand bushels of coal in
barges sank near the foot of Fourth
street during the night The barges were
torn loose from their moorings at the
upper end of the city. Fifteen empty
barges were swept down stream by the
current during the morning and five Of
| them striking the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge, went to the bottom.
The water flooded the basement of the
Gait house. at the corner of First and
Main street, during the morning.
All railroads running into the city have
suffered greatly.
The Henderson route, which runs be-
tween Louisville and st. Louis, today an
nounced the suspension of all traffic as
the river is swelling over its tracks at
West Point. twenty miles below Louis
Vile The Illinois Central is running its
trains through water nearly foot deep
at the same place The Southern railway
is operating with difficulty owing TO
water.
Crevasses Appear.
New Orleans, January H.-The cod
weather In the Ohio valley has lessened
the apprehension over the threatened
high water In the Mississippi river in this
state and Mississippi. The state board
of engineers having in charge the levee
system, say that the lower Mississippi
will probably not rise to its previous high
record when the present Ohio river food
reaches here.
Three small crevasses in the Mississippi
river levees about 60 miles below here,
were found today. The section which will
be inundated If these crevasses are not
stopped up, is an oyster country, and the
i Ill lor,
age, except to ruin the oysters for sea-
son.
A number of levees in the Grand
Prairie and Buras districts are, however,
in grave danger of breaking, in which
event fruit and truck growers for many
miles along the river will be heavy losers.
All the imperilled levees are far below
this city. and the danger is due largely
to the fact that the levees were incom-
plete when the rise came.
St Louis January 21-A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Shawneetown, Ill,
says:
"A statement of conditions prevailing
in Shawneetown which is threatened with
destruction by food. was made by Mayor
Katz today. He stated that 600 persons
have fed from the town, including the
members of his own family who have
gone to Evansville. Ind. Forty families
h said, are living In tents. All residents
whose homes are still tenable are occupy-
ing the second stories and business is at
a standstill.
"At o'clock this morning the stage
of the river reached 4s feet" said Mayor
Katz. II believe the levee which pro-
tects the city from the Ohio river will
bold until the stage reaches SO feet. If
that figure is recorded we cannot tell
what will happen. 1t has not rained here
sirce Saturday, but the river is steadily
rising"
Inspection at vicksburg.
vicksburg, January 21.-Capt. Geo. NJ.
Hoffman, government engineer In charge
of the third levee district of the ~iss-
issippi river. has returned from an in
spection of the levees of his department
and today expressed confidence that they
would be able to hold the water coming
down the river.
Captain Honmans trip coy&AA hiz