Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-01
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cairo il. Awu o.. Flood condi-
uons here TODAY along the ohio river
Ieve. appeared Incredible Go the old
est citizens They have hatticd win
Mood water for years but the present
situation they assert looks the most
desperate. The water Is rising at ia"
rate ct about foot u day and now
Mands tWo feet and eight inches from
the TOP of the concrete wall built at
the levce.
while the situation is not oncourr
aging. the reports to ihc weather ou-
roau here of up-fiycr and tributary
conditions were enough Co cause
alarm. Il rs generally believed that
the hiph stage viii not be reached
to-day and prohahl, not before We'd
nesday as Thursday
wmDu ud ohilAron a'a ieavire "i
every train. rhp weather continued
beautiful today, condition counted
as q blessing ny the hundreds work
ing 10 save the town
The winter rose in plaros go q depth
at six inches ana threatened to spread
over thc railroad tracks On the lcN"e.
Al a meeting between officials uf
Alexander county. the city ot cairo
a..d colonel Daniel j, Moriarty of the
Seventh regiment !. ~ O. Il was
agreed Go place the entire situation
In charge uf Colonel Moriarty, ana
all negroes and others who refuse tu
work viii bo arrested.
The weak points of the lcvccs were
sought. that special attention might
be given them.
Several big commercial houses viii
unquestionnbly suffer great loss. The
Greenfield levee on the Missouri side,
q small Amir WIS reported here q
have gone out The cairo situation
viii not he relieved in amy way hy
this break.
The lcvee In front OF Reclfoot lake
slough. below Hickman, Ky, Is being
reinforced with rock. II was flooded
last year and the icvee Is reported
now 20 be wcakening. \ break there
il n said. VIII mean the flooding OF
about fourteen counties II you'd
give great impetus 60 the already
swift current of the ohio river and
probably would mean great destrut'
ion along the lower Mississippi
levees
The Hood waters continued 10 ris,
steadily throughout last night ana "a
, o'clock today stood at q point he
tween sag and 53.3. The population
was early astu ana the fact that IN,
water had substantially passed th'
52-toot mark caused considerable
anxiety
An expected that the day woul,
prove the crucial one In the fate o
the city.
Much trouble was experienced dur
ing the night in the drainage distric
along the Hig -Four lovo,. Thrc,
times slides occurred and only yaliau
work ON the part of those Watchiui
70 saved the day, Dozens or ,arload
of sandhags we're placed about th'
weak spots ana serious trouble Wa
aVerted.
The water Is rising mach NOR
npldN than Yesterday and the de
mand for more Workmcn became ar
gent. The surface u the ohio nov
stands about one foot higher than tn
highest street lcvcl which is the mali
street OF tho town and ImmrdiHtcr
ON be loyeo. IN case of brcnk IN
Hood waters would not rise 60 NOR
than one or tWo feet in the building
ttN INNl NAlNNNt NNA hNA W WV NfNN
hack at Il becomes gradually lower
and most of the houses would h
completely submerged in ease Of
break
Already the situation is dospernt,
4 large subway. which was the onl
pnRsaWe from cairo into the drpinag
distrm has been blocked tu save IA
city Mo place was boarded up an
dozens of carloads of saudhags place
90 hold Il
Most ~ the houses und places a
business in the drainage district hay
been abandoned already ana II In IN
prediction that the section is doomed
II is held that this break cannot re-
suit in cairo proper being flooded
State troops were sent ont Ia squad
Of live, each squad heing nccompan
led by policeman. Ia visit tho fen