New-York tribune., 1912-04-05
Waters Rush On with UnCeaSing
Fury and LeveeS Throughout
the Valley Are in Danger
Ten Lives Are Lost.
NO ABATEMENT IN SIGHT
Cairo bikes Hold Firmly and City
Safe-Enormous Loss Fol
lows Breaking of Railroad
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
All Walks at Work.

for DAYS has dealt disaster along the
banks Of the Mississippi River from St
Louis TO Arkansas City comforted yes
terday the thousands OF homeless suf-
ferers waiting for the return Of normal
conditions to 60 home and find out what
the water has spared 10 them. Instead
the water came from the north in ever
Increasing volume, along with predic-
tions that more would follow. The levees
a. cairo. H., held firm and the city was
said to be safe.
LAST night saw the river within two
tcntbs Of a foot Of what the Memphis
Weather forecaster there has termed the
dad Ilrc-forty-fo feet. In his opin-
ION the Ieveos Will go when the pressure
,,.~cscuted Ivy that much water IS
reached 4 stage of forty-fvc feet, ten
t., above The danger line, is predicted.
Weak spots have developed at Mound
civ. Ark.. lud at the Ro'lf"ot lcvce'
,,,t ol Hickman, Ky.
F,ohtino Water All Along River.
All along the river the shifts of men
,u.ss,d IN reinforcing the sorely tested
ic,,,s were urged TO rcdoublcd efforts,
while behind the dkes those who had
not obeyed the warning and fed gath
cred up or secured their movable prop
erty and hasteued 70 the hills. Numer-
Gus uucondrmcd reports of breaks in
lcyees not designed TO withstand an un-
heard Of food increased anxiety
throughout the danger zone
Relief in the shape OF provisions and
tents reached the $500 refugees at
hickman Ky the number including
the 2OnO driven from their homes in the
factory district there. and the 100
gathered IN from the submerged area
across on the Missouri side.
ht Memphis. where no less than
dozen first class river steamboats, are
ucd up the flooding Of the whole Of the
low lying north section. it is feared, has
polluted the water supply The health
authorities have warned the residents Of
tho close-in section 10 boil the drinking
water az a preventive measure. The
tenth death charged to the food was re-
ported to-day-that Of Miss Allen Alex
and,r who was drowned when boat
,arsized at Burkesyil'e, Ky
At Craig's Landing. Mo, eleven en-
r'oyes Of the Mengel Box Company Of
Hickman Ky. were placed for q time in
q desperate predicament having re-
NAMED behind when thirty-nine others
were taken away i'm boats. At length
they We're rescued.
one Of the phases Of the flood is the
tying up Of practically all traffic, not
only on the Mississippi but on the Ohio
and the other nayigablc tributaries II
ihc Father of Waters. Usually a big
river" is the signal for an unusual
amount Of traffic Especially is this true
of the coal fleets from Pittsburgh,
which 60 down the Ohio whenever pos
,Ip', ON rise" Now. however, hun
dreds Of barges and coal boats are fast.
waiting until the Mississippi is open for
-oWboats again. High water, too, on
most Of the streams keeps the larger
steamboats, tied mp because they can
Io. ret under the bridges
Rivers in Northwest Overflow.
Floods are reported i'm the Northwest.
The MIX River was backing into the
town of Glasgow, Mont last night, and
families abandoned their homes. All
tributaries Of the Milk River are run
Ming bank fun and further damage is
anticipated Trains are from ten to
twenty hours late. The streets OF Saco,
Mont. are under three feet of water.
The business district Of Columbus,
X. Is flooded to the depth Of four to
lFc 'cot The inhabitants are encamred
IN the hills above the town The stores
arc being protected by boat patrol, day
and night The damage in Columbus
and vicinity viii exceed Sl0O0o0.
Cairo. Ill., April 4-Thc Cairo Icvces
We're standing firm tonight. with the
river stationary a. $50 This is one
and soycn-,cuths feet above he previous
record
The lc,ecs which protcc, fho city were
raised and strengthened to-day ami
c'cry foot II tho city's big lcycc system
IS being constantly watched. The city
Is safe. hut am enormous loss has re-
suited from the flooding of the drainage
district north of here.
The Illinois Central auuulod most Of
The trsine duo into Cairo tonight. ana
Tho Big -Four is continuing service OUT
~ '.r riN ouII hN the Usc Of tug con
0o.ions with trains at Mound city.
cairo D. almost surrounded by water
h. 'r. br"a.uS. carly to-day. Of the
NobH. d Ohio lr,cc. which protected
III" .rairIgo district .tIl railroads HISS
through thc draiuagc district. which is
nsN u"dor fr"m uN, To- nrtcou ract ~
'.''u Th. lives "l five hundred work
m'' ",ro endangered and property
valued rr cNeoss Of $50oo0oo was sub
merged whom tho Mississippi tore a
"''a g. 70 feet long iu tine dihr.
Workmen Combat the Waters.
Tie l'v,e bruls. after more than three
hundred Wor.moa had fought for five
hours tp MN depression ~ feet long
ana five feet deep Five hundred men
We're fighting on the Big -Four lcyc. in
'H effort a. stem the ri.o Of the Ohio.
Fearing his dixie would not hold under
he strain. tug was ordered out with
rescue party ou board and brought the
Workers 3D.
The l'Eee broke at "a point near tie
'F'dgr junction. The river overnowod
NE ''i leyce before reaching the Mobile
Ohio olubaubmeut. Two lc,cc Iatrol-
Continued on 'erond p,Se nth column.