Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22
OUTLOOK MORE CHEERING
Whisky Distillery Collapses Near
0wensborpugh.
BABY BORN DURING THE FLOOD
Ohio River at Madison, Ind, is Re-
ported at standstill Today
:,
Relief Coming In.
Special Dispatch to The :tar.

Special Dispatch to The tar. ..-.-. -
MEMPHIS, Tenn, January 22-With
the Mississippi river rapidly nearing the
danger line of thirty-three feet here and
stage of forty feet predicted by govern
ment experts, every preparation is being
made to guard the levees Capt. NJ
Gardner, who is in charge of the first and
second river districts, has ordered out
three boats from the government fleet here
to patrol the levees.
The st. Francis levee board has sta
toned guards for miles along the embank-
ments under it's supervision. H. N. Hal
lock, general superintendent of the Rock
Island. is here to. look after the removal
of the railroads transfer terminal at
Hopefeld Ark, to point several miles
down the river. Two more feet Of water.
he says, will submerge the roads trestle
work on the Arkansas side.
LOUISVILLE KY, January 22.-District
Weather Forester WalZ today announced
that the food in the Ohio had reached It's
crest and that the water which has done
so much damage and caused intense suf-
fering among the poorer residents of the
city living in lOw-]ytng sections would be-
gin to subside by tonight. The river at 10
o'clock this morning showed Alp feet in
the canal and had been stationary for two
hours This, together with a cold wave
due tonight, warrants the belief that the
danger of further serious damage is over.
Below the locks, where there is depth
of SO feet of water, the river is several
miles wide and is carrying southwark a
vast amount of small building logs and
other debris.
The water this morning came up to the
tracks of the Louisville and Nashville sta
ton at the foot of 1st street. but the COM
pany continued to use the depot
The Louisville, Henderson and st. Louis
line is the only railroad entering Louisville
which has entirely suspended the operation
of trains, but the service on the others Is
maintained with difficulty and much inter-
ruption to schedules. There is consider
Relief of flood sufferers continues ac-
lively under the direction of Acting Mayor
Owen Tyler.
Whisky and Water.
section of land surrounding distillery
at greensboro, KY, was washed out dur
ing the night and part of the building
caved in, letting 400 barrels of whisky into
the river. 1t is hoped to recover some Of
it when the flood subsidies.
Across the river from Owensboro, in
Spencer county, Indiana. number of
houses are flooded. In one house there are
several dead bodies. but it is impossible to
reach them for burial.
| A dispatch from Evansville reports the
river as still rising. Dead horses, cows
are reported floating by Evansville.
Break in the Wabash.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, January 22.-The
break in the Wabash river levee a mile
| south of this city near the village Of Tay-
| lorville has widened from fifteen feet last
| night to several hundred feet today, and
| the surrounding country for miles is mum
| dated. The river is still rising. There are
| 1000 IL meless people from the village of
| Taylorville and West Terre Haute, and
| the majority of them are In pitiahle
plight, being without food, clothing or shell
| ter.
Driven to the attic of her home by the
| flood last night. Taylorville woman soon
| afterward gave birth to a child She was
| entirely alone, her husband and other men,
bers Of the family assisting in the rescue
| of flood victims.
| The situation is serious, the worst Hood
| ever known here being anticipated
Worst is Now Over.s
| MADISON, Ind, January 22.-The Ohio
river is at standstin today at fifty-seyen
feet. The corpse of man Was found IN
the river here today.