Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04

ere moving their families and belongings
to higher land. Water is within 30 yards
Of Laforge. point in New MAdrid county
never heretofore reached. Ftar Of th4
inadequacy Of the levee TO hold the high
waters OF caruthersviiie has caused some
residents OF that place to come to Mai
den for safety. 49,
Rising a %. Leufs.
ST. LOUIS. April ss-wtth the Missis'
sippi river gauge hers rsgisterfaa y !.
feet the weather bureau today In . spe-
ciai forecast predicted further rise Of
i.f feet On the 81. Louis aide Of tina
river % feet 4 considered the danger
line. Since recent Improvement in tho
ievee system " East 81. Louis the dan
ger hne there Is q feet
The special forecast issued by the
weather bureau Is as follows:
The river at ST. Louis win begin TO
rise Wednesday night and will reach q
stage OF fhirty-one feet by Thursday
night The effect OF the Missouri river
rise will have passed by Sunday morning.
The Mississippi at Dubuque has opened.
causing Increased rises above Hannibal.
The stage al 81. Louis win remain at or
slightly above thirty-cne feet for several
days.
Grave situation st Memphis.
MEMPHIS. Tenn. April s-with water
pouring over the iowisnds through half a
dozen gaps In private levees south Of
Cairo and washing the main embank-
ments at several points. the flood situa-
ton along the Mississippi river this morn
ting h grave
Officially 1t is predicted that the stage
AZ Memphis win reach forty-flye feet.
Yesterday forty-four feet was foreeasted
~ the probable maximum. but today the
prediction wzs revised. Al o'clock this
morning the gause showed tas feet q
rise Of 3 since O'Clock last night.
Government officials are still optimistic
that they will hold the river within
bounds. 80 far all the main ievees are
intact. although several points are re-
Karded a. dangerous. The government
embankmsnt immediately west Of Hlck-
man. KY. which protects the Reslfoot
lake basin. ard several west Kentucky
lcounties. the White river front at Modoc,
Ark. and the ievee near LINDA, No, are
giving the greatest concern.
Fifteen Feet of Water In Hickman.
Breaks In private levees at Birds Point
and near Commerce No.. and at HEX
man. KY. have relieved the situation at
Cairo and the flooding OF that city which
was threatened yesterday probably will
be ayerted. At Hickman. the factory dis
tfict, where the Ievee broke Monday
night. Is inundated TO a depth Of from
fifteen TO twenty feet this morning and
the husinsss district is almost covered
with water. New Madrid. No., and Co
lnmbus, Ky, also are flooded.
The gas plant and the sewerage pump
Ing station In North Memphis went out
Of commission last night. Early today
the supply Of gas was cut off Until the
water recedes Memphis WIN be without
that commodity. The flooded area in the
northern section Of the city is rapidly In
creasing. II Is estimated that COO or
more families have been driven from their
homes and practically every Industrial
plant In that district has suspended
DECORATIONS.
Three Men Drowned.
LOUISVILLE. KY. April 3.-Ths rescue
party that left Fulton. KY. late las.
night to search for three men said to
have been killed while they were inspect
Ing tracks along the Illinois Central rail-
road. did not report today.
The three victims were:
r. y. DUPoYsTER, Illinois Central
road supervisor, Fulton. Ky.
y A HENRY, Jackson. Mlnn.
X DAVIS, fireman. Jackson. Tenn
The men were inspecting the tracks for
v'sshoutA Forty miles south OF Fulton
hAeir train went through bridge. ae-
cording TO the report received here.
Ohio Rising NJ Ptftsbarx.
PTTrsBuRG. April s-Heavy volumes
of water coming out Of the Allegheny
Iriver for the last tuenty-four hours have
caused sharp rise IN thu Ohio river and
lths weather bureau here announces that
tssniy cr more feet VIII b. registered