The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-30
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 STEADILY RISING Crevasse Waters Returning
 Cause of Rise ALL RECORDS BROKEN
Severest Test Above and Below Baton Rouge Came Yesterday Morning and the Levees Held-The
 Levees Are Guarded

New Orleans April 29.-The return of the lower Mississippi west crevasse waters today to the parent stream through the Red river at Torras Is rapid- 1 D rsfslAg the water ieyei at all points south of that place. A rise of one-fifth of foot was recorded at Baton Rouge, 1 Donaldsonvile and New Orleans for the 2i hours ending at o'clock this morn ing bringing the Mississippi gauge up to within one-fifth of the highest flood rec ord at New Orleans, and giving Baton Rouge a half foot of water in excess of the previous record.
 A rise of two-tenths was recorded at vicksburg and one-tenth at Natchez. At Helena and Memphis the waters receded slightly The new rise in the upper river from the reunion of the tributaries Is giving no little concern.
 Rise at Cairo
 From Saturday at o'clock in the morn- ing to the same hour this morning the gauge at Cairo showed rise of two and half foot and at St. Louis a rise of 22 feet was recorded.
 Throughout the greatest portion of the Mississippi drainage district heavy rains fell again yesterday and during the night. Heavy rains continued in Louisiana this morning. Between two and three inches of rain has fallen since yesterday at Shreveport. La. Vicksburg, Miss, Little Rock, Ark, Memphis. Tenn, Meridian, Miss, Nashville. Tenn, Chattanooga, Tenn, Cairo. H., Louisville, Ky. and Chicago.
 A rise of more than foot, breaking all flood records from one to two feet Is fol ecasted during the next eight or ten days at all Mississippi river points south of Torras, including Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
 Whether the remaining 1evees will hold is pro oblematical as in 1907, all though the United States and state engineers today renewed their express sions of confidence.
 Townsend to Washington
 After hearing various delegations the Mississippi river commission today ad- journed and President C. McD. Town 1 send left tonight for Washington, where he will appear before the rivers and har- bors committee of Congress previous to making public the recommendations or the commission concerning work deemed necessary on the Mississippi river levees. President Townsend, when asked what plans had been discussed concerning the distribution of the sl ,50o.Ooo appropria- ton which is soon to be placed at the disposal of the commission said:
 T can tell you now without any he's itancy that between now and June the watets of the Mississippi river will be so high that it will be impossible to tell what use funds would be in this district, even though you had them to spend.
 Cairo in Danger Cairo H., April 29.-Residents of the Cairo drainage district to the north of the city who returned to their homes last week. believing the flood danger to be past, were forced to again abandon their homes tonight by the steadily advancing waters which tonight stand three feet deep in the district.
 St. Louis Threatened | St. Louis. April 29.-Flood conditions at this point became dsquieting again to- night when the gauge registered 29.5 feet. I rise of 4 feet since morning, and 7. : feet in e4 hours. The present stage is within half foot of the danger mark.
 Heavy rains have swelled the rivers in this vicinity.
 Flood Warnings NashfngtOn April 2e-Ffood warnings