Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-05

by the rising water. j. S. Cary, farmer.
four miles from Wyatt, is missing. His
skif was found today and it is thought
he was drowned Henry Baker, a farmer
at Texas Bend. is reported drowned. The
long distance telephone company and a
telegraph company are not able to send
messages from Cairo.
The only connection Cairo has today
is by tugboat to Mound City to reach
the Big Four. The Illinois Central tracks
through the drainage district went out
with the flood last night and more than
5000 feet of the roadbed is gone.
The river at Cairo has fallen one-tenth
of a foot in the last twenty-four hours.
Tops of Houses Floating.
The drainage district north of Cairo
Fesents desolate scene. Tops of houses
and lumber from houses and sheds float
in water probably ten feet deep.
The water went into the eastern part
Of the district last night with rush and
a roar. The lumber piles at the lumber
yards were turned over and tossed about
like tooth picks. '-~.-- go
Water reached the subway under the
Illinois Central bridge approach shortly
before dark and at midnight had almost
reached the top of the bulkhead, when it
reached its level.
All of the workers have been brought
from the drainage district to Cairo to
way and Cairo cross levees stood firm
against the angry rush Of waters in the
drainage district.
CARUTHERSVILLE,. Mo. April 5.-Only
a desperate fight can prevent the rising
flood from breaking through the leyee
in this territory. Should a creyasse oc-
cur the entire st. Francis basin would be
inundated and the loss Of life and prop
erty would be great
The flood today bures the high-water
marks of 1908 more than twenty inches
and continues to rise
An army of men is working day and
night TO protect all weak places and the
engineers are hopeful of success The
FRISCO railroad, which forms the levee
protection in front of this city, ste1ds
only foot above the torrent and men
are placing sand bags along the line.
The local militia company has been
placed on duty and the companies from
Poplar Bluff. Mo-. and Jonesboro. Ark,
have been ordered out. it is reported
They are expected late today
Refugees Crowd Town.
Charlottesville is full OF refugees from
the lowlands OF Tennessee in front of
this city. There is no Ievee protection
on the Tennessee side. and houses are
being washed away. All available steam
ers are searching the Iowlands for suf-
ferers and several hundred have been
brought in
Two hundred tents sent out by Gov.
Hadley to shelter the homeless have ar
rived and public buildings Of the city
have been thrown open for the same
purpose All trains north and west have
been out of commission several DAYS and
Charlottesville is connected with the
outside world by only one train a day
from Memphis. Tenn and each trip of
this is expected to be the last. The
crest Of the flood is not expected here
Tor five or six days.
River at st. Louis 3O.6 Feer
ST. LOUIS. April 1.-THE Mississippi
river al ST Louis registered 200 feet to-
day, rise of g feet in twenty-four hours.
and it is expected to reach 81 feet 1 foot
above the danger line.
The Mississippi from Hannibal to Graf
ton is rising. and the Illinois river. which
empties into the Mississippi near Graf
ton. IS falling From Kansas City to Boon
vile, the river is rising. while from Boon
VILE 10 81 Charles 1t is falling. AT Han
feet. feet above the danger line The
water in the Hannibal district has
spread over the lowlands and interfere,
with the operation of trains Water ha
begun 10 seep into the cellars in Hanni-
bal
Missouri River Rising.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. April 5.-Havins
risen clio of a foot since yesterday. the
Missouri river had attained a depth OF
222 feet above low water mark here this
morning. and continued to creep up to-
ward the food stage OF % feet
p. Conner. the government weather
forecaster, said the river would become
stationary during the next twenty-four
hours and begin 10 fall tomorrow. Other
kansas streams We're falling rapidly to-
day.
GALLIPOLIS. Ohio. April 5.-The Ohio
river began receding today after obtain
ing a stage of forty-four feet, or five
feet above danger line. at the mouth oil
the Great Kanawha river. Several thou
sand acres of bottom farm lands are un
der water between here and Portsmouth
Upper Mississippi Receding.
LA CROSSE. Wis. April 5.-The Mis-
sissippi river fell one-tenth Of foot a
st. Paul during the past twenty-fou
hours, declined three-tenths at La Cross,
and five-tenths at Dubuque, which indi
Gates that there is no serious imnaediat,
danger Of flood on the upper river At L.
Crosse the river Is five feet below TIT
hood stage, at st. Paul eight feet below
and al. Dubuque six feet below, with M