Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-03
Many Towns Are Already In
undated and Thousands of
People Are Homeless.
GETS WORSE EVERY HOUR
Hickman, ky., Is Under TWen-
ty Feet of Water Following
Break in Leyee.
MANY LIVES IN DANGER
Losses Will Run Into Mil
lions Unless the Stream
Begins to Fall Shortly.
MANY LIVES IN DANGER

st Louis, April 3.-The worst food
in the history of the country is feared
as the result Of continued rains In the
Missouri, Ohio and Mississippi river
valleys and the further rise OF these
streams. Hickman, Ky, ~ under TWEEN.
ty feet of water, and 5000 people ars
homeless and unsbeltersd, levee~ are
reported broken at Commerce, In Scott
county, Mo, and at Birds MiP s.back
of Birds Point, Mo; the entire town
of Mcclure, H.. is under water, and
report says that New Madrid, Mo, has
been swept away by the food. A por-
ton of Memphis, Tenn, is under wa
ter, and the food waters are still ris
ing, causing the greatest apprehension.
Conhrmatory of this fear comes re-
port from Kansas City, Mo, stating
the crest o{ the food In the Missouri is
passing foot above the danger mark,
which means that the Mississippi win
be swollen sdll further. The Wabash
and the Illinois rivers are also above
the food stages.
The breaking Of the levee at Hick-
man, KY, to some extent relieved the
strain at Cairo, H., and encouraged
citizens to hope that the worst Is over.
The work Of building up the levees
WAS renewed with fresh vigor. Half
the women of the town have Joined In
the work or supplying hot coffee and
lunches, working day and night in re-
lays while the men toll on the banks.
Panic stricken citizens have prepared
for the worst by moving their house
hold effects to upper stores. Pianos
and automobiles were placed In storage
warehouses, and st. patrick's church
was thrown open for persons wishing
to store pianos.
WhenSthe Ievee hrel;.
Lee ! pt.s- ..--as.s Drowned while
eating breakfast
Mount Vernon, H., reports the little
village Of New Haven west of there,
completely surrounded by water from
the Little Wabash river. People are
living four and Ave families In house
In order to shelter homeless farmers
from the lowlands.
The railroad blockade at Omaha,
Neb., that has been In effect several
days because Of the food was broken,
and forty-five through trains, east and
west bound, passed on their way. The
railroads have been feeding 5000 per-
sons free.
Telegraphic messages from Nashville,
Tenn, state that the food there Is test
ing the leyees to the limit and that
breaks may occur az any moment III
Cumberland valley untold damage fol
lowed the greatest food in Its history.
A number OF deaths due to the food
have been reported in Tennessee. The
train bearing the body OF Senator Tay-
lor from Washington to Nashville was
detained by food all day In the noun
tains Of Virginia near the Tennessee
line.
Passenger trains have been operated
with difficulty out OF Cairo, I'll.
An appeal was sent to the secretary
of war to have the government feet
tied up above Cairo sent to the rel---s~'
Of the stock in ti.e oyerfowed districts
OF Misscui back Of Cairo. Stock has
sought refuge on high ground and IN
many cases is entirely surrounded by
water and in danger Of drowning.