The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-08
FLOODED. YET
TOWN Is DRY
New Madrid, Mo-, Voters 60 to
Polls in Boats and Defeat
"Wet' Forces
REFUGEES REACH MEMPHIS
Loss Of Life Reported in Small
Towns Along River
Improvement in Flood Conditions in
Mississippi Valley Gives
Encouragement.
REFUGEES REACH MEMPHIS


ditions in the Mississippi valley show
cd some Improvement this morning
when a sunny day gave further en-
ccuragement to those conducting the
/ work of rescue among the hundreds
driven from their homes by the water.
All of the levees in the flood menaeed
district are holding strong.
Two hundred levee workers had q
narrow escape from being swept away
when the embankment caved at Milo
Post "a. eighteen miles south of Helc-
ma Ark. yesterday. The town of Mo-:
doc, near the break, is twenty feet un-
der water today. The steamer Kate
Adams was near Modoc when the levee
broke and rescued those imperiled
The steamers crew probably saved
hundred of lives by taking refugees
from RATS and housetops.
Woman With Dead Baby.
In the midst of the rescue work the
steamer put out a skiff to a woman
who sat on the roof of floating house.
She sent word back to the captain she
would not leave unless she could take
her dead baby aboard the steamer Ac-
cordingly soap box was sent to the
floating house The woman brought
out the babys corpse, placed IL i'm the
box and was rowcd to the steamer
The little body was buried at Mem
phis
Negro Saves His Mule.
One of the Lee line steamers from
Arkansas county that reached here to-
day. told of desperate fight with a
negro who refused to leave the raft on
which he noated unless he was al
lowed To bring his mule AS a last
resort. the captain Of the boat tied the
raft bearing the mule behind the
steamer and towed raft. mule and ne
gro To Memphis.
Flooded Town Votes "Dry."
New Madrid, Mo-, overnowed to 4
depth of several feet is nevertheless
dry" The "drys" won in the local OPP
ton election Saturday. Voters came
To the polls i'm skiffs launches and
RATS. When the rubber booted elec-
tion clerks completed the count It was
shown the "wets" had been beaten by
three hundred.
Many Rescued by Train.
A relief train sent from Forest City.
Ark. yesterday, to rescue the farmers
In the overnowed sections of st. Fran
els and Crittenden counties returned
last night with one hundred refugees
aboard, but with it's mission only half
completed. The train could not pro-
ceed further than the town of Heth.
twenty miles east of this city. Be-
yond that point where many persons
are believed to be marooned, only
boats can be Of service.
Loss Of Life Reported.
Three river steamers reached Mem
phis today carrying hundreds OF home
less from the food swept lands OF Ar
kansas in the Motoc territory. Many
of these report loss Of life i'm several
small towns that were inundated when
the embankments were preached
There Is no chance to verify such re-
ports, but It is generally believed there
havc been fatalities in Phillips county,
Ark Refugees, who came this morn
ing. saved none of their personal be-
longings Many were almost naked
when reached by the boats. Boat cap
tains and the more fortunate divided
their clothing with the needy.
Cairo Filled With Homeless.
Cairo. H.. April S.-The river is
stationary at fifty-four feet. The city
is surrounded by water, but the levees
are holding firm. Refugees from other
flooded districts were brought here to-
day I'm half starved condition.