Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
TWO BIG LEVEES
YIELD TO WATER
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More than 1000 men are thrown out OF
work by today's shutdown
Bows Have Close Call.

More than 1000 men are tnroWH OUT Va
work by today's shutdown.
Bows Have Close Call.
LEXINGTON, KY, April 6.-Reports
today from Magoffin. Letcher and other
mountain counties through winch the
Licking river runs state that 1t Is hlgher
than it ever has been known to be berore
and is sweeping the lowlands clean OF
small buildings Three boys were caught
in a house which was swept away ana
were rescued just as 1t collapsed In MD
stream Other mountain rivers nave re-
sumed normal proportions.
Provisions Are Sent.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, April Cat the
request of Mayor Fletcher. who teie-
graphed Gov Deneen today that there
were 1900 destitute flood sufferers there,
Col. Edward ]. Lang of tie Illinois Ma
tional Guard was dispatched to Mounds
with provisions. Lieut. Alfred Booth.
commissary of the 9Th Illinois Infantry.
was sent to Pulaski with provisions az
the request of Mayor Eshelman and loO
additional shelter tents were sent 10
Cairo at the request of Mayor Parsons
Tributaries Are Swelled.
LA CROSSE. Wis. April 6.-Heavy
rains north of here and the melting snow
have again swelled the tributaries OF the
Mississippi river and another rise Is COM
ing. A rise of at least two Ieet IS eA-
pected here by tomorrow morning.
No Help Wanted.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark. April $50 far
as I can learn, the necessity for aid for
Arkansas from the federal government
Coi6
Donaghey today. GAS to rations for the
flood sufferers. we may need them later.
However If the levees on the other bank
break Arkansas will escape.
Will Send Fifty Tents.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. April Gov.
Hadley, speaking of flood conditions. said
today:
II have received subscriptions Of $500
from the National Red Cross committee
for relief Of suffering, and have issued
general appeal to the state. AT the re-
quest of the local authorities l have d.
rected that fifty tents be sent for shelter
for those driven from homes. and l may
call out the National Guard to prevent
looting of the flooded district"
Improvement at Hickman.
HICKMAN, KY. April 6.-There is
distinct temporary Improvement IN the
flood situation here tonight. The Missis-
sippi river has fallen eight inches In the
last twenty-four hours. This decline Is
attributed to the break in the levee six
miles below here yesterday. The muddy
waters are still swirling through this
breach at a terrific rate, inundating the
territory behind the levees. This area is
estimated to be 500 square miles, and
several days will pass before the present
flow of water will fill the whole basin.
Refugees continue to arrive here. Pro-
visions are coming in and there Is no dis
tress Mayor Dillon received telegram
from Representative Ollie James Of this
district late today advising that Capt
Logan, U. S. A., has instructions to pro-
coed to Hickman at once with authority
to expend 10000 for the relief and COM
fort Of the flood sufferers. This sum-
added to the contributions received from
Louisville and other points, total more
than $1,000.
No loss of life has been reported at
Hickman or in its immediate vicinity. The
property damage is creeping upward
hourly, however, and the loss to farm
lands, levees. railroads and manufacture
ing plants is now estimated to exceed
half a million dollars.
Fifty-Four Feet at Cairo.