The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-01
is HIGHEST EVER
The River at Cairo Stands at
52.8 Feet.
EIkhOrn River in Nebraska Is
Eight Miles Wide.

Cairo, ILL.,, April 1.-Refugees from
Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois ar
rived here today with tales of devas-
tation by the high water of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers. The river
gauge here stood at 52.S feet, the
highest ever recorded.
A big force of men are patrolling
the levees and thousands of sand bags
are ready for use if the river begins
to weaken the levees. All of the bust
ness and factory section of Hickman,
KY, was flooded when the water be-
gan to go over the top of the levee.
The Iron Mountain track between
Cairo and Thebes is under water and
trains are being detoured over the
Mobile & Ohio. Practically the entire
Cairo district outside of that protected
by the local levees. is under water.
EIkhorn Eight Miles Wide.
Fremont, Neb, April High water
in the Elkhorn river took out the
wagon bridge between Fremont and
Arlington and four other bridges in
Dodge county. The Elkhorn is eight
miles wide in places, flooding the
whole valley. Being free from ice
small damage is resulting on the
farms. Fremont is once more COM
pletely isolated, the Northwestern be-
ing again cut off Twenty-Five trains
are stalled in Fremont yards. There
is no prospect of mail from the east
before tonight. The Platte is not
troub1ing today.
u. l.. Is EdralyZe0 at OInSSA1d.
Omaha, Neb., April 1.-For the hrst
time since the Union Pacific was built,
not a train is moving in or out of
Omaha. Additional washouts are re-
ported at Fremont and trains are tied
up. The only trains out of Omaha are
those of the Missouri Pacific and the
Burlington, which is detouring its
trains over that road, via st. Joseph.
The track of the Northwestern is out
at Arlington so that the Union Pa
cific is again shut off from the use of
this track to the west.
Governor Walks the Ties
Lincoln. Neb., April 1.-Over a sway
ing ladder formed by the ties and rails
only of what had been a railroad bridge
at South Bend, Governor Aldrich made
his way afte, having been marooned
by tht high waters for more than "a
hours.
For 70 feet, the substructure of the
bridge had been entirely washed away
by the high waters and the rails hung
suspended from the two ENDS of the
bridge the wooden ties held only by
the spikes.
The governor, who had been on
visit to the state fisheries, made the
perilous trip in order to reach Lincoln
by today.
Dixie Bursts.
Hammond, Ind, April More than
25,0 acres of land was inundated to-
day when the Hack dixie on the Kan
kakee river, south of Schneider, Ind,
burst. The waters are now eating into
the entertainments of the Chicago &
Indiana Southern railroad, which cross
es the river at Schneider and en-
gineers are running trains cautiously
the district
Shelby, Water Valley and Schneider
are accessible only by boat Much
damage has been done on farms.
Improvement at Des Moines.
Des Moines, Ia, April Probable
relief from flood conditions were in
dicated here today when the Des
Moines river stood at III, Nth pros
poets of a fall. Flood stage here is 10
feet, but the river was reported to
have gone down two feet at Boone
since yesterday and the lower stage
was expected to reach here by noon.
River Is Falling.
Norfolk, Neb-, April 1.-The flood
in Norfolk continued to i'm
prove today. The water in the Nor
folk river is falling rapidly