The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-02
CAIRO CUT OFF
ENTIRELY FROM
OUTSIDE WORLD
Seven to Nine Thousand Acres
Under Water and Railroads
Are Tied Up
OHIO RIVER IS STILL RISING
Crest Of the Flood in That City
Is Not Expected for
Five Days
BELIEVE THE LeVEE WILL HOLD
BELIEVE THE lEVEE WILL HOLD

'dNh ht ll'p Npll - I'iliN w wv
main line Of the Illinois Central rail-
road was paralyzcd today by wash
uul of lhc tracks between Cairo June
liop aud cache river in the drainage
district which is rapidly filling with
waiter The stretch Of submerged
property is said 10 be four miles long.
aud several hundred feet oi track are
washed put The high water mark
continued 10 hover about li1 during
the morning, a fact that gave consid
crahlp rucuuragcmcnt The weather is
lain ami warm and the work of rein
luprg On" l,vccs is proceeding with
vim
The inuudation of the district north
of Cairo Is complete. There are seven
70 nine thousand acres under from
seven lu twenty feet of water. The
greater number of Industrial plants ia
that section are submerged to the sec
oud story and many houses are com
UIrlyIN under water. Railroads. have
been cat OF ana tho traflic tic-up is
ramplote. Cairo is entirely cut OFT
,rcW tho outside world No sufreriug
is reported st n-on the stage in the
Ohio showed slight increase the
gauge registering al feet
Speoial Flood Bulletin.
va hustou. April 2.-Spccial Hood
hHIl'l.u ohio river at Cinviunati haF
al,u 90 loot since Tuesday morning;
!" luua,illc il is stationary at t. feet,
l. l"r' above the Hood stage; the stage
at 'a.n Wednesday morning, 5i.1 feet
'I 'tN lhc Hood stage ana rising;
MsH.r rrpi, az 81. Louis and Chester,
Illinois slowly falling; Wabash and
ro'n..s.r also falling, aud tumber-
land t nashville is stationary, ON the
Other hand the crest of the flood in the
i''lo .- 80 about live days away from
Cairo, ga 70 srcnlH reasonable to expect
slow r.s, at cairo provided the ic'
'cc- hoIa. conditions in the Mississip-
F t.'Y- cairo remain unchanged.
Danger Not Over at Cairo.
'..tu. III April Cairo had q lit
llo rr,pitc rom the flood scare today,
due Goo The fact that the ohio water
sl""d st1ndstill from midnight
When 'nr reading was "a. If ANYTHING
~ $50 llttle less at o'clock this
m"nn, The relief, however. is on
j. temporary, It Is said. as engineers
I'''. Inc cause the passing of the
ere ~ iIo Wabash high water. The
crest of tlo ohio river flood waters is
"iiII lu come and it is expected before
night lho gauge will be again in tn
a5r'wlanry Work on the lcvees con
uuuo,
Believe levce Will Hold.
Hr'uGiield. ILL.,, April Lieut.. col
Ryan. ul the Fourth infantry. tele
Phonnd AditGenersl Dickson from
a'ro at noon that the water. whicl
n'd not risen since last night, com.
"'n'"d rising at 6 o'clock this morn
UI 1ud that the government cngi
n''r Was uf the opinion the stage
would ,'ach 81 feet. but it was belev.
80 th' lcttt would hold. Soldiers arr
So'rdiog the lahcrers WORKING on tn,
lcSce
1000 Barrels Whisky Gone.
louisville, KY April The IarS'
warehouse Of the Rugby Distilory 60
>" ''' western end of the city. weak
''a 10y waters, collapsed las, nigh
''siIg into The river 5000 barrel
WHISKY valued at n quarter of :
union dollars. The threatened col
'p"' ot Weakened buildings was tn
'"iN source of anxiety today. as tn
S' OF the flood has passed Louis
''' win the stage slightly more thar
20 ''et Lower river points today con
'''oed TO experience rising water.
River High AZ Evansville,
evansville. Ind. April 9.--The Obi
,"'r stage Is i6,i feet. within four
"o'ns OF the 1884 stage. The indica
'o"s are the highest previous Hoo
mark viii be passed this afternoon
'rsent telephone messages from rive
'Vets at Mount Vernon. Ind. pic
tlr desperate condition of tn
""paeh Hood victims in the neigh
-, "ood of Maunic and Grand Havor
scores Ut whom have been fight
H Tor existence against the waite
sunday. Help viii he sent.
- Ohio River Is Falling.
o'hcmnatl. o.. April 2.-Arter bein
Via'| Tor "a hours the Ohio rive