Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-04
Danger of Levee Breaking
Imminent Before 1t Is Dis
covered and Repaired.
DAYTON AGAIN MENACED:
INGLESIDE is INUNDATED
Two Hundred Families Compelled to
Flee-Retaining Bank at Co.
lumbus Gives Way.

CAIRO, H., April 4-In their anxiety
to prevent the levee from breaking on the
Ohio river side of Cairo citizens over
looked any danger which might come
from the Mississippi river side, with the
| result that a force of workmen had to be
rushed there early today when a wash
out was threatened between 10th and cith
streets.
High winds had caused the river to cut
into the bank to such an extent that dan
ger was imminent before the fact was dis
covered. Several hundred bags OF sand
were hurriedly carried to the place from
the Ohio river levee in automobiles, and
further erosion of the bank was prevented
for the time
The water on the Mississippi side Is
well below the levee top. Water which
has backed into the Cache river at Mound
City, ILL.,, has found an outlet in the Miss
issippi and has caused a slight rise in
that stream.
Precautions Being Taken.
Arrangements being made by Lieut..
Buckner. L. S. A., for the comfort and
safety or the people went ahead TODAY.
with the result that 1t was expected that
by night small life RATS would be placed
throughout the city and in readiness for
| big break, should It come
FLOOD waters in the Ohio began TO rise
again during the early hours today, and
at O'Clock the gauge reading was 547
me water had lowered about the SAG
mark for nearly twelve hours despite
the fact that steady rain fell during
the night
The weather today was chilly and the
wind switched to the north. Considered
"a To 1<J Jva<Ss~~
regarded as hopeful for at least another
week.
Dayton Again Menaced.
DAYTON. Ohio. April 4.-Ten moro
inches Of water in the Miami river will
give Dayton another flood. A ten-hour
downpour. which did not end until 1
o'clock this morning. together with
| clogged sewer intakes. Hooded many
streets in the city last night. Much ap-
prehension was felt in Riverdale. because
of the washed conditions of the ievees.
ana guardsmen. assisted by many resi-
dents, kept a constant vigil. Adjt Gen.
O. w. Wood directed that especial atten-
ton be paid to patrolling the levees
| The same condition prevailed in Edge
mont. because OF the deep cash cut I'm
the leyee near the Washington street
bridge. Telephone reports from Piqua.
Bellefontaine. Troy and other places
cessant rain. and Dayton will get the
ISSUE Pie situation is at a stsndstill
now, yet DaytOnians are uneasy because
Forecaster Henry F. Alps declares that
| g. recurrence Of the floods is possible
1t was necessary today to dynamite a
number OF rubbish piles along the river
that the accumulation might float away.
Columbus Levee Breaks.
COLUMBUS. Ohio. April "A down.
pour Of rain during the greater part of
yesterday and last night caused another
| flood stage In the Scioto river here to-
| day and resulted in the breaking OF a
levee on the west side. The waters were
again released over portion of the ter
ritory flooded last week and search for
bodies of victims Of last weeks disaster
was retarded.
One additional body was recovered to-
day. increasing the list Of bodies register
| ed in the morgue to eighty-fve.
Oscar III. Osman, the undertaken who
was arrested yesterday charged with loot
| ing bodies of flood victims. was released
| today on $3.50 bond. Hearing i'm his
case was set for April L..
1ngleside Now Inundated.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. April 4.-The
Howell levee. protecting 200 families in
Ingleside, between Evansville and Howell.
gave way today and the Ingleside district
is now inundated with depths Of from six
to ten feet. Heroic work for three days
to protect the levee failed, and its break
ing was expected. Minute men had been
posted all along the dangerous dixie. and
when the water began to pour over the
top the alarm was sounded and bells were
rung in Howell to warn the people in
Ingelside to fee. There was no loss OF
life. Street car service With Howell II
cut or
The Ohio river continued to rise slowly
here today, with a stage at o'clock Of
4S2 feet, practically four-tenths above
the record of 1884. and no signs Of abate-
ment before late today;
Conditions in the Wabash bottoms
where the flood spent its greatest force
in the last three days are somewhat
ameliorated today.
Thousand Without Food.
SEAWNEETOwN. ILL.,. April (via
De Koven, Ky.)-Nearly a thousand flood
refugees behind the hills here are in Sc
rious want Of provisions. Appeals have
been made to Representative Fowler.
Col. Bixby and state officials. but because
Of the lack of communication no assur-
ance OF relief has been received.
Traffic at Standstill.
DE KOvEN. KY. April 4.-Almost con-
tinuous rain for twenty-four hours has
swollen local creeks into rivers. their
combined torrents increasing the swollen
Ohio. Rain has fallen from Evansville
ON the north to Paducah on the south.
The railway station here Is surrounded
by water and traffic is at a standstill.
River Rising at Memphis.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. April 4.-The Mis-
sissippi river gauge here today registered
400 feet. a rise OF 1.5 feet In the past
twenty-four hours.
Funston Back From Philippines.
HONOLULU, April 4.-Brig. Gen. Fred
erick Funston has arrived from the Phil
ipuine Islands on the United States Army
transport Sherman to take command OF
the Department of Hawaii, succeeding
Ia-i<. NJ NJ MacQIuh