The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-04-08

sufferers in Missouri, Kentucky and
Tennessee, departed today in charge
of Captain Walter Erwin. The sup
plies were taken from the storehouses
of the commissary department on or
ders from the adjutant general at
Washington.
Of the 800 tons, more than 40 tons
are forage for the animals which are
reported starving in the flooded dis
trictS. TIE consignment includes 130,-
600 pounds of corn, 10000 pounds of
hay. 40 barrels of crude petroleum,
40 barrels of lime, 26O tents, 1000
blankets and 5000 rations.
Major J. E. Normoyle, quartermas-
ter at st. Louis, who is investigating
the situation at New Madrid, Mo-. re-
ported by telephone that conditions
hand will not last more than four days.
Loss of Life Reported.
Memphis. Tenn. April S.-Three Ms
sissippi river steamers reached Mem
phis today carrying hundreds of home
less 'ersons from the f1ood-swept low
lands of Arkan nsas in the Modoc terri
tory Many of these report loss of life
in several small towns that were inun-
dated when the embal-kment was
preached.
There is no chance to verify such ce-
ports, but It is generally believed there
have been fatalities in Phillips county.
Arkansas.
Weather Bureau Report.
WASHINGTON, April S.-The weather
bureaus report on conditions on the
Mississippi river today says:
The stage of the rivrr at Cairo, Ill,
is hS-S feet. with falling tendency. The
MississipDi is falling above Helena.
Ark, with a STAGE at Memphis of A37
feet fall of 16 feet from t., high
water mark of Saturday. From Helena
southward the rise continues as pre-
Viously forecast
Rescue Incidents.
Memphis. Tenn April 8.-The steamer
Kate Adams. which was near Modoc
when the crevasse occurred near there
proba bly, saved hundreds of lives bv
taking refugees from RATS and house
tops. In the midst of the rescue work. |
tne steamer put out skiff to a woman
VINO sat on the roof of her floating
house. She sent word back to the cap- |
tam that she would not leave unless he |
would consent to take her dead baby |
ABOARD the steamer. Accordingly, |
soap box was sent to the floating house
Inc woman brought out the babes |!
corpse. placed it in Il G box and was
rowed TO the steamer The little hov |
was brought to Memphi and buried |
here today.
One of the Lee line steamers from the
Arkansas country. which rec he'd here
To-Day told of a desperate fight with |
negro who refused to leave raft n
Which he foated unless he was allowed !
to bring his = ule. AS a last resort. the
captain of the boat tied the raft bear |
ing the mule behind the steamer and |
Memphis.
Two Towns Flooded.
Baton Rouge, La. April S.-Citizens
OF two towns in Louisiana have become |
hoou refugees in the last "a hours, the /
[, cIeTasse 1e in the west bank of the |
Atchafalaya river Saturday night hav-
ing forced those living in Elliott City |
and Lottie to desert their homes.
The water already has inundated j
Elliott City and is moving toward Lot
tie between Baton Rouge and the |
river. No loss of life has been re- |
ported.
Relief Measures.
Washington, April S.-ApproximateIy
$500 refugees at Hickman, KY, must
be fed. according to an estimate teIe-
graphed to the war department today
oy captain Logan, of the quarter
department. He says about
half are being fed by the city Twenty
thousand rations are due here today.
The principal trouble at TiptonviIle
Tenn, according to a report from
Major Normoyle, is tn lack of forage.
He requests 100000 pounds hay and
$4,000 pounds of corn. There are about
LOCO head of stock to be fed.
me department has sent to Colum
bus. KY, 10000 rations with 10000
pounds of corn. $4,000 pounds of hay; 10
New Madrid, No, 20, ,OOO rations and to
Charlottesville. Mo-, 1000 rations In
there was sent much lime and
crude oil and several army field ranges.
Springfield, Ill, April Sat the re-
quest of Mayor Parsons, Adjutant Cen
eral Dickson today sent provisions TO
Cairo for the flood refugee sufferers, of
whom there are $50 there and many
more expected within "a hours. Pro-
visions also were sent to Hodges Park
where there are 65 destitute r4milies.
General Dickson departed for Cairo
this afternoon. /